I do a lot of my server setup and admin when I'm not at home with access to the client, by directly editing the config files with a text editor. I have an option on every line, with no comments in the file to explain what each line does. It looks like this on my server:
<snip>
StartTime = 6,
WaterShut = 1,
ElecShut = 1,
-- Sandbox_MinMaxDefault
WaterShutModifier = -1,
-- Sandbox_MinMaxDefault
ElecShutModifier = -1,
FoodLoot = 3,
CannedFoodLoot = 3,
LiteratureLoot = 3,
SurvivalGearsLoot = 3,
MedicalLoot = 3,
WeaponLoot = 4,
</snip>
Note the lack of tooltips or comments. This is what my hosted dedicated server gives me, and what I edit by hand. Are you saying the base game has better comments? I can't check, as I'm not around my client to look. I know there's nowhere online that actually explains ALL of the options in b41.
PZWiki is horribly out of date, and has even less information than this 8 year old thread does. Sadly, that 8 year old thread, despite its age, is still the BEST online documentation of the majority of the configuration options. Does it have to be that we open up that old thread? No, no not really, I doubt the original author is still around to edit the original post now that I think about it. But we (the people running server and making mods) desperately need updated information. I'm not trying to "start something" over it, I just want documentation.
And even if we look outside of just server configuration, knowing more about each option helps in modding, like what all can I expect to be able to do when I call getSandboxVars() inside a mod .lua file, for example. The amount of documentation since build 41 is basically non-existent, beyond some basic API reference which usually only shows what a function expects in terms of parameters, rather than useful information like what the functions actually DO. The official Discord is hit or miss on being helpful, which basically leaves a lot of trial and error.
It's possible that others use and interact with the game in ways you wouldn't think of, you know? I'm making mods, I'm running servers, I run into all sorts of "what-ifs" and "wouldn't it be cool" situations on a daily basis that others likely hadn't thought of. It's not really a huge ask for an updated online repository of useful information. If I look at the wiki, and all the information is out of date, then I'm likely going to end up on the IS forums or Reddit as my next most relevant (but still woefully outdated) search results. And if everybody who comes by looking for new information gets shot down because moderators can't see the actual need, then we're doomed to never expand our knowledge and make more cool new mods and provide great servers for people to enjoy your game.
TL;DR: Just want RECENT documentation.