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MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
2021-03-18 11:01:56

It's fine to link to a character page if it's a page under the Comic Book/ namespace.

crazysamaritan MOD Since: Apr, 2010
2021-03-18 13:21:42

At least until we actually revamp the pages/policies. It's a big ask to do that.

Link to TRS threads in project mode here.
underCoverSailsman Since: Jan, 2021
2021-03-18 13:40:31

^ Yeah, I've been skimming some of the discussions around that point. Gonna need a steam-shovel to clear that up, no matter what direction the resolution falls.

In the meantime, whether I link to those pages or not, would the "Sort by Character Name" be the preferable way to group these?

crazysamaritan MOD Since: Apr, 2010
2021-03-19 08:21:04

Any preference implies a policy, and we don't have consensus to a specific interpretation of policy, so consensus would have to be made on a page-by-page basis. If someone disputes your organization, then PM them about it.

Link to TRS threads in project mode here.
Fighteer MOD (Time Abyss)
2021-03-19 08:49:57

Every time we try to establish a policy, people argue for exceptions to it and the whole thing falls apart.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
crazysamaritan MOD Since: Apr, 2010
2021-03-19 10:32:20

As far as I know, comics and cartoons are the only place where we have this problem. Nobody is trying to make a Jethro Gibbs page split off from NCIS.

Link to TRS threads in project mode here.
underCoverSailsman Since: Jan, 2021
2021-03-20 12:51:31

Okay, thanks for the feedback. I have no intention to try to end that ongoing war here.

I think that, for the time being, I'm going with the formatting as in the original post; (Since it's fairly easy to read) but add the links to these "Extra-Franchise" characters. Theory is:

  • If the discussion is resolved in the future against such pages, at least the references will be easy to find
  • If a decision is made in favor of such pages, no matter what form or namespace they end up in, unlinked references will be a serious pain to track down.

RallyBot2 (Elder Troper)
2021-03-20 12:55:56

I've been trying for the last five years. Eventually we will manage to get it fixed.

(Just keep in mind that, even if we keep these pages, not every instance of the character's name needs to be linked to the page.)

underCoverSailsman Since: Jan, 2021
2021-03-20 13:57:49

^ Oh, understood. The example above would have Hellcat only for the bullet link, and probably one reference each to Tigra and Loki.

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