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A recurring question: When is it long enough to split off a subpage?

While answers varynote , we can usually tell when a subpage is not long enough. Bring any candidates here and we can discuss whether or not they were properly split off and agree on whether or not to merge them back.

Here's one to start off discussion: Pun-Based Title.Webcomics. Merge back to Pun-Based Title?

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#551: Feb 7th 2024 at 9:52:52 AM

[up][up] I mean sure but that seems odd. We don't keep other pages on the logic of "stuff will be added in the future."

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#553: Feb 13th 2024 at 2:58:30 PM

[up] If I remember, the "moments" pages don't adhere to the size rule

If they have a subpage, then they'll have a subpage

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#554: Feb 13th 2024 at 3:28:07 PM

Yeah, if you believe What Goes Where on the Wiki they should always have a subpage.

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#557: Feb 18th 2024 at 4:00:47 PM

[up]The examples are extremely short. So, no they are not

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#558: Feb 20th 2024 at 11:15:01 AM

Hello, was going to make a preemptive query here - I launched the trope Token Good Cop last month, and, thanks to the continued contributions of Alpinist, the number of examples has grown considerably. I am considering making subpages for Literature, Live-Action Films and TV, but wanted to check if they're long enough to justify this?

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#559: Feb 21st 2024 at 12:11:49 AM

It's definitely grown a lot for a month-old page, that's true. I don't think I would split it quite yet, personally, but I'd agree that it's worth keeping an eye on — especially if it keeps growing.

The main thing I would want to keep in mind is that splitting and organization changes should account for future growth. If the page's growth were to level off soon, then I don't think that it needs to be split. If it looks like it's going to keep growing, however, then a split may very well become useful.

My inclination would be to give it some time and see how it develops and if it keeps gathering material. If it does, then I think that the Film and TV folders are the most promising split candidates, although again that would depend on where future examples end up.

Edited by Theriocephalus on Feb 21st 2024 at 2:12:22 PM

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#564: Mar 2nd 2024 at 4:58:06 AM

This pages are too short. They only cover 3 and 2 game each, and examples are not many.

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#565: Mar 2nd 2024 at 5:04:08 AM

Some Refuge in Audacity subpages are extremely short

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#566: Mar 2nd 2024 at 5:15:34 PM

[up][up] They're short enough to be back on YMMV/

[up] Among them Advertising, Comedy, Jokes, Radio, Tabletop Games, Theatre, and Visual Novels are really short.

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#567: Mar 2nd 2024 at 5:53:10 PM

[up][up][up]They are indeed.

[up]I'll merge them back when I have time

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#568: Mar 2nd 2024 at 11:21:23 PM

I had some concerns over the subpages for War Elephants that were split off last summer. WarElephants.Literature is definitely too short, to start with. WarElephants.Video Games and WarElephants.Real Life are better in themselves, but I'm also concerned that the main page is made unnecessarily short by their removal. I feel like subpage splits should be done primarily for the purpose of easing excessive length on a primary page than for the hell of it, and I don't think that War Elephants, in its original state, really needed any split at all.

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#569: Mar 2nd 2024 at 11:35:16 PM

Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot seems to have some very short subpages. For example, the advertising subpage only has two examples and the Asian Animation subpage only has one subpage. Which should be merged into the main page?

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#570: Mar 3rd 2024 at 2:59:28 AM

[up]Which pages are short on your opinion ?

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#571: Mar 7th 2024 at 11:28:44 AM

I would like some opinions. Is OhCrap.Scooby Doo 2002 big enough to justify being a page?

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#572: Mar 7th 2024 at 1:05:18 PM

[up]Hmm, no. Looks a bit short in my opinion.

Edited by StalkerGamer on Mar 7th 2024 at 6:05:27 AM

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#573: Mar 7th 2024 at 4:13:45 PM

I wouldn't say that it is, no.

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#574: Mar 7th 2024 at 4:25:44 PM

[up][up][up] Yeah, it's too short. Merge it back.

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#575: Mar 10th 2024 at 7:09:09 PM

I would like to re-ask for opinions on this matter:

I had some concerns over the subpages for War Elephants that were split off last summer. WarElephants.Literature is definitely too short, to start with. WarElephants.Video Games and WarElephants.Real Life are better in themselves, but I'm also concerned that the main page is made unnecessarily short by their removal. I feel like subpage splits should be done primarily for the purpose of easing excessive length on a primary page than for the hell of it, and I don't think that War Elephants, in its original state, really needed any split at all.


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