The Sims Wiki:Miraheze migration: Difference between revisions
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This page exists to help keep track of The Sims Wiki's migration from Wikia (who irritatingly insist on being called "
==Why migrate?==
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==Things that need to get done==
Currently, the plan is to stay on Wikia
* <strike>Migrate templates</strike> {{Done}}
* <s>Migrate system messages</s> {{Done|I think we're mostly done}}
* <s>Migrate Javascript and CSS</s> {{Done|The essentials should be done at this point}}
* <s>Make sure migrated Javascript and CSS work on the new wiki</s> {{Done|Most of the JS/CSS that are only applicable to Wikia have not been set up on the new wiki, as they are not required}}
* Make sure our templates work on the new wiki
* Upload all the images that cannot be found on [[c:|Wikimedia Commons]] from the Wikia wiki to here (which is a lot!)
** <s>A dump file of all the images on the Wikia wiki was created on March 5, 2019. That has all been uploaded.</s> {{Done}}
** We need to continue uploading new images uploaded to the Wikia wiki in order to keep things in sync.
* Ensure all [[Special:Interwiki|interwiki links]] continue to work (since some interwiki codes have been modified on Miraheze that aren't backwards-compatible with Wikia)
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* <s>Migrate edit filters</s> {{Done}}
* Create localized help pages (a lot of them! you can find some guidance on [[mw:Help:Contents]] and [[wikipedia:Template:Wikipedia help pages]]. [[Help:Contents]] and [[Help:Directory]] has some redlinks you can fill in.)
* Create [[mw:Extension:TemplateData|TemplateData]] for templates
* Set up a system for people to confirm and link their Wikia identities
* <s>Import a database dump from the Wikia wiki into here; we'll need to contact [[m:Staff|Staff]] for help with this.</s>
** {{Done}} A copy of the Wikia wiki's database, dated January 18, 2020, 19:28:28 UTC, has been imported to Miraheze.
* [https://github.com/KevinPayravi/indie-wiki-buddy/issues/113 Notify] the maintainers of [https://getindie.wiki Indie Wiki Buddy] so it can start redirecting people off Wikia
At all times we need to make sure that we are not violating the terms of the [[wikipedia:CC BY-SA|CC BY-SA]] license that we use by making sure we provide proper attribution to our edits. This can easily be accomplished by exporting and then importing the page histories of our Wikia wiki correctly, and by providing a URL if that is not possible.
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* <s>Upload all of their files</s> {{Done}}
* Decide on policies (at [[Forum:Merging with the Customized Sims Wiki]]) {{In progress}}
* Update their pages to use our infoboxes (currently most of them use a plain [[Help:Table|table]] without much styling) {{In progress}}
===Other things to do===
* Get in touch with news agencies revolving around ''The Sims'' series, like SimsVIP, asking if they'd be interested in helping to cover the migration.
* Start drafting messages to be posted on highly frequented discussion boards like The Sims Reddit to let people know about the migration. We need to interact with the community directly to get the word out.
* Losslessly compress images on the wiki so that the site loads faster. You can use [https://sourceforge.net/projects/nikkhokkho/files/FileOptimizer/ FileOptimizer] for some very impressive compression rates, or use EZGIF's online tools for [https://ezgif.com/optipng PNG] and [https://ezgif.com/optijpeg JPG]. Remember to compress '''losslessly'''; do not use lossy compression as this damages image quality!
* I contacted the Runescape Wiki and asked for advice. They suggested getting in touch with the SimGurus since they are likely to be on board with the migration and will have more of an interest with interacting directly with the community. We are part of the Sims Community and it is important that we get them on our side.
==Differences between Wikia and Miraheze==
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! scope="col"| Wikia
! scope="col"| Miraheze
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! scope="row"|Core principles
|Wikia has been rebranding itself to "Fandom" since 2016, marking a shift in the company's image and attitude towards its communities. https://www.fandom.com is filled with clickbait articles centered around fan theories and the entertainment industry. When Wikia first started, it was to be a wiki hosting service that accommodated all wikis, regardless of scope and subject, thus allowing both entertainment wikis (centered around games, movies, and TV shows), lifestyle wikis (centered around food and health), and more scholarly or serious wikis (for example, wikis about mental health or historical events) to develop. With the "Fandom" rebranding, the platform is now completely and utterly biased towards entertainment wikis, with annoying features such as the "Fan Feed" located at the bottom of every article containing links to clickbait titles under the Fandom website. The name "Fandom" does not reflect {{SITENAME}}'s goals to provide a knowledge base of information and instead makes us look like a third-rate fansite that promotes player theories rather than fact.
|Miraheze is focused on being a wiki hosting service; their primary focus is on keeping the technical workings of the site going. They support all wiki communities equally, do not bias themselves towards a certain genre or topic, and any features or events that they release or hold accommodate all wikis, rather than just the "most lucrative" ones. Miraheze focuses on accommodating all wikis and allowing all wiki communities to flourish equally, and their focus is on making things friendly for editors, rather than on selling branded merch to people who win some arbitrary reward. Miraheze's goals are compatible with {{SITENAME}} and allow us to more accurately reflect our mission.
