Requests for Comment/Adding Reception Wikis as a separate wiki category

I think that we should add Reception Wikis as a separate wiki category for the following reasons: This is why I feel like Reception Wikis should be added as a separate category of wikis.
 * 1) There are so many reception wikis.
 * 2) We have other categories like song contest wikis.
 * 3) A lot of the current reception wikis are mostly uncategorized, but some are in specific categories.

Support

 * 1)  As proposer. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 22:29, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) Reception Wikis are on their way out, Bukkit previously suggested it on GitHub but it was declined. Additionally, Reception Wikis are very messy, adding a category for them would feel as if Miraheze is supporting and condoning them (which is far from the truth), they don't need more attention, if anything, they need less. They've brought Miraheze great disrepute, I don't think we need a category for them. Agent Isai (talk) 23:38, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
 * It really does not seem like the Stewards hate the Reception Wikis, they seem fine with them. If Stewards hated the Reception Wikis they all would have been shut down by now. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 23:47, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
 * The issue with Reception Wikis is that they're very dramatic and messy, they will always cause division and conflict. They've damaged Miraheze's reputation a great ton, searching for Miraheze on Google or Twitter will yield many results in which they say that Miraheze harbors and approves of the hate that is spewed from the Reception Wiki (which is wholely untrue). But even so, if the Stewardship had issues with the wikis, they're not going to violate their own policies and remove them, they're going to follow official policies and procedures and remove them only if they violate policies. However, do note that the Content Policy does now prohibit "wikis with the sole purpose to spread unsubstantiated insult, hate or rumours against a person or group of people." Many new requests for Reception Wikis have been getting declined for that reason. Agent Isai (talk) 00:00, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Not all of the reception wikis are bad though. I made a blog with a tier list on Crappy Games Wiki (one of the best Reception Wikis) ranking all of the reception wikis. Most of the reception wikis in the lower rankings are closed. Only the negative user wikis have caused problems, the media reception wikis and positive user wikis aren't that bad (with the exception of Incredible Wikis & Users Wiki and Healthy Fandoms & Hatedoms Wiki, both of which are closed). The reputation of the Reception Wikis was damaged by only a few very bad wikis, which are all closed now. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 00:08, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I agree with you here, the issue is/was user reception wikis, the media reception wikis are generally uneventful (apart from the occasional salty user), but as it stands, this was recently declined on GitHub and I doubt the decision will be reversed soon. Even so, I still hold the worry that adding a "Reception Wiki" category will seem like Miraheze condones the actions of past, abusive wikis. Agent Isai (talk) 00:15, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't think that adding a category about Reception Wikis will make it seem like Miraheze is condoning the bad wikis. It is more about efficiency, since there are so many reception wikis. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 00:21, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, Reception Wikis, for many, denotes the negative, toxic, and hateful user reception wikis. People, especially those involved in the fandom scene, won't see past face value and will automatically assume that "Reception Wiki" = Hate-spewing User Reception Wiki and will see the category as further reenforcement of their believe that Miraheze hosts hateful content. Agent Isai (talk) 00:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * 1) What's the point of this request anyways? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 00:25, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * The main reason for this if efficiency reasons, since there are so many Reception Wikis. Blubabluba9990 (talk) 00:45, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * 1)  DuchessTheSponge (talk) 01:28, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * 2)  Nope! Adding a category for Reception Wikis may make Miraheze's already toxic (not as toxic as FANDOM's hatedom) worse. As the RW's reputation were ruined by the Outcast Network and their userbase (notably flame wars triggered by Portrock's hatred towards Zenko). Not trying to gravedig here, but if it weren't for the user-based wikis, then maybe a Reception Wikis catergory might be fine but I digress. Not to mention that the first thing people think of Miraheze, they think of Reception Wikis. Milcery229 (talk) 01:43, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

Comments

 * 1) Just a quick note: This was recently declined on GitHub. I further believe that it might seem as if Miraheze condones the hateful wikis that were previously hosted on here and will see it as a harbor for such content, further tarnishing the Miraheze name. Agent Isai (talk) 00:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)