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aseriesofunfortunatejan · 15 hours ago

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Re:your tags : what elements do you find awkward to use?

If that is something admins can do something about, you could maybe bring it up to the current team politely. As of recently, despite no longer being involved, I decided to appoint a new admin because it looked like the previous team had left without really appointing anyone else to continue.

As a long-time Wiki editor, past Fandom admin, I can personally tell you that Miraheze is a joy to use compared to what I can only call Fandom rage, which you end up experiencing when you try to make consistent edits. Of course, it can still come with its quirks (I can cite the search function being case-sensitive for example).

... Although I can only be glad for you that you've never had to actively use Fandom because I genuinely don't wish that upon anyone. 🥲

If the creators of The Hundred Line Fandom Wiki are reading this:

The game is not out yet. There is still time to move the Wiki to another platform.

In case you are not aware, Fandom is a beloathed Wiki farm whose only quality is its aggressive SEO. It is littered with ads, proudly scraps your content with AI to create "quick answers", and is extremely entitled towards its volunteers. Being a Fandom Wiki admin is a miserable experience. As a reader, Fandom is unpleasant to use.

When I created the RAIN CODE Wiki on Miraheze, there was already a Fandom Wiki. However, because all the pages I wrote were way more than what the Fandom Wiki already had even before the game came out, it was deleted without a fight and I was able to stay on Miraheze. This is no easy feat, as Fandom is extremely aggressive towards Wiki admins and contributors who try to move out.

Miraheze is an option, but you might also be interested in other Wiki farms such as Wiki.gg, or in self-hosting.

You can request a data dump to automatically re-use all the text from the Fandom Wiki on your new Wiki. Unfortunately, Fandom refuses to give out file dumps, therefore it is better to make this decision sooner rather than later. Once you're on an independent Wiki, you can request to be added to the Indie Wiki Buddy extension so more people can find you in Google searches.

If you try to move when the Fandom Wiki has already gotten traction, e.g when the game has come out, Fandom is 100% sure to refuse to let you delete the old Wiki and will not hesitate to remove your admin rights and give them to someone else.

I purposefully saved the RAIN CODE Wiki the pain of being hosted on Fandom, even though I wasn't going to play the game. I can't do this for every new Kodaka IP. I know for a fact that the Danganronpa Wiki admins are unhappy with Fandom and would move out if Fandom let them.

Fandom is a bad place to be. You don't have to listen to me if you don't want to, but please consider running away from it.

#if it's the lack of visual editor (though it may have been added back since?) I'd personally removed it because though it's not as bad as #Fandom's it becomes quickly limiting. My Wikis don't have it either #Normally I set the RC Wiki up to be mobile compliant however I didn't make a mobile specific main page at the time iirc #That'd be up to you know. The actual admins. Since I was just the Wiki creator.#At the time I had made my own theme and all and all they did was remove my code by activating a different theme I think #and leaving my main page all plain 😔#It's up to them ofc ultimately I gifted it to future RAIN CODE fans #+ there was a pt-br crosswiki but I think the admin abandoned it and it was archived

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