User blog:MrScience12/Earth Day Backtrack: Recycle 24/7 Initiative

Ah, Earth Day. This comes only once a year, and sadly, there aren't too many initiatives taken to reduce our carbon footprint, make the planet overall a better place to be, and all that hugger-o-trees stuff. However, there's only one initiative I can remember taken to aid the wiki in reducing its stub-article footprint. Why do I remember this initiative? Well, I kind of tried to make it a thing. Surely, it wasn't the best idea in the world, but I thought why not today we go back and remember what the Recycle 24/7 Initiative was and explain to some newer users...well...what it was!

What was recycling?
On the wiki, recycling was my proposed idea of taking a stub article, and either making it improved and longer, with better quality layout and format, or making it into a completely new article altogether. Basically, a stub article would be turned into, say, an episode of a spin-off. This was the case for about two of the spin-offs of the wiki, such as my attempt with Absorbent Days's episode, Pink With Envy, and I assume Toph's attempt with his spin-off, SpongeKid Adventures.

How would it help with the wiki?
If the initiative were put into place, it's purpose would have been to transform the landscape of the wiki, making it nearly 100% free of stub articles and replacing them with articles that look quite nice in comparison. Most importantly, in my opinion, it would have made clicking the "Random page" button bearable.

Is recycling still a thing?
I can safely say it is not still a thing, for the concept has really been forgotten in the history of the wiki. The idea wasn't too widely accepted to begin with, and eventually it was tossed into the recycling bin (punny, no?). However, if you, the user behind the screen, wish to continue its legacy and recycle, even if it's just for Earth Day today, it would help the wiki, one stub article at a time.

However, it is safe to mention that SBCA has attempted to bring back a cleanup project recently on the wiki. I thought it would turn out to be a great idea, but it was soon too discontinued.

Conclusion
In conclusion, Earth Day was created for one reason: to help us understand and grasp the importance of being intelligent life forms on a planet that was perfect to sustain these forms, only possibly be the only one in the universe to do so. To many of us, this wiki is our home base, in which we prosper and share our writings with those that enjoy it. Even if it's not some recycling initiative or cleanup project, we can still change the way we manage the content of our wiki and change the landscape one article at a time. Will you be the one to begin it?

-Happy Earth Day! Go and stay green!