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I forgot to say that almost every FANDOM community has an official discord server

That’s probably very useful. I have used discord a few times, so I know very little about it. I followed your link, and logged in.

Oh, that’s a bit tricky. My initial reaction was that adding the information to the page to the original character (as is usually done in this wiki) would be the best, but if the “new” characters differ much from the original it is perhaps better to make a new page. Since the names are totally changed, the latter wouldn’t be confusing.

Thanks!

I have the book, but only in Swedish. I will try to look it up.

I didn’t find any reference to the Royal George Hotel, in the book.

Thank you.

Hi Andy. Usually I prefer the shorter form, as used in encyclopaedias, but I can be persuaded to use longer names.

Another thing to consider, regarding names, is those with only a last name. Should it be just the name, or Mr/Mrs/Miss/Dr and if so should it be with a . or without one?

Simple thing first. In the earliest A.C. texts, she always puts the . where appropriate. So it was Mr. Dr. Mrs. But I notice in newer books, it became Mr Mrs Dr

I suggest we go without the . This is the modern style which most people use today and so most editors will get it right naturally. There will be less copy editing to do.

On the page names, I am agreeable with shorter form but i think we should avoid single word names when this would lead to ambiguity. We should always aim for at least two parts of a name if we know it, to be more specific.

For example, Edgeware. Is that page about the person or a town? A.C. has a lot of Lords who we only know as Lord XX.

Then everyone says Miss Marple, seldom Marple. Even if we didn't know she is Jane, I think the page would have been created as Miss Marple.

And again, suppose we have Mr and Mrs Smith in the same story?

This is just my early thoughts. We can think some more about it, and get more opinions from other editors.

I would suggest the form of the name Christie used unless it will cause confusion. Examples Lord Edgware, Mrs Macatta. If there is a profusion of identical or similar names - members of a family with the same surname then elaborate the page title from there. For people with long titles, I don't see the harm in the full name where needed, because the link can be short - like "Edgware" can be linked to Lord Edgware if that is what is needed.

Wow, thanks! I guess I have a lot to learn.

No problem! Hope you have fun over here!

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Hi Andy. Could you tell me a little more about what an administrator does? Responsibilities and so.

An admin is like the manager of a restaurant while the bureaucrat is like the owner. In your case I suggest that you ask for both admin and bureaucrat rights, as this wikia doesn't have an admin nor a bureaucrat.

Here's some links about the powers and best practices for an admin and bureaucrat.

https://community.fandom.com/wiki/Help:User_rights#Administrators https://community.fandom.com/wiki/Help:Administrators%27_how-to_guide https://community.fandom.com/wiki/Help:Best_practices_for_administrators

Basically an admin has important maintenance tools and powers. For example he can delete unwanted pages (sometimes people create pages which are not relevant and are just advertising). He can also block users or protect an important page so that others cannot edit or vandalise it.

An admin can see a site dashboard with useful statistics and information, telling him which pages need maintenance or has problems. He can also change the theme (colour scheme and design) of the site.

An admin also tries to grow the community, by welcoming new editors and offering to help if they need it. You are already doing that!

A bureaucrat is like the owner of the restaurant. Besides all the powers above, the most important power a bureaucrat has is to be able to appoint other users as admin or bureaucrat.

Although it sounds like a lot, I assure you that there is usually not a lot to do. I am admin of three sites. There was some vandalism to remove but I never had to block any user.

Please consider taking it up. Regards.

Hi! I have applied to adopting the wiki. Thanks for the support!

Hi! Nice to see you here! I have been thinking the same thing, but in the last days/weeks there have been more people editing.

I know on my own wikis here when anyone new edits or adds to a quiet wiki, it gets bumped up in the front page mentions. So just us doing things here keeps it appearing and therefore hopefully attracting new editors :)

That sounds great!