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Yes, for a wiki it's odd there's no dedicated "create new" form.
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
I know right? I’m willing to try and improve my skills on this site when it comes to editing but I can’t perfect it by just editing existing pages, I need to create my own pages but the only way I’ve been able to do that is via other pages.
Know what I mean?
Also for the record in case you still don't remember, you edit the URL in your browser to where the page is supposed to be and edit the blank page.
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
In this thread
im asking for ideas for a new tool and this was a feature i was going to have. Use the tool to find certain missing pages and then a button next that would immediately take you to that pages creation.
What’s a URL?
Internet address. The field at the top of every browser. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheCutie is one example.
I should probably just say it (already mentioned this on a forum thread, but I want to actually discuss it now): The idea of a "new page" creation tool has always concerned me, mainly because with the way the wiki works, learning to make a new page just means that you learn how namespaces work and how to edit properly. I'm a bit concerned that such a tool will only lead to more stubs being made (as people would be more able to spam-create pages) or to people trying to create pages without a proper namespace (not realizing the system our pages are made under).
Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
I agree it shouldn't be "too easy" to create pages, but the current system is just too confusing for people to use so i think a nice middle ground would help everything move more smoothly. Right now its just in the design phase so there's plenty of time to figure out the best way to go about it. We could add a restriction where your account has to be a certain age in order to even use it, for example.
Edited by kory Now monitoring Wishlist and Bugs
Yeah older people who know and understand the site better are less likely to just spam pages.
A better way to create a page for a specific media work like a button on the top dash board because I can’t remember how to create a new page for a webcomic that I think deserves one.