Talk:Gerontology Wiki guidelines

Wikipedia vs Wikia
Greetings, Wikia is like "Wikipedia-lite." General Wikipedia concepts such as "no original research" and "reliable sources" should be followed. That said, there is a huge difference between the two. Consider:

1. Power structure

At Wikipedia, the power is with the site developer. With Wikia, the power is (mostly) with the content provider...the Wikia founder, in particular.

2. Focus

At Wikipedia, the focus is no focus, really...every conceivable topic might be covered, but coverage is broad and shallow, generally speaking. At Wikia, the focus is whatever the Wikia owner chooses it to be.

3. Editorial control

At Wikipedia, "anyone can edit" (unless they are an expert...then that's conflict of interest). At Wikia, the site owner and admins actually have more control. Here, we can block people more easily for vandalism (no warning must be given first) or editing in contravention of the Wikia guidelines.

Understanding this, we can say that this particular Wikia, the Gerontology Wiki, actually values contributions from experts in the topic area. Ryoung122 (talk) 18:07, January 3, 2016 (UTC)