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IneptTroper from Unknown Since: Jul, 2009
#1: Dec 23rd 2010 at 11:33:48 AM

I have a few questions regarding Recap pages

1) Are there any conditions that must be satisfied for a series to have a Recap page?

2) Most of the recap pages I've looked at so far are subdivided into individual episodes, however some like Doctor Who and Kamen Rider Double have stories covering multiple episodes lumped together on one page. Are there any specific rules regarding grouping and that stuff, and if multi-episode stories are being grouped together, what rules need to be followed in naming the groups?

3) While looking at the recap pages, I noticed quite a few red links. Is this a problem? Also, is it OK for me to work on pages for some of these red links (such as the ones on the Big Finish Doctor Who and Kamen Rider Double recap pages)?

blackcat Since: Apr, 2009
#2: Dec 23rd 2010 at 12:32:25 PM

Why do we have Recap pages?

EternalSeptember Since: Sep, 2010
#3: Dec 23rd 2010 at 12:35:49 PM

[up] The real question is why don't we have enough recap pages.

edited 23rd Dec '10 12:35:56 PM by EternalSeptember

blackcat Since: Apr, 2009
#4: Dec 23rd 2010 at 12:37:36 PM

That may be your real question.

Why do we have them is my real question.

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#5: Dec 23rd 2010 at 12:42:20 PM

Because people want them? Granted that's not in and of itself a valid reason — people wanted IANMTU — but it provides a place for plot summaries to go that isn't the main article and, most importantly, lets tropers "remember" details about shows so they can pull tropes out of them.

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blackcat Since: Apr, 2009
#6: Dec 23rd 2010 at 12:47:41 PM

OK, the reason I asked is because there are so many of those kinds of things all over the internet. It seemed like a duplication of effort. But if people want 'em I don't gotta read 'em.

IneptTroper from Unknown Since: Jul, 2009
#7: Dec 24th 2010 at 2:09:09 PM

Does anyone have any answers to my initial three questions?

I wasn't sure whether to ask here or on the Discuss part of the Recap page - I thought it would be better to ask here since the other one might take a while.

The reason why I'm asking is because I'm currently planning a Recap page, and I didn't want to break any of the rules by accident (and getting far only to have to start over again is a bit annoying).

FastEddie Since: Apr, 2004
#8: Dec 24th 2010 at 2:23:41 PM

If you want to write or repair a recap, go for it. All shows/works are eligible and all editors are eligible.

As for organization, choose what makes sense to you, but, as you have noticed, it makes for a better presentation if titles are not made until you are ready to fill in the article.

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IneptTroper from Unknown Since: Jul, 2009
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