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Looking at the [[WikiNode]], [[TourBusStop]], [[sandbox]], articles - as mentioned by [[TedErnst]] earlier, made me think that these are pages that people elsewhere may or may not want in their main namespace. So I think they are very good examples of something that could be viewed from the point of view of external wiki-editors. | Looking at the [[WikiNode]], [[TourBusStop]], [[sandbox]], articles - as mentioned by [[TedErnst]] earlier, made me think that these are pages that people elsewhere may or may not want in their main namespace. So I think they are very good examples of something that could be viewed from the point of view of external wiki-editors. | ||
WikiNode and TourBusStop in particular, are projects that people are trying to "push" onto other wikis, so thinking about how dumping them into someone's main namespace '''might''' be seen as disruptive might be helpful in thinking of the best way to "market" these two [[:Category: | WikiNode and TourBusStop in particular, are projects that people are trying to "push" onto other wikis, so thinking about how dumping them into someone's main namespace '''might''' be seen as disruptive might be helpful in thinking of the best way to "market" these two [[:Category:Wiki concept|concepts]] to other wikis. | ||
To help explain this, on my own wiki ([[Spelljammer Wiki]]) I'm trying to build up an encyclopedia of canon for an out of print role playing game. Having a WikiNode pop up on a random page search might not bother [[WikiIndex]], but it would be more likely to confuse my own visitors. Projecting yourself into my boots and thinking about how '''I''' can make that a "backdoor" way into '''my''' wiki, might make it easier for you to "sell" this inter-wiki concept. | To help explain this, on my own wiki ([[Spelljammer Wiki]]) I'm trying to build up an encyclopedia of canon for an out of print role playing game. Having a WikiNode pop up on a random page search might not bother [[WikiIndex]], but it would be more likely to confuse my own visitors. Projecting yourself into my boots and thinking about how '''I''' can make that a "backdoor" way into '''my''' wiki, might make it easier for you to "sell" this inter-wiki concept. | ||