Forum:Literary Technique pages: restore

I cannot believe you people. The literary techinque is very useful and you just have to flat out delete it. Why can't you just fix it instead of saying "it's useless, delete it"? i did not create these pages (Supernatural, Archetype, Timeskip, etc. etc.) just so someone can delete them. I created it to give this wikia an trivia pages instead of pages that just focus on the plot. The whole reason why I came here was to make creative pages that you can't do on wikipedia, and seeing how pages were merged/deleted, it just shows me that this wikia betrays the creativly. There is nothing wrong with the analyis pages and people need to learn to accept these pages without going: "It's useless!". If the page is clusmy-written: as an editor your suppose to fix it. I really want these pages back, how can I with sditors like you always bent on the plot-only pages? Would a wikia be focusing on a plot is bad idea? Of course. What is wrong with pages that be super-short? All wikia has it! Having pages like literary techinque would make this wikia more fun to read and more intersting! they are related and useful! This is One Piece encyclopida, where we learn every damn details about One Piece, deleting tthese articles defeates the entire purpose of this wikia

Joekido 02:04, February 16, 2011 (UTC)

The pages were redundant, the one piece wikia is not a place for literary techniques that aren't unique to One Piece. It just looks silly to have these pages, when there could be a simple link to wikipedia or wherever where it would be better explained than we possibly could. Some trivia pages are worthwhile, but these just added nothing of note to the wikia.Pandawarrior 12:19, February 16, 2011 (UTC)

No it does not look silly. You people need to stop thinking like that. These pages were suppose to keep track on how Oda writes his story. Like for example does One Piece have a plot twist? Of course look it up here Plot Twist and see lists of them. How many major flashbacks does One Piece have? Look it up here Flashback. Simple! One Piece is becoming a huge story and it's getting hard to keep track with everything that is going on there. The problem here is that you people are not open-minded enough. I'm not insulting anyone here, I'm pointing out the problems this wikia is facing.

Joekido 16:17, February 16, 2011 (UTC)

Of course One Piece has flashbacks and plot twists. Like you said, its a huge story, that is to be expected. It's not a matter of open-mindedness, it's a matter of keeping the wikia clean and organized, so one can keep track of the huge story more easily. Superfluous pages like the Literary Techniques don't help with that. Pandawarrior 17:07, February 16, 2011 (UTC)


 * Yes it helps, as Joekido just said, whenever you want to know something about how/when/how much a certain technique is used in One Piece. It is an encyclopedia about "One Piece", not about "the plot of One Piece".
 * Apparently, it was of utmost importance to delete these pages as soon as possible, even if pro-deletion arguments had been answered, and valid anti-deletion arguments had been ignored. This is plain sad. sff9 (talk) 08:59, February 17, 2011 (UTC)

Or maybe you're too blind to have noticed the vote was in favor of delete? SeaTerror 16:12, February 17, 2011 (UTC)
 * As far as I know, there hasn't been any vote. For less than a week, there was no activity on the discussion page, then Yatanogarasu indicated that DancePowderer changed his mind, deducing from it that majority said delete.
 * There was no formal vote, this "majority" only took into account what people said during the discussion. How do you know some wouldn't have chosen something else, if they'd been properly asked to choose between several clear alternatives?
 * Defining such alternatives was the purpose of the debate. It hasn't been achieved, because pro-deletion people just stopped answering to anti-deletion arguments. And that's too bad, 'cause I was eager to know how comes that a "list of archetypes in One Piece" is unrelated to One Piece, for example. sff9 (talk) 21:20, February 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * While the subject of the discussion may have its problems, the whole deleting stuff based on one person changing their mind is really not a justifiable course of action. At the very least, it warrants the restore request presented here. Besides Or maybe you're too blind to have noticed the vote was in favor of delete? is really not a very good counter argument made in good faith from the winning party.120.28.240.46 17:32, February 20, 2011 (UTC)

This isn't Wikipedia. There's no good faith rule here. SeaTerror 02:46, February 21, 2011 (UTC)


 * Did you just put your foot in your mouth there SeaTerror? Good faith means doing things with honest and sincere intentions. It separates the vandals, trolls, flamers, and whoever or whatever else from the regular contributors. When somebody does a mistake but later apologizes for it, that is good faith. When somebody adds something they thought was correct based on certain assumptions, that is good faith. When somebody discusses things with other people, taking into account to be not a jerk when talking to them, that is good faith.


