Thread:Withersoul 235/@comment-4369608-20200106054727/@comment-4369608-20200107200833

I appreciate your openness and honesty again. But you are correct on the part of the community having the say. Im not necessarily saying the founder has unlimited power, but my point earlier was that a majority who spoke up at the time didn't want you to take the position. That is all.

It may also be the case that my perspective on its size is influenced by my being at the time in regular contact with, if not good friends with, most of the users who contributed actively. Communities always feel smaller and more intimate when you basically know everyone who goes there. I think at its peak there were just over a dozen people, which compared to other wikis never really felt that large.

But, yes, many people have come and gone who claimed they would revive the wiki. Nothing has ever really come of it. I think the main issue is that wikia in general is not the most optimal place for fan content of this type, especially with stories. There are many other platforms out there better dedicated to that kind of thing that get a whole lot more traffic. So it's not to say that fan content of ANY kind for it is doomed; it would just thrive better elsewhere, if you want to get legitimate attention and feedback on it.

I still play Minecraft every so often. I'm just not interested in it enough to the point where I want to create fan content. Sometimes it's better to let things die to pave the way to new avenues. It had a fairly good run while it lasted.

In the meantime, perhaps it would be a good idea to really think over not just why you want to run wikis, but how you intend to actually run them. Being an admin on this one alone took up a lot of my time, where I wasn't really on any other for the most part. If you're going to start a revival project of any kind for any place, you have to take into consideration whether or not it's a good platform for that kind of thing to get traffic on, and how much of your time you can actually dedicate to it. If you are constantly busy as you've mentioned, perhaps it would be better to shelve that kind of thing for later. It's a reasonably large commitment. Furthermore, though I'm sure you're aware of this now, please listen to what other members of those communities say, so that something like this does not happen again. Do not argue with them over taking the throne; have an open dialogue. It's possible, again, to spearhead things without being in the top position of power.

I appreciate this, and hope that you have a good day.