User blog:Jkl9817/Yet another serious blog

So, we are changing the frontpage, right? That's what I assumed from the comments on my last post. Well, before we can actually copypaste the code of my sandbox wiki into our own, we have to, like I said, work on a few things that have been left up in the air ever since.

But before, THIS:



I mean, how is that even possible??? Happened on chat a few minutes ago.

Okay, now back to the main point of this blog. The main thing that has to be done is picking an eighth story to be on the frontpage. IMO, it should belong to one of the unrepresented categories, which means it should be either a comedy or a crossover, preferably a comedy since the only well-regarded crossover here is TDI:G&S and Gideon already has Legacy on the frontpage. I would say Blonde Date is the most obvious choice, but Reality is already there, and I think we should keep the "one story per author" thing. Either way, a comedy noncomp would both give the Comedy category relevant representation and serve as a counterweight to the two dramatic noncomps we currently have there. (It's just a suggestion, though, so it's not like I'm making a statement or anything.)

That said, I'll go out on a limb and suggest An atmosphere for consideration. Like some have stated, the choices should be based on quality rather than popularity, and, although I'm not positive this story is frontpage material, I do think it's good enough to represent the Comedy category. It's not done yet, but there's only one chapter to go and it'll be posted this weekend. If you have rolled your eyes at that suggestion, I'll just be honest and say Total Wikia Elementary would be the most reasonable choice because it's also an example of a multi-author story, and it's one of the wiki's classics. I'm cool with either, really; I think it's everyone's personal dream to have a story on the frontpage and I'm no exception, but I admit that TWE would probably be a better choice.

The newsletter is up to you guys; I'd love to see it back but I understand that it's hard to have the time. As to the other things... Well, I think I could make up some content for the "About this wiki" page if no one else's up to it. Also, I know what a headache it is to take care of the coding part, so I'll offer to handle them myself. For that to be done, though, I'd have to be made an admin for a few hours. That's up to the other admins, and it's not gonna be necessary if they are cool with handling it themselves.

One more thing: We would probably have to make something like a CCP (Crossover Categorizing Program), since, like some pointed out, there are tons of uncategorized crossovers on this wiki. IDK how that'd play out, though. It's just a thought.

That's it for now. Please comment and let me know if you hate me after all that. (Oh, also, I'm kinda hoping the main point of the comments will be choosing the new story, so go ahead and discuss!... I think you can even nominate your own stories, IDK. Any admins there to handle it...?)