Talk:Main Page

just a thought. there seems to be a 'lets jump straight in' sorta attitutde with the main page, there is/are no clicky links to info pages for each of these games which would help some new ppl who are looking for info, find that we don't have nOOb info, so they they just wonder off. If we are gonna keep these game recycled thru the ages... then we'd better have some sort of noob info happening, as:

• Different Versions
• Hardware Specs
• How to get working in Windoze
• What this game is about
• Screenshots (which show the game well, not just "sick-ass" screenies)
• WHat ppl liked about the game
• Who made this game (like a bit of back ground info)

I noticed that there is no "info" heading at the start of game sections....

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There's no stopping anyone from starting such pages. In fact, there's so much more that can be entered - it's not funny! I'd like to see Starter guides myself - for veterans who've been on a hiatus and for absolute beginners alike.

As it is, the articles are only created and maintained at the fancy and whim of the authors that contribute to them. Or the excuse I like to use - we just haven't gotten round to it yet. Heh.

The front page needs a major overhaul - but before that happens: what's missing? Or rather, what else do we need that's left off?

- NKF

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Do we want "real UFOs" on main page?

I totally agree, whomever wrote that first question... right NKF, there's so much to be added! That new "General Information" is great but could really use some info on DosBox as well... that was my sine qua non when starting back up!

Question for participants: Someone with only an isp for a name added a "real UFO" section to the bottom of the Main Page. I don't like having such a thing here. This wiki is for XCOM gamers, not folks who might really believe in UFOs. I suppose it's fine to have some LINKS to that if someone wants to, as a new section on the Links page... but not on the main page here. This is for XCOM! We don't want to encourage whomever to start piling in and possibly turn this into another Area 51 website with XCOM as a footnote.

To whomever put that there: Don't take me wrong. I admire your enthusiasm for the wiki. But let's keep it on topic.

If a few more folks agree, and no long time contributor disagrees, let's take it off and/or move it to its own Link section. And if someone new strongly disagrees - stick around, become a longtime *XCOM* contributor, and then come back and talk to us about why you'd like to make such a thing on the Main Page. Sound good? And thanks again for contributing!!

--MikeTheRed 18:35, 1 Nov 2005 (PST)

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I agree that it is far off-topic. This is a site for a game. The fact that it is about UFOs and Aliens doesn't make this a "UFO" wiki. I think if it could be moved to the Links section without much conflict, then that would be the best alternative. --Danial 21:53, 1 Nov 2005 (PST)

Do we?

Perhaps not on the main page. A bit of light background info on any resources (Jules Verne or Lovecraft , for example), be they fictional or historical or mythological, that the game designers may have borrowed or were influenced by, although not my cup of tea, wouldn't be too far amiss, as long as they went under an apropriate section. I've over-dosed on commas and have ended up with a horrible run-on sentence, argh!

As for general UFO theories - anything that completely goes away from the subject of this wiki: There are better places on the net that would better accomodate these topics, although I see nothing wrong with having links to said net resources for those that are really interested in the subject.

On to other matters:

Because the wiki is starting to grow, I think we need a short general to-do list somewhere to keep things in perspective. Just something to act as a guideline of what parts of the site really needs to be worked on, what has been done (struck out, of course), or what improvents can be done.

For example, one item on the list would be moving all the comments some of us have littered throughout the wiki articles into tjheir associated discussion page, and then selectively working the results of the discussions back into the main body of the article - or rewriting entire sections of the article, where necessary.

- NKF

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Works for me...

"UFOs in Fiction" is one thing. I can see that being some place. But "UFO believer" stuff is best left to the rest of the net... and on this wiki, maybe just some links under a new section on Links is all I'd want. If no regular contributor speaks up in a few, let's clip that stuff from the Main Page. FWIW I do think it's possible that real UFOs might exist... I consider it neither proven nor disproven... but this just isn't the place for it.

A "To Do" list and other housekeeping things, including clean-up, would be great. What do you think if we put it somewhere real obvious, like maybe right under "For New Authors" on the Main Page? The reason being that it would give direction to some folks new to the wiki... "Hey look, I can do that!"

Anyway, it doesn't have to be right there. But it's a good thought! The same for the clean-up.

Speaking of which - NKF, the stuff that was originally on the Experience page, now largely repeats what's found either on the individual stat pages' "Improvement" sections, or in "How points are applied". Do you mind if I review it sometime, make sure everything is found elsewhere in appropriate places, then delete it?