Thread:Asnow89/@comment-5175866-20151015234557

Hi Asnow. Long time no see. As you may be aware we haven't been active in the books hub because we do not have the resources to be able to create literary programs based on the Bible. There have been many changes in the past few months, most notably that I now have an Admin to call partner and friend. I am messaging you because I would like to discuss some of the Wikia Branding and how it is different for Biblicalapedia. This message was originally intended for Arcadwell, but I have recieved no reply.

Wikia has a vast branding portfolio and has a lot of marketing wrapped around it. Wikia is considered the "social universe by fans for fans" and while that is true it is different for Biblicalapedia. Many wikis consist of "superfans" and wikia considerably has communities driven by fandom.

This is true for wiki's, but for Biblicalapedia it is different. Being a community about the Bible and basing our rules on the Bible, the only people who can truly create edits that are consistent with the Bible in the long run, is those who believe it. These people would be Christians, so the "superfans" of the Bible are those who have faith in it. This is not to say that non-christians can't edit, but we must treat and monitor their edits much differently than those with Christ.

Mainly I want to chat with you about this for long term record. I want to be able to chat for 30 minutes or less (I know you cannot afford tons of time) so that we can determine how Wikia's branding can apply to Biblicalapedia, but how can distinguish it (for example instead of "superfan" "christian"). There are some other questions to pick your knowledge such as if we should rename to Bible Wiki or Wikia, or if we belong in the lifestyles or book hubs. Another complication is that we cannot compette with other christian websites necessairly, but rather have a different scope and perhaps more informative. Our true compettitor is Wikipedia as a majority of their "biblical" content is untruthful and misrepresenting the info in the Bible.

Biblicalapedia is very unique in basing all of our rules of the Bible itself. I feel like personally that Biblicalapedia can also serve as a ministry specifically to the Wikia community. I want Biblicalapedia to continue to be apart of the Wikia community, but there are some clear parts where that needs distinguishing. This will serve as a chance to document your thoughts for our long term usage (some decisions in coming months to those that may come 10 years from now) as well as a way for Wikia Staff to be prepared and effectively equipped to understand those differences. I look forward to being able to chat with you Thanks, Superdadsuper, Biblicalapedia Administrator & Bureaucrat

 