FFXIWiki Disscusion Thread

[Jaelachan]

Re: FFXIWiki Disscusion Thread

The only FFXI Wiki that I even call a wiki is wiki.ffxiclopedia.org :D
More information than any other. Especially those wikis that call themselves wikis but arent really wikis. You know which one I'm talking about.

[Sevv]

Re: FFXIWiki Disscusion Thread

Actually, the wiki here apparently started as PiNG's attempt to better the site, though I've no idea what his initial ideas were exactly.

Shortly after, it somehow turned into an ill conceived, half-baked idea of doing "yet another database" wiki--after that idea bounced around in public, people pointed how unnecessary it was, so the idea morphed into some sort unwieldy amalgamation of "wiki for each sub-forum", "wiki-fy stickies", and other miscellaneous little ideas.

All that, without access rights for people--basically, taking the tools of wiki and ignore its ideal of "let everyone work on it to improve its quality."

The first generation of wiki attempt was doomed from the start by its ignorance of what makes wikis work and its shifting, ill defined goals. Let's hope the next generation of wiki leaders are a bit less blind.

The access for people was going to be opened to all people once the stickies were all reformatted, this was Pings idea.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Re: FFXIWiki Disscusion Thread

To my knowledge, our goal has still been to format the guides from this site - highlighting our users and their comprehensive guides, rather than the mostly incomplete guides you find on FFXIclopedia, which are hardly fit to be placed on GameFAQs, if that.

FFXIclopedia is a nice database, BGWiki tried to ape what they felt they lost from that. Guides are a speciality of neither. Our goal is still different as far as I know.

[Kailea]

Re: FFXIWiki Disscusion Thread

To my knowledge, our goal has still been to format the guides from this site - highlighting our users and their comprehensive guides, rather than the mostly incomplete guides you find on FFXIclopedia, which are hardly fit to be placed on GameFAQs, if that.

FFXIclopedia is a nice database, BGWiki tried to ape what they felt they lost from that. Guides are a speciality of neither. Our goal is still different as far as I know.

oh so you are trying to do something like a guide wiki, instead of a database wiki like FFXIwiki?

[Keyani]

Re: FFXIWiki Disscusion Thread

Hello everyone:
I know this has nothing to do with this thread but I was wondering if there's any way of changing my name in ffxi either during gameplay or just through the playonline services. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[TheGrandMom]

Re: FFXIWiki Disscusion Thread

No you can not change your name. The closest thing you could come to doing it would be to pay $25 and change servers and hope the name is taken on that server because then they make you change your name. Then you could transfer back after the waiting period. If your name isn't taken on that server, before you transfer back have someone make a mule with the same name on your original server. Then when you transfer back you'll have to change your name because its taken. So all in all, it will cost you $50 and a lot of time.....definately not worth it.

[Keyani]

Re: FFXIWiki Disscusion Thread

Yes, definitely not worth it. Thanks for your help! I was just wondering because the name of my old character is finally up so it was tempting lol
Thank you!