Custom BIONICLE Wiki:Board Meeting/Archive B/Session 7

Log of BMS7B

21:05	Fezmaster	I officially call this Board of Trustees meeting open.
21:05	Fezmaster	Everything after the above post shall be recorded.
21:05	Jareroden	Alright.
21:05	Jmanliciousness	Okay.
21:05	Fezmaster	Now, who wants to take to the floor first?
21:06	Varkanax	Me.
21:06	Varkanax	We need a new skin for the wiki.
21:06	Varkanax	I'm tired of Ganon.
21:06	Varkanax	And, frankly, Brutaka too.
21:06	Shadowmaster	That's sort of what my contest was about.
21:06	Jmanliciousness	Brutaka is the wiki's mascot, he's not going anywhere.
21:06	Fezmaster	I believe that is why we are having the art contest.
21:06	Shadowmaster	But Brutaka stays.
21:06	Fezmaster	Ganon, on the other hand, can be replaced.
21:06	Shadowmaster	Indeed.
21:06	Jmanliciousness	Indeed.
21:07	Varkanax	And the color.
21:07	Varkanax	should change.
21:07	Todunga	Perhaps a competition? Maybe even a six monthly one? To sprice things up.
21:07	Varkanax	it needs to be sleeker.
21:07	Todunga	No, it's Brutaka's coolours.
21:07	Jmanliciousness	The color is that of Brutaka. Don't see the issue.
21:07	Fezmaster	But since it is unfair for one user to have his MOC showcased in the wiki skin ahead of other people's, we need to change him.
21:07	Jareroden	I was thinking that every month, the MOC with Brutaka could change.
21:07	Fezmaster	Let's here Varkanax out....
21:07	Fezmaster	@J97, that might be a bit complicated.
21:07	Todunga	Every month would require a lot of organisation.
21:07	Varkanax	I just think the scheme should change a little.
21:08	Todunga	Aye, yes. Hearing Varkie out.
21:08	Shadowmaster	Which is why I did the artwork contest.
21:08	Varkanax	That's all.
21:08	Varkanax	But I'm fine, I guess.
21:08	Varkanax	Anyway, I'm going to watch Doctor Who now.
21:08	Shadowmaster	Unfortunately, we have a lack of entries.
21:08	Fezmaster	You suggest we adopt a sleeker look, like perhaps on the DW wiki?
21:08	Varkanax	Sort of.
21:08	Fezmaster	Indeed.
21:08	Varkanax	or AC.
21:08	Todunga	I think it's plausible.
21:08	Todunga	BUt
21:09	Todunga	A big but.
21:09	Todunga	The amount of coding we would need to shift through, and do it in a way we're not copying the DW wiki.
21:09	Varkanax	Yeah.
21:09	Todunga	And if we stuff up, tehre goes the wiki
21:09	Todunga	So
21:09	Shadowmaster	I believe that would take a long time.
21:09	Todunga	I suggest a ghost wiki of CBW.
21:09	Todunga	To test this one.
21:09	Jmanliciousness	Coding is probably the biggest thing if we want to make it sleeker.
21:09	Todunga	*on
21:10	Jmanliciousness	I can make one, if needed.
21:10	Shadowmaster	I did edit the wiki's coding a while ago to make the buttons sleeker.
21:10	Shadowmaster	But otherwise.
21:10	Todunga	Idea:
21:10	Todunga	Do we all agree that a ghost wiki should be made for future skin changes?
21:10	Jareroden	Aye.
21:10	Todunga	For testing and such,.
21:10	Varkanax	I vote yes.
21:10	Todunga	All in favout say Aye.
21:10	Shadowmaster	Aye.
21:10	Jmanliciousness	Si.
21:10	Varkanax	And now I have to run.
21:10	Varkanax	I have homework.
21:10	Varkanax	And Doctor Who is on.
21:11	Jareroden	See you.
21:11	Varkanax	Bye
21:11	Todunga	BYe
21:11	Todunga	Motion passed.
21:11		*** Varkanax quit (Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client)
21:11	Todunga	A ghost wiki will be made after this meeting.
21:11	Jareroden	I have a matter to put forth.
21:11	Todunga	Go on.
21:11	Jareroden	The need for reviving the Improvement Drive
21:12	Fezmaster	I have brought this up before.
21:12	Jareroden	We need to actually get to work on this.
21:12	Todunga	We should actually revive it this time, though.
21:12	Shadowmaster	Correction: I. YOU CANNOT TAKE CREDIT FOR MY WORK
21:12	Shadowmaster	Yeah.
21:12	Jareroden	Yes.
21:12	Shadowmaster	So, let me check the logs.
21:12	Shadowmaster	I'll see what the excuse was.
21:12	Fezmaster	I'll be back in a few minutes.
21:12	Jmanliciousness	Yes.
21:13	Jmanliciousness	The amount of pages lacking actual content is simply ridiculous.
21:13	Jareroden	Yes
21:13	Jareroden	Something must be done
21:13	Jareroden	We need more Knights.
21:13	Jareroden	
21:14	Shadowmaster	Manual of Style.
21:14	Jareroden	Probably half of the new users do not know what the MoS is.
21:14	Jmanliciousness	Just created the Testing Wiki. I'll PM it to you guys.
