Lukewarm take: If a wiki community (or any other online community) is "professional," that makes me way less interested in spending my free time there.

I'm particularly going to critique the Gaming Wiki Network, whose
criteria for joining state

Welcoming: Wikis should have a positive, welcoming, and well-managed community. Their conduct should be respectful and professional, including on wiki social media accounts. They should be well-moderated so as to not foster a harmful environment.(Emphasis mine)

I don't think a "professional" wiki is welcoming, especially to communities who have historically been excluded from "professional" settings.

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@2something Yes, "professional" suggests something conservative or at least deletionist.

I'm also not a gaming professional, so it's not for me.

@2something the wikis with the best vibes are the ones where the community is clearly excited to tell people about this thing they love

@[email protected] I'd include the Lemony Snicket Wiki (on Fandom, unfortunately), which starts with sarcastic introduction like the books

Warning: Do not enter. This site is very unpleasant
It is our duty to chronicle the terrible stories inside the 13-volume “A Series of Unfortunate Events”, its prequel “All The Wrong Questions”, the Netflix series, the Nickelodeon movie, and everything else related to the author Lemony Snicket on this truly horrid database. However, it is not yours! We advise you to look away from this wiki immediately, and we advise you NOT to scroll down more or research on lemonysnicket.com. 667 Dark Avenue would be a good place to avoid, if you don't want to learn even more about the series.
https://snicket.fandom.com/wiki/Lemony_Snicket_Wiki

Lemony Snicket Wiki

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@2something i know a wiki/fourm that requires a unspecified amount of "productive" engagement to be able to download old archived software that isnt available elsewhere, that they do not own (and nor do i suspect they have the source code available to).

Like, how am i supposed to engage if i cant do anything with the device the wiki/fourm is about?
:/

having weird restrictions harms communities like these for sure

@2something If they want me to be professional, they should pay me.

That's what the word is supposed to mean.