Discord for Conversations with Editors!
Hey People!
It can be pretty difficult to get into a conversation on this platform, and I keep feeling it would be really useful to be able to just talk to you, the other people editing this wiki. So I've set up a Discord server for discussions on editing this, and other Musical Theatre focused wikis...
https://discord.gg/cCUh558NPs
I'm hoping it'll be easier to share ideas and opinions there, we can get to know each other a little better and work together easier. So far I've just set up channels for the Cats and Starlight wikis, but open to expanding if it'd be useful! I've not set up a Discord server before so there's a learning curve there too.
Come over and say Hi, and we can get some ideas brewing!
Notability for Photos
We have been getting a lot, a LOT of selfies uploaded to this wiki. I would ask that before you do add casual backstage images of the cast, consider two things:
1) Notability. Is this image, actually, interesting? Is it unique? Does it show us something special? Is there nothing similar on the wiki already? The various casts of productions around the world generously share images of the fun they're having performing - its wonderful we live in a time where this is even possible, and it's always appreciated to scroll through Instagram and see. But. Does that photo need to be copied across to here?
2) Performer Privacy. Is the person featured in the image going to be happy about it being archived here? When someone searches their name…
Light Mode Links
If you're using the Fandom Desktop in Light mode, you probably noticed a bit of a change... I've been really struggling to get a good light theme that is on brand for the show. "Dark Yellow" is apparently very hard to read on a light background, so was failing accessibility criteria. And it didn't look great (looks fine on the dark mode! This wiki is definitely better on dark mode!)
So in finding a better colour for links and accents, I've given violet a go - complimentary colour to the yellow, so hopefully it doesn't stand out massively as a random design choice unless you're used to the gold? Change is always going to be jarring, but beside from "that's different", does it work?
Non-Replica Characters
So as it stands, Non-replica production photos shouldn't be added to character categories - but would it be of sufficient interest to create Non-replica character categories? So if you wanted to browse through all the wild and crazy designs for Demeter, for example, they were all collected in one place. (There's no point using the existing character categories for this, as they are entirely drowned out).
I don't think I am personally invested enough to go through and add new category tags for all the non-replica character photos, but throwing the idea out there if anyone else thinks it would be worthwhile?
I am, however, going through and adding non-replica production categories as sub-categories under "Non-Replica Productions" - any prod…
Images Backstage
We have the "Backstage" images category - which at the moment, seems applicable to about 85% of the images on this wiki! Categories are meant to be used, they are meant to let you find specific types of images. At the moment, the "Backstage" category doesn't seem to have any benefit. It's almost at the stage of having a category for "Cats" - what's the point?
So I have an idea - restrict its use to be a fall-back when no other category besides the production is relevant. For example, a picture of a dressing room table doesn't feature any characters, so it would be used for "Backstage". A rack of costumes. Examples of how the mics work. Actors having wigs fitted would qualify, the technical backstage work to run the productions. Rehe…