Template talk:LocInfo

Okay, so.
Not sure where else to post this, so I'm doing it here. I just updated this template to match the new CharInfo code and made the necessary changes to all pages (there were only 21). However, seeing as how, at least in my opinion, this template has been fairly useful for location pages, I'm going to work on branching location pages out again. The compilation isn't working as well as I thought it would for a number of reasons: some of the articles are a bit too long, there are too many links redirecting to these pages, and these redirects often don't even satisfy enough information on the page to warrant linking at all. I want to disperse location pages again, but I want it to be done more neatly this time. I will, of course, take care of all this. Lanate's ToP location pages are exactly what we should strive for, compiling only when necessary, such as including dungeons on country pages, leaving towns/cities/villages to have their own pages.

Here's what I'm thinking. I'll gradually disperse the pages I compiled while proofing, editing, and cleaning them up in the process. Location articles aren't typically going to be very long, and we should probably just accept that. Considering the amount of active users we have and how locations always seem to garner little attention, we don't have much choice. Also, remember that many locations don't have a vast amount of information to them, and we should avoid bland "he did this, she said that" writing for such articles, as these locations typically carry a more meaningful significance. These ideal articles should include an introductory sentence or two, the LocInfo template (finally making full use of it), a "Geography" section requiring no more than a small paragraph, and a "History" section consisting of at least a couple paragraphs. In my dispersing, I will most likely contribute to these formerly-existing pages myself, as well as establish new pages (ToR).

It is important to note that world/country/kingdom pages should still include lists of smaller locations, providing a brief description and link to the page proper. Towns/cities/villages should really have their own pages, while for dungeons and other locations, it will be more acceptable to see them nestled into larger location pages. This does not mean, however, that they can't have their own pages, and if they have a large amount of information (more than a brief paragraph), they should. For minor locations, such as the bridges and hostels in ToR, no linking is necessary. At all. They can be mentioned somewhere within the world/country/kingdom pages, or wherever appropriate, and simply bolded on the template to serve as an acknowledgment. Locations such as these don't warrant a great amount of information, and we shouldn't mislead readers with a link hinting that they do. I'll be handling all of this.

That's pretty much all. This will be my next big project, though I've recently ordered both ToI and ToH for the DS and will be playing through those when they arrive. I'd like to get a feel of the games, as well as tend to their presence on the wiki like I did with ToR. Should be fun. Questions and concerns should be posted here.

Arosia (talk) 05:03, July 23, 2015 (UTC)