Animanga Wiki:Spotlights

Welcome to the Wiki Spotlight page Spotlighting for animanga wiki on the Animanga Wiki's main page The Animanga Wiki spotlights various wiki on it's main page. Normally these are lesser known wiki that could use contributors.

Of course there are some criteria for spotlighting.
 * A wiki needs to be here on Wikia
 * This is spotlighting for wiki here on Wikia, not external wiki which we can't vouch for the community orientation of.
 * A wiki needs to have a few actual contributors to the wiki.
 * We can't blindly send users to a abandoned wiki where there is no-one working on the wiki.
 * The wiki needs some content already, or helpful hints on how to help out.
 * We can't send users to a wiki if they have no clue where to start helping out.
 * It must have a link back to the Animanga wiki.
 * In the Wiki-navigation(if there is room) as: 
 * or in the Wiki-navigation(main dropdown) as: 
 * And on the main page as one of the footers, or
 * If your wiki is not listed in the footer, you can add it yourself here.
 * We're trying to network wiki together, spotlighting without links in the reverse direction don't aid the flow of users. Simple promotion via series articles doesn't require this of course.
 * With the exception of established wiki with a heavily vandalized main page, the main page  must not be fully protected, and should only be semi protected if shown to be necessary.

Have an idea for a good spotlight? Create a new section on the |talkpage suggesting it.

Do Spotlights Work?
It depends, for wikis with high traffic already, probably not, for low traffic wikis, yes. Although it helps increase traffic to the wiki, it doesn't mean there will be new contributors, maybe just readers.

Prior to using the cross-wiki footer(Apr 2010), there wasn't much change in traffic to spotlit wikis. After the footer was used there was much clearer traffic spikes on some wikis.

Here are a couple of examples of a traffic spike during a spotlight:

You can view your wikis traffic at: quantcast.com, just change the url.

To do for monthly update

February 2011
w:c:dothack, w:c:dgrayman, w:c:gosick

January 2011
w:c:beelzebub, w:c:nurarihyonnomago, w:c:clannad

December 2010
w:c:reborn, w:c:toarumajutsunoindex, w:c:naruto

November 2010
Case Closed Wiki, Fairy Tail Wiki, Ghost in the Shell Wiki

October 2010
Mitsudomoe Wiki, The World God Only Knows Wiki, Claymore Wiki

September 2010
xxxHolic Wiki, Air Gear Wiki, Professor Layton Wiki

August 2010
Fushigi Yuugi Wiki, Rosario + Vampire Wiki, Soul Eater Wiki

July 2010
Appleseed Wiki, Hellsing Wiki, Love Hina Wiki

June 2010
Katekyo Hitman Reborn Wiki, Kuroshitsuji Wiki, Sekirei Wiki

May 2010
Clannad Wiki, Fist of the North Star Wiki, Ranma 1/2 Wiki

April 2010
Toaru Majutsu no Index Wiki, One Piece Wiki, Pretty Cure Wiki

March 2010
Saint Seiya Wiki, Shakugan no Shana Wiki, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Wiki
 * These wiki and previous ones have not been on the cross-wiki footer, and can be reused

February 2010
Bakugan Wiki, Gakuen Alice Wiki, Trigun Wiki

January 2010
Shugo Chara Wiki, Vampire Knight Wiki, Hetalia Archives

December 2009
Darker Than Black Wiki, Hayate The Combat Butler Wiki, Code Geass Wiki

November 2009
Tsubasa Chronicle Wiki, Azumanga and Yotsuba Wiki, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Wiki

October 2009
Narutopedia, Haruhi Suzumiya, Minami-ke & Class 5-2 Wiki