 * This maybe not Wikipedia but that doesn't mean you can be a class A jerk SeaTerror to everyone who disagrees with you. 180.190.146.241 05:22, February 21, 2011 (UTC)

I'm suprised that none of the adminstrators are reading this. What the fuck are there doing?. Anyway, back in Wikipedia, many people were complianing about how some people were deletionist that some group of people came here to create pages they wish to create without worrying about any deletionist. But this place is no differant then wikipedia, we still don't have any creative freedom to create pages whatever we like. Now many good pages were merged and deleted. It was like I came to the wrong wikia, this is not the wikia I used to know. Having pages deleted just shows that people are still stuck with the wikipedia structures. These pages needs to be restored and people need to accept these kinds of pages.

Joekido 06:44, February 21, 2011 (UTC)

I dont wanna go against the "to-delete" lot, but it doesn't really matter if it stays : i personally want it to be restored , but we all have to work over it a lot : put some more examples ,etc .......... I mean if we work over it , we can make it worth reading. ............. And Joekido please hold ur tongue buddy : I can understand ur anger, but there are other-ways to make other users follow this forum :like inviting them ; i mean no offence to anyone !  Roranoa zoro     {^_*}  12:11, February 21, 2011 (UTC)

I think I speak for the other admins when I say that the reason none of us commented yet is because we weren't sure how to go about it. If you do restore the pages, I believe it would be best to merge some of the pages. Archetype and Timeskip can be merged with Literary Technique, since they are a way of writing but in a broader sense than what was on the Literary Technique pages, but that's neither here nor there. Flashback can remain its own page. Remind me, was there a list of flashbacks in the series on that page? If not, there should be (and only the big ones that span at least one whole chapter, Like Robin's and Luffy's childhood flashbacks, not the ones that are quick and last only one panel).

The only one I'm not sure what to do with is Plot Twist, mostly because there are so many of them in the series that the page would become too cluttered. I would suggest having the ten biggest plot twists added as decided upon by a community vote. If you are alright with these conditions, I will tell the other admins to add their two cents in this forum. If there are any alterations you want to make to this proposal, feel free to say so. I just ask that you please be reasonable with whatever else you might want.DancePowderer 06:03, February 22, 2011 (UTC)

To be perfectly frank, I don't honestly care one way or the other. I doubt anyone coming to this wiki will specifically look for those kinds of pages, and I doubt any previous vistors will be like "HEY! Where the heck did that page about Archetypes go, even though if I want a clear cut definition I can look anywhere else on the internet!?"... because why should they? This whole thing feels like it's grown way out of proportion. If you want to restore the pages, go ahead and do it, but I'd prefer if they were merged into one page. Or if that's too long just add tabs to one page so they're in a single place.

I much agree with Dancepowder and Yazzy. Like we did with a Mythbuster we can do the same with the literary techique. we can recreate the lit techique pages and tab plot twist, flashback, achetype, foreshadow, timeskip, countdown, and many others. I think I'll go ahead and restore the literary techique but someone else has to tab them

Joekido 07:58, February 22, 2011 (UTC)

Fine, but we should really VOTE first, after all, we should consider everyone's opinion on this matter, and if the majority votes yes or no, then we should respect that and go with it. No regrets once the vote happens, and we abide by the conditions for keeping these pages. How about we merge them all? And vote officially before I restore them. Yatanogarasu 08:36, February 22, 2011 (UTC)


 * Right. I think there are three main alternatives: leaving everything deleted, restore everything as it was, and restore to merge/modify. I volunteer to perform the changes in the third case, i.e. merge/tab all pages in one big "Use of Literary Techniques in One Piece" and rework it so that it would be interesting, useful and perfectly related to One Piece.
 * Also, for the vote to be clear, and the different choices to be well-defined, I guess we need a list of the pages in question: Archetype, Timeskip, Plot Twist, ‎ Flashback, Foreshadowing, ‎ Literary Technique, and Cliffhanger.
 * Does someone think of another alternative that should be put to the vote?
 * sff9 (talk) 10:33, February 22, 2011 (UTC)

I dont know what U mean by Plot-twist : ............. please enlighten me : but still go ahead, I'm in for option-3 !  Roranoa zoro     {^_*}  23:40, February 22, 2011 (UTC)

A plot twist is something that occurs in the story that is completely unexpected. It would completely change the direction of the storyline and/or how we perceive a character. Ace and Whitebeard's deaths were plot twists during the Marineford arc.DancePowderer 23:48, February 22, 2011 (UTC)

Oh!........but how do u define it ?..........u can find a lot of 'em :: like new crew-member, or even Shanks comin' 2 Marineford , etc ; thanks anyway !  Roranoa zoro     {^_*}  23:56, February 22, 2011 (UTC)

