Forum:RE: A general chat!

Hi, just been looking through the reposting of 'lets get organised' (well that did seem to be the idea I know!) however...it strikes me, having now seen it appear several times, and even my visits are sporodic, that while it makes some valid points.. it does all of us involved in this wiki a great disservice! Its two years old! A lot of people have made a lot of effort in the past year that I'm aware of. to add content and tidy up its presentation. I don't think we are THAT disorganised, we are all just working on a HUGE project! Each with our own areas of interest (which incidently aren't necessarily those to which we may contribute the most!) Of course its not going to be perfect (yet!! its evolving daily) but with every page of content added it IS getting better no doubts about that) The basics are there and the new wiki format I find particularly helpful and easier to use. Something I think we need is to be using the forum more constructive as a community (in the sence of working together). From my own experience I find the forum a bit too serious, unfriendly in the sense of a community feel, my experience is limited I admit, but I feel its lacking something .. maybe participation?! Where's the chatty bit?! "Just seen/read/heard 'whatever' and thought how 'whatever' it was, what did you think?" I'm sure it wouldn't be all praise! I realise this isn't a chat room but would it engage participation, (and thereby a sense of community) I always seem to be bothering Tangerineduel with questions, and help requests, or it sometimes feels like that, when I know that perhaps the questions/issues could be raised in a forum! I dont know why, maybe its because he/she has been (extremely) helpful and supportive but we haven't always agreed, and sometimes other feedback/input would be welcome. The point is I suppose that I KNOW (one year on) what he/she can probably help with.. but not really anyone else! How do 'we' as a community get to know each others strengths and interests? Any ideas? Quite often I feel that I am working alone on 'older or specific material' which is fine by me, I usually pick an area that is not developed on the site (or non-existant), go off and research, collate the information I want to submit, prep it, then post it, revisiting the pages to tweak and tidy. Thats why I often appears to have periods of inactivity, I browse frequently to see what others are doing in the meantime! How do others work? Do they tidy up pages as they do random searches or look through new pages? Do others pick a topic and work through it? I really don't know but would be interested to know! Is there somebody specifically working or looking at dates for examples, or audio releases, or Torchwood coverage! (incidently since Journey's End, have The Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood become more integrated in the TARDIS wiki than justifying their own wikis?! So there you have it, my thoughts late at night, lets see if this opens up a few replies. I think we all deserve a pat on the back, and do you know what I actually rather like the recent wiki changes, especially the widgets - go on try them!! After all, one thing that would seem to unite us all is our enthusiasm for the Doctors adventures, and how great it would be if we could find a way of expressing that enthusiasm in a constructive way that enhances this site and widens its contributers base! The Librarian 00:37, 11 July 2008 (UTC)