Board Thread:Wiki Discussion/@comment-10407900-20151121193820

I'm just going to get straight to the point here. The wiki is currently in dire straights as far as traffic and editing goes. The release of Dark Souls 3 is fast approaching and I don't know about the rest of you, but I personally can't remember the last time I read a Dark Souls 2 article that I felt was complete. I don't mean this as a jab at our community, I'm just acknowledging that there's an issue that we need to solve before we attempt to move forward with new content.

So instead of just griping about an obvious issue for the sake of griping I'd like to offer a solution. As it stands we have countless articles that are lacking multitudes of information for whatever reason, so I took it upon myself to look through our most completed articles and attempt to set up a rating system based around the importance of the information they contained.

The purpose of this rating system is to establish an easily viewable Priority System for incomplete articles. This way independent editors wishing to contribute can see for themselves what work needs to be done and we as a community can tackle this monumentous task. So without further adieu this is what I've come up with for the Priority System thus far:

Weapon Page Criteria
 * Item Description
 * Weapon image with complete corresponding infobox
 * Availability
 * Characteristics
 * Moveset table
 * Completed upgrade table

Armor Page Criteria
 * Item Description
 * Armor image with complete corresponding infobox
 * Availability
 * Characteristics
 * Completed upgrade table

Sorcery/Hex/Miracle/Pyromancey Page Criteria
 * Item Description
 * Spell image with complete corresponding infobox
 * Availability
 * Characteristics
 * Attunement Milestones

Shield Page Criteria
 * Item Description
 * Shield image with complete corresponding infobox
 * Availability
 * Characteristics
 * Completed upgrade table

Enemy Page Criteria
 * Enemy image with corresponding infobox
 * Location(s)
 * Lore
 * Description
 * Strategy
 * Attacks
 * Drops

Boss Page Criteria
 * Boss image with corresponding infobox
 * Location
 * Lore
 * Description
 * Strategy
 * Attacks
 * Drops

Merchant Page Criteria
 * Merchant image
 * Location
 * Lore
 * Wares
 * Drops

Blacksmith Page Criteria
 * Blacksmith image
 * Location
 * Lore
 * Wares
 * Drops

Miscellaneous Item Page Criteria
 * Item description
 * Item image and corresponding infobox
 * Availability
 * Item uses

Rating System

For the actual rating system I believe we should add a new category to any page that doesn't meet all of the aforementioned criteria. These priority ratings are as follows:


 * Priority 1: 6+ items missing
 * Priority 2: 4-5 items missing
 * Priority 3: 2-3 items missing
 * Priority 4: 1 item missing

I know adding these categories will be a large task in itself at first, but once it's completed I believe that finishing all of our current articles will far easier as it will highlight what work needs to be done and prevent obscure articles from slipping through the cracks. Additionally this system will allow us to maintain the quality of new articles after the release of Dark Souls 3 and prevent the wiki from falling back into this subpar state.

I look forward to any constructive feedback that you all have to offer. Hopefully we can come to some form of an agreement that benefits the community and the wiki as a whole. 