Announcing that a new DS Wiki has been created at Gamepedia!
This was done to help reduce the impact of advertisements on user experience. Of course, there will be a lot of questions popping up around the move, so I'm here to answer them and help out if anyone needs anything! Feel free to reply here, message me on the Klei Forums or on either wiki - I check them all!
Possible F.A.Q.
What will happen to this wiki?
- This wiki will remain active and running and can still be used as normal. You are free to decide to view or edit either or both of them. I am personally able to work at both.
What's the difference between the Wikia wiki and the Gamepedia wiki?
- Wikia has ads with much higher impact. I'm sure a lot of you saw them. Gamepedia has ads restricted to the right side and they will never take up space related to articles. However, Gamepedia is not a straight upgrade. Wikia had some features that Gamepedia lacks, such as article comments, but Gamepedia does have some features specific to the site as well. In general, you get a choice:
- A higher quality wiki but with more impactful ads to boot. (Wikia)
- A slightly lower quality wiki with ads that have far less impact. (Gamepedia)
Will the new wiki be only for DST or DS?
- Both. Making separate wikis for DS and DST will be confusing and it is better to just group them under one wiki. Just keep DST changes to entities in a separate section and tag DST Exclusive articles by typing {{DST Exclusive}} at the top.
I am an old contributor at the Wikia wiki with a great edit count and a lot of badges that I felt proud having. What will happen to them? Will I lose them?
- Nothing will happen! Gamepedia has an achievement/badge system as well. You can find a link to a form for preserving your contributions at the top of the site. Just state your Wikia account's name and Gamepedia account's name, and the staff will transfer your contributions and badges in the form of Gamepedia's badges along with your edit count and account history. Your Wikia profile will remain unaffected.
Why does the main page say "We have 21 articles"? Just 21?
- The move process was mostly automated, and as a side effect (or bug, if I may say so), that template can't see pages that haven't been edited at least once while on Gamepedia. All articles are there and can be found through searching. This has no immediate fix as of now, and can only be resolved over time as pages are edited.
If any more frequent questions need answering, I will add them here.
Hope you enjoy the new wiki!