Custom BIONICLE Wiki:Board Meeting/Archive B/Session 4

Log of BMS4B 22:43	ChickenBond	I officially call this meeting into action. SM may have the honour of officially kicking us into the discussion. Everything from this point will be recorded for future reference. 22:43	Shadowmaster	So. 22:43	Shadowmaster	Does anyone have any topics to bring forth before I speak? 22:44	Todunga	Nay, continue. 22:44	Jmanliciousness	Go ahead and go. 22:44	ChickenBond	I'd just want to quickly add that at the beginning of 2012, we've had a nice increase of new users and a decent amount of activity every day. 22:44	Shadowmaster	Well that kinda sucks, because I don't have any immediate pressing ideas. 22:44	ChickenBond	That is all. 22:44	Shadowmaster	However... 22:44	Shadowmaster	Usually we have something to discuss... 22:45	Shadowmaster	And I usually build off of that. 22:45	Shadowmaster	But very well. 22:45	Jmanliciousness	You were the one who messaged me about it. >_< 22:45	Shadowmaster	I'll get into the immediate topic. 22:45	Shadowmaster	I believe we need to reinstate the improvement drive. 22:46	ChickenBond	Slicer's old project? 22:46	Todunga	That died with Slicer. He was the only one doing anything about it. 22:46	Todunga	Yes, CB. 22:46	Shadowmaster	Our pages are of better quality than before the last improvement drive, but still. 22:46	Shadowmaster	There's over 1,000 pages still with outdated templates. 22:46	Shadowmaster	200 stub pages. 22:46	Shadowmaster	And somewhere over 100 pages needing wikification. 22:46	ChickenBond	We can only recommence the improvement drive once we have rewritten the Manuel of Style as we said we would in the last meeting. 22:46	Shadowmaster	True. 22:47	Shadowmaster	I'll work on that. 22:47		*** J97Auditore quit (Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client) 22:47	Jmanliciousness	I thought you or TDG was going to get SlicerBot to delete the pages with Stub templates. O: 22:47		*** J97Auditore joined #CBWStaff 22:47	Shadowmaster	I'll get the stub pages in working order soon enough. 22:47	J97Auditore	Right. 22:47	ChickenBond	We can't be operating a project like this under the guidelines of an outdated manuel. 22:47	Shadowmaster	Adding correct dates to the templates and all, and restarting the countdowns. 22:47	Shadowmaster	Also. 22:48	Shadowmaster	NVM the also. 22:48	Todunga	CB is right. We can't do this until MoS/LG is updated. 22:49	Shadowmaster	I need to restart the countdowns so that I can properly inform all the stub article owners a month before their pages are deleted. 22:49		--- Todunga is away (bbs) 22:49	ChickenBond	Alright then/ 22:49	ChickenBond	*.* 22:49	Jmanliciousness	Hmm 22:49	Shadowmaster	As for the improvement drive. 22:49	Shadowmaster	How about this... 22:49	Jmanliciousness	So the trial for the Message Wall is over on Saturday, correct? 22:50	Shadowmaster	Any number of admins at a time will improve different parts of the policy, then submit it to other admins. 22:50	Shadowmaster	Correct. 22:50	Jmanliciousness	Just clarifying. 22:50	Shadowmaster	If the other admins approve, then that section of the page is updated. 22:50	Shadowmaster	After the LG and MoS are fully updated, then we'll introduce the improvement drive again. 22:50	Jmanliciousness	I think we should finally do that podcast we planned /months/ ago... O_O 22:51	Shadowmaster	We'll get to that later. 22:51	Shadowmaster	Stay to the topic. 22:51	Jmanliciousness	Right. 22:51	ChickenBond	Alright. 22:51	ChickenBond	That sounds like a good idea. 22:51	Shadowmaster	As for the drive. 22:52		--- Todunga is back 22:52	Todunga	No. 22:52	Todunga	Monday. 22:52	Shadowmaster	We'll introduce proper page standards on a blog to CBW, and ask them to add the appropriate template, and notify the page's author immediately. 