Board Thread:Wiki Suggestions/@comment-30319843-20180423154007

First of all, I'd like to say that it was Icydice who originally proposed this idea in the form of a blog post which gained no attention at all. I too had this idea in my mind for awhile now, but it was Icy who was the first to speak. Therefore, I'd like to credit him for such a proposal. Plus, since I've been visiting the Creepypasta wiki (which has such a feature) every now and then, I thought, "Why not?"

So here we go:

FEATURES:

At the beginning of a month, people can nominate their preferred pastas to the Nominations list. The nominations would go on until the 20th of that month, where the nominations would close, marking the commencement of the voting period. Nobody can nominate a pasta after the voting period begins. The voting would be held in an online poll (preferably not the Wiki Voting system, since it is prone to sockpuppeting). Users are free to vote for the pasta they liked the most. After 10 days starting from the 20th of that month, the poll would close and when the date hits the 1st of next month, the first paragraph of the PoTM would be presented in a seperate section in the homepage, and that paragraph would be followed by hyperlinked text called, "Read more..." and also by the name of the author. This process would eventually repeat itself as the days go on.

But wait, what if it is a month with 31 days or if it is Febuary?

Well, in case of...

(i) a month with 31 days, after voting, the PoTM would be added to the homepage on the 1st of next month and not the 31st of the previous month. Voting would end on the 30th of the same month.

(ii) Febuary, the voting would start on start on the 20th as usual and end on the 2nd of next month. In case of a leap year, the voting would end on the 1st.

There must be atleast two pastas under nomination so that there can be a PoTM. In case only one pasta is nominated or no pasta is nominated, there wouldn't be a PoTM for the following month. Plus, we have less people on this wiki, so this is reasonable.

This is only a suggestion and not a decision. Amendments can be made to this suggestion through the comments section.

Pros and cons of putting in such a feature:

Pros:

-> If the beginning para of the PoTM is good, it might attract the attention of a newcomer. -> It encourages writers to compete with each other. -> Useful way to attract wanderers.

Cons:

-> Since there is irregular activity and not many users on this wiki, we may not have a PoTM for more than one month. -> Nominations may not even be present. -> Feature might be forgotten in little time or so. -> We need to present the PoTM in a box at the homepage.

It may not be likely that we'd get this feature implemented, but who knows?

Knowledge becomes power only when it is acted upon along with wisdom. (talk) 15:40, April 23, 2018 (UTC) 