30-Dec-2013, 11:57 PM
I think there should be categories like "Official levels with difficulty 5" in addition to "Levels with difficulty 5", "Official levels quicker in Lynx than MS", in addition to "Levels quicker in Lynx than MS", etc. (Only CC1 levels and levels in a released CCLP would be allowed to exist in the "Official" categories.) I think that would be enough to reduce the "clutter" custom levels would add.
One other problem would be that many custom levels have the same name. We could fix this by putting the levelset name in parentheses after the level name in the article title if there's a conflict. A search on the level title should lead to both articles, after which the user can pick the correct one.
Anyway, I think the best contributors for custom levels would be the custom level designers themselves. The articles they write could contain not only strategies, maps, solutions, and bold times, but also developer's commentary and history if the designers so choose, which could be fun to read. No one would be required to make wiki pages for their own levels or for anyone else's, but could if they wanted.
One other problem would be that many custom levels have the same name. We could fix this by putting the levelset name in parentheses after the level name in the article title if there's a conflict. A search on the level title should lead to both articles, after which the user can pick the correct one.
Anyway, I think the best contributors for custom levels would be the custom level designers themselves. The articles they write could contain not only strategies, maps, solutions, and bold times, but also developer's commentary and history if the designers so choose, which could be fun to read. No one would be required to make wiki pages for their own levels or for anyone else's, but could if they wanted.