I'll keep that in mind to try and keep my messages clear.
The problem is that a lot of what others say isn't clear, and if I am to participate in this community I would have to ask for clarifications on a lot of things before continuing, or make a best guess and hope I'm right.
Moving on to my next question:
Since I've seen this brought up a few times and never really seen it explained: What are "NIWA's interests"? One of the few details I know about it is that it includes helping out developing wikis, and working on expanding the member wikis.
Sounds good.
To answer your next question, this is what i see: What the Wikis want. NIWA isn't some facility you are required to visit or oblige with. Examples:
* If WikiBound wants to hold a Smash Bros. tournament, They can come on here and see if Lylat Wiki, DK Wiki and Smash Wiki would be interested in helping.
* If AC Wiki is looking to improve their infoboxes, they can come here and ask our template experts on how to improve them code wise, and ask the animal crossing fans on how to improved them Kirby-information wise.
* If Lylat Wiki is attacked by new spammers, Metroid Wiki can come in and help fix it, due to our staff being at work or school or something.
* And best of all: Nintendo Wiki. First thought of by the memeber of Mario Wiki (RAP) and Bulbapedia's webmaster agreeding to host it. And since then it's been helped out by members of Lylat Wiki, Bulbapedia, WiKirby, ZeldaWiki and Many others.
With this mentality, NIWA isn't stepping on people's toes, going into their wiki saying "You should do this and that". NIWA can recommend something, but no wiki's are forced to abide by it.
So, in my opinion, rather than think of it as "What are "NIWA's Interests'?", think about it this way. "What are the interests of the Wiki's and in what way can NIWA help them succeed?".
This doesn't mean that NIWA can't have it's own goals; it does. It just means, that we must meet the needs of the Wiki first. Ot at least not be harmful to any wiki.
If NIWA wishes to hold a Template designing completion, and it would be beneficial to the wiki's that participate, then we will have one. If however no wiki's think it would benefit them, then it won't happen.
Feel free to still recommend ideas to improve NIWA as a whole. I would like to see it become more than just a "Bloated Affiliate system". I'd like to see it be able act and staffed on it's own. But these ideas are just my own, and what i think would be best for NIWA.
Another good one is .
Yes! that's a good one as well.