Forum:News Wall?

With all this new Sonic info, what with the new game coming around the corner, I realized that some readers may have a little bit of trouble learning about what's new in the world of Sonic. It's kind of a strain to have to dig through the pages for some information about the new game. I was wondering if we should have a news wall or bulletin on the front page that says if there's any new information. For example, if there had been a news wall, we could've said "Deadly Six's Names Revealed!", so our users wouldn't have to dig through the pages to check if there had been confirmation of their names yet. Simply put, I think a news wall would be more convenient for our readers to learn what's new. We may have to find an admin who's willing to put the time in to do that, but if it's implemented correctly and the admins are willing to edit the page frequently, it could be a big improvement to the wiki. Time Biter "The Rift"  21:04, June 13, 2013 (UTC)

Oppose. Its not difficult at all to navigate to a page to check to see if any changes were made to it. Anyone who knows how to look at a page's history should be able to see comparisons between previous revisions. If new information about something becomes available, then you should be able to just add it to the respective page(s) and be done with it -- trust the site visitors' ability to compare and contrast old and new information on our articles. I find this idea to be completely unnecessary. Lloyd the Cat "I don't die. I just go on adventures."  21:07, June 13, 2013 (UTC)

I don't mind the idea you are proposing. Not everyone knows how to check the history of the page and readers shouldn't be expected to navigate the history anyways. The main problem I have with this suggestion is that I'm not quite sure who exactly is going to update it on a regular basis. News bulletins need to be updated regularly and it will reflect poorly if we don't update it regularly. I'm also concerned about the design of the bulletin. I'd like to see you draft a design and get people to update the bulletin. If you do both, consider my vote in favor of the news wall. -- 07:19, June 14, 2013 (UTC)

I know quite a few of my friends who visit this site and have absolutely no idea how to check page history. I believe I would be willing to update this regularly (you might have to drop me a reminder on my talk page every now and then, though). Besides, I'm already experimenting with something like this. -- Shadowunleashed13 (talk) 14:51, June 14, 2013 (UTC)

Alright. So here is a (very) rough draft of it. We could have the news section on the same side as the featured articles and upcoming games. Note, this is a very rough draft, so suggestions for improvement are welcomed, assuming we get enough support. Also, it seems Unleashed would be willing to do it. Time Biter "The Rift"  15:05, June 14, 2013 (UTC)

I like the idea, however, I don't like Cream being the header and I prefer it to be Rouge or Blaze so it's easier to see. If you want I could help out. 17:27, June 14, 2013 (UTC)
 * That would be great! Help is appreciated. Time Biter  "The Rift"  17:35, June 14, 2013 (UTC)

Alright, how is this? 18:31, June 14, 2013 (UTC)
 * If we are going to go through with this, I would prefer we use official sprites.  Myself  123  18:33, June 14, 2013 (UTC)

This is one 18:35, June 14, 2013 (UTC)


 * A little too bright for my tasteUltrasonic9000 (talk) 18:36, June 14, 2013 (UTC)


 * That's not an official sprite.  Myself  123  18:36, June 14, 2013 (UTC)

Want me to make it darker? This is an official sprite taken from an actual Sonic Battle sprite sheet. 18:38, June 14, 2013 (UTC)
 * Trust me, that's not an official sprite, that's a sprite from a fan-made of a Sonic Advance-style Rouge.  Myself  123  18:46, June 14, 2013 (UTC)

Change the headers if you want for now. But I will be coming up with new headers that fit our theme (I'll also be changing the color tone of the theme).--SlugDrones • (Contact) 18:41, June 14, 2013 (UTC)