User blog comment:NOBODY/The WIP probelm + does J-J-Jump have a Nitrome Wiki reference?/@comment-3060206-20120719204114

I had been thinking about that WIP problem before. This is why I would do my best to avoid editing articles about newly released games until about a week after the release. I used to interpret it as selfishness, as the user wants to be credited with adding the content themselves. I also realized that less information can be added more quickly, as it depends on the user's timelyness.

However, I also see the issue with edit conflicts. There's a problem with the editor, and now, when there's an edit conflict, I lose all my edits. WIPs are good at preventing edit conflicts, however, I do think they prohibit the page from being updated at a fast pace.

I am okay with inputting a policy that has users wait a few days (number to be determined) before they are allowed to add WIPs to newly released games. However, let's not use the words "you are banned from using a WIP for x days", as that just sounds harsh and implies that the user did something wrong. Instead, we'll go for something along the lines of, "users must wait to place a WIP on a newly released game until x days have passed".

Sorry I'm writing this in a rush. I'm on level 10 of J-J-Jump, and am taking a break, for I am frustratingly stuck on the maze of black spikes and flashing pixels.