| The Leaguepedia Review - Vol. 1
Today marks a momentous occasion for the League of Legends competitive scene: the beginning of the Summer Split of the LCS. It feels like only yesterday that I read through my notes during the weekly (now monthly) staff meetings and began working through my ‘to-do’s as we prepared for the first match between CLG and TSM that marked the beginning of the LCS. Four months later, here I am.
Since that inaugural LCS match, Leaguepedia has increased it's page views by 150%, Twitter Followers by ~15,000, and from one division with ten or so volunteer staff members to twelve divisions with close to a hundred "Leaguepedians" (still working on the name). But above everything else, the greatest increase is community contributions to the wiki. There have been more edits today with the start of the Summer Split than in an entire week from four months ago.
As I reflect on the past four months, I remember back to a staff meeting that occurred halfway through the Spring Split. Someone brought up whether some of our coverage was worth the effort. The LCS Radio on average received between 10 and 30 listeners, and at the time the @LeaguepediaLive Twitter was sitting at around 1,000 followers. Our journalism team was growing by the day and we had just picked up a live video content team to cover the LCS in person. Since there weren’t end game recap scoreboards on LoLeSports.com we had to input all the scoreboard data manually by taking screenshots right before the Nexus exploded. Needless to say, the amount of work each week was daunting.
Someone asked whether we should disband our Play-by-Play and Radio departments, asking whether the effort was worth it. We made the commitment to our teams to continue supporting their work, and as you can see, their audience grows every week!
I have been an entrepreneur since I sold my first web hosting company when I was 15. The two most important things that I've learned over the years are to never be content with ‘good enough’ and to never be afraid to fail.
I didn't start Leaguepedia to simply be a ‘good’ website. I started Leaguepedia with the intent to be the best website and organization in League of Legends, and to accomplish that while putting the community first in everything we do. We have many exciting projects in process, and we can’t wait to share what’s in store with you!
If you’re tired of living the “good enough” life and want to be part of the most innovative wiki team on earth, join us! Shoot me an email with a short blurb about yourself and how you feel you can best contribute to Leaguepedia. Please include examples of your work and your Skype username so that we can contact you. I’m always looking for hard-working, talented individuals who are passionate about League of Legends eSports.
Best Wishes!
Matt "gameb0x" Gunnin
President
Leaguepedia LLC
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