Thread:Acardwell415/@comment-5175866-20150926195643

Hello Acardwell. This is Superdadsuper, one of the Administrators at Biblicalapedia. I am messaging you because I would like to discuss some of the Wikia Branding and how it is different for Biblicalapedia.

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.

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 and Bureaucrat

 