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What I'm saying is that our fighting game guides as they are right now don't have the layout for players to add advanced or detailed strategy in, particularly minute nuances or specific information about a normal or a character matchup. Ideally, character pages should look like Brawl's [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl/Kirby|Kirby]] page, which has a full moveset table and a matchups section, letting anonymous users and experienced editors alike contribute what they know easily. We should have a short gameplay overview, a comprehensive moveset analysis that covers every normal, command attack, special and super, a practical combos list and a matchup section. Having the base layout of the guide laid down encourages people to add in information that they know, while having to set up the structure of the guide themselves might drive some potential editors away, especially if they only just found the site. [[User:T.testLP|T.testLP]]([[User talk:T.testLP|talk]]) 10:18, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
What I'm saying is that our fighting game guides as they are right now don't have the layout for players to add advanced or detailed strategy in, particularly minute nuances or specific information about a normal or a character matchup. Ideally, character pages should look like Brawl's [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl/Kirby|Kirby]] page, which has a full moveset table and a matchups section, letting anonymous users and experienced editors alike contribute what they know easily. We should have a short gameplay overview, a comprehensive moveset analysis that covers every normal, command attack, special and super, a practical combos list and a matchup section. Having the base layout of the guide laid down encourages people to add in information that they know, while having to set up the structure of the guide themselves might drive some potential editors away, especially if they only just found the site. [[User:T.testLP|T.testLP]]([[User talk:T.testLP|talk]]) 10:18, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
:Also, I am aware that the suggestion for page layouts is similar to part of the in-depth fighter analysis project. I know that I can just add it in on any page I wish, but I worry it could affect the completion stages of some of the CS4 guides. It might also make shared character pages long and convoluted, so I'd like to discuss it here first. [[User:T.testLP|T.testLP]]([[User talk:T.testLP|talk]]) 15:48, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
:Also, I am aware that the suggestion for page layouts is similar to part of the in-depth fighter analysis project. I know that I can just add it in on any page I wish, but I worry it could affect the completion stages of some of the CS4 guides. It might also make shared character pages long and convoluted, so I'd like to discuss it here first. [[User:T.testLP|T.testLP]]([[User talk:T.testLP|talk]]) 15:48, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
== Credits pages ==
Do credits pages (like [[Dog's Life/Credits]] and [[The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night/Credits]]) fall within guide scope? I'm inclined to think they're not, since [[SW:SCOPE]] says not to include "any extremely detailed information that doesn't have to do with playing the game"; as far as I know, the Marketing Executive of Atari doesn't actually help players beat Dog's Life. --{{User:Moydow/Signature}} 02:22, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
:I think it's kinda relevant as it is technically game "content".  I wouldn't personally add that kind of information, and I usually strip it out when bringing pages from wikipedia, but I don't think it falls outside of scope. -- [[User:Prod|Prod]] ([[User talk:Prod|talk]]) 03:59, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
* When this discussion came up in chat with User:Moydow before he posted this message here, I humorously jabbed StrategyWiki's functionings in that we're covering the game and not acknowledging the people who contributed into creating the game.
* In all of seriousness, I'm a bit mixed about this since StrategyWiki's main goal is to help the player in any way and get the most of out the guide.
* I don't think the average player would get anything out of it because they don't provide something that needs to be tackled through or interacted.
* The only exception I can come up with for such a credits list to be accepted is: if the credits list is incorporated to interact with the game, like the credits section of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' where it involves a mini-game competition on getting the most coins out of the lettered brick blocks.
* Having a credits list is more of an acknowledgement of the game being made by those people, credited, or uncredited.
* If players interested at looking to the inner workings of the game, it would be preferable to find info in the web or go into websites that are dedicated to keeping track of credits/staff records.
* If we take on the stance of having Credits page in the wiki, we would also have to add info on uncredited people who contributed to the game.
--[[User:RAP|RAP]] ([[User talk:RAP|talk]]) 09:05, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
: Normally, credits is stuff surrounding the game, not part of the game itself.  Such things should easily be found in the manual, readme, or ending sequence, and aren't really that special.  The only way they're in-scope is [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MiniGameCredits if they're playable] and need to do something there to get the best ending or avoid a gameover sequence.
::My problem while working at SW has always been filtering out what is unnecessary. But lately I've been getting more into the groove of what I/we should be focusing on (mostly because my time is limited these days). Credit pages are unnecessary, walkthrough pages are necessary. Simple as that. We don't need people fighting over credit syntax, styles, etc. We aren't about that. If you care that much about the game, go help with a full wiki on that game universe (it's okay! I admit that I help with other wikis, too). We strive to provide the best '''guides''', not comprehensive information (unless it pertains to strategy). That being said, I, like you, fall in love with some games and 110% completion for these guides is what I want, so, think of credits as optional, unnecessary, but a good idea for [[:Category:Guides at completion stage 5|featured guides]] or ones that are close to that. --{{User:Notmyhandle/Sig}} 22:00, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
::Note that the quote Moydow pulled from the scope was to give us the power to reject overly technical information in some cases (e.g. Namcorules' fixation on arcade hardware). It's nice and all, but we don't need our game information inter-spliced with useless technical information that would be much more valuable on an arcade hardware wiki. --{{User:Notmyhandle/Sig}} 22:02, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
== Equations in spoiler templates. ==
So by chance I've noticed a little oddity with the [[Template:Spoiler|spoiler]] template. Strangely, whenever an equation is inserted, the whole thing that was supposed to be displayed there just fails to appear, instead displaying a <nowiki>{{{1}}}</nowiki>. Can anyone check why this is happening? [[User:T.testLP|T.testLP]]([[User talk:T.testLP|talk]]) 09:14, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
:That's due to how template parameters work, if it has an equals sign everything before the first equals is treated as the parameter name. Pass in 1=your equation=here as the parameter, e.g. <tt><nowiki>{{spoiler|1=thing=with=equals}}</nowiki></tt>
{{spoiler|1=thing=with=equals}}
:--{{User:Ryan Schmidt/sig4}} 00:32, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
::Yes, numbered parameters (as defined on the template page) work both sequentially without being named (e.g. <nowiki>{{spoiler|PARAMETER 1 CONTENT}}</nowiki>) as well as when named (e.g. <nowiki>{{spoiler|1=PARAMETER 1 CONTENT}}</nowiki>). They do the same thing. Our policy is, if you use numbers in your template, then you should fill out the template sequentially. Otherwise make up names for them (e.g. content, gold, xp, name, image, etc.) and define what goes in there by describing how to use the template. --{{User:Notmyhandle/Sig}} 06:31, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
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