If you build it they will come. If you make it as good or better than the competition, but different, they will come.

There's always issues such as accessibility, UI, navigation, layout, ease of use, and etc that might convince someone to refer to the NeoWiki instead of another source, or vice versa. I can bet you that even if the Morrowind NeoWiki were FULL of information another wiki would spring up. I see no reason why we should give up on a Morrowind wiki just because one already exists.

ShadowJ's concern is valid though: will there be enough people working on the wiki? Can Bunnyburn and a few others carry the whole thing through without relying on other sources all the time?

If the answer is "YES" I say you put your proof of concept together and pass it to Avalith for review.

The almighty Neo-God has spoken!

Indeed, competition shouldn't stop the progress of Neoseeker conquering the internetz, I just don't like when things go "too smoothly" and have to put a downer on it myself

However yes the main worry at the moment has been the main problem throughout this portal. People have stated they are interested then nothing comes of it, I admit I have done the same and life has gotten in the way of things yet again but alas there's only so much the internet can entertain you and so new projects are needed to keep me occupied, although I've had a sudden rise in needing to write reviews more with the possible intent of maybe finding a job within the area...though that's a story for another time.

After work tomorrow I shall start upon rallying the troops

ShadowJ, you are absolutely right: there are no shortage of people who say how much they will do and when given the task they cannot deliver. That's why I say your concern about whether we can even DO a good wiki is a good one. The nice thing is that if some of us falter along the way, the wiki has the benefit of allowing others to contribute. Portals with their closed system simply didn't have this level of flexibility and reach.

I just like to think we can do something even if someone else is doing it too - assuming we've got the people, the determination, and the will to give it a try

If this Wiki comes through, I will definitely become an active contributor. It is one of my most favorite video game series of all time. It won't be easy though; There are thousands of items, NPCs, dungeons, towns, etc. that we'll have to archive. We can do it though, I know it, we'll expand the Wiki article by article.

Well in terms of working on this Wiki I am afraid that I will only be available for another 3 weeks Then I am off to travel the globe until February next year. If there is still work ging on after that I will be more than keen to help out.

quote Redemption

ShadowJ, you are absolutely right: there are no shortage of people who say how much they will do and when given the task they cannot deliver. That's why I say your concern about whether we can even DO a good wiki is a good one. The nice thing is that if some of us falter along the way, the wiki has the benefit of allowing others to contribute. Portals with their closed system simply didn't have this level of flexibility and reach.

I just like to think we can do something even if someone else is doing it too - assuming we've got the people, the determination, and the will to give it a try

The layout for wiki's can vary, AFAIK. It's all up to the creator of the page. Of course people can edit it and optimize the look of it. Wiki's are easy to edit. I have had no experience with them aside from the neo-wiki's and I already have a decent grasp on how things work.

I'm pretty sure all we would need is a main page. Then we could begin working outward, branching into smaller and smaller categories until we've covered every possible aspect of the game.

I would totally help out with an Elder Scrolls or Oblivion neowiki. I had requested this in the wrong place:

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Most of you have probably heard of the fourth Elder Scrolls game, Oblivion. I have always wondered why it never had a portal. I suppose there was simply too much information to add and not enough people who could do it. Another thing I was pondering is why make an Elder Scrolls wiki? We could concentrate on Oblivion. Hardly anyone plays the older games and most people are only interested in Oblivion. Now that we have converted to wikis there should be more then enough people to work on it. The Oblivion forum is still quite active and I am sure many of the regulars would contribute. Instead of having the entire Elder Scrolls series be the sections, the game could be broken up into the main game, the expansion (shivering isles) and the DLC, (knights of the nine).

To get to the point, I think we should have an Oblivion Wiki. And if its really neccesary to make it an Elder Scrolls wiki, that would work too. We could just concentrate on one game at a time.

If an Elder Scrolls Wiki is created then I will definitely help out with the Oblivion section. I'm playing it right now and I love this game.

I'll be able to help with both the Morrowind and Oblivion section.

We will be making this Wiki today/tomorrow - the only question in my mind now is whether it will be for Oblivion or all Elder Scrolls.

If only 1 person will ever work on Morrowind we're almost better doing it for Oblivion, but my preference is to cover the series.

Best idea would be to work on Oblivion and then later on add the rest of the series. Many have played just Oblivion, some have played just Morrowind but the majority have played both.

If anything Morrowind and Oblivion are the more known out of the series, so the rest can literally wait until the wiki has enough info to stand by itself. Morrowind, although still played, it's not played by many and the gamers that haven't played it are usually put off due to playing Oblivion first.

It might be best if all those that are interested are rounded up so we can get our heads together. Not sure which is the best way of rounding everyone up since some may not have the IM's used by others.

quote ShadowJ

It might be best if all those that are interested are rounded up so we can get our heads together. Not sure which is the best way of rounding everyone up since some may not have the IM's used by others.

So it would be fine to do an elderscrolls.neo subdomain?

quote NyffTotal90

quote ShadowJ

It might be best if all those that are interested are rounded up so we can get our heads together. Not sure which is the best way of rounding everyone up since some may not have the IM's used by others.

Could we not just use this thread or a thread in the Oblivion forum?

quote Redemption

So it would be fine to do an elderscrolls.neo subdomain?