Board Thread:Wiki Improvements/@comment-4146635-20140102044646

Hi everyone! I have a suggestion that I think will need a lot more discussing than the average thread on the wiki improvements board. Recently we've gotten a lot of messages from users suggesting that we replace the "Music" tab in the navigation. I agree with this. I do think that the Music tab is definitely less important than other things and those should have their own tab, like episodes. A lot of people suggested changing it to an Episodes tab. Episode pages are definitely more popular than music pages. We also have an "Artists" and "N.B.T." tab withtin the Music tab but really how useful is that, ya know? So I do definitely think we should replace this tab. But I'm not entirely set on just one topic, like episodes, that we should change it to. I have a few other ideas that I think are just as important that we should switch the tab to. Here's a list of them:

That's it!
 * Episodes tab - I think having an episodes tab would help because we're always going on episode pages. They're the most popular on the wiki. This tab would help users navigate them and get to those pages easily. Here is what would go in them:
 * Episode Guide (link to the episode guide)
 * Season 1 (drop down would be a list season 1 episodes and then a more button linking to the full list)
 * Season 2 (drop down would be a list season 2 episodes and then a more button linking to the full list)
 * Season 3 (drop down would be a list season 3 episodes and then a more button linking to the full list)
 * Upcoming (drop down would be a list of upcoming episodes)
 * Newest (drop down would be a list of newest episodes)

I hope you like that board! That's it! I was also thinking this tab could be combined with "Helping Out" and called "Getting Involved." It'd included the social aspect and the editing aspect.
 * Helping Out tab - Now please allow me to explain this idea because I know a number of you may be a bit confused and you probably already have your minds set on the Episodes tab. The Helping Out tab would be a tab that gives links to places you can help out around the wiki. This wiki is a collaborative database for A&A and I've noticed that not too many users on the wiki edit or really partake in discussions around the wiki as often as they should, considering we have a lot of users. I think that having this tab would promote helping out and getting involved. Here is what would be within it:
 * Popular pages (drop down box to a list of popular pages on the wiki, editing wise)
 * Stub articles (drop down box to a list of stub articles on the wiki, along with a more button linking to the full list)
 * Random pages (drop down box to "random page" buttons by category. There will be "Characters," "Episodes," "Cast," and "Songs." Using this cool special page thing I found, when you click each link it will lead to a random page in that category. This will help users pick a page to edit.)
 * Discussion (drop down box to discussion boards such as wiki improvements board, news and announcements board, etc.)
 * Report a problem (link to admin noticeboard)
 * Create a page (link to create a page)
 * Social tab - This tab is a bit like the Helping Out tab but not really. I've recently really wanted to make this wiki a closer community where we have more friendships and things like that. So this Social tab focuses on the social aspect of the wiki and I think it'd promote more socializing on the wiki which leads to more fun! Here is what the tab would consist of:
 * Get Social (drop down to get social board, Austin & Ally board, news and announcements, etc.)
 * Blog posts (drop down to create a blog, recent blog posts, etc.)
 * Comment on a page (link to a random page to comment on)
 * Sonic Boom Chat (link to Sonic Boom chat)
 * Talk LIke Crazy (link to Talk Like Crazy blog post)
 * Featured Events (drop down to current fun events on the wiki)

That's it! So I know this will probably take a lot of discussion. So for now, please don't use the Support, Oppose, or Neutral templates. I just want us to first disucss what the Music tab should be replaced by and if you think it should be replaced at all, although I think a lot of people are sure we should replace it. Please tell me which idea you think would be best for the wiki and if you have any ideas, please tell us! Thanks for helping out! :) 