21:14	Shadowmaster	Well.
21:15	Shadowmaster	We need to promote it, then.
21:15	Todunga	More personal greeting messages?
21:15	Shadowmaster	Blogs?
21:15	Jareroden	Blogs won't get anything done.
21:15	Jareroden	They never do.
21:15	Todunga	You know that welcome thingy TheSlicer has? We all should have one of that. Then welcome users with it.
21:15	Jmanliciousness	Blogs never get anything done.
21:16	Jmanliciousness	We need to make it it's own Section Box on the main page.
21:16	Jareroden	Agreed.
21:16	Jareroden	With what TDG and Jman brought up
21:17	Todunga	All in favor of a section box on the main page say Aye.
21:17	Jmanliciousness	Aye.
21:17	Shadowmaster	Aye.
21:17	Todunga	AYe
21:17	Jareroden	Aye
21:17	Todunga	Motion passed.
21:18	Todunga	A SectionBox will be added to the main page after the meeting has concluded.
21:18	Jareroden	Who else has something to bring to the table?
21:18	Jmanliciousness	http://custombionicle.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Jman98/Pitch_Us_YOUR_idea_for_a_show!
21:19	Jareroden	Right, we need to promote this
21:19	Shadowmaster	We need to promote a lot of things.
21:20	Jareroden	Including someone to replace Pepsi, but that can be discussed later.
21:20	Fezmaster	Back
21:20	Jareroden	Maybe post the "pitch us an idea" on dA and YouTube as well?
21:21	Todunga	I second that notion.
21:21	Jareroden	Yes
21:21		*** Varkanax joined #BoT
21:21	Varkanax	Back, for now.
21:21	Varkanax	Though I won't be very active, as I'm watching DW.
21:21	Fezmaster	I see.
21:21	Jareroden	We're discussing how to better promote a CBW series.
21:22	Jareroden	We need more ideas.
21:22	Varkanax	I'm still pitching an XMS-based thingy.
21:22	Jareroden	I suggested posting the topic on places like YouTube and dA
21:22	Fezmaster	SM and I have entertained the idea of having a CBW dA....
21:23	Varkanax	The issue with an XMS series is we need a good animation thingy.
21:23	Varkanax	Like blender.
21:23	Jareroden	Yeah
21:23	mibbit	+i: No such nickname online.
21:23		+++ Shadowmaster set the channel to mode +i
21:23	Fezmaster	But we're unsure of who could maintain, monitor and operate a CBW dA account.
21:23	Jareroden	Hmmm.
21:23	Jareroden	I can do it.
21:23	Fezmaster	You could?
21:23	Fezmaster	Are you sure?
21:23	Jareroden	Yes.
21:24	Jareroden	I don't have a personal dA.
21:24	Varkanax	Echo1 suggested a spinoff XMS series
21:24	Jareroden	Well, I have four.
21:24	Jareroden	But I never use them.
21:24	Jareroden	That sounds like a good idea.
21:24	Jmanliciousness	Have J97 run the deviantART account, while I'll continue to run the YouTube account.
21:24	Varkanax	A prequel.
21:24	Varkanax	Anyway, I really do have to leave now.
21:24		*** Varkanax quit (Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client)
21:24	Fezmaster	Right then....
21:25	Jareroden	All in favor of promoting a CBW series on other sites, say "Aye"
21:25	Jareroden	Aye.
21:25	Fezmaster	Aye.
21:25	Todunga	Aye
21:25	Jmanliciousness	Aye.
21:25	Jareroden	Motion passed.
21:25	Todunga	Expansion on that: Is J97 making a dA account or a group for CBW?
21:25	Todunga	Or are we joiing the BIONICLE onw?
21:25	Jareroden	A CBW deviantART account will be created after this session, and a series promoted on it.
21:26	Jareroden	I'd say a group.
21:26	Fezmaster	Very well....
21:26	Fezmaster	Moving on...
21:26	Jareroden	As I said earlier, we need someone to replace Pepsi.
21:26	Fezmaster	Indeed.
21:26	Todunga	Just for the YT account?
21:27	Shadowmaster	I don't think we need someone to replace Pepsi.
21:27	Shadowmaster	I mean.
21:27	Shadowmaster	Yes, there's a gap there.
21:27	Shadowmaster	But there's really nobody fit to replace him.
21:27	Fezmaster	I agree.
21:27	Fezmaster	Most of the active users filling in the activity box are either too inexperienced, too busy or too new.
21:28	Jareroden	True,
21:28	Jareroden	And the rest already resigned.
21:28	Shadowmaster	Although we may need a new rollback.
21:28	Fezmaster	We can survive with a reduced number of staff administrators for now.....
21:28	Fezmaster	But I feel we need more Rollbacks.
21:28	Fezmaster	Ninja'd.
21:28	Fezmaster	Anyway.....
21:29	Jareroden	Any ideas?
21:29	Fezmaster	I suggest we open a Vote for Rollbackship, or something like that! XD
21:29	Jareroden	Who are the rollbacks at the current point?
