User blog:Red Compassion, Red Love, Red Hate/Transcripts



Hey guys, Red here. Recently the topic of Transcripts has been brought up. So, I’m asking you fellow wikiers, should they stay or should they go?

These are the transcripts that are already on the wiki: Rockers & Writers/Transcript - Complete Kangaroos & Chaos/Transcript – Complete Secrets & Songbooks/Transcript – Complete Zaliens & Cloud Watchers/Transcript – Complete Bloggers & Butterflies/Transcript – Complete Deejays & Demos/Transcript – Complete Filmmaking & Fear Breaking/Transcript – Complete Campers & Complications/Transcript – Incomplete Mix Ups & Mistletoes/Transcript - Incomplete

Cons of Transcripts:
 * The vandalism can be very common as well as very hard to catch since the pages are so long.
 * They can take a long time to finish. It can take too long for a transcript to be finished.
 * There aren’t many users who edit them. If not many people edit them in the first place, they shouldn’t be there.
 * It causes a large amount of stub articles. We already have way too many stub articles in the first place.
 * Doesn’t give much information.
 * Better to use the memorable quotes section
 * Some people don’t have access to the episode and are unable to contribute to adding to transcripts.

Pros of Transcripts:
 * The chance of the transcript page being vandalized and going unnoticed poses the same risk as another page that isn’t checked by users/admins often. Possible vandalism shouldn’t make us delete the pages.
 * The transcripts can still be rewarding both to read and write, despite the time it takes.
 * By deleting them, it’d get rid of a lot of work someone spent on them already.
 * Most of the transcripts that are started are complete, and can’t be considered a “stub”
 * Transcripts are one of the only pieces of primary sources, as it is directly from the episode, and it doesn’t include just the funny parts.
 * The Memorable Quotes section is/can get too long.
 * Transcripts contribute to users who don’t have access to the episode, even if the user themselves is unable to add to it.

Here are some possible solutions to finishing transcripts and keeping them from being vandalized.
 * Admins/rollbacks can be in charge of a transcript search thingy. Whenever a transcript is finished, two admins/rollbacks are assigned to check it over and make sure it is pitch perfect. Once that is done, the page will be locked for administrator editing only and a template will be put on the page informing users that if you want to make a change or if a change needs to be made you will have to talk to an admin on the admin noticeboard so they can review your request and fix the page if necessary.
 * Pro: Vandalism will not occur.
 * Con: Users who want to edit and add more detail are unable to without going to an admin/ it’s very difficult to classify a transcript as “finished” and it is possible that admins/rollbacks could miss something.
 * Build a "Transcript Team" (users who will work on editing/completing transcripts) that focuses on building transcripts. Users who are interested can sign up for it.
 * Pros: More users can be involved and transcripts can be finished faster and more efficiently
 * Cons: The users who sign up might not work on them and it can be annoying tracking where the other users have stopped.

So, now that you have pros, cons and possible soultions of transcripts, we have a few polls for you. Do you ever read/look/use the transcripts? Always Sometimes Rarely Never Are you interested in editing transcripts? Yes. I could see myself doing that. Maybe. I might help a little bit No. I don’t want to/I am unable to help due to lack of access Are you able to access the Austin & Ally episodes? Yes No Did you know about the transcripts before now? Yes. I knew about them and I looked at them! Kind of. I checked them out a few times, but I don’t read them fully. A little. I saw that there was a link for them, but I never actually went to the page. No. I did not know there were transcripts on this wiki. Do you think we should delete all of the transcripts? Support. Yes, they’re useless and no one will edit them. Neutral. I think the transcripts have both its pros and cons. Oppose. No, they’re important to have on the wiki and people have worked a lot on them.

Please explain in the comments section why you think they should be kept or deleted from the wiki.

Thanks =)