Board Thread:Consensus track/@comment-7153552-20130927224851/@comment-7153552-20131007200425

All valid points, I agree across the board, to be honest. When I got MotM, I was trying to get it for AzuraKnight. My being awarded had never even crossed my mind - come to think of it, that might be part of why I ended up with it - and at the time I was mostly trying to convey the importance of the forums. I feel that anything that makes it on the mainspace articles should more or less be something seen and tested on multiple occurances. There are a handful of bugs or glitches or issues that I've only seen brought up once or twice. Things like that (one-off issues) may not need to be in the "known bugs" section as they seem to be not that well known.

Now, while I'm not particularly normal, I can say that the average person seeks validation. It is in our nature as human beings to want to be noticed and feel appreciated. To do a lot of work and put out a lot of effort just to be looked over and everyone abuse you for it is what makes people not want to do the work or put out the effort. Positive reinforcement is key when dealing with people who do work for you - especially the free sort that we aquire on the wikia. There are exceptions, there are those that will do the work simply for the fact of doing it. There are those that will put forth effort and help people just because that is what makes them feel needed, doing things that others aren't regardless of the recognition later. This doesn't mean we don't note those people, it just means there's different kinds of folks out there.

MotM being suspended is a great thing, as I said when I opened the line of discussion we need to evaluate things from time to time. The thing is, where do we draw the line on mainspace? Do blogs count, or do those get put in with Forums? How do we judge blog space vs main space vs forum space?

I'm not saying we need three different awards, I'm not saying let's lump everything into one, either. I'm saying that this is going to feel convoluted and way too involved before it's over. However, once the dust settles and the "XX of the Month" stuff gets back around, I think we'll find it a better system. Worst case scenario we up the criteria for Member of the Month and physically write in that forums and/or blogs are excluded. Best case scenario we come up with a fair way to judge the wikia across the board. Anywhere in between is perfectly acceptable, we're just here to talk and come to something that resembles finality. I recognize the names posting here as people that care about the wikia and understand the nature of our community. I have faith that we can wade through this together and come up with something that better benefits us as a whole group.