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::'''Inactive/private wikis''' There is still value in listing and connecting with private wikis which are active, since a reader here could gain access to it. In fact, it might be helpful to have this place be a funnel for invitations to wikis. I am glad that we have information on dead/dormant wikis as well as active ones because this site helps to document the history of wikis. But Mark is also correct that there should be some scheme for navigating only wikis where someone has a legitimate chance to participate rather than an indefinite list of abandoned and locked down wikis which dominate every category. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 15:52, 12 August 2014 (UTC) | ::'''Inactive/private wikis''' There is still value in listing and connecting with private wikis which are active, since a reader here could gain access to it. In fact, it might be helpful to have this place be a funnel for invitations to wikis. I am glad that we have information on dead/dormant wikis as well as active ones because this site helps to document the history of wikis. But Mark is also correct that there should be some scheme for navigating only wikis where someone has a legitimate chance to participate rather than an indefinite list of abandoned and locked down wikis which dominate every category. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 15:52, 12 August 2014 (UTC) | ||
=== | ===Call for clarity=== | ||
There are two questions to be dealt with: | There are two questions to be dealt with: | ||
# Is the property 'Private' really fitting in the same category with {Active, Dormant, Dead, NeedsLove, etc.}? | #Is the property '[[:Category:Private|Private]]' really fitting in the same category with {[[:Category:Active|Active]], [[:Category:Dormant|Dormant]], [[:Category:Dead|Dead]], [[:Category:NeedsLove|NeedsLove]], etc.}? | ||
# How should dead or private Wikis be listed; shall they 'disturb'/mix with the listings of active/accessible Wikis? | #How should dead or private Wikis be listed; shall they 'disturb'/mix with the listings of active/accessible Wikis? | ||
I see the discussion as mixed up on both topics which does not allow for solution. therefore I suggest to solve question 1 first and then try for question 2 which in my opinion calls for another kind of Wiki-Status possibly called | I see the discussion as mixed up on both topics which does not allow for solution. therefore I suggest to solve question 1 first and then try for question 2 which in my opinion calls for another kind of [[:Category:Wiki Status|Wiki-Status]] possibly called 'Category:Wiki Accessibility' [[User:Manorainjan|Manorainjan]] ([[User talk:Manorainjan|talk]]) 16:23, 12 August 2014 (UTC) | ||
:My inclination is that the designation "Private" has more to do with a wiki's EditMode than it does with a wiki's Status. I don't think a new "Accessibility" class of categories is needed. That's pretty much what "EditMode" is already. I am in favor is making "Private" one of the options for "EditMode". I suppose the clarification which would need to be made the difference between "ByInvitation" and "Private." To my mind, the former indicates that you could ostensibly obtain an invitation whereas the latter would be reserved for those which are closed to new participants. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] ([[User talk:MarvelZuvembie|talk]]) 23:34, 13 August 2014 (UTC) | :My inclination is that the designation "Private" has more to do with a wiki's [[:Category:Wiki Edit Mode|EditMode]] than it does with a wiki's Status. I don't think a new "Accessibility" class of categories is needed. That's pretty much what "EditMode" is already. I am in favor is making "Private" one of the options for "EditMode". I suppose the clarification which would need to be made the difference between "[[:Category:ByInvitation|ByInvitation]]" and "Private." To my mind, the former indicates that you could ostensibly obtain an invitation whereas the latter would be reserved for those which are closed to new participants. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] ([[User talk:MarvelZuvembie|talk]]) 23:34, 13 August 2014 (UTC) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||