Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Anime- and manga-related articles/Archive 1

message: This page was created from content originally on the WikiProject Anime and manga page. ···日本穣? · Talk to Nihonjoe 06:15, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Note

message: Apologized ahead of time for making a change without discussing it.  Change based on a state-of-the-obvious note of that guideline describing the basic structure for articles on anime/manga series. As the number of articles for anime/manga characters grow, a basic guideline will be needed for that. Also noting the current on-going discussion regarding WP:FICT. KyuuA4 06:25, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, guidelines for character articles would be good. *whistles innocently* —Quasirandom 14:41, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  In such a case someone would have to look at (and report back on) the GA / A / FA article classes and their structures; usually it is a good start. But I agree some basic structure and guidance will be useful. G.A.S  15:47, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Renamed "Sections" to "Series".  Need Character Article Guideline 

message: It doesn't bother me what we call this page, but after hearing some of the complaints on WP:FICT, WP:WAF, and WP:TRIVIA, people seem to get mad when you call something a style guideline when it has content guideline stuff. While mostly MOS-based, we have a general-guideline here about anime and manga, and I'd hate to just needlessly split something off because someone made a stink about the tag at the top of the page. Am I overthinking this? -- Ned Scott 06:51, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: MOS.  Guideline.  As far as I'm concerned, they're practically the same exact thing.  To maintain consistency and compliance with main WP guidelines as those listed, it is necessary to have a MOS for this specific project group.  As for calling this an MOS, two computer science concepts, encapsulation and inheritance, can be analogously applied.  Under encapulation, MOS guidelines in relation to animanga belong here.  Under inheritance, guidelines from the MOS also applies here. KyuuA4 07:49, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

text: Many manuals of style include guidelines for how something is presented as well as what should be presented. I don't see a problem with including both here as long as the guidelines remain fairly general overall (easier to apply that way, IMNSHO). ···日本穣? · Talk to Nihonjoe 00:26, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  MOS vs general guideline 

message: Which infobox do we use on mangaka and seiyuu pages? For mangaka I like :Template:Infobox Writer, but :Template:Infobox Comics creator and :Template:Infobox person are also used on several articles.
For seiyuu I guess the obvious choice would be :Template:Infobox actor voice.
Shall we recommend/appoint a specific infobox in the mangaka/seiyuu sections, or do we leave the choice to the editor? Ninja neko 17:56, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Nothing wrong with Comics Creator; that should do the job nicely for mangaka.  Writer and Person infoboxes look like overkill.  Seiyuu, there's already Voice Actor. KyuuA4 03:03, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Person infobox 

message: This section should make it clear that, even if characters has separate articles, they should still be provided in the list or list article (Per WP:SS). G.A.S  11:15, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Character list and character articles