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!!Where do examples from WebSerialNovels go?

"{{Literature}}".

* Many Wiki/TVTropes readers are either extremely interested in anime and manga or not at all interested in them. Separating them out makes it easier for these people to find the examples they're interested in, especially on pages with folders.

"{{Literature}}"

{{Literature}}

"{{Literature}}"

However, in all cases, "Real Life" always goes last, and "Other" goes before "Real Life" but after everything else. If you see a category in the wrong place, go ahead and move it.

However, in all cases, "Real Life" always goes last, and "Other" goes before "Real Life" but after everything else. If you see an category in the wrong place, go ahead and move it.

However, in all cases, [[AC:Real Life]] always goes last, and [[AC:Other]] goes before [[AC:Real Life]] but after everything else. If you see an category in the wrong place, go ahead and move it.

They get their own category, namely [[AC:Films -- Animation]].

To avoid confusion over whether they belong under [[AC:{{Film}}s]] or [[AC:WesternAnimation]] (or [[AC:{{Film}}s]] or [[AC:Anime & Manga]], for Japanese animated films). No, that's not how it works with the Administrivia/{{namespace}}s.

!! Couldn't you solve that problem by having a unified [[AC:{{Film}}s]] category and a unified [[AC:Television]] category? Alternately, couldn't you solve that problem by having a unified [[AC:Live-Action]] category and a unified [[AC:Animation]] category?

The [[AC:WesternAnimation]], [[AC:LiveActionTV]], and [[AC:{{Film}}s]] categories are often very large already. Combining them into two larger categories would make it more difficult to find specific examples.

!! Why is there a single [[AC:Anime & Manga]] category rather than separate [[AC:{{Anime}}]] and [[AC:{{Manga}}]] categories?

!! Why is [[AC:Anime & Manga]] its own category, rather than being combined with the [[AC:Animated Television]] and [[AC:ComicBooks]] categories?

If there's a [[AC:Poetry]] category, list his poems there. If not, they can be listed under [[AC:{{Literature}}]], or you can make a [[AC:Poetry]] section.

His plays are ''always'' listed under [[AC:{{Theatre}}]]; if you see one listed under [[AC:{{Literature}}]], that is an error, and it should be moved.

Also, trying to do the combination might lead to holy war between people who think the film vs. television distinction is more important and people who think the live-action vs. animation distinction is more important. It's much simpler just to make both distinctions.

* Many TVTropes readers are either extremely interested in anime and manga or not at all interested in them. Separating them out makes it easier for these people to find the examples they're interested in, especially on pages with folders.

His plays are ''always'' listed under [[AC:{{Theatre}}]]; if you see one listed under [[AC:{{Literature}}]], that is an error, and it should be moved.

They get their own category, namely [[AC:Film -- Animated]].

To avoid confusion over whether they belong under [[AC:{{Film}}]] or [[AC:WesternAnimation]] (or [[AC:{{Film}}]] or [[AC:Anime and Manga]], for Japanese animated films). No, that's not how it works with the Administrivia/{{namespace}}s.

!! Couldn't you solve that problem by having a unified [[AC:{{Film}}]] category and a unified [[AC:Television]] category? Alternately, couldn't you solve that problem by having a unified [[AC:Live-Action]] category and a unified [[AC:Animation]] category?

The [[AC:WesternAnimation]], [[AC:LiveActionTV]], and [[AC:{{Film}}]] categories are often very large already. Combining them into two larger categories would make it more difficult to find specific examples.

!! Why is there a single [[AC:Anime and Manga]] category rather than separate [[AC:{{Anime}}]] and [[AC:{{Manga}}]] categories?

!! Why is [[AC:Anime and Manga]] its own category, rather than being combined with the [[AC:Animated Television]] and [[AC:ComicBooks]] categories?

To avoid confusion over whether they belong under [[AC:{{Film}}]] or [[AC:WesternAnimation]] (or [[AC:{{Film}}]] or [[AC:Anime and Manga]], for Japanese animated films).

To avoid confusion over whether they belong under [[AC:Film]] or [[AC:Western Animation]] (or [[AC:Film]] or [[AC:Anime and Manga]], for Japanese animated films).

!! Couldn't you solve that problem by having a unified [[AC:Film]] category and a unified [[AC:Television]] category? Alternately, couldn't you solve that problem by having a unified [[AC:Live-Action]] category and a unified [[AC:Animation]] category?

The [[AC:Western Animation]], [[AC:Live Action TV]], and [[AC:Film]] categories are often very large already. Combining them into two larger categories would make it more difficult to find specific examples.

!! Why is there a single [[AC:Anime and Manga]] category rather than separate [[AC:Anime]] and [[AC:Manga]] categories?

!! Why is [[AC:Anime and Manga]] its own category, rather than being combined with the [[AC:Animated Television]] and [[AC:Comic Books]] categories?

!!Where should examples from {{Shakespeare}} go?

If there's a [[AC:Poetry]] category, list his poems there. If not, they can be listed under [[AC:Literature]], or you can make a [[AC:Poetry]] section.

His plays are ''always'' listed under [[AC:Theatre]]; if you see one listed under [[AC:Literature]], that is an error, and it should be moved.