PCGamingWiki AGM 2021

This is a page dedicated to adding items to an agenda for a structured meeting to take place in October over Discord regarding the direction and policies of PCGamingWiki. Any registered user can add a header below with a topic and a detailed description of the issue and changes that they would like to improve PCGamingWiki.

This page will be managed by Andytizer and collated into an article on the Project namespace before the meeting. Users are encouraged to message Andytizer directly on Discord directly to clarify their case for specific topics to be added to AGM.

Meeting format

• Discord, create a special channel to discuss. Use threads to breakdown the agreed agenda topics below.
• This meeting could take place at a specific time, or over multiple days depending on availability.
• End of the meeting period Andytizer will collate findings and create a public report with actions.

Relevant pages

• User:Andytizer/Code_of_conduct - drafting new policies.
• PCGamingWiki:Moderation_queue
• PCGamingWiki:Development_queue
• PCGamingWiki:Staff and User:Andytizer/Staff

Agenda suggestions

Policies

*Changes to Project:Code_of_conduct which has not been updated in 5 years.

• Create a new language policy regarding slurs, swear words and pronouns.
• Integration of Wikipedia:Signs of sockpuppetry and Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry#Meatpuppetry policies.

Outcome: Added to Code of conduct, also drafted in User:Andytizer/Code_of_conduct.

Staff

• Policy on inactive staff (refer to Wikipedia:Administrators#Procedural_removal_for_inactive_administrators).
• Recruit new moderators.
• Recruit new editors.
• Create an application process for becoming staff with clear 'acceptance' and 'rejection' discussions and guidelines. E.g. application form and role handbook.
• Creation of Editor, Moderator and Developer roles, see User:Andytizer/Staff.
• Transparent warning and ban processing, overhaul PCGamingWiki:Moderation_guidelines, see User:Andytizer/Code_of_conduct.
  • What is the best way to manage this collaboratively with logging? E.g. #moderation-log channel on Discord? See: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations
• Consider creating a PR role to promote the wiki and to manage/peruse partnered relationships with related PC Gaming websites (such as recently with Gamesplanet).

Server administration

SSO cookie timeout

*Timeline needs to be established, this has taken more than a year.

• Spend a few dozen US dollars on renting a pro coder to spend 10 minutes on making cookies that last longer.

Outcome: a contractor has been hired to deliver new integration with the follow deliverables in November/December 2021.

2FA

• Fix 2FA for new users (Currently, all resources that start with https://sso.pcgamingwiki.com/auth/realms/PCGamingWiki/login-actions/required-action give HTML 500 errors).

Spam

• Consider implementing https://www.stopforumspam.com/downloads to pre-emptively ban known spambot IPs who vandalize pages.

Design

• Add page-edit functionality to PCGW's mobile (e.g. Android) GUI.
• Fix mobile TOC

Projects

• New content projects to achieve in 2021/2022?
• Creation of a 'Testing' how-to guide on how to test for specific settings e.g. high framerate, HDR, etc.

Bots

*Status of existing PCGW bots (e.g., VetleBot)

• Future bot development
  • What editing tasks can be automated by bots?
  • Who is available to develop & maintain bots?

Outcome: Created PCGamingWiki:Bots page to hold information.