Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26210095-20160411234235

This Wiki isn't really that professional. Not that i'm complaining, really. This is meant to be a fun, sometimes messy place where we are here to have fun, not to be mean to eachother or to hate on other people. I hold those ideals highly, but think that we do need a bit more professionalism. Now let me explain:

We need to increase the quality of RPs. Good RPs often die quickly, even the ones with alot of potential, because people hop onto the train for the next one.

Solution? We cap RPs per month, as was already stated in the other thread, and we post all RPs through the "RP Ideas" board for approval, and the most popular ones (the ones with the most Kudos) get posted each month. We should also just make less RPs, and make sequels to existing ones. This keeps the really good ones going. I think that plots should be a bit more thought-out, and kept alive for longer. Also, we should put a bit more thought into the RPs that we make, as I said above. We should keep RPs alive for longer with sequels. When a RP has gone stale, its time to close it, but I remember the glory days when we actualy used to get to sequels, and even to third and fourth installments. As I stated before, if a RP is still alive, people need to post on it. RPing should be a bit more of a commitment, and instead of just passing it up for the next one that comes along, we should keep that one alive until it comes to its conclusion, or is unwanted by the community.

We need to organize the Wiki more. Things are disorganized, chaotic, and messy.

Solution? We create pages, infoboxes, and categories. Every character, place, event, and RP should have a page. This will especialy help with lore, as current lore is really disorganized, and I have to go dumpster-diving in the Character Development Forum to find anything. This needs to stop. Roleplays should have their own page, detailing the events and characters, with a link to the Roleplay.

We need RPs to be more professional, as this increases the depth and immersion into the universe.

I think that when creating a RP, people should specify what will and will not be allowed, lore wise. For example: Eureka could create a hard-core Middle Earth RP, and Argali could create something like the Ardan Ages, or anything in between. It just needs to be specified in the RP, and is COMPLETELY up to the GM. The GMs word is law, when it comes to RPs. RPs, as I have harped upon above, need to be well thought out and organized. We also need to be a bit more thought out and professional within the RP. Instead of just saying what happened, add description and adjectives, and strive to make each response lengthy and thoughout out.

I propose that these changes be gradual, not all at once. Although I do believe that these should be implemented. They all serve a purpose, and will better the community in a meaningful way. These are not useless changes and tinkering, these are solutions that our wiki needs and should me implemented. 