Talk:Wonder Pets/Archive 1 - Character article consolidation

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[edit] Character Article Consolidation

The same thought occurred to me--given that the main article is not particularly long, and there are few if any references to Linny et al. outside of the context of the show, it seems like merging the character's articles back into the main page would be a more helpful organization. Nareek 21:16, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Well, what I actually referred to was having a seperate link for each part of a name like The and Fantastic and Four which somebody had done for the Wonder Pets characters. Articles already exist for the three characters, so there's no sense in consolidating them. x 00:32, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Oh--well, I agree with the point that you actually were trying to make, and would reiterate my point: There's no need to discuss the Wonder Pets outside the context of the show, and therefore the articles on each character only make it more difficult for someone to read WP's info on the show. As for the articles already existing, that's what "Merge" is for. Nareek 06:00, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

"There's no need to discuss the Wonder Pets outside the context of the show" I'm not sure what you mean by "need" in this context, but having seperate articles for the characters is a perfectly valid and standard way of providing details. This can often make searching more efficient as well.

"therefore the articles on each character only make it more difficult for someone to read WP's info on the show." It doesn't makes it more difficult, unless you're referring to an extra mouse click. So in terms of "need", there isn't really much need to consolidate the articles. x 17:31, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia guidelines are pretty clear on this--see WP:FICTION:

Major characters (and places, concepts, etc.) in a work of fiction should be covered within the article on that work of fiction. If an encyclopedic treatment of such a character causes the article on the work itself to become long, then that character can be given a separate article.

As for why that's Wikipedia's guideline, there's a presumption that fictional things should be described in the context of the real-world works of art that they appear in. It's also true that it's easier for the reader to read all of the material on Wonder Pets using zero clicks rather than six clicks (going back and forth). Nareek 20:24, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Regarding WP guidelines, that makes sense, and consolidation to accomodate that makes sense as well. Addressing a concern from the standpoint of Wiki policy is usually the most efficient way, as opposed to going back and forth regarding opinions on usability. Thanks. x 17:13, 6 November 2006 (UTC)