That's a good question, actually. Joekido, would you mind giving us a few examples of plot twists in the series that would fit in with what was on the page? Just so we have something to use as a reference point. Thanks.DancePowderer 03:52, February 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * Hmm, what's the time limit for the vote? Also, the poll is not fair, i.e. if there are 4 votes for delete and 2 for each of the other alternatives, "delete" would win whereas there would be a majority in favor of "keep".
 * I suggest to at least use the following scheme:
 * All literary devices pages remain deleted.
 * Restore all of them (may exclude "plot twist")
 * separated pages
 * merge
 * tab
 * This would settle the fairness matter. sff9 (talk) 12:36, February 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * Very true : Ya the poll's gotta be this way. 12:55, February 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * Very true : Ya the poll's gotta be this way. 12:55, February 24, 2011 (UTC)

Also, it should be clear that if the pages are restored, they'll be anyway be reworked to be more related to One Piece. That's important, because "they are unrelated to One Piece" is the sole pro-deletion point everyone agreed on. All in all here's my proposition:


 * 1. All literary devices pages remain deleted.


 * (votes here)

2. Restore all of them (may exclude "plot twist"), rework them to be more related to One Piece, and
 * 2.1. Keep them as separated pages in a "Literary Techniques in One Piece" category.


 * (votes here)


 * 2.2. Merge them into a single "Use of Literary Techniques in One Piece" page.


 * (votes here)


 * 2.3. Tab them into a "Use of Literary Techniques in One Piece" article (like the Animal Species article).


 * (votes here)

This way, there would be no bias. sff9 (talk) 13:31, February 24, 2011 (UTC)

I somehow fail to spot the "restore, but connect them to one piece" - option? That was my problem really, the information that the articles provided were sure interesting, but felt like they don't belong here (they seemed like standard wikipedia articles - no One Piece flair or examples given). Was that idea discarded?Jinbe 14:57, February 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * Actually this is one of the modifications I proposed just above.
 * I'll try to explain more clearly what I want to do: Some of these pages hadn't much One Piece info and seemed like standard WP articles; but others did feature significant info about One Piece.
 * But overall, they looked like articles about given literary techniques, with examples in the story; this wasn't good. They should have been entirely focused on the story.


 * Thus, the reworking would (roughly) consist in transforming them into lists of uses of given techniques in the story.
 * This way, they would be as interesting as they were, but would not seem inappropriate for the wiki. The lists would be exhaustive when possible, such that they can be used as a reference. sff9 (talk) 15:24, February 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * Yup I understand that, my question: Is that 1, 2, 3 or 4?
 * Maybe I'm suffering a brainlag, but I can't find the corresponding option below ...?Jinbe 15:32, February 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * Nope, in fact, I proposed to modify the poll to take that into account. See my proposal above. I guess we should wait for Yatan or another admin to acknowledge that and make the modifications before going on with the vote. sff9 (talk) 15:37, February 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * Ah, I see. While we are at, it might be a good idea to temporarily restore the pages, so others can refresh their memory on what we are talking about. At least during the voting process.Jinbe 15:47, February 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * Ah, I see. While we are at, it might be a good idea to temporarily restore the pages, so others can refresh their memory on what we are talking about. At least during the voting process.Jinbe 15:47, February 24, 2011 (UTC)

Oh, and when is the deadline for this vote?Jinbe 14:59, February 24, 2011 (UTC)

One week after it started. Oh, and vote DOWN there, not up there. Yatanogarasu 19:16, February 24, 2011 (UTC)

Just a comment to had that majority rules shall be taken with care concerning deletion. Indeed even if it's a minority, some people are interested in the content of these pages. They will lose this content completely when they are deleted whereas they can simply be ignored by those who are not interested. As for the subject itself, I'm quite amazed that some people considered the flashback of one piece not relevent. They are keystone of the story. And I agree with Joekido, there are other things that are important beside the plot. In particular, making analysis of the story is much more interesting than paraphrasing Oda. 87.152.223.11 21:25, February 25, 2011 (UTC)

I thought the same at first, but it is not that easy. Allowing pages like that (in their old form) to stay opens Pandoras Box. First it starts with literary techniques, then with real life pirates and in the end we created a wikia where a third of all pages has nothing or barely to do with One Piece. Lets be honest, the articles had no connection to the series, you could copy them to another wikia (slap Naruto, Dragonball or Bleach over them) and it would make no difference. Sure they are interesting, but that is only my opinion. I just don't want to press the "random page" button and end up on something unrelated - I can visit wikipedia for that.

So I can understand that some contributers fear that more "unrelated" pages will follow if we allow them to stay - and Joekidos first reply somewhat confirmed their fear: "I want to give this wikia as many pages as possible". Of course that rings an alarm for some people. 22:19, February 25, 2011 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I don't agree with Joekido either. Making as many pages as possible is futile; and it's not for the sake of creative spirit or something, that I think it's worth to keep the pages. I also don't like real-life articles, I consider that removing the real pirates' articles was a good thing.


