Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-26928286-20171017045237

Please read all of this before voting. A large chunk of the users here come to download mods or interact with other modders. The mods page is, I believe, the most commented on page here. However, I'd say that at least 85% of the articles here are OCs, despite mods being a popular topic as well.

I don't see why modders shouldn't be able to make their own pages for their mods, even if the mod isn't very large. I've considered why mods aren't allowed their own pages currently, and I can't come up with a rational reason why not that doesn't have a simple solution. If any of you have a reason why we shouldn't allow mods their own pages, please discuss it below!

I've listed the benefits and drawbacks of a mod page below, and how the drawbacks can be overcome. I may update this over time as people reply to this thread.

Pros:
 * People won't have to ask staff to add their mod to our wiki!!
 * Modders will be able to add more information about their mods, including galleries, infoboxes, etc. and anything that wouldn't fit well on a small Mods page section.
 * It will be more convenient when updating information about the mods.
 * Others can edit easily, to fix format mistakes and such.
 * Categories can be added to the mod pages in order to organize them.
 * Generally, they won't be so cluttered and outdated. (The mods page may not look that way now, but before it was wiped, it was a mess.)
 * This may not seem practical, but the mod may feel more like a user's property if it's on its own page.
 * The Mods page can link to the mods' individual pages.

Cons:
 * "Staff will have to keep up with mods now as well as OCs" (that is our job though, to work hard and keep up with pages)
 * "New standards and rules may have to be written for mod pages" (this can easily be done)
 * "Newbies might come to make pages for their mods and get it wrong" (this can happen for every page, and always will)
 * "Updating both the page and category will be bothersome" (look below for the paragraph about how this can be solved)

If you're concerned about having to update both the page and section on the Mods page, we could solve this by not minding it so much, or eliminating the Mods page entirely. The first option wouldn't cause too much harm because we already deal with this on multiple occasions. For example, the Club pages for OCs are never in sync with the club's category.

The second option could work because people would have a much easier time browsing through a category than the mods page as it is. On top of that, the old Mods page before it was wiped was almost always outdated and very difficult to maintain. We'd lose 10,000 comments if we deleted the Mods page, however, so giving mods both their own pages and the Mods page may be the best idea. Anyway, that would be another voting thread.

The last thing I would like to say is that the current rule of "the mod must be large-scale for a page" can be very subjective.

Below are some things I would like you to consider before voting, but I am in no way forcing you:
 * I would very much appreciate any reason for opposing so that I can consider your argument. If you oppose simply because you don't want mods to have their own pages, but you have no logical reason, perhaps you should reconsider what would be best for the wiki.
 * Voting "neutral" without any comments is spammy, I would ask that you not do that because it can only be ignored as it adds nothing to the conversation.
 * An oppose without any comment also adds nothing to the conversation, but still counts towards it not happening. So feel free to do it, but it's not very helpful. I already stated why people could support this, so a support without comment is understandable.

 