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The_Necromancer0:

--- Zitat von: Ealendril am  1. Nov 2016, 10:58 ---All I can say is congratz! You are doing a really great job here.

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We're all very happy you're enjoying the project  xD

The_Necromancer0:
"There are five of us."
I'm actually running out of intro phrases to make and we're only 11 mon.. wait, we're 11 month in? Damn, time does go fast when you're having fun. Well, in all cases I might have to resort to just starting straight off with the news if this keeps going  xD . I wonder what'll I do for the 1 year anniversary, if you have any ideas do PM them to me, I'll gladly look into it. But in all cases, let the news begin:

-Buildings: The idea of keeping buildings all on the same page was one of the concept that came into existence during the first few months of the wiki, it was decided so because at that time we feared that splitting off everything would result in too many stubs (pages with very little information), this would have lead to a fragmentation of the information and an overall negative user experience. However, over time all things change and so did this concept. Starting this month all buildings will be getting their own pages including any upgrades, function, level up system and a set of images that will display their in game appearance at each level. This is an ongoing project but should be done within the next 2 month if not less.

-WAM: I'm not sure I ever explained that one, I often end up dropping stuff in the news and then forget to explain it. The WAM (Wikia Activity Monitor) is a complex algorithm on all wikis which calculates how "active" they are. To avoid wiki exploiting the system it was never completely revealed how each thing is weighed but we know that it is "is a combination of traffic, engagement and growth". It's a nice little ranking chart to see how you compare to other wikis, at the moment the top wiki is the spanish Pokemon Wiki, and if you have a look at it edits happen approximately every 10-20 min, so we still have a long way to go  :D

-Categories: We are in the process of revamping the way pages are categorized, this is because the category system was initially created all the way at eh beginning, this system has never evolved unlike the rest of the wiki so it's really an archaic concept which is now being updated. You can go contribute over here.

-Favicon: We've got a new favicon, it's still the good old One Ring but it got a bit of a resolution upgrade. Nothing too fancy, but it's now more defined so that users can enjoy more of the details.

So as you can see, nothing too big this month. But I did want to take a additional second of your time for something else. The Wiki at its core is a community edited database, however over time certain user rise by their dedication and commitment to the Wiki, pouring endless hours into its construction. The users in question are given additional abilities to aid them in this task and form the Wiki Team, and I thought it would be important to present them to you all today so that you know who to go to if you have any issues,so... presenting the wiki's very own Team (by order of seniority):
Necro (The_Necromancer0): Wiki Admin
"Eldest, that's what I am...Necro remembers the first edit and the first page."
Big Mordor Fan, I am the first Edain Wiki user. I moderate the wiki along with the rest of the Wiki Team and contribute daily to it. If I was to pick my favorite task it would probably be either creating new template to streamline the page creation process or adding pictures from the mod to the building and unit pages. But that doesn't mean I restrict myself to only that, I love editing any part of the wiki and learning new things, in short I collect knowledge from the many different platforms the mod is discussed on (MU, Moddb, Discord...) and gather it in one place.

Gandy (Gandalf7000): Wiki Admin
"Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love."
The creator of all the Lothlorien pages, he brought up the entire faction on his own. Second Eldest he is and from a distant land in the north. He is like one of the Professor's wizards, always willing to give a helping hand to those in need but preferring to intervene only when necessary. On average his edit type is well rounded, with a bit of everything but with a slight preference to keeping the wiki clean of any unused files.

Oakenshield (Oakenshield224): Wiki Admin
Thorin: "I would take each and every one of these dwarves over an army from the Iron Hills. For when I called, they answered. Loyalty...Honour... A willing heart...I can ask for no more than that."
Our friend from under the mountain, he delves into the lore of each unit, bringing us relevant quotes for each units and fun trivia. He also implements pictures from the movies on each pages, like this users can relate units from the mod directly to the movies. Of course that doesn't ever stop him from helping out on other tasks but if you ever need a quote for anything about anything he's probably the contributor for the task.

