Ash_Pokemaster
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Hello there!
I've been thinking earlier, that although Bulbapedia is full of information, actually having pretty much everything related to Pokemon, it somehow lacks organization in each page. For that reason, I thought of some changes that could fix this situation at a certain level.
To begin with, in my opinion, the templates for the Characters and Games should change to become better looking, and more practical. Each category would have a different template. For example, character templates could have round edges, while normal edges would be for general game/anime/manga/etc templates. For different categories as in games, anime, manga, different colors could be used. For example main game characters would have a red template with round edges, while anime characters a green template with round edges. Similarly, articles for games themselves could have red templates with normal edges, while general anime/movie ones green template with normal edges. Here's one template I made for the characters of the main games.
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/User:Ash_Pokemaster/Template:Main_Game_Character
Some reasoning on some "different" categories I've chosen:
Names: I was thinking that it would be fair for more than one names to be on front. There have been a lot of debates earlier about the names of some characters. The most common example is Leaf and Blue. This way, it would be possible for both Leaf and Blue to be on the front of the character page. Furthermore, names like Ash for Red, Gary for Green, Ruby for Brendan, could also be mentioned.
First Appearence: Instead of mentioning all the games a character has appeared in, it would be much more practical to put the first game each one have appeared, along with the year that it was released. I believe that for characters like Oak, the character box starts to become more and more unpractical.
Furthermore, quotes and descriptions of or about each character could very easily be added at the begining of each character page, decoratively. I believe that it would give each page a much different air, making it aesthetically better.
Probably my biggest worry about Bulbapedia. Each character page has different categorization, with no templates being used at all. For Blue/Leaf for example, it's just "Story" and "Optional Names". I believe that this is one thing that should change radically. Here's an example on how I would imagine a character page for let's say Red.
-General Information
-Biography
-Role
--- In Red, Green, Blue and Yellow
--- In Gold, Silver and Crystal
--- In FireRed and LeafGreen
--- In Other Games (cameo appearences, or appearences in Battle Games, like Stadium, Colosseum and XD)
- Pokemon
--- Listing of Pokemon Red has used, he has seen using in artworks, etc.
--- Teams used in Games
- Counterparts (General Information + Main Article in another page)
--- Ash (Anime)
--- Red (Special)
--- Red (Pocket Monsters)
--- Other Counterparts
- Trivia
and possibly other categories
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I used the template shown earlier, as well as the quotes, in thepretty much dead Pokemon Wikia for showcase, since I thought I shouldn't add it in Bulbapedia without asking, and here's the result.
http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Red_(game)
http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Blue_(game)
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So, what do you guys think about my ideas?
Would anything of these be able to be used in Bulbapedia?
I know that it's most likely a no, but I think it's worth the try.
I've been thinking earlier, that although Bulbapedia is full of information, actually having pretty much everything related to Pokemon, it somehow lacks organization in each page. For that reason, I thought of some changes that could fix this situation at a certain level.
Information Boxes
To begin with, in my opinion, the templates for the Characters and Games should change to become better looking, and more practical. Each category would have a different template. For example, character templates could have round edges, while normal edges would be for general game/anime/manga/etc templates. For different categories as in games, anime, manga, different colors could be used. For example main game characters would have a red template with round edges, while anime characters a green template with round edges. Similarly, articles for games themselves could have red templates with normal edges, while general anime/movie ones green template with normal edges. Here's one template I made for the characters of the main games.
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/User:Ash_Pokemaster/Template:Main_Game_Character
Some reasoning on some "different" categories I've chosen:
Names: I was thinking that it would be fair for more than one names to be on front. There have been a lot of debates earlier about the names of some characters. The most common example is Leaf and Blue. This way, it would be possible for both Leaf and Blue to be on the front of the character page. Furthermore, names like Ash for Red, Gary for Green, Ruby for Brendan, could also be mentioned.
First Appearence: Instead of mentioning all the games a character has appeared in, it would be much more practical to put the first game each one have appeared, along with the year that it was released. I believe that for characters like Oak, the character box starts to become more and more unpractical.
Quotes
Furthermore, quotes and descriptions of or about each character could very easily be added at the begining of each character page, decoratively. I believe that it would give each page a much different air, making it aesthetically better.
Headers and Article Categories
Probably my biggest worry about Bulbapedia. Each character page has different categorization, with no templates being used at all. For Blue/Leaf for example, it's just "Story" and "Optional Names". I believe that this is one thing that should change radically. Here's an example on how I would imagine a character page for let's say Red.
-General Information
-Biography
-Role
--- In Red, Green, Blue and Yellow
--- In Gold, Silver and Crystal
--- In FireRed and LeafGreen
--- In Other Games (cameo appearences, or appearences in Battle Games, like Stadium, Colosseum and XD)
- Pokemon
--- Listing of Pokemon Red has used, he has seen using in artworks, etc.
--- Teams used in Games
- Counterparts (General Information + Main Article in another page)
--- Ash (Anime)
--- Red (Special)
--- Red (Pocket Monsters)
--- Other Counterparts
- Trivia
and possibly other categories
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I used the template shown earlier, as well as the quotes, in the
http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Red_(game)
http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Blue_(game)
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So, what do you guys think about my ideas?
Would anything of these be able to be used in Bulbapedia?
I know that it's most likely a no, but I think it's worth the try.
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