I think this is a brilliant analysis of what wikis work, and what wikis don't work.
Danny Horn wrote: > In general for Entertainment wikis, we've found that specific wikis do > better than general wikis. The wikis about Naruto and One Piece are more > successful than the general wiki about anime; the wikis about Star Wars > and Star Trek are better at attracting contributors than the wiki about > science-fiction. > > Wikis seem to work best when they're targeted at a level where people > get passionate. There are a lot of people who love the Simpsons who > don't really care about other kinds of animation, so they'll contribute > to the Simpsons wiki but wouldn't bother working on a general Cartoons > wiki. On the other hand, anybody who likes Lisa Simpson also likes the > Simpsons as a whole, so a specific Lisa Simpson wiki wouldn't work > either. You have to find the level where people really care. > > So... Dark Shadows is a soap opera, yeah. But it's an active community, > and I'm not sure that the people working on the Dark Shadows wiki would > be interested in merging with a general Soap Operas wiki. No harm in > asking, though. > > > -- Danny > > > > 2008/11/9 Nelson Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > I like to know what is the rule of thumb of merging two or more > wiki's to one general wiki? BTW, is Dark Shadows a soap opera type show? > > > > Thanks > > > > Nelson > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikia-l mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Wikia-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l _______________________________________________ Wikia-l mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l
