User blog:Sannse/Checking in and catching up

Hi all,

I'm afraid I haven't been around as much as I should have been through the changes here. I get the impression that things have been a bit turbulent over the last few weeks. Hopefully things are starting to calm down now, but I know the community here will have a lot to do to make sure the wiki stays happy and healthy despite it's losses.

One thing I didn't do while you were preparing the new wiki, was give you our fork guidelines. These are a set of rules about what can and can't be done on this wiki for the benefit of the other wiki. Some of these may be things that would not be considered anyway, but it's better to be blunt and prevent misunderstandings.


 * Please do not link to the new wiki on the main page of the Wikia version. It's OK to link to a FAQ or blog post that discusses the change and links to the new wiki. This notice will be taken down after the move date to allow the remaining community to start recovering.
 * Please make sure that any messaging (including on the main page) clearly says that people have a choice to stay on this wiki if they prefer.
 * Please do not post to users' talk pages with messages about the fork. We look on this as spam.
 * Please do not try to delete pages, change fundamental elements of the site or otherwise damage the content. The wiki should be left intact and available for the remaining community to use.
 * Please do not use the wiki to promote the new fork. This includes templates, notices or URLs on pages other than the announcement.

I'll remove the banner now, and ask that we talk about any other notices before the are added. Overall, I think the current community is aware of the fork, and there's no longer a need for a notice about the fork on every page.

I know that some of the organizing and discussion for the new wiki has been taking place on this wiki. It's time for that to stop now. Things added here, or changed here, should be for the benefit of this wiki. For example, a forum post here about the other wiki being down might seem useful, but not to this wiki. The other wiki can stand on it's own feet now.

For those staying here, please let me know if there is anything you need, and it's great to see you will be continuing with this wiki.