User blog:PsiCubed2/Back to Googology: a reminder as to why this wiki was opened in the first place

I'm sure you are all eager to forget all the silly stuff that happened here lately and go back to discussing googology.

And speaking of googology, I would like to remind everyone about the original reason this site was created. For this purpose, I give you this quote from the "googology timeline" on Cookiefonster's excellent googology website:


 * Dec. 5, 2008 - Creation of Googology Wiki
 * An eleven-year-old boy named Nathan Ho who at the time went by the name “Followed by 100 zeroes” on the Internet (now Vel!) had recently discovered large numbers at that time, and he was upset that there was no site on the Internet that really collects large number information. So he decided to go to Wikia, and start a wiki all about googology.
 * An eleven-year-old boy named Nathan Ho who at the time went by the name “Followed by 100 zeroes” on the Internet (now Vel!) had recently discovered large numbers at that time, and he was upset that there was no site on the Internet that really collects large number information. So he decided to go to Wikia, and start a wiki all about googology.

That was the original intent for our wiki.

It was supposed to be a respectful resource that interested people can refer to. For example, if a teacher wants to create a "googology special" math class for his students, he should be able to find what he wants here. And for years now, this wiki does not fill this purpose. Instead of being a reliable resource, it has become a convoluted mess of unbased claims (some by people who have absolutely no idea what they are doing). The mainspace has no notability guidelines what-so-ever. To put it blunty, what used to be a unique and valuable resource about googology has now turned into a complete joke. So I urge eveybody here: Let us all try to remember why this place was founded in the first place. We are the guardians of a ten-year-old dream, and we should pay more attention to doing our jobs properly. Thank you.