Do the staff members lack faith in the wiki?

On the most recent Bombcast, Ryan mentions reading up on Dead Space on Wikipedia after hearing news about the sequel.  It got me thinking why he didn't just look here for it.  The Dead Space page on this site is very detailed and similar in length to the one you'll find on Wikipedia.  He would have gotten the information that he was looking for on here as well.  I know that when I want to learn something about a game that this is the first place I look so why wouldn't someone that works here do the same?

he probably just googled it and clicked on the first result.  also, if you're looking for something specific, you have to sift through everything else (big titles usually have a ton of stuff).  just a guess though...

The wiki is being neglected by the staff since a while already.

it seems like it was the initial "Catch" of the site yet its playing 2nd violin now. 

I look there too, just a habit.

well wikipedia is just a mass of knowledge. everyone looks there for everything

only douche bags promote there own shit like that. Plus some pages have little info on the story, I only know one page that has significant story info

Most of it is written like shit anyway.

" I look there too, just a habit. "

I almost never use the wiki.

I use the wiki and Wikipedia about the same. It depends on the game, really.

You're all despicable traitors!

" @Dark_Jon said:

" I look there too, just a habit. "

Same. Then I go, "oh shit! Giantbomb has one too!" "

" @gingertastic_10 said:

" @Dark_Jon said:

" I look there too, just a habit. "

Same. Then I go, "oh shit! Giantbomb has one too!" "

Yea here too, I always have the initial reaction to just google something and end Giantbombing(?) it. "

I use the wiki, but it doesn't always have the info I'm looking for.

I use Wikipedia as most of the stuff on GiantBomb is either a) empty, b) inaccurate or c) written by a complete moron. 

" I use the wiki, but it doesn't always have the info I'm looking for. "

I think they should put it place special rewards ( unique avatars, the ability to have a signature etc) to promote good wiki contributions, I have been trying to do some stuff on the wiki mainly about Dark age of Camelot because the page was pretty much empty and it just takes awhile since most of the people on this site fall into either a very young demographic and the older crowd of us who have jobs and writing articles about games with no real tangible benefit just isn't a huge priority, if they could figure out a way to make it something people WANT to do besides the few who really put work into it because they love the site then it would be alot better than it is.

" Most of it is written like shit anyway. "

I'll show you an example of why  I use the wiki using some good old ancient Greek logic.
Having a page for the game Stroker is awesome.
Giantbomb has a page for the game Stroker.
Therefore, Giantbomb is awesome.

" @Dark_Jon said:

" I look there too, just a habit. "

Same. Then I go, "oh shit! Giantbomb has one too!" "

I sometimes forget about the wiki here because wikipedia is a sort of a relfex for everything  
 
@Rallier said:

" The wiki is being neglected by the staff since a while already. "

I check Giantbomb for game info. I hope that makes me a better person in life.

the wiki is one

I use the site but in most cases, the pages have little to no info whereas I'm usually always guaranteed something on Wikipedia. Although I'm doing my part to help this wiki, like number 10 on the site!

The wiki was a brilliant Idea from the start,  
 
1( It's basically a database of games, They came from GS, That has been around for over ten years, they worked on most of the site, they can't get their IP back, so one way to be able to get a vast database of all things game related is to have the Wiki, 
 
2( It's a brilliant business model for these guy's, they don't need to pay/spend time themselves typing, editing, correlating content,  
 
The way's it has been neglected, 
 
1( there was a blog, earlier this year by a Wiki Mod by the name of endogene, While it was full of pomp, if you actually read the thing, what he was saying is that the Wiki was being Neglected by the staff, I think that the Staff must think that the database is big enough for them to step out of it, They want to focus on other business models, mainly videos, and trying to make a more personal experience for the members, so that we come to the site more often, then that is a draw for advertisers, and good for them, I like the content they produce, 
 
2( I see people like Marino and StarfoxA, and I think that's really cool, they put alot of effort into that, most of the pages are really well written, and I'm happy for them to get their little box stating, Marino is the biggest supplier of content, Good for them, but, I think there should be more of an incentive, 
 
3( there is still a hell of alot of work that needs to be done on it, It's been a year and a bit, And I just created pages for Mitsubishi, Nissan and Honda, If those big brands haven't been created yet, what else apart from DBZ and MW2 hasn't? 

" I look there too, just a habit. "

Yeah, sadly most of the entries here on the site don't really live up to the content that can be found on Wikipedia...

I find Ryan's lack of faith in the wiki disturbing.

Yeah but that's the problem, instead of focusing on the message he was trying to say, everyone focused on the dick he made himself look like, If you actually moved past that, he made valid points, Do I condone his dickishness, No, But I wish that people would have looked more closely at the message he tried to break across, instead of  
 
I am Endogène! 

Hmm.  As it happens I have been checking GiantBomb first when I want to search for games - I think it's probably because I just feel more at home on this site and I love how everything's connected together with all the achievements, lists, forums, concept pages etc.  I know that many of the pages are really lacking though, which is sad.
 
I still love the wiki part of GB and would love it to be more of a feature than it is at the moment.  I should go back to adding some more stuff - there's a few pages I've recently come across that I reckon I know enough about to be able to write something decently for, but I think I probably reached a point before that when I'd added content to most of the stuff that I knew a lot about.
 
We need more cool concept pages and lists (but then again I have no easy way of knowing what and where the best ones are).

My bet is that he uses wikipedia for everything, and he was just there at the time.

" Most of it is written like shit anyway. "

" @HandsomeDead said:

" Most of it is written like shit anyway. "

It's our job to fix it then. "

You bring up a good point.

" @Willy105 said:

" @HandsomeDead said:

" Most of it is written like shit anyway. "

It's our job to fix it then. "

I've tried with a lot of pages but after getting most of my Resident Evil stuff copy and pasted over, I lost the interest. "

" Most of it is written like shit anyway. "

I feel like the staff are focusing too much on social networking features of the site and haven't really put any focus on the wiki in a while. I also think they need to give more people incentive to contribute, that the only way the wiki can get better.