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! scope="row"|Software
|As of November 2022, Wikia uses MediaWiki 1.37.6. At the time of this article's introduction, Wikia used MediaWiki version 1.19.24, which went out of support in May 2015.<ref>[[mw:MediaWiki 1.19]]</ref> Wikia heavily customizes their version of MediaWiki, to the point where a version upgrade
|Miraheze uses MediaWiki {{CURRENTVERSION}} and constantly updates its software, as seen in [[Special:Version]]. It strives to upgrade to the latest stable release of MediaWiki whenever possible to ensure that all communities are able to enjoy new features to the wiki software.
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! scope="row"|Skins
|Wikia only offers one skin for desktop, called
|Miraheze offers six skins by default that users can enable as they please in [[Special:Preferences]]. The Sims Wiki has opted to use the [[mw:Skin:Vector|Vector]] skin as its default skin, which is the same skin used on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. In addition, Miraheze utilizes the [[mw:Extension:MobileFrontend|MobileFrontend]] extension, which delivers a rich, easy to use interface on mobile devices.
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! scope="row"|Advertisements
|Wikia uses banner advertisements, usually injected at the sides of articles or at the very top of page. Inline advertisements have also been reported. Advertisements on Wikia are described as being annoying, disruptive, distracting, and at times malicious, as there have been reports of advertisements redirecting users to inappropriate websites.
|Miraheze does not have advertisements whatsoever, and rely on a [[m:Donate|donation]] model for funding. Because there are no advertisements, there is no chance of having bad ads redirect you to inappropriate places. Having no ads also improves site performance significantly for those without adblocking software.
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! scope="row"|Extensions
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! scope="row"|Namespaces
|Wikia offers the standard 16 [[mw:Help:Namespaces#Standard_namespaces|editable namespaces]] that ship with MediaWiki by default, along with the "Forum" and "Forum talk" namespace for [[mw:Extension:DPLforum|wiki-style forums]]. [[wikia:w:Help:Custom_namespaces|Custom namespaces]] can be created, but only by request, and limited to a maximum of three.<ref group="n">For technical purposes, the Fanon, Fanon talk, Game guide, and Game guide talk namespaces on The Sims Wiki on Wikia have namespace IDs 112, 113, 114, and 115, respectively.</ref>
|Miraheze offers all of the standard namespaces and the wiki-style forum namespaces, and allow for custom namespaces to be created using a web interface. There is no limit to the number of custom namespaces that can be created. This means that {{SITENAME}} can create as many namespaces as it needs, whenever it wants.<ref group="n">For technical purposes, the Fanon, Fanon talk, Game guide, and Game guide talk namespaces on The Sims Wiki on Miraheze have namespace IDs 3000, 3001, 3002, and 3003, respectively.</ref>
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! scope="row"|Files and images
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===Will my Wikia contributions be carried over?===
No, unfortunately. This is a difficult decision we've had to make. Since there are ''thousands'' of users that have edited The Sims Wiki, we cannot be 100% sure that all of the usernames used on Wikia are not already being used on Miraheze. To avoid issues with edits being attributed to the wrong users, most edits that have been imported from Wikia are not attributed to any Miraheze account. Your username is still listed on those edits, but they will not link to your userpage. They will appear as '''sims>Username'''
===What about fanons?===
Fanons have automatically been imported to the Miraheze wiki. We strongly encourage fanon authors to move to the Miraheze wiki and continue their fanon there.
===Sorry, what is this wiki's name again?===
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* '''12 April 2019''' - All pages from The Customized Sims Wiki are imported to a subpage of [[Special:PrefixIndex/The_Sims_Wiki:The_Customized_Sims_Wiki/|The Sims Wiki:The Customized Sims Wiki]] and await further migration to their permanent homes.
* '''13 April 2019''' - All files from The Customized Sims Wiki are uploaded to the wiki.
* '''1 May 2019''' - Most file uploads are completed. Newer files uploaded to the Wikia wiki will need to be uploaded to the Miraheze wiki as an ongoing task until the migration.
* '''18 January 2020''' - A database dump from the Wikia wiki is generated and submitted for import to Miraheze.
* '''19 January 2020''' - The import is completed. The dump includes all page histories and revisions, and excludes log entries and files. These need to be uploaded separately.
==Credits==
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