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{{ERJ|05:08, 16 July 2009 (UTC)|I am having an odd problem. I am trying to watch for certain types of changes, namely new things being added to certain categories (characters and games). Two possibilities, I am given: I could constantly (daily or so) look at the respective categories, or I could subscribe to the Recent Changes feed. Neiter is something I want to do. The perfect situation would be lists of said categories, much like list of titles that was on the main page, as well as how the Final Fantasy Wiki does its "List of ... characters" articles. In a perfect world, these lists would make it easier to work on projects like a recently concluded one I did at the FFWiki: | {{ERJ|05:08, 16 July 2009 (UTC)|I am having an odd problem. I am trying to watch for certain types of changes, namely new things being added to certain categories (characters and games). Two possibilities, I am given: I could constantly (daily or so) look at the respective categories, or I could subscribe to the Recent Changes feed. Neiter is something I want to do. The perfect situation would be lists of said categories, much like list of titles that was on the main page, as well as how the Final Fantasy Wiki does its "List of ... characters" articles. In a perfect world, these lists would make it easier to work on projects like a recently concluded one I did at the FFWiki: |
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I am having an odd problem. I am trying to watch for certain types of changes, namely new things being added to certain categories (characters and games). Two possibilities, I am given: I could constantly (daily or so) look at the respective categories, or I could subscribe to the Recent Changes feed. Neiter is something I want to do. The perfect situation would be lists of said categories, much like list of titles that was on the main page, as well as how the Final Fantasy Wiki does its "List of ... characters" articles. In a perfect world, these lists would make it easier to work on projects like a recently concluded one I did at the FFWiki:
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Eric Ryan Jones — 05:35, 16 July 2009 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||
My actual goals, one brings to question, eh? 'Tis in fact an ongoing project of mine: I keep track of game releases and character information in a database. This aids me in creating tables of ordered lists like the one I linked to above (which includes Kingdom Hearts titles). In return for that information and its sorting, I add information of that subject I find outside of Wikia to the wiki, and I watch the list pages and the pages they list for vandalism and such. Don't just think on me here, though! Wouldn't you expect others to want a place to see the exact titles and their order of spoilage and storyline? What about a place to see which characters appeared in each game in which other subcategories do not muddle your search?
Of your other question, many more than two are there if one thinks on it: there are subcategories. Also, there is the added challenge of keeping and comparing to an external list of what was already there. This challenge is not necessary if I keep watch over a list, as the additions are always in red on the diff pages. | ||||||||||||||||
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Eric Ryan Jones — 06:47, 16 July 2009 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||
The timeline looks useful, I admit, but the rest of your first sentence is a little flawed. See, at one time, Final Fantasy had only I, II, and III. Then people realized it was actually I, IV, and VI; and by then VII was out and VIII was on its way, but numerous spin-offs were coming first. It was then we realized that some of the FFs (the Legends) weren't really FFs. As Tactics and Crystal Chronicles began to see popularity, they were given their own sequels, but alongside the rest of the main series, which saw one sequel, X-2. XI became an online game with four expansions. Oh, yeah, and VII got a compilation bigger than the KH series.
The point I'm trying to make is that, even if there are only six games, there will be more, and may already be, as far as we know. It's best to put in a stronger system of organization before a million sequels and spin-offs force us to. Also, you mentioned checking both the category and the list. This is not true. Categories never need checked. They are automated. That is the nature of the category namespace. Its corrections are done from the individual pages themselves, which, by the way, takes more time than simply adding to a list. A list has at least one other advantage over a category. You can order a list. A category is in alphabetical order, unless you apply a numbering scheme by editing every single page. Once again, editing a list is easier than updating a category system, and a category system shouldn't need to be updated that way, anyway. | ||||||||||||||||
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Eric Ryan Jones — 07:01, 16 July 2009 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||
Since the timeline actually already solves part of my problem, I am left with the issue of main characters. Speaking of subpages, do you think anyone (sane) would mind adding a /characters subpage to each game article; it would be to list characters under headings of playable and non-playable and applicable subheadings, much like the FFWiki. | ||||||||||||||||
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Eric Ryan Jones — 08:06, 16 July 2009 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||
That is a strong opinion, and I respect it. I do, however, await an hour at which the sun is risen over other users, so that their opinions on the matter may be heard. | ||||||||||||||||
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