There is a live QC wiki!

Is it cold in here? · 26 Jun 2010, 11:01

http://questionablecontent.wikia.com/wiki/Questionable_Content_Wiki

In parallel, efforts are underway to revive the QC Annotation Project, and does anyone have contact information for quiki.net?

So far it's mostly character biographies, but it has links to other cool resources like jwhouk's episode summaries and beaniesue's list of Coffee of Doom specials. Besides the list of wanted articles and stubs, please feel free to contribute articles about the QC world's background.

This can be a home for detailed information that's not "notable" enough for Wikipedia, creative works like the AnthroPC Handbook, non-NPOV material like explanations for new readers about why QC is awesome, and if all else fails, transcripts of the comics that aren't in ohnorobot (but wait until all else fails).

In addition to content, offers of hosting are welcome. No offense to the wikia.com folks, but I can see objections coming, and fully understand them.

Come have fun!

Carl-E · 26 Jun 2010, 11:51

Oh, boy!

Another way to waste time!

...

Fun, though. I've edited a page or two already...

Is it cold in here? · 26 Jun 2010, 12:11

I logged back in to comment that there were edits already! Looking good so far.

LeeC · 26 Jun 2010, 12:36

the Faye article is all out of order.

The Duke · 26 Jun 2010, 15:41

What's the deal with the picture on the entry for Penelope?

Is it cold in here? · 26 Jun 2010, 17:07

It's the standard placeholder for people whose pictures haven't been uploaded yet.

The Duke · 27 Jun 2010, 10:50

Ah.

Is it cold in here? · 27 Jun 2010, 21:54

Anyone got a labor of love they'd like to see preserved?

I've added links to the list of all CoD specials, jwhouk's episode guide, and three of the timeline projects.

jwhouk · 06 Aug 2010, 01:07

FYI: I've updated the SxS document on Scribd through today's lovely post-makeout strip.

Somebody · 06 Aug 2010, 08:47

Quote from: Jeans on 06 Aug 2010, 03:52This wiki is inferior.

Well, it *is* on Wikia, the Lada of wiki-hosts.

Is it cold in here? · 06 Aug 2010, 09:21

Any suggestions for alternative hosting?

jwhouk · 06 Aug 2010, 19:02

No idea.

I have changed the Cast List to reflect Cosette Beauvais-Hurlbut's current status in the comic.

Surgoshan · 06 Aug 2010, 21:08

Some of the characters on the character page are listed by first name (Peter Bianchi), some by last (Penelope Gaines). Man, what a mess.

Is it cold in here? · 06 Aug 2010, 22:01

I recommend setting the DEFAULTSORT code to do first name first, so that it will be consistent with all the characters for whom we only know the first names. Click the Source button while editing to see and modify it.

There's a case to be made for doing last name first where possible, but that discussion should happen on the wiki's community page: at least one of the regular contributors isn't on the forum here.

Surgoshan · 07 Aug 2010, 02:56

I have to do work to make a wiki not suck? Bad.

Is it cold in here? · 07 Aug 2010, 10:49

Do you think I'm not doing my share?

jwhouk · 22 Aug 2010, 03:17

The Strip-by-Strip log is updated on Scribd. Link is below. I added the "Alphabet Trick" reference to Strip 35's entry.

jwhouk · 13 Sep 2010, 16:55

I'm doing some adding and fixing of the SxS list. I'll have the updates added to Scribd and the Wiki sometime tonight (if sleep doesn't overwhelm me).

bicostp · 13 Sep 2010, 19:23

If a paid host isn't out of the question, I've had a good experience with IPower. They have a $6/mo plan that includes free setup and a free domain name with unlimited space and bandwidth. (There's also a $4/mo plan but the domain and setup are extra and the space and bandwidth are limited.)

Is it cold in here? · 13 Sep 2010, 20:33

Thank you, jwhouk,

Bicostp, I'll check them out.

jwhouk · 18 Sep 2010, 12:07

Updated the Scribd version. I'm contemplating expanding some of the abbreviated descriptions of the first few hundred strips, but I'm not sure if I wanna go too much in depth.

Carl-E · 18 Sep 2010, 12:19

Maybe getting more comics transcribed into ohnorobot would be a better use of resiurces? You don't want that level of detail in the SxS, but it's nice to be able to do text searches and the like. Your brief descriptions and key phrases are pretty handy, but you've gotta draw the line somewhere!

Is it cold in here? · 18 Sep 2010, 12:55

Jeph said on Twitter that the "Transcribe this comic" link was incompatible with the code on his site. Now, logically there should be some way to enter it directly into ohnorobot. I asked Ryan North about doing that. No answer.

jwhouk · 28 Oct 2010, 02:17

I have updated and reformatted and Whatevered the Strip-by-Strip list on the Wiki.

DoubleJ · 28 Oct 2010, 13:03

I always kinda wondered how a link was incompatible with any form of web code anywhere.

Mr_Rose · 28 Oct 2010, 15:57

Quote from: DoubleJ on 28 Oct 2010, 13:03
I always kinda wondered how a link was incompatible with any form of web code anywhere.