 * But I just think it's possible to make something valuable with those literary pages, something that really suits the wiki.
 * As for the Pandora's Box, I wouldn't worry about opening it just a little: looks like there are several watchful editors ready to close it straightaway in case of abuse! sff9 (talk) 23:00, February 25, 2011 (UTC)

I respect the poll-whatever the result is, but since I've never presented my arguments for my choice , here it is : "I wonder how it is not related to OP when it is all about Literary devices in OP ! "-- 23:17, February 25, 2011 (UTC)

I see that someone has deleted the vote of an IP : come-on it's too unfair !(not that I wanna increase votes on my side !) : If u want account-only voting : I'll make a hundred accounts ! U gotta allow them to vote or atleast provide a valid reason otherwise. 23:48, February 25, 2011 (UTC)

It is not about mere accounts, it is about accounts that are known. It is the reason why we vote like that and not with polls. You can fake your IP address, but you can not make up accounts with a few hundred (or even thousand) edits that easily. Fairness is the very reason why we don't let IP's participate (otherwise people would question the vote as a whole, making it rather pointless to vote to begin with) 00:01, February 26, 2011 (UTC)


 * Typically, accounts without history of editing usually are worthless votes anyway. Unless you edit the wikia, you don't know what its like to edit. Even if a thousand new accounts are made, they won't count unless they have a history. One-Winged Hawk 00:30, February 26, 2011 (UTC)
 * Ok-Ok I got it and who added that stuff @ sitenews : it's so cool ! 01:00, February 26, 2011 (UTC)

Vote
Yeah, Plot Twist aside, can we start voting yet? Yatanogarasu 08:48, February 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * 1. All literary devices pages remain deleted.


 * Yatanogarasu 08:48, February 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * One-Winged Hawk 17:38, February 24, 2011 (UTC)#


 * 2. Restore all of them (may exclude "plot twist" if JoeKido does not provide sufficient examples).
 * 3. Restore all of them (may exclude "plot twist"), and merge them into one page under "Literary Device".


 * Pandawarrior 19:53, February 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * 4. Restore all of them (may exclude "plot twist"), and tab them like "Animal Species".
 * 08:57, February 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * 08:57, February 24, 2011 (UTC)

Renewal Votes
Sorry, sff9 brought up potential bias on my polls, so let's use his. I copied this from above and let's vote here. Yatanogarasu 20:18, February 24, 2011 (UTC)

End date for vote (sorry for forgetting to set it before): A week away from the start (March 3, 2011) Yatanogarasu 23:01, February 26, 2011 (UTC)


 * 1. All literary devices pages remain deleted.


 * Yatanogarasu 20:25, February 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * It's REAL fan fluff. We're coping without them anyway. One-Winged Hawk 23:02, February 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * SeaTerror 15:04, February 25, 2011 (UTC)
 * Meganoide 15:23, February 25, 2011 (UTC)

2. Restore all of them (may exclude "plot twist"), rework them to be more related to One Piece, and
 * 2.1. Keep them as separated pages in a "Literary Techniques in One Piece" category.


 * (votes here)


 * 2.2. Merge them into a single "Use of Literary Techniques in One Piece" page.


 * (votes here)


 * 2.3. Tab them into a "Use of Literary Techniques in One Piece" article (like the Animal Species article).


 * Pandawarrior 20:23, February 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * sff9 (talk) 22:07, February 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * 23:43, February 24, 2011 (UTC)
 * 16:17, February 25, 2011 (UTC)
 * Ruxax 19:31, February 25, 2011 (UTC)
 * 00:42, February 26, 2011 (UTC)
 * Mhm, I guess it is worth a try if Sff9 volunteers to make them related to One Piece. Can not deplore something that doesn't exist yet. 01:53, February 26, 2011 (UTC)
 * Pacifista15 00:01, March 1, 2011 (UTC)
 * Pacifista15 00:01, March 1, 2011 (UTC)

Alright, time's up! Based on the votes, it's option 2.3, make one page and tab them all. Yatanogarasu 05:31, March 4, 2011 (UTC)


 * I'll tab them all for now, but there may be some that I'll eventually merge with the main page. Unfortunately, I won't be able to do the reworking until next week, as I'll be most of the time away from an Internet connection this week. I'm really sorry about that, I feel kinda guilty... Hope you won't mind too much. Don't worry, the work will be done. sff9 (talk) 10:56, March 4, 2011 (UTC)