User blog:DEmersonJMFM/Suggestions for Wiki

Note: Since this blog was initially written, I've been updating it as the wiki evolves.

Hey everyone! Been a fan of The Loud House, as well as an editor on the wiki, for a number of months now. Over that time I've noticed issues that I believe need to be solved so I wanted to centralize them here. The wiki's free in implementing all or none of my suggestions, but these are things I see as issues having edited on Wikia (Fandom) for more than five years, some of which I've mentioned elsewhere on the wiki.

1. Wiki Policy - The wiki has no guidelines, other than the very brief Wiki Policy and Chat Guidelines, outlining how the wiki runs (such as content maintenance), what new users/Admins are expected to do, how blocks are given, promotions/demotions, etc. I'm not saying the wiki needs to create dozens of policies for every aspect of the wiki, but it should have enough guides to function efficiently. Policy needs to be constructed and implemented in an organized fashion. Pieces of policy discussion litter the forum and users are confused about what's what and why certain policies have changed.
2. User Rights Management - The wiki needs more users with specific user rights to help operate the wiki more efficiently. The current "Staff" (wikis really shouldn't use the name of an official global user group to label their own) is tiny and limited. I've seen a number of people that could qualify for more minor positions. The Criteria For Becoming an Admin seems a little arbitrary and includes nothing in regards to other very useful positions such as moderators. Promotions and demotions have been wild at time and the entire procedure of promotions should be reconsidered.
3. Wiki Documentation - The Project or The Loud House Encyclopedia namespace has hardly been touched since the creation of the wiki. This namespace holds policies, central help for new users, criteria for positions, the about page for the wiki, list of templates, etc. These pages document the wiki and shouldn't be ignored.
4. Wiki Policy - No mistake in being listed twice. The majority of the wiki's problems are the result of a weak policy that covers hardly anything; the wiki honestly runs pretty chaotically as a result. For an established and active wiki, that really shouldn't be the case.
5. Maintenance - This boils down to a lack of policies, promotions, and activity of "Staff." There are many pages for deletion (perhaps many more not listed). Many templates don't have documentation or are just not necessary. Images are out of control (this point may be more of a personal preference than other things listed here though what isn't is that most images on wikis are used under the assumption of fair use and large galleries can't arguably qualify under fair use if not containing images used in articles) hence licensing is a problem. There are some MediaWiki issues as well such as duplicate scripts and scripts that might need modification or removal.
6. Organization - Less of an issue now given my, and others, work on improving the wiki's category tree, but the tree still needs a little work in general and currently omits images entirely (that's a nightmare in of itself that is important to be planned for before implementing). The wiki needs set category standards so category structure isn't destroyed by badge hunting. Large changes should be planned, discussed, and organized prior to being carried out to minimize breakages, foster community unity, and allow for easy access into the future.
7. Color/Design Choices - Some aspects of the wiki are difficult to read considering the colors chosen for text and/or background. This doesn't provide a pleasant experience for a reader. Some user related design (like profile tag size and font color) is inconsistent.
8. Wiki Policy - Did I mention this already?