Forum:Big issue

Now this is a serious issue on SporeWiki, regarding how we communicate, especially the blogs, forums and IRC. All have advantages and disadvantages (but so do many aspects about wikia's features). We have worked where to communicate, but not there are some issues regarding blogs. Blogs are fun for many, and hasve their uses, but also downfalls.

 Arguments against 
 * They chew up edits.
 * Arguing and unwiki'ish social networking
 * Recent changes clogger

 Counter Arguments 
 * Who should decides what another user edits? Its wrong.  I don't like pressure, and recently a couple of users to my annoyance have been doing so recently.  And yes, I'm not pleased.  I will use and edit what I want, and so should you.  Also see Sporesauce 95/Main namespace, which shows for most of us, its no more than 20 to 40% of time used.  Grass is greener on the other side, most wiki's are no better.
 * I don't remember any arguments recently, and their haven't been many really. Plus, there are things that can be done, see my Blog conflict template.
 * There is always, the "Without blog comments button". Also, I remember at one time, there was a collapsable link although wikia seems to have removed it.  Anyway, article comments might be coming so...

 Arguments for keeping 
 * They are creative.
 * They are friendly to new users.
 * It is one of the few things that can be created from a users point of view without being changed by someone else.
 * Many new users have come to this wiki since the blogs have been implemented, therefore, they only really know wiki's with blogs and not without. I fear the postentially damaging effects and outcry this may cause.
 * An easy way to save information. IRCS can be archived, but still, in those ways, blogs are easier.

It is important that there is no bias. This should be looked up by a neutral point of view. A good admin, is neutral based, and listens to the community. Now you understand my position. Stop trying to turn me over to one side or another, I will only listen to the community as a whole. I don't care that much if they exist or not in my opinion. Here is where we all vote. There will be no polls, I think they're abused more really. Instead, this will be traditional, and we will use voting templates. Admins should be considered more powerful than users in most decision making, wiki's are not caste systems. -- Wormulon  Talk to me  23:30, October 19, 2010 (UTC)

Discuss and vote

 * Reasons as I've described as above - Wormul.png Wormulon  Talk to me  23:30, October 19, 2010 (UTC)