Talk:Marineford Arc

Question on Images
Are we getting too many here do you guys think, particularly on the lower half of the page? One-Winged Hawk 13:46, October 2, 2009 (UTC)


 * Lots of epic images. May need sorting and maybe resizing in some places. So far images maybe acceptable considering current events, however some organized editing maybe needed in the future.Mugiwara Franky 14:05, October 2, 2009 (UTC)


 * In that case, maybe we should rethink the arcs a little until its sorted. Oda's having a hay day with OP at the moment... Theres so much going on.  One-Winged Hawk 14:37, October 2, 2009 (UTC)

Inflation in the arc article
I don't want to critisize the good job that has been performed in the arc articles recently, but I find it a bit too much. From my understanding it shall be a global overview of each arc, and it has become a second resume of the chapters. I've made a little survey and from 100 words per chapter in the old arcs, it has become more than 500 since Saobondy. The thing is that I don't see the plus wrt to Chapter article, in particular since the last ones are all updated (at least since Impel Down). Kdom 21:18, October 10, 2009 (UTC)


 * Okay this is a growing trend, lets compare this with the character histories shall we. Whats happening is as the newer chapters come out, everyone rushes to update.  This means we're getting weekly added text.  In contrast, the older chapters are gone and dusted so summerization occurs when people update, that is try and talk about the events of the whole arc rather then chapter by chapter. If we were doing this from scratch, chapter 1 and OP had just been released, the older chapters would have the same thing happening to them.


 * Also, Oda is fitting more into each chapter now then he did at the start. One-Winged Hawk 22:14, October 10, 2009 (UTC)

From what you says, I understand why there is more text in the most recent chapter articles, but it shall not apply to the arc ones. Hence, you have like it is now, a redundancy between the arcs and the chapters articles. For example, what is the point in having the reaction of everyone when Luffy's arrives here ? On the contrary, I find it weird to have an extremely detailed description of Amazon Lily Arc while the Chapter articles are yet empty.

I think it would be more usefull to have a shorter resume of the arc with eventually some links to the chapters if the reader wants more details. Kdom 09:46, October 11, 2009 (UTC)


 * Well we certainly don't need every detail there is to offer as with the case thats going on right now. As for the inconsistacey, it depends whether or not someone actaully does any work on the articles. The chapters themselves and the arc aren't ness. done by the same set of hands. One-Winged Hawk 10:26, October 11, 2009 (UTC)

I know they are made by different people, that is why I am making this warning. It's a nonsense to have the same job done twice while at the same time most of the chapter articles are empty. Well, I know it is less appealing to fill them since they are probably less read but it would be more usefull in term of encyclopedia, since they are the ones we remember the less. From my point of view, this page shall not be updated each time a chapter is out, to be able to summarize it correctly we should wait until the arc is finished or at least more developed. Kdom 11:28, October 11, 2009 (UTC)


 * I have no major disagreements... However rather then waiting until the end of the arc, I don't think it should be updated any less then 3 chapters old. 3 chapters is more then enough to summerize anything major. Summerization is something this wikia suffers a lack of overall.  One-Winged Hawk 11:31, October 11, 2009 (UTC)

If it's a matter of keeping the chapter pages and arc page identical, you could always just copy and paste from here to there, since the summaries on here tend to be more detailed. The Pope 17:12, October 11, 2009 (UTC)