Forum:Manga as Default on a Switch Template

Why an adaptation image shouldn't be shown as default
It seems to me that this wikia has taken a strong liking to One Piece's adaptation, and has thus made it so that the images from that adaptation is being shown as default instead of the actual One Piece images. This has been a normal thing for quite some time, and I've been wondering why that is.

Just recently I came back to this wiki after not being caught up to One Piece for a while, and this is one of the issues I've been wanting to fix. So why didn't I fix this earlier, you may ask. Well, maybe it's because this wiki is so rooted in the belief that the adaptation, without hesitation, should be considered the superior and default choice, that changing one of the major templates proving that point would be incredibly difficult.

But it's just common sense, isn't it? An adaptation is still an adaptation. It's not the original content, and it's never going to be superior in any way, so why should it be default? Because colour? That's like saying that Aragon from the Lord of the Rings movies should be shown as default on a wikia instead of J.R.R.'s actual paintings because it's a real person. The added elements do not matter one bit.

I want to hear your logic of why the adaptation should be the preferred choice. Let's put this Anime vs. Manga war behind us.

Agreed 100%. The manga should be the default, as the source material is manga. Shouldn't matter to people since the anime option is still there, but the anime image should not be the first to show up, purely since it is an adaptation. Mr. Whatever (talk) 16:16, September 8, 2014 (UTC)

When a discussion affects multiple articles, a forum should be used, never a talk page for a single article or template. Move it before I post. 19:10, September 8, 2014 (UTC)