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...And we're back!
Hello Pokémon fans! Did you enjoy [[Pokémon Day]]? We enjoyed their many [[Pokémon Day#2024|announcements]], and going into March we have a few of our own we would like to share.


We would like to extend our deepest gratitude for everyone's patience while we completed some much needed back-end work on the encyclopedia. We have an exciting update to share on this topic, but first:
First off, we are introducing a new [[Bulbapedia:Staff]] hierarchy with updated staff role descriptions. This new staff structure eliminates some confusing redundancy in our ranks, and will provide both users and staff some clarity when it comes to duties and who can best assist with issues. Expect to see the various {{cat|Bulbapedia administration}} pages updated this week. Since some ranks are being removed with this update, we want to extend a big congratulations to everyone who will be participating in a new role! And for those of you retiring from the Bulbapedia Staff team, we sincerely thank you for all of the contributions you have volunteered over the years. We wish you luck in whatever the future brings you!


'''<big>Happy 19th Anniversary!</big>'''
Second, in order to represent the current-day franchise accurately to our website's audience, we are solidifying two policy guidelines that will inform how to represent specific topics on the encyclopedia going forward. These guidelines are whenever possible, '''adopting current official terminology over dated terminology''' and '''adopting English terms over Japanese terms'''. Some affected examples are as follows: [[starter Pokémon]], [[Effort values]], [[Base stats]], [[Pokémon the Series]], [[Pokémon anime]], [[settei]], [[Scarlet & Violet Era (TCG)]], etc. Due to the deep integration some of these terms have throughout the encyclopedia, the specific solutions may vary, so staff will take the lead for the more complicated topics one by one. {{u|Tiddlywinks}} will be starting us off with the [[starter Pokémon]] move to [[first partner Pokémon]]! If you would like to help out with the change, please join in on the discussion on that [[Talk:Starter Pokémon|article's talk page]] once the page is moved. We hope to see you there!


Today marks the 19th anniversary of Bulbapedia's public debut. Over the past 12 months, Bulbapedia has accomplished many remarkable milestones, including our outstanding accomplishment in June of 50,000 articles. Here's to 50,000 more! Late last year our Bulbapedia [https://twitter.com/Bulbapedia X née Twitter account] reached over 100,000 followers, gaining 10,000 more since! We also saw the expansion of the [[Bulbapedia:Projects|Bulbapedia project]] channels in the [https://discord.gg/bulbagarden Bulbagarden Discord] in May, and the start of our monthly ''What's GROWING on?'' newsletter in April. These newsletters are just a small celebration of the contributors making our community the best, so if you haven't had the chance to check them out, please feel free to start with our [https://forums.bulbagarden.net/index.php?threads/whats-growing-on-special-edition-celebrating-bulbapedias-19th-anniversary.300566/ Anniversary Edition]!
In the same vein as adopting current terminology, with the recent introduction of the {{type|Stellar}}, we have '''audited our [[type]] colors to update them to current [[generation]] standards'''. This change provided a welcome refresh to our pages and repaired some inconsistencies we had with certain types, such as {{t|Fire}} and {{t|Fighting}}. We are soliciting feedback on any colors that need adjustment, so please flag any concerns on the [[Help:Color templates]] [[Help talk:Color templates|talk page]], or the dedicated thread in our [https://discord.com/channels/202737349996576769/1204550050726940683 community discord]. Leadership Board member {{u|Frozen Fennec}} is leading the charge, so get in touch if you have any concerns.


Now, coming out of our wiki maintenance, you may notice an exciting new feature while editing: {{wp|Help:VisualEditor|VisualEditor}}. VisualEditor, as the name suggests, is a "visual" way of editing. Editing has historically required people to learn wiki markup, a fairly complex markup language, even to make tiny changes to a page. VisualEditor allows people with no experience editing wikis to contribute their knowledge in an easy intuitive way. We will be drafting our own guide on how to use it, but in the meantime, please use Wikipedia's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:VisualEditor handy user manual]. We know that editing a wiki can seem intimidating at times, so we hope this new feature will make the editing experience more user friendly! (And for our long-time editors, don't worry—it's optional!) If you have any issues, please contact a member of [[Bulbapedia:Staff|Staff]]. We will have more detailed notes on the MediaWiki update at a later date.
Lastly, we will be '''upgrading our Pokémon card infobox in preparation for [[Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket]]'''. While we are busy drafting these new templates, we encourage anyone interested to post any suggestions they have on the [[Bulbapedia talk:Project TCG|Project TCG talk page]]. You can expect to see a test draft in the near future.


As we await the impending [[Pokémon Day]] announcements, you are all invited to listen to Bulbagarden's ''Pokémon Day Predictions'' [[Bulbacast]], available on our [https://www.twitch.tv/bulbagarden Twitch channel] on February 24th at 12:00AM (UTC). See you then!
That's all for now, [[Pokémon Legends: Z-A|zee]] you later!
 
Happy 19 years, happy Pokémon 28th, and happy editing!


:Maverick Nate
:Maverick Nate

Revision as of 11:17, 4 March 2024

March 4 043

Hello Pokémon fans! Did you enjoy Pokémon Day? We enjoyed their many announcements, and going into March we have a few of our own we would like to share.

First off, we are introducing a new Bulbapedia:Staff hierarchy with updated staff role descriptions. This new staff structure eliminates some confusing redundancy in our ranks, and will provide both users and staff some clarity when it comes to duties and who can best assist with issues. Expect to see the various Bulbapedia administration pages updated this week. Since some ranks are being removed with this update, we want to extend a big congratulations to everyone who will be participating in a new role! And for those of you retiring from the Bulbapedia Staff team, we sincerely thank you for all of the contributions you have volunteered over the years. We wish you luck in whatever the future brings you!

Second, in order to represent the current-day franchise accurately to our website's audience, we are solidifying two policy guidelines that will inform how to represent specific topics on the encyclopedia going forward. These guidelines are whenever possible, adopting current official terminology over dated terminology and adopting English terms over Japanese terms. Some affected examples are as follows: starter Pokémon, Effort values, Base stats, Pokémon the Series, Pokémon anime, settei, Scarlet & Violet Era (TCG), etc. Due to the deep integration some of these terms have throughout the encyclopedia, the specific solutions may vary, so staff will take the lead for the more complicated topics one by one. Tiddlywinks will be starting us off with the starter Pokémon move to first partner Pokémon! If you would like to help out with the change, please join in on the discussion on that article's talk page once the page is moved. We hope to see you there!

In the same vein as adopting current terminology, with the recent introduction of the Stellar-type, we have audited our type colors to update them to current generation standards. This change provided a welcome refresh to our pages and repaired some inconsistencies we had with certain types, such as Fire and Fighting. We are soliciting feedback on any colors that need adjustment, so please flag any concerns on the Help:Color templates talk page, or the dedicated thread in our community discord. Leadership Board member Frozen Fennec is leading the charge, so get in touch if you have any concerns.

Lastly, we will be upgrading our Pokémon card infobox in preparation for Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket. While we are busy drafting these new templates, we encourage anyone interested to post any suggestions they have on the Project TCG talk page. You can expect to see a test draft in the near future.

That's all for now, zee you later!

Maverick Nate
Editor-in-Chief, Bulbapedia

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