Forum:Tabs for Fighting Styles

Tabs
For fighting styles like Santōryū, Black Leg Style and Gomu Gomu no Mi, should we put tabs to separate the different styles, like Ittoryu, Diable Jambe, and Gear Second? Yatanogarasu 05:04, February 14, 2011 (UTC)

We should use tabs for Santoryu, but leave Black Leg and Gomu Gomu alone. Th different sword styles actually are different ways of fighting, while Gear Second and Jambe both fit under Gomu Gomu and Black Leg, respectively.DancePowderer 07:51, February 14, 2011 (UTC)

Just to get this right, with "tabs" you mean the system used for huge articles, like Luffy's?
 * Yeah, I'm just saying they're too long, and we just need to shorten them. Same for the many forms for Chopper and Franky's BF-36 and BF-37, Usopp's Arsenal, and Nami's Clima-Tact and Perfect Clima-Tact. Yatanogarasu 08:02, February 14, 2011 (UTC)

http://img714.imageshack.us/i/tabstyle.jpg/

If that is the case, I can not agree more, Yatanogarasu. All three articles are massive, to the degree that they are not really inviting the user to keep on reading (typical "wall of text" syndrome). Also, we have to keep in mind that we have to expect a lot more attacks during the next 8 (?) years of one piece. If it isn't bloated now, it will be in the near future.

However, the "problem" with tabs is that they might be hard to spot for a new visitor. I remember, a couple of months ago, I was reading Luffy's article. I wondered why the page was relatively short, especially since it was the main character's. About 10 minutes later I spotted the various tabs....but only because I knew I must have missed something there, knowing the way other articles are set up (personality, history etc). This might not be the case for fresh visitors, leaving a first bad impression.

In any case, I totally agree that something should be done about these monster articles, if possible. I'm not sure if tabs are the thing to go, but what other option is there? Imagine, the articles are already abnormal long, how will it be after 3-5 years?Jinbe 13:31, February 14, 2011 (UTC)