Thread:Only8/@comment-28519806-20180419143236/@comment-26581037-20180420124813

Good morning Kat. Thank you for stopping by.

The purpose of the Collections Stub is to invite any editor to add the necessary content to the new collection page. But, what happens when an editor begins the daunting task of adding that content.

As I have observed, the addition of structure, tables, formatting of the content to a new collection page has been done by one, maybe two, editors. It has also been the practice here that when working on a page, an editor should complete that page, as much as possible before moving on. The task of taking a blank page to one complete enough for the stub to be removed is daunting and time-consuming. It could be considered a major edit.

One issue that might arise, due to the time involved, would be edit conflicts as defined at FANDOM:

An edit conflict occurs in the rare situation when two or more users start to edit the same part of a page at the same time and make significantly different changes when they hit Publish.

The use of a template to help prevent this type of conflict is in use on Wookieepedia and at Wikipedia. It is used to remind editors to check the history to avoid edit conflicts. Other templates can be used to allow an editor or editors the time to finish their major editing. Some wikis, Wikipedia uses a  template. The template is not available for this wiki.

So, how do we allow an editor or editors time to finish their major edits to one page and avoid edit conflicts?

The addition to the collections stub does not say an editor cannot edit. It is there to remind editors to, check with the active editor, to avoid edit conflicts.

The wording could be better, and any suggestions are welcome. Even with the addition to the template, it is an imperfect solution. Having two templates would probably be better, but at this time not possible.

A new editor might not know how to check the edit history, I looking to add a link for that. Having a reminder for even experienced editors at the top of the page might be a benefit as well.

Thank you again, any ideas are always welcome. ;-)