Forum:N7 Academy Partnership Proposal

OK gang, here's the deal: the fine folks at N7Academy.com have proposed a partnership between our wiki and their site. Basically, from what I'm seeing here, the site, which is primarily a community-oriented and fan-based site, would like to partner with us to provide their audience with a ready resource for factual information about the ME universe. They, in turn, would provide more in the way of an outlet for the community, particularly for the most creative aspects of the community, since Wikia's community-oriented side is a bit minimalist. They would also be willing to highlight aspects of our site, featuring our articles periodically, giving us our own forum, etc. They also highlight the potential for increased web traffic to both sites. Due to the nature of this proposal, it's not something that the admins should decide for the site behind closed doors. So I bring it before the community to discuss and decide upon. Since I'm probably doing only a half-decent job summing this up, I've asked the representative if he'd be willing to address this directly, and will reserve a place for him to do so.

Due to this, and to the ongoing nature of this discussion, I'll hold off on opening voting for now.

Discussion
So, in case people haven't gathered as much yet, I'm supportive of the proposed partnership. I think it would be a good way to go, and a good way to expand our audience and increase web traffic and all that. Lately I've been looking into ways to do this, with the latest expression of this being the new ME Wiki Facebook page. I don't really any downside here, provided that we make sure to clearly delineate between the Wiki and N7Academy, to prevent an influx of fanon and fan material into the wiki proper. However, I think the chances of this becoming a problem are fairly slim. This partnership can increase traffic, bring greater attention to the Wiki, enhance our community support, and really set us apart from competitors, so I'm for it. SpartHawg948 23:20, August 11, 2011 (UTC)