Fixing Our Wiki Character Pages - New Years Resolution 2011
By Red L.A.M.P. 105 Comments
Hello wiki editors. We are embarking on a new initiative here at Comic Vine. The focus of the next month or so is organizing our character wiki pages to follow the new Comic Vine Style Guide. And I am filling our Task Queue up with character pages that need your help. Super shout out to POKEYSTEVE who just completed a task for the Catwoman page and added the H2 Section titles properly.
The main fix we need help with is, we need all character pages to start with the following H2 section titles:
Origin
Discuss the origin story of the character in a paragraph. Save the details for the character evolution section.Creation
Talk about the writers and artists who created the character. If none, then talk about the writer or artist who had a major impact on the character.Character Evolution
How has the character changed over the decades? Don't go into minute detail. If applicable, use H3 tags and subdivide this section by Golden Age, Silver Age, Modern Age, etc. See the Wonder Woman or Superman page for examples.DO NOT write plot summaries in this section, this is not a section to summarize story lines.
Major Story Arcs
Here is where you write about the super duper major story arcs that define this character. Link the names of the story arcs to their actual story arc pages. This is a section to discuss that Spider-Man found his black uniform in the Secret Wars story arc and that the suit went on to become Venom. BUT it's not a place to summarize Secret Wars in its entirety; that should be done on the actual Secret Wars page. Don't just list out story arcs either, each paragraph should lead into the next, discussing the story arcs as they all relate to each other.This is the ONLY section of the article that can have plot summaries.
Note: If one of the above sections absolute does not apply to the character, then leave it out. The more popular a character is the more certain he/she is to be in need of the above section titles.
So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and fix up those character pages you've been working on or head to the task queue to earn bonus points! You can find the task queue under the Help tab at the top of every page.