It does seem like there are things that could make it easier or more appealing for people to contribute to IFWiki.
I’m summing up ideas that have been mentioned so far, and adding a few, some of which have come up in past conversations about IFWiki:
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Installing wiki extensions/tools to make it easier to edit (I’m guessing the person hosting the site would have to do this?)
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Narrowing the scope of IFWiki, to make it more achievable to keep it up to date
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Clarifying the focus/purpose of IFWiki, so that people understand the point of maintaining it at all
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Deciding how to handle the overlap between IFWiki and IFDB
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Changing the “magic word” question to something easier for IF newbies
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Solving the copyright questions, so that people don’t worry their contributions may ultimately be useless
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Organizing a larger group of volunteers to work on maintenance. When there are only a few, it can feel like your efforts are a drop in the bucket, or that people don’t care, and people get burned out.
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More visible governance
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Better communication