Forum:Is the wiki's focus getting too social?

This was one of my first impressions when checking out the wiki and still is after a few days of contributing. Now working with wikis is not a new thing for me - I have been registered on Wikipedia since 2006 and contributed 15K+ media to the Commons project before shifting my primary wiki emphasis to Wikia. Here I founded the Battle Angel Alita wiki, currently maintain the one for Monster Blood Tattoo, and have also put in some work on the Ranma ½ wiki. What leads me to this question is the banner on the main page:

we can all work together to expand this knowledge base and make it the definitive source for all things related to the Hunger Games trilogy.

My concern is that there are a sizable amount of user contributions that are focused on more social aspects as opposed to contributing ideas, knowledge, or insight about THG. This is my focus in wikia editing, to contribute something that is relevant and accessible to a wide audience. Personally I don't roleplay, write fanfiction, and my artistic skills suck. I understand that as fans of THG that we want to express this through an outlet or medium that we enjoy, and that is fine. That's why I'm here. However an emphasis on social activity on a wiki that is supposed to focus on the information aspect and serve as a resource takes attention away from this role and is better suited for more appropriate wikis like The Hunger Games Fanon Wiki and the Hunger Games Roleplay Wiki. Other effects:


 * makes the wiki appear less credible
 * encourages more of the same behavior, thus the issue perpetrates itself because this is what prospective editors see
 * creates content (blog posts, blog comments, image uploads) that are not directly relevant to THG, in other words, clutter

What I am asking is, is this a desirable direction that the wiki is going in and is that what people want for what is intended to be the THG resource?

I have other ideas for possible improvement, but will keep them in separate threads. BrokenSphere (Talk) 20:53, April 2, 2012 (UTC)