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=== Info on infoboxes === | === Info on infoboxes === | ||
Prior to the addition of KetchupBot, the main way of getting information about ships was through the ingame :info command. However many tests were made by notable players in the community, including developers like yname, which came to the conclusion that | Prior to the addition of KetchupBot, the main way of getting information about ships was through the ingame :info command. However many tests were made by notable players in the community, including developers like yname, which came to the conclusion that data shown through the :info command is heavily inaccurate. For example, the DPS readings shown on the :info command are calculated through a very weird algorithm instead of a generic calculation of the average DPS. It's hard to get into the specifics of this (because its 4 AM as I'm writing this and my memory is undergoing catastrophic failure), but to put it shortly, the info shown on the infoboxes for ships on the Galaxypedia are far more accurate than the ones shown in-game. Trust the Galaxypedia statistics, not the in-game statistics. It's wrong, and flawed. Ask the staff for more information about this. | ||
=== Why could the Galaxypedia be inaccurate? === | === Why could the Galaxypedia be inaccurate? === | ||
This is a good question, and one that I (smallketchup82) personally researched & analyzed for a while. When you look at sites like Wikipedia, they're able to always stay up-to-date on information because thousands of people are constantly editing it and supplying information. But when you look at the Galaxypedia, its miniscule in comparison to Wikipedia. The Galaxypedia struggles to get even 50 active editors per day. Plus, Galaxy having around 200 average active players online does not help at all. Unless Galaxy blows up in popularity, or the entire community starts believing that contributing to the Galaxypedia should be a priority, the Galaxypedia can never be considered fully up-to-date. Fortunately, a good amount of people do dedicate time into updating the Galaxypedia, and such users help to power the site. You can also help provide up-to-date and accurate information by contributing your knowledge to the Galaxypedia. Ask the staff to learn more. | This is a good question, and one that I (smallketchup82) personally researched & analyzed for a while. When you look at sites like Wikipedia, they're able to always stay up-to-date on information because thousands of people are constantly editing it and supplying information. But when you look at the Galaxypedia, its miniscule in comparison to Wikipedia. The Galaxypedia struggles to get even 50 active editors per day. Plus, Galaxy having around 200 average active players online does not help at all. Unless Galaxy blows up in popularity, or the entire community starts believing that contributing to the Galaxypedia should be a priority, the Galaxypedia can never be considered fully up-to-date. Fortunately, a good amount of people do dedicate time into updating the Galaxypedia, and such users help to power the site. You can also help provide up-to-date and accurate information by contributing your knowledge to the Galaxypedia. Ask the staff to learn more. | ||