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Lord Tharkon

Lord Tharkon

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I really don't get it.

First you tried to run your own wiki, which failed horribly.
Then for a moment I thought you supported runescape.wikia.com.

But now you're trying to create your own thing again.

Original message details are unavailable.
There are currently 190 articles and 39 files on the RuneScape Wiki.

I don't think this one is doing so well, if what you said about it being up for 10 years is true.

Either way, I, and probably a lot of others, are gonna stay with the runescape.wikia.com, because that has always (mostly) worked. The entire world is bragging about cookies and Jagex doesn't even know how to use them.

02-Oct-2018 20:40:23

Stinkowing
Jun Member 2006

Stinkowing

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Lord Tharkon said :
Either way, I, and probably a lot of others, are gonna stay with the runescape.wikia.com, because that has always (mostly) worked.

The wikia wiki is not being updated anymore. We are trying to see it wither and die, because it's really not good anymore. Just give it some time! Oh, I almost forgot.
Oh, I already forgot.

02-Oct-2018 20:48:10

Yoda2000

Yoda2000

Posts: 824 Gold Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
Lord Tharkon said :
I really don't get it.

First you tried to run your own wiki, which failed horribly.
Then for a moment I thought you supported runescape.wikia.com.

But now you're trying to create your own thing again.

Original message details are unavailable.
There are currently 190 articles and 39 files on the RuneScape Wiki.

I don't think this one is doing so well, if what you said about it being up for 10 years is true.

Either way, I, and probably a lot of others, are gonna stay with the runescape.wikia.com, because that has always (mostly) worked.

"Since our start in 2005, we've become the largest and most comprehensive reference for the game, with 43,949 articles and counting."
Where'd you get 190 articles and 39 files?

02-Oct-2018 20:48:33

Cybernet377
Aug Member 2008

Cybernet377

Posts: 2,725 Adamant Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
I'll be honest, I'm not liking the new site.

Even after fiddling with the settings to make the layout less terrible, and switching to the "legacy" autocomplete system because none of the "advanced" autocompletes actually work, the new site is just overall an inferior option for general use.

I like the box with the skill icons on the main page, but I feel that it would be better if all of the skills were there and they linked to the relevant skill page, which is the same amount of clicks to get to the relevant skill guide since the current link just redirects to the skill training page, whereas the skill's mainpage also contains links to the F2P and P2P training pages.

On a lesser note, I really miss the runescape background on the sidebars. The colour from it did a good job of breaking up the huge void of blank space on the sides that dominate the new wiki's fixed layout, and seeing the first inch and a half of it at the top of the page doesn't really do the job.

The three things that I feel are holding back the new wiki the most are

1. The wiki not allowing fixed layout for people without an account, and disabling said layout when you are logged out. This is dumb. Everyone should have gone into this new wiki knowing the kind of layout is most familiar to the playerbase and is most convenient for players using it, either for alt-tabbing or side-by-side with the client.

2. The search bar being small and not autocompleting by default. The RS wiki has a lot of pages with longer names, like "Player-owned port/Captains and crew", and the default search not having a dropdown autocomplete menu is painful.

3. No home button or topbar links in the fixed layout. Without those two features, the layout feels anemic and lacking in many of the quicklinks that are used most often by players on the old wiki. The sidebar in the normal layout ostensibly serves the same purpose, but takes up more space in exchange for fewer features, making it objectively worse than the topbar.

02-Oct-2018 20:51:21

Lord Tharkon

Lord Tharkon

Posts: 3,122 Adamant Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
Stinkowing said :
The wikia wiki is not being updated anymore. We are trying to see it wither and die, because it's really not good anymore. Just give it some time!

Who is this "we" you speak if. I don't see what is wrong with it. Even if something was wrong, it is probably something that can be fixed. Jagex tried to run their own wiki in the past and it was ignored in favor of runescape.wikia.com because it was simply better. I foresee this won't be any different.


Yoda2000 said :
"Since our start in 2005, we've become the largest and most comprehensive reference for the game, with 43,949 articles and counting."
Where'd you get 190 articles and 39 files?

https://runescape.wiki/w/RuneScape:About The entire world is bragging about cookies and Jagex doesn't even know how to use them.

02-Oct-2018 20:56:16

Caden Gard

Caden Gard

Posts: 1,145 Mithril Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
Yoda2000 said :
Lord Tharkon said :
I really don't get it.

First you tried to run your own wiki, which failed horribly.
Then for a moment I thought you supported runescape.wikia.com.

But now you're trying to create your own thing again.

Original message details are unavailable.
There are currently 190 articles and 39 files on the RuneScape Wiki.

I don't think this one is doing so well, if what you said about it being up for 10 years is true.

Either way, I, and probably a lot of others, are gonna stay with the runescape.wikia.com, because that has always (mostly) worked.

"Since our start in 2005, we've become the largest and most comprehensive reference for the game, with 43,949 articles and counting."
Where'd you get 190 articles and 39 files?

Someone was looking directly at the JagexWiki numbers and just posted them here. The terrific irony is that nobody will ever be absolutely certain as to who. O_o [Graphics] Drivers Wanted.

02-Oct-2018 21:03:44

Yoda2000

Yoda2000

Posts: 824 Gold Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
Lord Tharkon said :
Stinkowing said :
The wikia wiki is not being updated anymore. We are trying to see it wither and die, because it's really not good anymore. Just give it some time!

Who is this "we" you speak if. I don't see what is wrong with it. Even if something was wrong, it is probably something that can be fixed. Jagex tried to run their own wiki in the past and it was ignored in favor of runescape.wikia.com because it was simply better. I foresee this won't be any different.


Yoda2000 said :
"Since our start in 2005, we've become the largest and most comprehensive reference for the game, with 43,949 articles and counting."
Where'd you get 190 articles and 39 files?

https://runescape.wiki/w/RuneScape:About

If you scroll down like 10 feet and look at the "History" section, there's also a mention about the 40,000th article being created in 2017 sooo :P

02-Oct-2018 21:09:53

Mother4Rune
Dec Member 2017

Mother4Rune

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I'll waste some xp time cause I have got'ta say - perfectly awesome. I had used rswikia endlessly, to help me over the humps of puzzles, and 'what to do' and love that I could look/peek for help, with out spoilers to the rest of the quest. However it was kinda like going into my much neglected basement, I could find what I wanted, but with some banging around and a much needed adblocker. Today, I read about RSwiki's, own, homegrown and moved into space for the relocated Rswikia - simply put Impressive!
I'm impressed, that jagex reached out and gave space to their devoted players !
I'm impressed , with all the time ,care, and allocated resources to help players to grow with the development of their game.
As this is a win-win-win for all concerned - again Impressive !!!


Way to go ! wikia ppl,
Way to go ! Jagex ppl
Way to go ! Players

Good Luck and keep up the awesome way to Share with Care - Impressive to say the lest. <3

02-Oct-2018 21:15:26

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