Exciting times are ahead! The team is having preliminary discussions to ensure our guidelines meet the needs of our contributors and the standards expected of Dune Wiki. We invite you to be part of shaping the future of our wiki!
Here's some of what we're talking about:
- Updating Guidelines: Reviewing, and likely completely rewriting, our existing policy pages to align with community needs and standards. This includes updating pages like Dune Wiki:Guidelines, Dune Wiki:Content Guidelines, DuneWiki:Referencing, and Dune Wiki Templates.
- Manual of Style: Creating a Manual of Style page, and updating related pages such as Dune Wiki:Layout Guide.
- Organizational Overhaul: Proposing significant restructuring of categories and content.
- Fanart Guidelines: Considering adjustments to how we incorporate fanart within the wiki, with the possibility of limiting or removing the option entirely. For the time being, we request that editors stop uploading fanart until we come to consensus on this topic.
- Community rename: There's been a proposal to consider renaming the wiki from "Dune Wiki" to "Wiki of Dune".
These are open discussions, and no final decisions have been made. Your input will help us create guidelines and structures that work for everyone.
How to get involved:
- Discord: A lot of discussion is currently happening on Discord, and you are welcome to join us there! https://discord.gg/pEadJSM
- Comment: Post any questions, suggestions, thoughts, or concerns on this blog post! And on future ones.
- Watch for posts: Before major changes are done, proposals will be brought to the wiki in blog posts like this one, or in Discussions posts, and you will be invited to respond so that we may reach community consensus.
If you do not have Discord and want to ensure you're kept in the loop, please comment below and I will do my best to ensure you're kept informed.
Let's work together to ensure the Dune Wiki is an excellent resource for all fans of the Dune universe.
Discussions (regularly updated):
Type | Description | Posted by | Date posted | Status |
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Proposal | Rename "Dune Wiki" to "Wiki of Dune" | Off Screen | 1/5/2025 | Closed - will be keeping "Dune Wiki" |
Proposal | Remove all fan art | Off Screen | 1/7/2025 | Closed - new proposal posted, see Fan art requirements |
Proposal | Require all users to always use citations | Off Screen | 1/7/2025 | Closed - consensus in favor of requiring new content be sourced, and removing newly-added unsourced content after outreach to the editor |
Proposal | Implement a new policy | Kylara | 1/12/2025 | Closed - Implemented at Dune Wiki:Policy |
New feature | Image upload form | Kylara | 1/13/2025 | Implemented on Special:Upload |
Proposal | Combine terms "Classic Dune" and "Original Dune" | Kylara | 1/15/2025 | Closed - terms will be combined |
Proposal | Fan art requirements | Kylara | 1/19/2025 | Closed - Consensus reached in discussion, pending official policy page |
Proposal | Merging *some* multi-canon pages | Off Screen | 1/21/2025 | Closed - Consensus in favor |