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Thank you to everyone who participated in the recent discussion about podfic pages! There were a great many comments and contributions, so this a follow-up summarizing the results.
As it turned out, the main issue was to avoid confusion for editors as to what the topic of a fanwork page is, in particular when it comes to podfic pages. To that end we have added a line to all fanwork templates. The infobox now includes the fanwork type at the top with a wikilink to Fanlore's definition. (For an example, see the podfic template.) This makes it more obvious what a page is about.
It also makes it more obvious when the wrong template is used. For example, if you now see the infobox on an AMV page say "Vid" you can switch the template to the AMV template or leave a note on the respective discussion page so that someone else can fix it. If there doesn't exist a fitting template yet, please leave a note on the discussion page of the template currently used on the page so that we can make more templates.
If editors want to take additional measures to avoid anticipated confusion, they also have the option of adding a disambiguation line at the top of a page, like this.
As always, editing a page is up to the discretion of the editors. In case of editing conflicts, please use the respective discussion pages so that a satisfying solution can be found and follow the steps at Managing Conflict.
Controversial edits are rarely done with malicious intent. When it comes to wikis, please keep in mind that the guiding principle is to always assume good faith; disagreements and discussions between editors are normal and always welcome.
If all this made you curious about other recent discussions, check out the talk pages on Fanlore. If you are interested in adding pages about podfic you can find help here. We are looking forward to seeing you on RecentChanges!
As it turned out, the main issue was to avoid confusion for editors as to what the topic of a fanwork page is, in particular when it comes to podfic pages. To that end we have added a line to all fanwork templates. The infobox now includes the fanwork type at the top with a wikilink to Fanlore's definition. (For an example, see the podfic template.) This makes it more obvious what a page is about.
It also makes it more obvious when the wrong template is used. For example, if you now see the infobox on an AMV page say "Vid" you can switch the template to the AMV template or leave a note on the respective discussion page so that someone else can fix it. If there doesn't exist a fitting template yet, please leave a note on the discussion page of the template currently used on the page so that we can make more templates.
If editors want to take additional measures to avoid anticipated confusion, they also have the option of adding a disambiguation line at the top of a page, like this.
As always, editing a page is up to the discretion of the editors. In case of editing conflicts, please use the respective discussion pages so that a satisfying solution can be found and follow the steps at Managing Conflict.
Controversial edits are rarely done with malicious intent. When it comes to wikis, please keep in mind that the guiding principle is to always assume good faith; disagreements and discussions between editors are normal and always welcome.
If all this made you curious about other recent discussions, check out the talk pages on Fanlore. If you are interested in adding pages about podfic you can find help here. We are looking forward to seeing you on RecentChanges!