Thread:Hackey5/@comment-4738639-20130505072014/@comment-4738639-20130506062103

That is good to hear. Our wiki doesn't use badges because of issues in the past and the community now being rather large, but I know on some wiki's badges can be useful and desired.

In the past when we had a much smaller community staff was picked amongst the decision of the admins, but as the community grew it was realized that perhaps only having admins decide was a poor decision since it did not represent other active members wanting to give input. Again, that doesn't mean the admin only selection method won't work on another wiki. Each wiki is different and adapts to its needs.

In regards to using an off wiki forum for private staff discussion, I have had experience with that in the past on our wiki and was not a fan of it since it seemed like things were being hidden from the rest of the community and not everyone was comfortable with using a third party site. I know Wikia would prefer all wiki related matters to be done on Wikia, but in the end it is the decision of the staff on this wiki to decide what they think the best approach is.

It is good to see that you are utilizing the top navigation bar. I find that it comes in very useful and our community uses it a lot.