21:29	Fezmaster	I think we really only need one more Rollback at this point.
21:29	Shadowmaster	Echo and Roden.
21:29	Fezmaster	Echo and Toa Roden.
21:29	Jareroden	Hm.
21:30	Jareroden	Who would you all suggest?
21:30	Todunga	I vote Jman. Even if it's just a badge, knowing he can undo the vandalism when no admins are there reassures me.
21:30	Jmanliciousness	Is Roden even active anymore?
21:30	Todunga	LIke, he may not use it a lot, but I'd prefer him over a lot of people.
21:31	Fezmaster	Fair point.
21:31	Jareroden	Yes.
21:31	Jareroden	Jman, your input?
21:31	Fezmaster	Jman, how would you feel about returning to a Rollback position? You ma have retired, but you are still a good choice.
21:32	Jmanliciousness	Not really anything to say other then I already undo vandalism when I see it, so it'd be nothing new.
21:32	Jareroden	Very well.
21:32	Todunga	All in favor of promoting Jman to rollback, say Aye.
21:32	Jareroden	Aye
21:32	Todunga	Ayr.
21:32	Fezmaster	Aye.
21:33	Shadowmaster	Aye.
21:33	Todunga	Motion passed.
21:33	Fezmaster	Motion passed.
21:33	Fezmaster	In that case, I shall appoint you back to your Rollback status.
21:33	Jareroden	What else do we have to ponder tonight?
21:33	Fezmaster	Welcome back, Jman.
21:33	Jmanliciousness	Oh joy, I'm so happy I wanna fluffing puke.
21:33	Todunga	I have nothing to add.
21:34	Fezmaster	I would like to bring forth a small matter.....
21:34	Jmanliciousness	Go on.
21:34	Jareroden	Go on.
21:34	Jareroden	Ninja'd
21:34	Fezmaster	This isn't anything groundshaking, mind you.
21:35	Fezmaster	In two days time (one day, per Australian time), it will officially be the CBW's anniversary.
21:35	Fezmaster	This will mark....
21:35	Fezmaster	5 years of age, I believe?
21:35	Jareroden	Indeed
21:35	Fezmaster	Anyway, I was thinking perhaps we could do something for the Anniversary.
21:35	Jareroden	I have some ideas
21:36	Fezmaster	5 years is, after all, half a decade.
21:36	Jareroden	Though I suggest that we do planning off the record
21:36	Jareroden	So as to retain the element of surprise.
21:36	Fezmaster	Alright....
21:36	Fezmaster	But one of my ideas was to perhaps host a CBW podcast on the day of the anniversary....
21:37	Jareroden	Sure.
21:37	Todunga	Call the meeting to a close now? We don't want to spoil the ideas. >(
21:37	Fezmaster	Perhaps reflecting on our most enjoyable moments from CBW and BIONICLE in general.
21:37	Fezmaster	Perhaps shorten the length, however.
21:37	Jareroden	I agree with TDG.
21:37	Fezmaster	Alright.
21:38	Fezmaster	Does anyone have anything to add before I close this meeting?
21:38	Jmanliciousness	I do have like, one little thing to add. Should we have anything else on the YouTube channel besides the Podcast and upcoming show? O:
21:38	Fezmaster	Hmmm....
21:38	Jareroden	Hm.
21:39	Jareroden	Perhaps CBW related shorts.
21:39	Fezmaster	Maybe...
21:39	Jareroden	And maybe audio readings of book segments.
21:39	Jmanliciousness	Maybe shorts revolving around Matoran versions of the admins.
21:39	Fezmaster	That's an idea!
21:39	Jareroden	Which idea?
21:40	Fezmaster	Both!
21:40	Fezmaster	Those are good ideas.
21:40	Jareroden	Many thanks.
21:40	Fezmaster	I agree with your suggestions.
21:40	Jareroden	Now, anything else to bring to the table?
21:41	Fezmaster	Not from me.
21:41	Jareroden	Not from me.
21:41	Todunga	Neg.
21:41	Jmanliciousness	Nope.
21:41	Jmanliciousness	SM?
21:42	Fezmaster	Shadowmaster?
21:42	Shadowmaster	No.
21:42	Jareroden	Right.
21:42	Jareroden	CB, send us off.
21:43	Fezmaster	I hereby close this gathering of the elected members of the Board of Trustees. All passed motions will be carried out and implemented as soon as possible.

Motions

• Reinstated Jman98 as a rollback.
• Made a separate wiki for wiki skin and coding testing.
• Made a deviantArt group for Custom BIONICLE Wiki.
• Agreed to promote the Brutaka Art Contest on other sites.
• Created a main page section for the Manual of Style.
• Made plans to do a podcast on the upcoming fifth anniversary of CBW and do something else that is special on that day.

Participants

Present

Username	IRC Name	AKA (in chat)
Chicken Bond	Fezmaster	CB
Jareroden97	Jareroden	J97
Varkanax39	Varkanax	V39, Varkie
Jman98	Jmanliciousness	Jman
ThatDevilGuy	Todunga	TDG
Shadowmaster	Shadowmaster	SM

Absent

There were no board members absent during this meeting.