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Synchronicity MOD (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
2023-03-16 07:42:36

It's not disallowed since we don't have strict rules for how to navigate between subpages, but I don't like this approach and argued to remove it for Game of Thrones before. It can get clunky from both reader (since I'm not sure how much someone on Adaptation Dye-Job wants to get to Story-Breaker Power right this second, so it's a lot of space for uncertain tradeoff) and editor (since every time something is split there are a bazillion pages to update) perspective.

Also, doesn't it make more sense to group each by installment and not by franchise?

Edited by Synchronicity
Zakura Since: Aug, 2011
2023-03-16 08:24:32

I think it makes some kind of sense in the character pages (not the linked subpages Synchronicity talked about — that wasn't the point of the OP) to prevent people from adding redundant examples. But I agree that a vertical list like that is too long and distracting. I would suggest adding a commented out note at the beginning, listing those tropes, as a hint to the editors that people haven't just forgotten about those tropes, but that they are on a different page.

Amonimus (Sergeant)
2023-03-16 09:13:17

I think it's redundant to the dropdown menu.

Also I believe grouping tropes to franchise is preferred on spilt-off pages, we've merged installment-specific pages before.

e: I've now understood what you're referring to. No, it looks pretty bad.

Edited by Amonimus TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
OrrorSANESS Since: Jan, 2021
Edgar81539 Since: Mar, 2014
2023-03-16 13:10:07

Thanks everyone for the feedback, I will remove them from character pages citing this thread.

Edit: Nevermind, it seems someone else already got to them.

Edited by Edgar81539
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