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I have a whole lot of questions and things to say about this Boobpedia wiki...

Firstly, hello. I've just signed up to this wiki. I'm quite impressed at the level of detail that exists here, with over 500 models, although I can also see that this wiki has a lot of potential for expansion. I can clearly see that large parts of your policies and guidelines are based on those of Wikipedia, but some things are unclear:

• How many users are active on this wiki, approximately?
• Are you commercially affiliated?
• Is information on this wiki required to be sourced?
• Can talk pages be used as mere discussion forums about the model in question? (Wikipedia doesn't permit that of course, simply saying "she's hot. I really like this girl" on the talk page would be deleted as it does not serve to improve the article)
• I notice that all links to articles that are not about models (such as natural tits) in the main namespace redirect simply to the category. Are all pages in the main article namespace about individual models? (NOTE: I've just discovered you have a category "Research" for such articles, and you have a "Lists" category for lists, which is answering my own question presumably?)
• I also have a slight issue with your body types categories - some of the models I feel there are quite incorrectly categorised, and "chubby" can be seen as quite a derogatory term. Perhaps we could give that particular category a different name. Also, it has occurred to me that these body type distinctions are a subjective personal interpretation rather than an objective one; Sara Stone as "average" and Bea Flora as "chubby" does not seem logical as they seem to have similar body shapes, and Wikipedia wouldn't allow personal interpretation like that
• Do you have a Neutral Point of View policy like Wikipedia? Do you prevent Original Research?
• Is Hexvoodoo the only administrator/user of authority on this wiki?
• Do you have a policy on vandalism?
• What about user pages? I assume these are used to explain one's preferences in the women discussed here?
• I suggest you delete the Category of 1993 births immediately and the article in it

Anyway, I'd like it if you got back to me about these queries. Some of them are a little unclear... I feel the policies and FAQ could use a little expansion, but it's your site and I've only just discovered it so what do I know?

-PlasticJesus 18:00, 30 April 2007 (PDT)

hi, i'll try to answer your questions one by one

• it's hard to say how many users could be classified as active. usually a user would have prolific edits for a few days, and after a while come back and do another round of edits. i think there are a few dozen who have done more than just minor edits. you'll also see a fair number of anon edits. you won't find many who contributes every day, but hang around for a while and you'll see the regulars.
• boobpedia is not commercially affiliated. it is a fan project
• all negative or controversial info should be sourced
• yes general comments about the subject is permitted on the talk pages. of course abusive comments are not permitted.
• most of the articles are about models. there are a few research articles and a few lists. there is also a video article.
• there has been some discussion about body types. right now it is quite subjective. we could use BMI for objective classification, but it will take quite a bit of work. this area will likely be looked at again. "chubby" is in common usage among BBW fan communities, and i haven't seen any models take offense to the term. there are alternate terms like "plump", but they are not that much different.
• neutral language is perferred, and overly POV passages are usually edited. we do not prevent original research. information about most of the models is so scarce, that often the best source is the model herself.
• The_Honorable is also an admin here. there may be future admins as the need arises.
• obvious vandals are perm banned on sight. personally, i sometimes try to contact a user first if i feel he might have had a reason to do certain things. overall we are much less tolerant of vandalism than wikipedia.
• yes you can talk about your faves on your user page.
• 1993 category is now gone. i didn't notice it, but yes, only those over 18 should be included on boobpedia

--Hexvoodoo 02:09, 1 May 2007 (PDT)