Will the real FFXIV Wiki Please Stand Out

[Anonymoose]

Before I throw the name out there, there's a distinction you should know:

FFXIVPRO is expected to be an extention of FFXIAH - an economic resource.

YG and ZAM are Databases which read the information that CAN be read from the DATs and update them automatically. (The former hasn't done much moderating since december and is still using July's DAT packs.) ZAM does contain a wiki, but edits on it are scarce.

A wiki, however, takes time. The only FFXIV wiki whose owners still actively build and maintain is GamerEscape. As a matter of fact, Gahoo (resident admin and close friend of site owner Ganiman) is in the process of moving the entire item database over as we speak (to "dated" stuff, so we can begin again... (/fistshake)), and has recently revamped just about every single display template.

But, again, wikis take time. FFXIclopedia didn't pick up speed until about 3 years after the game had established itself. Wikis need users to fill in the templates the admins build with information they find in the game, and sadly, FFXIV doesn't have that.

If you'd like to help out, please do! However, don't expect too much too soon. It's hard to keep up with databases for standard info, and the easy access to basic DAT info only limits potential editors from stopping by. Make no mistake, though, as wikis come together, Databases limitations (and lack of moderation apparently) end up becoming even more obvious. Time at XIclopedia taught me that, and I'm proud to work with GE now.

EDIT: Oh, look - Ganiman's doing maintenance on it right now... lol