22:52	J97Auditore	Sounds like a plan, SM. 22:52	Shadowmaster	Hold on. 22:52	Shadowmaster	We'll decide over that later. 22:52	Jmanliciousness	Monday isn't the end of the week. 22:52	Shadowmaster	As for now. 22:53	Shadowmaster	A final vote over this matter? 22:53	Todunga	Aye. 22:53	Shadowmaster	Aye. 22:53	Jmanliciousness	Aye. 22:53	ChickenBond	Aye. 22:53	Shadowmaster	I've already gotten approval from J97. 22:54	Todunga	Just to clarify, the end of the trial run week is Monday. That is one week after I activated it. 22:54	Jmanliciousness	Saturday is the end of the week. 22:54	Shadowmaster	Over the final vote of 5 - 0, the motion to reinstate the improvement drive is officially passed. 22:54	Shadowmaster	Hold, guys. 22:54	Jmanliciousness	Sunday begins the week. 22:55	J97Auditore	I think he means a week as in seven days. 22:55	Shadowmaster	Let's discuss this in a civil manner. 22:55	Jmanliciousness	That would be sunday. 22:55	Todunga	J97 is right. It's Monday. 22:55	J97Auditore	And the run started last monday. 22:55	Todunga	My Monday. 22:55	J97Auditore	*This monday. 22:55	Todunga	Topic over. Any other notions? 22:55	Jmanliciousness	Seven days after Monday would be Sunday. 22:55	Shadowmaster	If you want. 22:56	Todunga	Topic over. Any other notions? 22:56	Shadowmaster	We can hold a vote over this in order to change the date. 22:56	Shadowmaster	Although I'm not participating. 22:56	Jmanliciousness	I say Sunday since that's the end of the seven days. 22:56	Jmanliciousness	But that's just me. 22:56	Todunga	No. 22:56	Shadowmaster	In all technicality, it's Monday that the official test run ends on. 22:56	Shadowmaster	That's one week from Monday. 22:56	Todunga	That was decided by the admins, not the BoT. 22:57	Shadowmaster	This is not worth arguing over. 22:57	J97Auditore	Right. 22:57	ChickenBond	Agreed. 22:57	ChickenBond	Let's move on. 22:57	Shadowmaster	The decided date was Monday, and unless you're confident to hold a vote to change it, then it's not worth arguing over. 22:58	ChickenBond	Moving on. I believe Jman wished to make an inquiry into the CBW podcast, correct? 22:58	Shadowmaster	Indeed. 22:58	Jmanliciousness	Yes 22:58	Jmanliciousness	I think we should actually get on producing that. 22:58	J97Auditore	Well I still don't have a mic. 22:58	Jmanliciousness	Your iPod has a mic 22:58	J97Auditore	True. 22:58	J97Auditore	But I would prefer to use my PC. 22:58	Shadowmaster	The other admins aren't to blame, really. They have their own personal issues, it's not like they all are set like you. 22:59	Todunga	Same as J97. 22:59	Shadowmaster	I'm not likely to even participate in the podcast. 22:59	J97Auditore	Seeing as I still have no idea how to use most of my iPod functions. 22:59	Shadowmaster	I have a mic, but I don't want my voice publicly heard. 22:59	ChickenBond	I still need to establish a Skype account... 22:59	Jmanliciousness	You guys have had months. 22:59	J97Auditore	I probably won't be participating anyway. 22:59	J97Auditore	Due to something I'll get to later.. 23:00	ChickenBond	Maybe we should just do at least one.... 23:00	Shadowmaster	We have had months, but mics cost money. 23:00	ChickenBond	The WMF did three podcasts once.... 23:00	J97Auditore	Indeed. 23:00	Jmanliciousness	HFP, not WMF. 23:00	Shadowmaster	And sometimes our personal lives take hold over a need for mics. 23:01	Jmanliciousness	I have a personal life too, I hope you realize... 23:02	Shadowmaster	It doesn't mean we are under the same conditions you are. 23:02	Jmanliciousness	I know 23:02	Jmanliciousness	It's just the way you worded it. 23:02	Shadowmaster	I think we should gather the necessary materials whenever possible. 23:03	Shadowmaster	Then we'll perform the podcast. 23:03	J97Auditore	Yes. 23:03	Shadowmaster	But now it's something we can't do anything about. 