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:I am a bit hesitant to create a new namespace for several reasons.  Firstly, we only get three custom namespaces and as far as I know, their creation cannot be reversed.  If we ever decide to reverse this decision, it might be impossible.  Secondly, the pages attract the wrong type of attention for the wiki.  They encourage people to make vanity pages as opposed to actual content.  Our aim should be to create a reliable, professional wiki that is written from a neutral point of view.  We had similar discussions on the [RuneScape:RuneScape Wiki|RuneScape Wiki]] a while back about [RuneScape:Forum:Delete the Forums|forum usage]] and [http://runescape.wikia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=52&st=0&sk=t&sd=a  personal images].  The forums then were largely used for personal clan recruitment and trades as opposed to discussions on actually improving the site.  Clearly that is what the forums are meant to be.
:I am a bit hesitant to create a new namespace for several reasons.  Firstly, we only get three custom namespaces and as far as I know, their creation cannot be reversed.  If we ever decide to reverse this decision, it might be impossible.  Secondly, the pages attract the wrong type of attention for the wiki.  They encourage people to make vanity pages as opposed to actual content.  Our aim should be to create a reliable, professional wiki that is written from a neutral point of view.  We had similar discussions on the [RuneScape:RuneScape Wiki|RuneScape Wiki]] a while back about [RuneScape:Forum:Delete the Forums|forum usage]] and [http://runescape.wikia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=52&st=0&sk=t&sd=a  personal images].  The forums then were largely used for personal clan recruitment and trades as opposed to discussions on actually improving the site.  Clearly that is what the forums are meant to be.


:If you look at [[Special:Webtools]], you'll see a list of the most common keywords that are searched for on our wiki.  Not one of them is a smasher article.  '''Very few''' readers visit our wiki for that type of material. [[Special:Top/most_visited]] will tell you the same thing.  Overall, our community should be attempting to create articles that will actually interest the readers.  Wikia should be a professional, collaborative effort.  It should not be for pages that will only interest a very limited number of readers. [[User:Dtm142|Dtm142]] 23:27, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
:If you look at Special:Webtools, you'll see a list of the most common keywords that are searched for on our wiki.  Not one of them is a smasher article.  '''Very few''' readers visit our wiki for that type of material. Special:Top/most_visited will tell you the same thing.  Overall, our community should be attempting to create articles that will actually interest the readers.  Wikia should be a professional, collaborative effort.  It should not be for pages that will only interest a very limited number of readers. [[User:Dtm142|Dtm142]] 23:27, 29 March 2008 (UTC)


The 3 custom namespace limit is just so people don't request several, pointless namespaces. Uncyclopedia somehow got away with having 5. I'm all for having the smasher articles in there own namespace. --[[User:Charitwo|Charitwo]] 23:43, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
The 3 custom namespace limit is just so people don't request several, pointless namespaces. Uncyclopedia somehow got away with having 5. I'm all for having the smasher articles in there own namespace. --[[User:Charitwo|Charitwo]] 23:43, 29 March 2008 (UTC)