User:Rayanth/Manifesto

"The Manifesto"

Or, what I want to accomplish as the new Wiki Manager.
Here I've outlined all of my current plans for the UniWiki, and a rough road map of how they'll be accomplished.
Please note: Not all of these will necessarily happen, they are the result of brainstorming and ideas and are subject to change.

PHASE ONE: Upgrade the infrastructure

• Multi-phase process, one version at a time.
• Fully tested and document on testwiki first
• Add new Extensions, replace old ones.
• Examine new editor(s)

UPDATE:

• The wiki has now been fully upgraded to Version 1.33. There are still some issues with the skin, but considered minor enough for now to wait until a new skin that is in development.
• The Math extension that was used before (and broken for a while) has been replaced with SimpleMathJax - instructions for how to use this are at UniWiki:Manual_of_Style/Mathematics
• New extensions are being evaluated and added as well.
• Recently added:
  • Semantic MediaWiki (in-wiki data lookups from other pages, still learning how to use)
  • Bootstrap (CSS framework that will allow new skin design to be more mobile-friendly)

PHASE TWO: Lower the bar

• Update Style Guides, Editing Guides, Howto Guides
• Add guides to left navbar
• Uniwiki 101 classes
• Editing Hackathons, Prizes
• Forum presence, in-game-channel?
• Examine possibility of allowing SSO auth.

UPDATE:

• SSO Login is now enabled. Still researching how to upgrade it to allow sessions to last longer
• Style Guide reviews still in work.
• UniWiki 101 class planning also still in work - one class was taught with 6 students, but was ad-hoc and unplanned. A proper plan is needed.

PHASE THREE: Update all the things

• Examine theming / CSS usage.
  • Looking at you, Ship Articles.
  • wouldn't it be Flipping Awesome if we could replicate the in-game fitting window for the ship stats?
  • and for Fittings pages too?
• Categorization plan
• Custom Category landing pages
  • Class-based approach to the Wiki Topics. Landing page has overview, branches off into subpages for details. Not too much detail on landing page.
• Reduce/Combine/Clean-up Templates
  • New Template Examples page
• Update outdated pages
• Archival category for archived pages(/classes)(/images)
  • Extension on MW Meta wiki, look at using.
• Mission Reports Pages
  • Relevant: Mission formatting guidelines
  • NPC Stats box
  • All-players Project to vet actual reports for accuracy. NPC Names, etc.
• Validate External links (still working?)
• Front page Overhaul
  • More like the new Agency. graphical, friendly, appealing.

OTHER:

• E-Uni sections overhaul ?
  • Clarity, reduction, better cross-linking, easier to navigate.
  • Suggest improvements to Recruitment Process pages, and the crossover pages for people going OOC -> Joining Uni.
  • Make 'E-Uni rules' page more prominent to non-members so they know them when joining, rather than after.