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::::::::I didn't add an advertising section. Having worked with Wikia websites, I hate that shit, so I don't know what you guys are talking about. As for the removed [[Marilyn Manson]] and [[Marilyn Manson (band)|The band]] links, are you guys joking? These are probably the two absolute most linked to pages on MansonWiki. Any article worth its salt has a link to either the musician or the band, and in most other cases, both. The front page also provides these links. Why do you guys seriously see the point in these links taking up unnecessary space in the sidebar? The truth is the only reason this "content that has been here for quite sometime" was ever inserted there to begin with was because at the beginning of MansonWiki I molded it as a ripoff of NinWiki, plain and simple. Now there are way more articles here than any of us know what to do with, and these links, now plastered throughout the over 2,000 articles here (meaning that unless you're reading one of the articles here that are devoid of any formality and links, you're on a page that cross-references both the man and band), have become an obsolete part of the sidebar hub that we use to escort people around the more interesting areas of the website, the areas that aren't linked to everywhere you turn. <span style="background:#000000">[[User:Vixen Windstorm|<span style="color:#DEB887;">'''Alden Weston'''</span>]] [[User talk:Vixen Windstorm|<span style="color:#7BA05B;">'''talk'''</span>]] <span style="color:#7BA05B;">'''–'''</span> <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.mansonwiki.com/forums/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=57 <span style="color:#7BA05B;">'''forum profile'''</span>]</span></span> 21:24, 28 April 2010 (UTC) | ::::::::I didn't add an advertising section. Having worked with Wikia websites, I hate that shit, so I don't know what you guys are talking about. As for the removed [[Marilyn Manson]] and [[Marilyn Manson (band)|The band]] links, are you guys joking? These are probably the two absolute most linked to pages on MansonWiki. Any article worth its salt has a link to either the musician or the band, and in most other cases, both. The front page also provides these links. Why do you guys seriously see the point in these links taking up unnecessary space in the sidebar? The truth is the only reason this "content that has been here for quite sometime" was ever inserted there to begin with was because at the beginning of MansonWiki I molded it as a ripoff of NinWiki, plain and simple. Now there are way more articles here than any of us know what to do with, and these links, now plastered throughout the over 2,000 articles here (meaning that unless you're reading one of the articles here that are devoid of any formality and links, you're on a page that cross-references both the man and band), have become an obsolete part of the sidebar hub that we use to escort people around the more interesting areas of the website, the areas that aren't linked to everywhere you turn. <span style="background:#000000">[[User:Vixen Windstorm|<span style="color:#DEB887;">'''Alden Weston'''</span>]] [[User talk:Vixen Windstorm|<span style="color:#7BA05B;">'''talk'''</span>]] <span style="color:#7BA05B;">'''–'''</span> <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.mansonwiki.com/forums/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=57 <span style="color:#7BA05B;">'''forum profile'''</span>]</span></span> 21:24, 28 April 2010 (UTC) | ||
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| + | :::::::::I understand what you're saying, yet for a new comer to the wiki, the first thing I would imagine a person to look for would be the bio and band pages. Also the redesign doesn't include the Main Page/header links. [[User:‡-me-‡|‡-me-‡]] 04:22, 29 April 2010 (UTC) | ||
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I'm curious as to why, on a Marilyn Manson Wiki, that you would remove a link to the Marilyn Manson bio and band pages? Also, where the hell did the advertisements section come from? ‡-me-‡ 14:56, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
- I agree, the whole deleting the Manson bio and band part was odd,? who did it in the first place Dave
- It would seem that Vixen did, though I'm seriously scratching my head as to why. As far as advertising goes, if it's to help cover the hosting cost, I've already offered to cover it and would rather not clutter the wiki with ads. :/ ‡-me-‡ 15:00, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
- Yeah i agree on the not cluttering the wiki with ads, but i do think we should have a link to the Manson and band page back :) DavidGlyn 15:01, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
- It would seem that Vixen did, though I'm seriously scratching my head as to why. As far as advertising goes, if it's to help cover the hosting cost, I've already offered to cover it and would rather not clutter the wiki with ads. :/ ‡-me-‡ 15:00, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
- I personally don't feel that Vixen should have the authority to make changes especially removing the content as mentioned above. This should have been discussed beforehand. Fair enough we have added to the side panel, but to take away content that has been there for quite sometime is another story. And as <me> mentioned we have offered to pay for the hosting, I would hate to see the wiki covered with ads. [god]speed 15:05, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
- Yeah, Lol, i dont think hes going to like this conversation much . :) DavidGlyn 15:07, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
- I personally don't feel that Vixen should have the authority to make changes especially removing the content as mentioned above. This should have been discussed beforehand. Fair enough we have added to the side panel, but to take away content that has been there for quite sometime is another story. And as <me> mentioned we have offered to pay for the hosting, I would hate to see the wiki covered with ads. [god]speed 15:05, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
- Well the advertisement section that was there has magically disappeared, still scratching my head on the removal of Marilyn Manson and Band from the sidebar though... o_O ‡-me-‡ 15:10, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
- Me too, i didnt really get why he deleted it, it seems quite odd as you clearly stated above it is a Marilyn Manson wiki DavidGlyn 15:14, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
- I didn't add an advertising section. Having worked with Wikia websites, I hate that shit, so I don't know what you guys are talking about. As for the removed Marilyn Manson and The band links, are you guys joking? These are probably the two absolute most linked to pages on MansonWiki. Any article worth its salt has a link to either the musician or the band, and in most other cases, both. The front page also provides these links. Why do you guys seriously see the point in these links taking up unnecessary space in the sidebar? The truth is the only reason this "content that has been here for quite sometime" was ever inserted there to begin with was because at the beginning of MansonWiki I molded it as a ripoff of NinWiki, plain and simple. Now there are way more articles here than any of us know what to do with, and these links, now plastered throughout the over 2,000 articles here (meaning that unless you're reading one of the articles here that are devoid of any formality and links, you're on a page that cross-references both the man and band), have become an obsolete part of the sidebar hub that we use to escort people around the more interesting areas of the website, the areas that aren't linked to everywhere you turn. Alden Weston talk – forum profile 21:24, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
- I understand what you're saying, yet for a new comer to the wiki, the first thing I would imagine a person to look for would be the bio and band pages. Also the redesign doesn't include the Main Page/header links. ‡-me-‡ 04:22, 29 April 2010 (UTC)