23:03	J97Auditore	I'm actually going to the store tomorrow. 23:03	J97Auditore	So I may be able to get a mic. 23:04	J97Auditore	Now, anything else to discuss? 23:04	ChickenBond	Now then, do we have any more matters to discuss? 23:04	ChickenBond	Ninja'd. 23:04	Jmanliciousness	Not really. 23:04	Shadowmaster	We may. 23:04	Jmanliciousness	Though I do think we should just cancel and remove the podcast page. 23:04	J97Auditore	Oh 23:04	Shadowmaster	I have a few more things to go over. 23:04	ChickenBond	Alright, SM. 23:05	J97Auditore	Let's hear it, then. 23:05	ChickenBond	Feel free to take charge. 23:05	Shadowmaster	Okay. 23:05	Shadowmaster	So. 23:05	Shadowmaster	Give me a moment here. 23:06	ChickenBond	Alright. 23:07	Shadowmaster	Okay. 23:07	Shadowmaster	For one, I believe that we need to establish a few more organization systems. 23:07	Shadowmaster	I'll explain. 23:08	Shadowmaster	A bit more decorative, I guess. 23:08	Jmanliciousness	That's not much explanation... 23:08	Shadowmaster	Give me some time, Jman. 23:09	Shadowmaster	CB. 23:09	Shadowmaster	Remember when we uploaded a bunch of images? 23:09	Shadowmaster	Like the Takanuva portal? 23:09	Shadowmaster	For the community portal? 23:09	Todunga 23:10	Todunga	I think "Olmak Portal" or something is more fitting. 23:10	J97Auditore	Agreed/ 23:10	Shadowmaster	And an image of the Bohrok nest for the help forum. 23:11	ChickenBond	Yes I remember. 23:11		+++ ChanServ has given owner to Todunga 23:11		+++ Todunga set the channel to mode +i 23:11	Shadowmaster	I think that needs to be done for all Custom BIONICLE wiki pages. 23:11		+++ ChanServ has taken owner from Todunga 23:12	Shadowmaster	Fail. 23:12	Shadowmaster	Let me explain. 23:12	Shadowmaster	Before jumping to conclusions. 23:12	Shadowmaster	By "all Custom BIONICLE Wiki pages". 23:12	Shadowmaster	I mean like all pages that regard major CBW matters. 23:12	Todunga	Ah. 23:13	Todunga	Major project pages? 23:13	J97Auditore	I see.... 23:14	Shadowmaster	Yeah. 23:14	Shadowmaster	Also. 23:14	ChickenBond	I'm sure that's fine. 23:14	Shadowmaster	If anyone's been to BS01. 23:14	Shadowmaster	Before the big page loss. 23:14	Shadowmaster	There was a bar that showed Metru Nui on one thing. 23:15	Shadowmaster	And then a reflection under, with main project page links in-between. 23:15	Shadowmaster	I'm going to try to execute that too. 23:15	J97Auditore	Hmm. 23:15	ChickenBond	That sounds good. 23:15	J97Auditore	That may be a bit too much like BS01. 23:15	J97Auditore	But it does sound interesting. 23:15	Shadowmaster	Not exactly like that, of course. 23:15	Shadowmaster	Just something similar. 23:15	ChickenBond	I'm sure SM doesn't mean to copy it. 23:15	J97Auditore	Right. 23:16	Shadowmaster	Also, if it's okay with you guys, I might update the banned user template. 23:16	Shadowmaster	The image. 23:16	J97Auditore	I see no reason why it wouldn't be fine. 23:16	Shadowmaster	To something more appropriate, like, if I can find it, a BIONICLE character imprisoned. 23:16	Shadowmaster	Or defeated.. 23:18	Shadowmaster	So. 23:18	Shadowmaster	Aside from that. 23:18	Shadowmaster	I've just wasted about 13 minutes. 23:18	Shadowmaster	My goal is achieved. 23:18	Shadowmaster	Now I think we can pull this meeting to a close. 23:19	Shadowmaster	Is there anything else any of you guys want to bring forth before we end this meeting? 23:19	J97Auditore	I don't know of anything. 23:19	ChickenBond	Nothing to my knowledge. 23:19	ChickenBond	SM, you may have the honours. 23:20	Jmanliciousness	I don't know anything. 23:20	Shadowmaster	By the honor of the Mask of Shadows, I officially call this Convocation to a close.

Motions

 * The re-implementation of the Improvement Drive.
 * The decoration of Custom BIONICLE Wiki project pages.