I propose that all custom user content (such as Guild pages and Knight pages) be restricted to Userspace. This means all such pages that currently exist outside of Userspace (i.e. in the Mainspace) should be moved by whomever manages them, or subject to removal.
I think this is more than reasonable given that such player-created articles are not part of the game mechanics, are irrelevant to the majority of players, and flood the Search pages with meaningless match-ups. If a user really wanted to include custom user pages in their search, such as Guild pages and Knight pages, they could simply do an advanced search and include Userspace. :)
Also, personally, I'm a bit tired of seeing the Recent Changes page littered with modifications to Guild pages, whether or not I use filters. (Not to mention the vast majority of which are minor changes where the Preview function should have been used instead of submitting entirely - but this is a whole separate issue.) If these pages were located within Userspace instead, we could use the drop-down box to filter out Userspace - right now this does not work.
Typically, and definitely in the case of the SK wiki, a wiki's Mainspace should not be a place to advertise social/personal content (e.g. your Knight or your Guild). It is meant to be a visual, organized encyclopedia of information collected by players over time. Custom pages such as Guild pages and Knight pages should not be mixed in with this information, but rather separated, under Userspace. If this is accepted, it would be nice to have an additional warning when modifying or creating new pages, and/or at least a correcting modification to the locked Creating a guild page article.
Thank you for any consideration. (Hello, Equinox. :] )
I agree with and support this idea.