Board Thread:Wiki Discussion/@comment-5275700-20160422231156

Hello Dark Souls Wiki!

Many of you probably know that Wikia has created apps for some communities, and that we've had a Dark Souls app for a while. With the launch of the new game, we've enabled a new feature called Discussions. This allows app users to create Wikia accounts and have conversations in the app.

There's also a "web" version of these Discussions that you can see here: http://darksouls.wikia.com/d/u/27301290

This web version also works well in your mobile device’s web browser, so if you’re on the go, you can still use the link above. Or, jump into the app if you have that installed. Discussions is a great way to grow your community by bringing in users who only knew about the app before now! You can read more about how Discussions works on the help page.

There's obviously lots going on right now with the game release, and lots to update on the wiki, and I know that it might be daunting to suddenly have a new part of your community taking shape. The Wikia Community team will be keeping an eye on things and participating there (some of us are players too). It would be great if those of you who are interested would also check it out! Admins and Discussions Moderators automatically have all of the moderation options.

The feature is still under development and there's lots more coming soon, including more structure and a way to set community-specific guidelines for the Discussions users.

If you're participating, keep an eye out for good moderator candidates and good potential new editors! We can help you contact them as well (sometimes reaching out can be tough, since they may not get Wall notifications). I encourage you to think about ways to promote wiki editing to the app & Discussions users. For example, if you have a page that lists your current projects, you can do a post every now and then that links to that page. Also think about how you can help foster high quality Discussions, by posting questions and prompts, running polls/surveys, etc.

Please use this thread for any questions, ideas and feedback. We want to hear from you and learn more about how your community uses this feature! We’ve got lots more work to do and we'll be updating you as new developments come along. 