As someone who has followed League of Legends for a long long time, and as someone who contributes to liquipedia, I've wanted a place where I can bring these two hobbies together. While I feel Leaguepedia is quite good, I think the community here has the potential to do better. I find Leaguepedia sometimes lacking in accuracy and occasionally depth and breadth, while it does cover the major tournaments adequately.

I have been informed that with enough community interest, we can make this happen, so I'm reaching out to those of you in the League of Legends subforum, please make this possible. All you have to do right now is post in this thread, if there's enough support I'd ask all of you to please help us out by editing the wiki when it's made live. None of the wikis on TL can get by without community support end editing.

Redox

Germany24794 Posts

November 02 2012 10:10 GMT

Why not just help Leaguepedia to become better?

drazak

United States479 Posts

November 02 2012 10:15 GMT

While this is clearly an option, I don't feel like it grows the TL community, we already have a fairly large LoL subforum, if there is something that can be done, I'd rather do it with the community that I love. In addition, I feel like the way that Leaguepedia is run at the moment wouldn't allow for some of the changes I'd like to make.

Purpl3

United States1067 Posts

November 02 2012 10:48 GMT

I mean, Leaguepedia already has the market cornered pretty much on this. I don't know if anyone would willingly switch over to a site run by a website known for sc2/DotA2 over a site solely committed to League. Also, Curse and stuff.

drazak

United States479 Posts

November 02 2012 11:31 GMT

I don't really think you can say they have the market cornered, that implies that others have tried and failed, I don't think this is the case at all. I don't know that people having to switch over is the goal, I feel that if people who are already part of this community use it it would be a success, we already have a huge league of legends community.

XiVol

Wales74 Posts

November 02 2012 12:23 GMT

I messaged TL a while back (before leaguepedia) but it doesn't seem like they're going to do anything.

But now that we have leaguepedia it doesn't really matter as much since it's functions fine. If TL decides to add a league wiki then it would be very nice, but it won't be as promising an opportunity for them now that leaguepedia is up and running.

It'd be nice to see a TL lol team but I really doubt that will happen, not before a Dota2 team anyhow.

NeoIllusions

United States37500 Posts

November 02 2012 12:36 GMT

There was a time where we consider starting a LoL wiki on TL but the idea was scrapped due to lack of manpower. Leaguepedia filled the reference niche nicely atm. Their articles are not the best or the most detailed but they do a good job covering the pro scene, which is what its primary function is.

drazak

United States479 Posts

November 02 2012 12:45 GMT

I have it on fairly decent authority that if we can find enough community support that this will happen on TL, I'm posting mainly to find out how much community interest there is.

NeoIllusions

United States37500 Posts

November 02 2012 12:49 GMT

lol wat? What authority are you talking about?
I gauged interest about 5-6 months ago and the turnout didn't suffice.

Vequeth

United Kingdom1116 Posts

November 02 2012 12:54 GMT

#10

Dont fix what aint broke.

NeoIllusions

United States37500 Posts

November 02 2012 13:22 GMT

#11

On November 02 2012 21:54 Vequeth wrote:
Dont fix what aint broke.

Well, that's not the issue here. Leaguepedia is in a good place but they still have a ton to improve upon.
If there were enough interest to fuel a TL project, I'd start one. But frankly, there isn't atm.

salle

Sweden5554 Posts

November 02 2012 13:26 GMT

#12

Yes, if there's enough people who want to support a LoL Liquipedia it's an option. But like I've said before if that is to happen there needs to be enough people and enough ideas to actually create something that can provide things to the LoL community that Leaguepedia currently isn't doing. Otherwise we will only create more work for no real gains (for either Liquipedia/TL or the LoL esports fans.)

This is in part because Leaguepedia and Liquipedia have the same license so we can potentially copy everything but images from each other, (this is why Leaguepedia looks so much like Liquipedia, they've copied a lot, rather than build everything from scratch).

drazak

United States479 Posts

November 02 2012 13:28 GMT

#13

Well, there would be the person I spoke to, Neoillusions.

Chexx

Korea (South)11232 Posts

November 02 2012 13:49 GMT

#14

Since I already offered Neo my help if he needs it.

I could/would update the korean news for this

Beyonder

Netherlands15103 Posts

November 02 2012 14:00 GMT

#15

Think TL first has to give LoL the same position dota has before this can happen. Right now, we're just a forum way down, which has its up side too

drazak

United States479 Posts

November 02 2012 14:14 GMT

#16

Nothing is going to happen either way unless the community shows some interest, as far as I know, it's not required that TL gives LoL the same position as DotA before a LoL wiki can happen, this was asked quite explicitly in another forum.

Sermokala

United States14023 Posts

November 02 2012 14:20 GMT

#17

leaguepedia is really a dirty hack of what liquipedia is. I'm pretty happy with their service and as long as they keep it up I think It'll fill our needs just fine.

http://leaguepedia.com/wiki/League_of_Legends_Wiki

I havn't seen another link to it

drazak

United States479 Posts

November 02 2012 17:14 GMT

#18

Thanks for the link Sermokala.

Hey Chexx, I'd love it if you could help out. :D

ExoFun

Netherlands2041 Posts

November 02 2012 19:19 GMT

#19

On November 02 2012 23:20 Sermokala wrote:
leaguepedia is really a dirty hack of what liquipedia is. I'm pretty happy with their service and as long as they keep it up I think It'll fill our needs just fine.

http://leaguepedia.com/wiki/League_of_Legends_Wiki

I havn't seen another link to it

They are not so up to date as the liquipedia. The information is sometimes really late.

monx

Canada1400 Posts

November 02 2012 19:59 GMT

#20

well just go help themselves. ANyway most LoL players dont visit TL so i dont think a LoL TL Liquipedia would be useful.