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Those are two very good points.

1.) I will go back and change the pronouns where I see fit. I'm sure I typed some of them subconsciously.

2.) The alliance doesn't mean to promise any wikis anything on behalf of NIWA. The alliance will be run as an entity independent of NIWA. I did mention that it could be used as a minor league for potential NIWA wikis, but that is not its primary purpose. The primary purpose of DAWN is to develop wikis and give them a professional tone (AKA get them off Wikia). It is up to the wiki what to do after they are developed. NIWA may be a logical next step, but DAWN will not actively push for that. It is up to NIWA to recruit wikis; of course, if both the wiki and NIWA agree on a move, DAWN will back the idea 100%. In fact, I believe I only mention NIWA once on DAWN, and I specifically tell prospective wikis to contact NIWA for more information.

Well, good then. You've quite perfectly addressed both my concerns

. I look forward to seeing DAWN grow.

Quote from: Archaic on December 24, 2010, 01:34:18 PM

Quote from: vince220 on December 23, 2010, 10:52:21 PM
4.) To act as an example for NIWA. I know many of you guys have had grievances with NIWA - its issue of privacy for example. The new alliance hopes to show NIWA that this user aristocracy is not necessary.

I have no idea what you're talking about with this, and I literally research internet privacy issues for a living. What grievances with regards to privacy? Maybe I'm just busy and distracted, but I can't say I've seen any, and certainly none have been brought to my attention.

I believe he is referring to secrecy, not privacy. A while back, some of us non-staff users commented on how annoying it is when we mention something and the response is "we already talked about that on the staff boards" or "it's a secret to everybody". Is that what you're referring to, vince?

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The Lounge / Re: "Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer"

« on: December 24, 2010, 06:10:26 AM »

Of course, it's a car company.

Do you think Kyoto is a city?

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NIWA Discussion / Re: DAWN - Developmental Alliance for Wikis on Nintendo

« on: December 24, 2010, 06:02:44 AM »

I like the idea, I think. Two things right off the bat that I'm worried about.

1) You use "I" and "me" throughout your opening post. Now, granted you can take credit for this idea, but you aren't going to run this yourself, I hope.

2) I'm imagining a situation in which DAWN would include a wiki that does not qualify for inclusion into NIWA. Let's take Spectrobes, for example, which I believe is on your list of potential members. Developed by Jupiter and Genki, published by Disney Interactive Studios. It's not my decision to make, but I don't think Spectrobes qualifies for NIWA. Now, this really isn't a problem persay, except that for some of these wikis, it may seem like you're offering a promise you can't keep. As long as each of them knows that just because you include them in DAWN, that doesn't necessarily mean they will qualify for NIWA, regardless of quality.

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NIWA Discussion / Re: Dealing with wikis about companies, brands, or whose series have sub series

« on: December 23, 2010, 08:46:15 PM »

Those are still Pokemon, though, aren't they? I mean, I guess they could start their own wikis, but Bulbapedia has them covered already, doesn't it?

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NIWA Discussion / Re: Dealing with wikis about companies, brands, or whose series have sub series

« on: December 23, 2010, 08:18:18 PM »

Interesting questions. I think that it's unlikely that any other wikis about companies would come about wishing to join NIWA (isn't HAL included in N-Wiki?). I don't see any reason why not, but wasn't the purpose of N-Wiki to focus on the company of the IWA it was created for?

I'm not quite sure what you mean about the Touch! Generations brand... It's an odd situation, with series like Nintendogs, Brain Age, and the Wii series, that could potentially support their own wikis (though it might seem unlikely). I don't know if I have an answer to that one...

For a sub-series, it depends on what you mean. The main differentiating point here is whether the series is a sub-series or a side-series. Mario party is a sub-series of the Mario series, but I don't think anyone plans on making a Mario Party wiki, because it's still part of the Mario series. DK on the other hand, while it takes place in the Mario Universe, is largely viewed as its own series (a side-series), so it makes sense that it be supported by its own wiki. Are there any other examples, other than Mario, that you can think of? Most other Nintendo series aren't large enough to spark their own side-series.

But, as we've said before, each wiki that wishes to join is considered on a case-by-case basis, so it's hard to speak hypothetically about this sometimes.

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