Forum:Rules for Chapter Notes

So I noticed that it's common for the cover page to be summarised in the chapter notes, rather than in the Cover Page section of the page. Now, unless I'm horribly misreading most of the cover stories, they don't actually relate to the events of the chapter. Surely the chapter notes is a place for notes that relate to the chapter, not to the nice shiny cover page.

Our templates say to put a description of the cover page in the Cover Page section itself, so that's what I think we should be doing.

I realise this is a fair amount of work to do if we do decide it's the correct decision, but I'm struggling to see how, for example, the fact that Sakura Kingdom has changed their helmets to have antlers has any bearing on the rest of the chapter.

20:57, February 10, 2016 (UTC)

Discussion
As somehow who is very skeptical about every small detail being added to the chapter notes, I agree. It's much easier to find information this way. 22:33, February 12, 2016 (UTC)

If a major event occurs in the cover story, like Jinbe finding a poneglyph per se, it should go in the notes. Otherwise it shouldn't. 23:02, February 12, 2016 (UTC)

The information regarding the cover page should always be in the cover page section, 100% of the time. If it's plot-related, or there's some other trivia with it (like a tribute to Dragon Ball or Naruto), then it can go in both sections. 04:07, February 13, 2016 (UTC)

The cover story is still part of the chapter, albeit a side story, so it should be mentioned in the notes. I feel like the cover page section is there more for posterity than anything, and should be left as is. If it's not part of the story, then don't put it in the notes. There's nothing noteworthy about Oda drawing a scene where the Straw Hats are playing with dolphins. It's part of the story, and should be accounted for in the notes. 05:00, February 13, 2016 (UTC)

I wish this was a wider discussion about chapter notes in general. I'd say if it doesn't have wide-reaching effects outside this one chapter, it's not noteworthy. 05:46, February 13, 2016 (UTC)

Cover story section is only supposed to contain a short description and the title. If it's part of a cover story arc then it goes in notes. SeaTerror (talk) 09:44, February 13, 2016 (UTC)

Chapter Notes = "Brief bullets with key points or noteworthy events." Same standards should apply to both cover page and main story events. The Cover Page section has the official description of the cover and/or a general summary of it. 11:06, February 13, 2016 (UTC)