Forum:Fight Articles

Alright, this is something that's been stewing around in my head for several months now. I've noticed that we describe battles on chapter, episode, and character pages, but they don't have dedicated pages of their own, which is why I'm proposing we make some. I understand that more than a few clashes in the series either aren't long enough to qualify as proper battles or involve too many shifting opponents to properly qualify who's mainly fighting who, but I think this would be beneficial because 1. making pages exclusively for detailing battles would allow for increased summarization on other pages referring to those battles, and 2. if a battle is, say, spread out over multiple chapters (such as Frank vs. Senor Pink) users can just read a summary that has all the information in one area rather than poring over multiple chapters or paragraphs in a history section to find what they want. On top of that, the infobox can contain all the techniques used in the fight, which is helpful since we usually only list the first usage of a technique on Devil Fruit and other such pages. I've created a proof of concept for Luffy vs. Blueno here so you can get an idea for how it might be laid out, though I should note that if this does go through, we'll need to create a new template specifically for fight articles: I managed to throw one together there, but I'm certain someone with actual HTML experience could make a much better-looking one. Leave your thoughts, change propositions, votes of support, votes of denial, and wild accusations of me trying to turn this wiki into Bleach wiki below.--Xilinoc (talk) 02:09, June 26, 2015 (UTC)

Discussion
This could work, although it would be difficult to find and list every technique used. One Piece has a lot more named techniques than Bleach and some of the longer fights (everyone vs. Oars) have a huge amount that were used throughout the battle. On a side note, OMG XIL'S TRYING TO TAKE OVER THE WIKI AND MAKE IT THE BLEACH WIKI HE MUST BE BANNEDAFDADFTRWGH. 02:41, June 26, 2015 (UTC)

True, but generally speaking they at least say the name every time they use it. It didn't take me too long to find all the techniques used in Luffy vs. Blueno. If it's an unusual amount, though, I'd be all for only listing the techniques that make their debut in that fight.--Xilinoc (talk) 02:55, June 26, 2015 (UTC)

I don't think we need it because chapter and character pages can cover that. Plus some fights are not even fights and can be tricky to cover it up

Joekido (talk) 03:20, June 26, 2015 (UTC)

I agree with Joe. Chapter and character articles have it covered. 04:02, June 26, 2015 (UTC)

Fight articles aren't really encyclopedic. Especially when the content can already be covered in other articles. SeaTerror (talk) 04:07, June 26, 2015 (UTC)

I have to disagree with that because often times character and arc histories are so bloated and overlong that it can often take a while to find a specific battle. Plus, they often suffer from being overgeneralized (as an attempt to make it slightly less bloated) or from a single character's point of view.

And chapter articles don't always work because you don't remember what chapters the fight took place in (especially with older fights). I remember I researched Luffy and Crocodile's battle for a blog, and it took me forever to find what chapters it took place in. Plus, the summaries of earlier chapters are often very short/nonexistent, making them a very shaky resource.

While it will be a bit of work deciding what constitutes a "fight," the benefits would exceed it as we would have an easier resource to go to when looking up battles. Fights are an integral part of One Piece, and they should not just be mashed into summaries which are sometimes too short and vague and other times too bloated and overlong. 04:25, June 26, 2015 (UTC)

At the same time, I feel doing it would over-emphasize the fighting aspect. Fights are a big part of One Piece, but they don't take precedent in importance, while they do in popularity, over other events. We've had some fight pages in the past, but got rid of them for one reason or another, mainly because there were too many to make and keep track of, and this is before the Straw Hats even went to the New World. 04:35, June 26, 2015 (UTC)

If we maintain a consistent approach and activity level, however, it should turn out fine.

If we do go forward with this, I agree with Vid that specific techniques shouldn't be in the infobox, as it could make it bloated with longer fights. Just include the basic fighting styles and their subsections, such as Gomu Gomu no Mi and the Gears. Also Xil, you mentioned the possible naming system of multiple fights between the same characters on Skype. It went like this: I think this naming system is a bit too informal and vague for new readers, and should be improved on. Here is my idea: If two characters battle multiple times in a single arc, like Luffy and Crocodile, it should be consolidated into a single page, since the different battles are often just continuations and often involve the same motives. However, if characters battle twice in different arcs, like Luffy and Bellamy, then there should be multiple pages, with the distinction between each being the place it was fought on. For example, it could be Monkey D. Luffy vs. Bellamy (Jaya) and Monkey D. Luffy vs. Bellamy (Dressrosa). 05:01, June 26, 2015 (UTC)
 * Battle One: X vs. X
 * Battle Two: X vs. X, Rematch
 * Battle Three: X vs. X, Final Battle

Both the "no techniques in infobox" and the revised naming system sound fine to me.--Xilinoc (talk) 05:11, June 26, 2015 (UTC)