Forum:Merging with the P4F Wiki

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Hello community! We have a LOT of stuff here which is great! So anyway, this guy Mark (featured right) proposes a merge between the Battlefield Wiki and ours. It's true that we have much more information on Battlefield Play4Free than they do, but I still think it's a great idea for three reasons:

1) Their site has much better formatting. (What can I say it's the only Wiki I organize)

2) They have a much larger community than us which means information will be added faster.

3) If you Google search "Battlefield Play4free Wiki" they actually show up one spot higher (check for yourself!)

However there are also reasons one might not want to switch. We have more information, but also I think it might be nice to have a Wiki dedicated solely to this game. If you've ever tried to use the Battlefield Wiki, you have to pick through quite a bit of info to find what you're looking for. For example, if you look up "Saiga-12" you have to scroll down through information from other games until you find info about P4F.

Please comment on this, I want feedback on what you guys think. User:Eli Lord 16:17, July 4, 2011‎

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Hi. I'm a b'crat at Battlefield Wiki. Just wanted to say, we'd all be thrilled if you decide you want to join us and would love any ideas you can bring to help improve our wiki. - User:Bondpedia July 4, 2011


 * Per the above; we would all welcome you if you decide to merge. - User:TheKnightOfOyashiro July 4, 2011


 * Per Bond and Yuri: all new wikia contributors are always welcome. Like we can use the same cooperate link we share whit the BFH Wiki. Keep an link to Play4Free wiki and opposite. - User:Maxwell123 December 1, 2011

Don't think there should be a merge. This wiki focuses on one game: BF:P4F. If this merges, you may as well merge the Battlefield Heroes wiki, too. They both focus on one game in a series; that series being the base of another wiki. User:Ceej12 July 5, 2011
 * Well, we already have an informal content-sharing and mutual linking relationship going on with BFH Wiki. The next step is to propose a merge with them too. If you'd prefer, we could arrange an informal co-operation instead of a full merge - July 5, 2011 by User:Bondpedia

yeah, I'd say don't do a full merge, I don't play any of the other Battlefields (only 'cause my parents don't buy me anything >_>) so that people like me who only Play4Free can find all their information at the one place. and Yeah our stuff needs better formatting/organization. - July 12, 2011 by User:BladeFrenzy


 * but I'd say we still need more people helping out over here, and that we should still some how link all these places together and have like a portal that links to each game individually or just have big links for Play4Free and any others to the BFwiki? (not just like, small small at the bottom) - July 12, 2011 by User:BladeFrenzy


 * /agree - July 16, 2011 by User:AZRC

Wouldn't it be possible to sorta do a half merge which would allow them to use some of this wiki's information and in return they have a link or links to this wiki. And note I say some information like just a basic overview and not get to technical like exact reload times or damage over distance. This would be a brief example of they would say for the AEK : "The AEK is an assault rifle in Battlefield Play4Free and is buy-able for 500 credits. The AEK damage on the range at which the enemy is hit and its sights differ greatly from the M16A2. Bursting is advised when using this gun for better efficiency. This weapon has a 30 round Clip with another 60 rounds in reserve. Check out Battlefield Play4free wiki for further details" [And there would a hyperlink where it says Battlefield Play4free wiki] - August 15, 2011 by User:XGoldEagle

BFH has it's own seperate wiki too, and they're created by the same branch of EA, unlike the games featured on the battlefield wiki. I say surely don't do a full merge. - November 29, 2011 by User:Redharvest

i'm aware a few games are on seperate wikis. i'd merge them into the battlefield wiki - February 25, 2012 by A FANDOM user

Go for it. - February 21, 2012 by A FANDOM user Do it - February 8, 2012 by A FANDOM user

Eh, I really don't know since all of the other 'Play4Free games' have their own wiki like Need for Speed World as an example. - May 3, 2012 by User:The Fighter Pilot

Sounds good - June 5, 2012 by A FANDOM user

merge but do not delete this site if possible. - April 24, 2013 by A FANDOM user

I prefer if I can assess all bf info on 1 site - August 19, 2012 by A FANDOM user

no way man we need to keep just this one site but even though theyre are pros they dont outweigh the costs not by along shot - June 23, 2012 by A FANDOM user

We (BFH Wiki) do cross referencing (like w:c:battlefield:Battlefield Heroes bottom). BFH does fall out of the classic grid in so many aspects that it would have lead to a sub-wiki structure, what I didn't consider handy. Giving w:c:battlefield:Shotgun (Battlefield Heroes) as an example, much info was duplicated and then left behind.

The infrastructure of the battlefield wiki is awesome, you'll profit a lot by it. But it'll be very hard to press in a BF:P4F section if it doesn't fit in their current system. Check first if it serves your use and then decide. - July 30, 2013 by User:BFH-Wiki

plz dont i scroll a long way to find the play4free section of the gun's info - August 7, 2013 by A FANDOM user

"we have much more information" Don't bullshit me, this wiki sucks. - November 2, 2014 by User:Flatout ragdoll

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