Galaxypedia:About: Difference between revisions

== Why doesn't the Galaxypedia fund itself through the use of advertisements? ==

To put it shortly, smallketchup82 doesn't want to fund it through this method as he sees it unethical. He decided to adopt Wikipedia's monetization model and fund the Galaxypedia primarily from [[Donate|donations]]. While the Galaxypedia could be funded through advertisements, it makes things more complicated in a Legal standpoint. It also increases loading times for pages, which is something that the Galaxypedia prides itself on. smallketchup82 stated in the past that he would only use advertisements to fund the Galaxypedia as a last resort.

== How do I get into contact with Galaxypedia Staff? ==

Your best bet is to join the Galaxypedia Discord Server and use the ticket system. Yeah it's inconvenient but its the cheapest option. You can find a link to the Discord Server through the sidebar.

== Is the data on the Galaxypedia accurate? ==

Recently, the Galaxypedia implemented an automatic updater bot (called KetchupBot101) which fetches information from the game itself and edits the Galaxypedia using these stats. A lot of the data on ship infoboxes are automatically updated, but everything that's not in the infoboxes can be outdated.

=== 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 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, it's flawed, its been confirmed. This is the part where I show proof and get into the technical details but I'm so out of it right now that I'll do this at a later date. Ask the staff for more information about this.

=== 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.