Do any of you guys like Wikipedia?

Tube

So the Penny Arcade wikipedia entry is super out of date: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Arcade

I can't edit it due to wikipedia's impartiality rules, but you guys totally can.

bowen

Does impartiality apply to stuff like this or just political, religion, etc?

I figured you being the authority would be the best person to modify that and keep it up to date.

I needed anime to post.

bowen wrote: »

Does impartiality apply to stuff like this or just political, religion, etc?

I figured you being the authority would be the best person to modify that and keep it up to date.

i mean i know that you trust tube, but letting corporations edit their wikipedia pages basically just turns it into ad copy

Raijin Quickfoot

Whoa...that is super out of date.

How is there not a "Raijin Quickfoot" heading?

OmnipotentBagel

Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »

Whoa...that is super out of date.

How is there not a "Raijin Quickfoot" heading?

Wikipedia's content standards.

Tube

I needed a gnome to post. wrote: »

bowen wrote: »

Does impartiality apply to stuff like this or just political, religion, etc?

I figured you being the authority would be the best person to modify that and keep it up to date.

i mean i know that you trust tube, but letting corporations edit their wikipedia pages basically just turns it into ad copy

Bingo. It would be against the rules for me to edit it, even if I did my best to write impartially. Mainly it's the various projects that we've done which aren't covered there that bug me.

Melding

I'm going to be honest if i didn't know tube having a community guy ask fans to edit a wiki reads as bad.

I know there's no sinister intent here, at least no more than normal for tube, but if this was like the neverwinter game forum and one of the community people was like "we can't edit our wikipedia page, but you can!" i would read it as some kind of ploy for a positive wikipedia article.

OmnipotentBagel

Melding wrote: »

I'm going to be honest if i didn't know tube having a community guy ask fans to edit a wiki reads as bad.

I know there's no sinister intent here, at least no more than normal for tube, but if this was like the neverwinter game forum and one of the community people was like "we can't edit our wikipedia page, but you can!" i would read it as some kind of ploy for a positive wikipedia article.

Depends on the community. I think if Tube's goal was to create positivity in the article, he'd be more likely to tell us not to edit the wiki.

agoaj

OmnipotentBagel wrote: »

Melding wrote: »

I'm going to be honest if i didn't know tube having a community guy ask fans to edit a wiki reads as bad.

I know there's no sinister intent here, at least no more than normal for tube, but if this was like the neverwinter game forum and one of the community people was like "we can't edit our wikipedia page, but you can!" i would read it as some kind of ploy for a positive wikipedia article.

Depends on the community. I think if Tube's goal was to create positivity in the article, he'd be more likely to tell us not to edit the wiki.

Asking this community, I'm sure the article has been updated to be all about papist conspiracies and jelqing.

OmnipotentBagel

agoaj wrote: »

OmnipotentBagel wrote: »

Melding wrote: »

I'm going to be honest if i didn't know tube having a community guy ask fans to edit a wiki reads as bad.

I know there's no sinister intent here, at least no more than normal for tube, but if this was like the neverwinter game forum and one of the community people was like "we can't edit our wikipedia page, but you can!" i would read it as some kind of ploy for a positive wikipedia article.

Depends on the community. I think if Tube's goal was to create positivity in the article, he'd be more likely to tell us not to edit the wiki.

Asking this community, I'm sure the article has been updated to be all about papist conspiracies and jelqing.

The real reason Tube isn't allowed to do it is because the article would keep getting sidetracked with ruminations on the sexual preferences and performances of various historical figures.

Tube

Melding wrote: »

I'm going to be honest if i didn't know tube having a community guy ask fans to edit a wiki reads as bad.

I know there's no sinister intent here, at least no more than normal for tube, but if this was like the neverwinter game forum and one of the community people was like "we can't edit our wikipedia page, but you can!" i would read it as some kind of ploy for a positive wikipedia article.

Nah. I'm not offering anything in return, saying what I want the wiki to read or even giving a list of things that are missing. I'm saying "hey, PA fans, this PA thing is incomplete". Y'all can do with that as you will. I have no way of knowing if any of you end up adding to it or not.

Melding

yeah, but i'm still real tempted to have a section about your foray with a skunk under your house.

Zoel

tbh I wouldn't take the risk with a sticky that lasts too long; if you get caught you're more likely to incite someone in the wikipedia hierarchy that's still mad about something jerry or mike said in 2009.

