Hi Robin, Thank you for your email. A wiki's hub setting has many functions. As you have observed, it determines what links are displayed in the box in the upper-left corner of a wiki. It also influences what shows up in the "Related Communities" widget and which spotlights are delivered.
One of the advantages to hubs is showing visitors and editors other subjects they might be interested in. In some cases, such as Gaming, it is easier to determine what belongs in the hub and what does not. Lifestyle, however, is one of the broader hubs as it encompasses hobby and quality-of-life topics. While these subjects can be quite diverse, we have found that they tend to attract the same type of reader and editor. Regardless, I agree with you that we can improve the wikis shown in the Lifestyle menu to better reflect the diversity of the hub. Thank you for bringing this to our attention and I will start to work on this today. In the future, if you notice bugs or issues, please email us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- this is the best way to get problems addressed as quickly as possible. Thanks! -- Kyle Harmon Wikia Community Team [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 12/1/08 7:36 AM, "Jimmy Wales" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Robin. This is the first I've heard of this. I can assure you that > there is no intention of poor treatment, and I personally like the > Genealogy Wikia very much! > > We'll look into this and get it fixed right away. And feel free to > write to me personally if you have similar problems in the future. > (This goes for everyone...) There's no reason for us to have errors like > that. > > Robin-P wrote: >> Months ago, it seems, I complained that our >> top-left corner put us in "Wikia Health". I was >> told that hubs were in the process of being >> reviewed. Shortly after, we were put into "Wikia >> Lifestyle". I was not impressed, but I guess >> marketing can't cater for everything if it wants >> only fifteen simple slogan-type hub-titles. >> >> But what happens when one clicks on "Wikia >> Lifestyle"? >> >> "Depression Wiki" "Diabetes Wiki" "Autism Wiki" >> ..... >> >> Come on, now, the Genealogy Wikia is a valuable >> asset to Wikia, Inc, as the second-biggest Wikia >> that's not about entertainment, with over 25,260 >> articles and growing almost exponentially. We >> deserve better front-page treatment. We are on the >> Central "History wikis" page - >> http://www.wikia.com/wiki/History_wikis - which is >> in Category:Hubs. Why not "Wikia History" at the >> top left of the site's pages? >> >> Robin >> >> Amateur genealogist for 50 years >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikia Community Mailing List. >> >> For information and subscriptions see >> http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l >> >> Need staff help? Try http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Contact > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikia Community Mailing List. > > For information and subscriptions see > http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l > > Need staff help? Try http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Contact _______________________________________________ Wikia Community Mailing List. For information and subscriptions see http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/wikia-l Need staff help? Try http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Contact
