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pokedude10 Since: Oct, 2010
2017-03-26 15:03:08

Don't be anxious, you made a decision and worked it out with others. It wasn't against the rules, but generally large edits like that should be run by here or TRS first.

For the web serial index, we don't really have a set standard for indices. While we tend to prefer link only indices, that's only because descriptions don't usually add much. But work indices are different than trope indices.

Honestly, I'd say keep the work descriptions if they're good quality and stay as objective descriptions. I would watch out for descriptions that act as reviews, recommendations, or complaining.

Madrugada MOD Since: Jan, 2001
2017-03-26 15:54:07

Brief descriptions that provide context are never wrong. On pure indexes, they aren't necessary, but they shouldn't be stripped out just on principle, nor should entries without them be commented out as ZCE.

One of the reasons we have Works indexes is to gather works that all fit some category together for easy reference. One reason people would look at an index is to find other works similar to one they've enjoyed. Brief descriptions are very helpful for that, in a way that a bare name with no information isn't, especially for indexes that are as broad as Web Serial Novel}}s.

Edited by Madrugada
GnomeTitan Since: Aug, 2013
2017-03-27 01:58:16

I agree 100% with Madrugada. Let me add a concrete example: the Blaxploitation page contains a work index with short descriptions of the works. I've found those descriptions very useful when getting acquainted with the genre, since there are enough entries that reading all the work pages would have been quite a chore.

Edited by GnomeTitan
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