Tube

You know that what I'm doing isn't against wikipedia's rules right

it specifically isn't

Al_wat

Tube wrote: »

Melding wrote: »

I'm going to be honest if i didn't know tube having a community guy ask fans to edit a wiki reads as bad.

I know there's no sinister intent here, at least no more than normal for tube, but if this was like the neverwinter game forum and one of the community people was like "we can't edit our wikipedia page, but you can!" i would read it as some kind of ploy for a positive wikipedia article.

Nah. I'm not offering anything in return, saying what I want the wiki to read or even giving a list of things that are missing. I'm saying "hey, PA fans, this PA thing is incomplete". Y'all can do with that as you will. I have no way of knowing if any of you end up adding to it or not.

"The creator of Penny Arcade, "Al_Wat", "

Melding

"The Rise of the Desu Brigade."

OmnipotentBagel

Webcomic Penny Arcade. Best known today for its comprehensive anime forums.

chromdom

OmnipotentBagel wrote: »

Webcomic Penny Arcade. Best known today for its comprehensive anime forums.

Citation needed.

Melding

I hope for tube's sake someone who sees this takes it seriously and doesn't just end up making jokes about old forum personalities and events.

Tube

If they do that, it'll just get reverted.

OmnipotentBagel

I'm making jokes here and not on Wikipedia because I'm not a complete dingus.

Tube

OmnipotentBagel wrote: »

I'm not a complete dingus.

citation needed

Dongs Galore

where is the section on the ongoing "no anime thread" controversy which has drawn international condemnation of the admin regime and charges of human rights violations

OmnipotentBagel

Dongs Galore wrote: »

where is the section on the ongoing "no anime thread" controversy which has drawn international condemnation of the admin regime and charges of human rights violations

Anime is a human rights violation, yes.

Centipede Damascus

you know, Tube's been interviewed by actual media outlets about the forums, that probably fits the standard of notability

Tube

There was a separate article for the forums back in the early days of wikipedia. It was deleted for notability guidelines. I really don't think it needs more than a footnote to be honest. It's not like SA where the site is just a companion piece for the forum. It's a little crap that the forum entry on the PA wiki is so out of date though.

Moriveth

I'm pretty sure I remember the forums entry on Wikipedia, and it was full of weird self-congratulatory shit that people posted about themselves, or awful shit about other people.

This was years ago when the forums were much rougher than they are now, though, so it may actually be a more positive thing if people were to do it now.

T4CT

this is it this is the moment we've been waiting for, this is how I get my own wikipedia page

by hijacking another one

avengers, assemble

masterofmetroid

I don't think you're even going to get Alpha Flight to show up for this one

agoaj

I'm surprised there hasn't been a single edit since this was posted. I'll probably add something soon.

Donovan Puppyfucker

No new edits yet. C'mon folks, pick up your game.

Mysst

Moriveth wrote: »

I'm pretty sure I remember the forums entry on Wikipedia, and it was full of weird self-congratulatory shit that people posted about themselves, or awful shit about other people.

This was years ago when the forums were much rougher than they are now, though, so it may actually be a more positive thing if people were to do it now.

nah that was a forum wiki

but also yes, it was that

OmnipotentBagel

masterofmetroid wrote: »

I don't think you're even going to get Alpha Flight to show up for this one

He might get a couple of the Great Lakes Avengers. They usually don't have much going on.

masterofmetroid

The Great Lakes Avengers are more competent though, they don't need to sink to that shit

OmnipotentBagel

masterofmetroid wrote: »

The Great Lakes Avengers are more competent though, they don't need to sink to that shit

Yeah, but I get the feeling they'll take just about any job they're presented with, because if someone took the time to come to them, then clearly they deserve what help they can provide.

That midwest courtesy thing is a real double-edged sword.

I needed anime to post.

chrishallett83 wrote: »

No new edits yet. C'mon folks, pick up your game.

turns out the answer to "do any of you guys like wikipedia" is "no"

OmnipotentBagel

I find it useful if I need to look up something in a hurry but have zero interest in contributing to one. Feels like the boring part of doing reports in school with no benefits.

Ashcroft

Wikipedia really loses it's appeal without that massive picture of Jimmy Wales' face on every page.

Zonugal

Now if this was Wookipedia...

Oh, oh boy...

Psykoma

I just feel like I don't know the details enough and don't want to find the articles needed to source any updates.

Tube

I can help with sourcing