Forum:CT Archive/Appearances: issue vs arc

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At the minute, we are listing only comic arcs in the Appearances sections, rather than individual issues. I don't think this is a good idea at all, seeing as how we're supposed to be a comprehensive encyclopedia and all. Having simply the arc listed means we don't know in which specific issue the subject first appeared, and also whether it appears in one issue of the arc, or in every one.

Of course, listing each issue causes concern over article length, but bear in mind we now have scroll boxes for long Appearances lists - and IMO, I don't think we should be more concerned about space than including as much detail and information as possible.

We already have something similar to what I'm proposing with the Clone Wars cartoons; articles include both "Star Wars: Clone Wars" and each relevant chapter as sub-bullet points. This could work in the same way. For example:

Appearances

 * Star Wars Legacy: Broken
 * Star Wars Legacy 1: Broken, Part 1
 * Star Wars Legacy 3: Broken, Part 3

Or, we could simply list each individual issue as a separate source, without grouping them under their arcs. This would save a little space, at least. So, consensus: include single issues in Appearances sections rather than arcs? - \\Captain Kwenn// &mdash; Ahoy! 16:05, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Support

 * 1) comprehensive and detailed beats space-saving - \\Captain Kwenn// &mdash; Ahoy! 16:05, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 2)  StarNeptune Talk to me! 17:02, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Havac 00:57, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Riffsyphon1024 00:59, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 01:07, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Sikon 01:19, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) So long as we list the entire arc if that's what they appear in. &mdash;Jaymach Ral'Tir (talk) 01:22, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Space is not an issue. Darth Culator  (Talk)(Kills) 01:23, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Unless they appear in every issue. -LtNOWIS 01:24, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Per LtNOWIS. Green Tentacle (Talk) 14:41, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) Ozzel 01:11, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Imp 01:48, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

Comments

 * More worth to give all appearances, unless the character or item appeared in all stories within that arc. Then it might be okay to just list the arc. -- Riffsyphon1024 01:00, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I like the current policy, as in the Layout Guide. Comics are eventually collected in TPBs as complete story arcs, while the original issues go out of print. -- Ozzel 01:14, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
 * What about people like Zayne Carrick? Are we really going to list every single issue of the KoTOR comic series in his appearances, story arcs too? --  I need a name  ( Complain here ) 01:18, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
 * If all his appearances fill an arc, we would just list the arc. -- Riffsyphon1024 01:20, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
 * While I see what you're getting at, that would leave a lot of articles giving the wrong idea for a long time if we were to change this. -- Ozzel 01:22, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, but it's better to implement the change and alter articles over time than never change it. Yes, it's a lot of work, but then so were things like the Weapons recatagorization, yet they're still useful - \\Captain Kwenn// &mdash; Ahoy! 17:56, 9 December 2006 (UTC)