Julio (Julio229): Wiki-Semi Admin:
"Short cuts make long delays"
Julio's area of expertise is interwiki links, he scours through pages everyday finding keywords and linking the appropriate page. If you've ever ended up 2 hours later on the Orc Laborer page after deciding you wanted to check what was the price of a Gondor Soldier then it's probably his fault  xD In all seriousness, he really help user find all the relevant data easily, so it's great having such a member on the team.

Trond (Trondheim9): Wiki Semi-Admin
"Certainty of death, small chance of success...what are we waiting for?"
The latest addition to our team, he's a recent contributor who joined in June but he makes up to it with a willing heart and countless edit (currently 1,700 under his belt). Like Oakenshield he also delves deep within the lore of units and heroes alike with quotes and trivia. At the moment he particularly likes adding the new building pages. In addition he has created most of the variations of the upgrades images giving diversity to the wiki.

We're entering christmas time, but at the moment we're still very busy with adding stuff from the wiki and therefore I doubt we'll do much but in future expect some grandiose stuff, what stuff you may ask? I don't know but just expect it.
-Pages: 400
-Files: 1,622
-Edits: 13,263
-Current WAM Rank: 761

Walküre:
Where should I start? That Christmas garland at the top is a very heart-warming decoration of very pleasing news. Beside thanking the remarkable work (always full of vitality) of the Edain Wiki Team, I would like to express again my joy for the moving of the Wiki forum to Modding Union, so that we can now celebrate together these holidays and the whole international Community keeps on widening its horizons  ;)


--- Zitat ---Take some rest. These borders are well protected.
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And could I ever do without my official and evergreen well-wishing sign?  8-)

The_Necromancer0:
Indeed, I've also changed the image that appears at the top left of ever wiki page to reflect that Christmas spirit.


But no rest for us, there is only one way to go and that's forward, we'll rest when we're done!  xD

EDIT: Because the image is linked through the wiki it has changed when I changed it on the wiki.

OakenShield224:
Can you promise that I will come back?"Hello everyone, as you’ve probably noticed, this Monthly News  isn’t being written by Middle Earth's Dark Lord. Instead he is busy raiding some Gondorian villages and has decided to give me the task of writing the article. I will admit, I was simultaneously surprised and terrified when I was asked to do this. But I’ve tried to do my best with this to avoid a Nazgul attack so here we go:

-   Firstly, we’ve made a massive amount of progress with the buildings. We’ve completed the building pages for nearly all factions and are now just finishing with the last few. All that is needed for them now is the strategy which anyone can help with. The final concept of the building pages include an image for each level, a complete infobox with the stats and a complete section on all the functions of each building.

-   The recategorization of units and heroes has been continued, making the connections between pages a lot more organised. Most of the changes have been quite small, although big ones include changing Grond from unit to hero and the changing of the dwarven categories. 

-    The Necromancer0 has been messing around with the sound sets for units and heroes. Before, each page had a table of quotes for that unit at the bottom. However, all sound sets are being moved to one page with a new system. This is still a work in progress, but it is progressing well and should make it easier for any user to find the quotes for their favourite units once it is done.

-   We’ve expanded the Youtuber pages. This includes a live subscriber count that automatically updates. More to come later, it is a still a rather recent project so suggestions are welcome.

-   Trondheim9 has been changing the images for the units upgrades (forged blades, heavy armour etc.). Before they all had a generic symbols, but now there are unique upgrade symbols for good and evil factions, as well as some that are unique to each faction.

When I was debating whether to accept Necro's offer to make this article, I remembered what it was like when I first started editing the Wiki in February. Back then I didn’t even have an account and was just adding appropriate quotes to pages. It took about another month before I decided to create an account and started editing the Wiki in a more substantial way. Back then, the Wiki consisted of Mordor and Lorien with a few hero and unit pages on the side. The team was mainly The_Necromancer0 and Gandalf7000. It amazes me how much it is grown in less than a year and how it continues grow even now.  Next month will be the One Year anniversary so we are all looking forward to that and whatever follows in the future.

All that is left for me to say to everyone is Happy New Year and Good Luck in 2017!

And the stats of course. Can’t forget about those.
Pages – 434
Files – 2015
Edits - 14,457
WAM Rank – 523 (New Record!)

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