| Hello, I've been using MAL for some years now and while it does a great job as an anime database, I can't say the same for its manga counterpart. I know there is a major lack of manga moderators, but we see more and more entries that have been pending approval for months, heck even years. A few examples that already have their own page, yet are still pending approval for some reasons : https://myanimelist.net/manga/115963/Shinshirakawa_genjin_%C3%9Bpa https://myanimelist.net/manga/112478/Tokyo_monogatari At this point, if you can't even properly update your manga database anymore, is it still relevant to have one in the first place...? |
| The current situation is a culmination of years of problems, resulting in a queue of over 7000 entries. While efforts to rectify this have begun in earnest, it is an uphill battle that will take a significant amount of time. For now, I have approved the two entries you mentioned. @StormSky92 While I understand your pessimism, I would like to challenge your assertion that the queue has not changed. In the time since new mods such as myself have been recruited, the queue has gone down by over 300, and continues to gradually shrink even as users begin to submit entries more prolifically again. While it may not seem like much, I just want you to know that it is getting better, whether you believe it or not. |
| I thank you for that. In the short-term, wouldn't it be better to just trust users ? That is to approve every 7000 entries, then moderate them afterwards a la wikipedia ? |
Apichua said: That wouldn't be a good idea. If it's a database, everything is expected to be correct, and there is no way some people won't troll. I thank you for that. In the short-term, wouldn't it be better to just trust users ? That is to approve every 7000 entries, then moderate them afterwards a la wikipedia ? |
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FinNote said: There are already a good amount of errors in other parts of the database, and if you look at some of the entries queued, it's definitely best if no users are trusted like you said.Apichua said: That wouldn't be a good idea. If it's a database, everything is expected to be correct, and there is no way some people won't troll. I thank you for that. In the short-term, wouldn't it be better to just trust users ? That is to approve every 7000 entries, then moderate them afterwards a la wikipedia ? |
Apichua said: I thank you for that. In the short-term, wouldn't it be better to just trust users ? That is to approve every 7000 entries, then moderate them afterwards a la wikipedia ? While that would be an effective way to keep people happy, the problem is that 98% of all entries require significant revisions, either because of missing information or wrong information. Since MAL has pretty strict standards (often to the chagrin of certain users), willfully approving thousands of entries that don't meet those standards is out of the question. In the meantime, I appreciate everyone who continues to stay involved with this process despite the difficulties. |
Denji said: While that would be an effective way to keep people happy, the problem is that 98% of all entries require significant revisions, either because of missing information or wrong information. Definitely, approving without mod's review is bad civilization, but how about this: - give permission to submitters edit they own entries before moderators review to fix some miss founded after submit. - show to everyone all edits with reasons on right part of page to avoid repeatedly submits of same changes. Like this: Since this topic closed, I never get answers :| |
grin3671Sep 17, 2019 5:40 AM
| Oh... I've just submitted some mangas, and I looked at this post >_> |
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| Thread Locked It's already been answered by a Manga Moderator and this question comes back pretty often about different entries. Denji said: The current situation is a culmination of years of problems, resulting in a queue of over 7000 entries. While efforts to rectify this have begun in earnest, it is an uphill battle that will take a significant amount of time. For now, I have approved the two entries you mentioned. @StormSky92 While I understand your pessimism, I would like to challenge your assertion that the queue has not changed. In the time since new mods such as myself have been recruited, the queue has gone down by over 300, and continues to gradually shrink even as users begin to submit entries more prolifically again. While it may not seem like much, I just want you to know that it is getting better, whether you believe it or not. |
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