User blog:AWikiObserver334/A Word to the Administrators

Before I begin, I would like to state my intentions so there will be no confusion on what I am writing this for. I have created this as a message directed towards the staff in general NOT as hate mail, but to bring to the light some things I find that are missing in the staff interaction with regular artists. There is no malicious intent in the writing of this article, I have written it purely to give advice on how the staff can make it easier for new members to create good quality fanfiction that lines up with canon. (This is written from what I have gathered thus far from observing the interaction between staff and members. Feel free to challenge any points brought up below. Examples of how any statements are false would be appreciated. ) All statements below are my personal opinion During my time watching this wiki, I have seen the incredible effort and time that has been put into this over the ages and this wiki has my utmost respect for the community it has created. However, I would like to bring up a few things specifically in the area of staff and other well-known members’ commentary on pages. Whilst the administrators are very quick to locate and point out flaws in one’s work, I have yet to see them present advice on how to repair the problem. The comments have been so focused on pointing out the flaws and how they statement in question would not be applicable in parts of the page that I believe it might have a negative effect on the aspiring writer who would probably resort to having to look up every single specific detail on a piece of their page that might almost seem frivolous in the overall design of the fanfiction. This research can be also needlessly tiring when the information needed could have been gathered from the authorities in such areas whose attention has already been directed towards the page by the flaw. I am confident that these people could easily understand the idea behind the work and suggest a more suitable, canon-aligned idea for the member to use. With all this superior knowledge at your disposal, it is absurd to think you could not use it to help less informed members of the fanfiction community as well as write your own creations. I understand that sites are listed on the home page where good quality Halo information can be found but this is beside the point. I am not suggesting you do somebodies work for them but merely guide them in the right direction with some encouragement and helpful suggestions on how to fix the problem in question. Many people know quite a bit about the Halo universe but it is so massive and detailed that it is impossible for one person to know it all when they start out. I am aware that some articles have to be removed because they are against canon or break any of the other rules and this does not apply to those. Not all ideas are good ones and making sure the bad ones are removed and pointed out is a job done very efficiently by the staff of this wiki. However I believe that some problems can be fixed and the audience intended for this message has the knowledge to help the fanfiction “noobs” do just that. I hope this has been a helpful article. I will read and respond to any commentary provided but other than that, I will not contribute anything else to the wiki. I would appreciate that this article not be taken down until considerable feedback has been given or at least to have it be moved to a more appropriate section of the wiki. Regards, Wiki Observer