It's not the link that's the issue; it's the automatic tracking of the comic number that goes behind the scenes so that when you click "transcribe this comic" you actually get shown the right comic to transcribe.

jwhouk · 23 Nov 2010, 22:00

I have updated the Cast List to reflect... (sigh) ...recent events.

The Strip-by-strip list is also current through 1.8k.

Carl-E · 23 Nov 2010, 22:15

You always get this busy when you're depressed?

And don't think we haven't noticed...

jwhouk · 23 Nov 2010, 22:21

No, it just means I'm off from work for a couple of nights.

jwhouk · 03 Jan 2011, 20:16

I have updated the QC Strip-by-Strip list over on Scribd, through today's (Monday 1/3) strip.

Blackjoker · 07 Jan 2011, 20:56

Looking through it now, also I am glad that someone liked my speculation on pintsize enough to consider it wikiworthy

jwhouk · 13 Feb 2011, 20:20

Whew, that was a lot of stuff to do.

I am glad to say that we have pictures for (pretty much EVERY) entry in the Wiki.

And I've also done some "cleanup" on some of the articles and Info boxes for characters (and even for our three "main locales").

Is it cold in here? · 13 Feb 2011, 22:21

Zounds. Bozhemoi. In the time it took just to review those contributions, my session here timed out.

It's looking good!

Carl-E · 14 Feb 2011, 04:13

I vote for up-to-date but imprecise.

jwhouk · 14 Feb 2011, 18:54

Wow... it's really become all about Faye, hasn't it?

Is it cold in here? · 14 Feb 2011, 22:09

She also has by far the most entries in any character's Memorable Quotes section.

Skewbrow · 14 Feb 2011, 22:15

Well. Nobody else has a sass quotient above .65 Faye.

Carl-E · 15 Feb 2011, 04:54

I'd guess Renee's close to a full Faye, but I'd also posit that we'll never know!

horsefish · 15 Feb 2011, 20:17

Quote from: jwhouk on 14 Feb 2011, 18:54
Wow... it's really become all about Faye, hasn't it?

I've always felt that Faye was the real core character of QC - at least to the extent anyone cane be in a well-rounded ensemble. Maybe it's just me, but I'm always more curious about what's in store for her than for any of the others.

*EDIT* I edited it. Which is hard to say ten times fast.

jwhouk · 19 Feb 2011, 13:25

Both the Strip-by-Strip and the Cast List documents on Scribd have been updated. The Cast List now has headshots of the 12 "most appearing" characters in the strip (according to the Wiki's counts).

jwhouk · 11 Jun 2011, 17:51

I updated the cast list and such on Scribd; it was pointed out to me that Jeph had actually named Mieville back in the news post to 227.

jwhouk · 16 Jul 2011, 19:24

Both strip-by-strip and cast list updated. By the way: the 12 characters with the most appearances in the strip appear with head shots in the new cast list.

jwhouk · 16 Aug 2011, 12:08

It appears we need to rename the Marigold entry...

EDIT: Found out how to do it, nm.

Is it cold in here? · 23 Aug 2011, 01:42

What do people consider to be the best article on the wiki?

More precisely, which should be held up as an example to new contributors? "Best" by itself could mean "most valuable", in which case the clear winner would be jwhouk's episode summaries, which is too big a project to imagine anyone else emulating.

jwhouk · 26 Aug 2011, 22:06

It's so huge even I don't want to try to update it! It's hard enough for me to catch up with a few weeks of strips.

Is it cold in here? · 22 Sep 2011, 14:56

Does anyone have feedback on the wiki?

I'm wondering where to take it from here, so thoughts about that are wanted, but mostly I'm fishing for compliments.

EDIT: Please suggest ideas about how to increase participation.

jwhouk · 25 Sep 2011, 19:24

I think we should consider a couple of format styles: one for the "main" characters (the top five - Marten, Faye, Dora, Pintsize, Hanners); one for the "supporting cast" (Sven, Angus, Marigold, Tai, Penelope, Steve); one for "recurring characters" (Momo, Winslow, Jimbo, Ms. Vance, Wil) and one for "walk-ons" (anyone basically whose name we don't know).

Near Lurker · 25 Sep 2011, 19:34

Hanners is top five?

jwhouk · 25 Sep 2011, 19:51

The author's own words: "most popular character". That's top five.

EDIT: And, as proof, Andy 147 lists 'em pretty much as I said: Faye (1110), Marten (1084), Dora (817), Hannelore (422), Pintsize (260).

I'd put it as this:

Main Characters - 200 or more appearances, with Marten, Faye and Dora being the "Primary" Characters
Supporting Cast - Anyone who aren't the "big five" who have 100 or more appearances, like Sven and Penelope
Recurring Characters - Anyone with 20 to 100 appearances, like Veronica Vance and Amir
Walk-On Roles - Characters who were there for a few strips to support one story arc, like Leda, Mr. Bianchi, Beatrice Chatham
One-time Shots - Someone who never made it beyond a couple of strips, like The Bros, Pizza Girl and Tortura

Carl-E · 26 Sep 2011, 09:23

The bros will be back.

There are always bros...