Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-146.113.79.217-20160206211428/@comment-6192846-20160207031236

Octofan wrote: (As far as the linking yes, there is a way to fix that. On the other hand, in longer articles it can take a longer time for it to load and take the user to the right section, so that's also something to consider.)

I wanted to be in favor of the padding "all details" nature of things both because of the extra length it adds to bare bones articles and the fact that not everything is available, but I have to agree it's impractical. A redirect functions differently than standard linking. It sounds more a question on how to treat articles like Elluka and Irina who have taken on multiple identities. Do we want to split up articles for non-reincarnation related "personas"? Would that be too confusing to separate them from existing characters for reincarnation? If we're going to apply new standards, that's upwards of over 130 character pages to be potentially affected and will only grow as the wiki continues to grow.

146.113.79.217 wrote: [Lots of Snip]. This is why we have Events, Novels, Locations and other articles which discuss things in much broaders strokes. Characters are the most specific because they are the most personal and smallest unit. There's no denying size will be a problem with characters who get more focus regardless though. It's the inevitability with multi-media appearances in any large series, regardless of what method we implement short of slapping a few line summary and call it a day.

Losing info is just as problematic though as much information doesn't come from just translation groups but forums or other Japanese areas that are similarly not readily accessible and that would be lost so it's something to be careful about. An issue early on with the wiki was information in one article being put about a character, place, or event, but not being even mentioned on the article about said topic.