Forum:How to handle Live-Action content

The purpose of this discussion is to decide how content for the Live-Action series should be handled on the wiki and discuss what people's ideas and suggestions are. There are a few initial options available to us for how the content from the series should be added to the wiki.


 * Images for the live-action versions of the characters could be added to the character's infoboxes or gallery sections, or neither.
 * New subheadings could be added to the character's pages listing differences between the manga and the live-action versions.
 * New pages entirely could be created for the live-action versions of the characters, with a tabber or other navigation option connecting the pages to their manga/anime counterparts.

None of these are a total necessity but we need to cover what the most optimal solution is for the wiki before the series begins on August 31st so that we have a plan in place.Damage3245 (talk) 19:24, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Discussion
Personally, I think we should treat the live-action the same way we treat the anime; images in the infobox and sections on character pages to explain any media differences. The only issue I see with this is if the live-action is radically different, to the point where that section is too large, but based on the trailer we got it seems that won't be the case.

We also need to decide how we're going to treat the live-action with regards to Story Arcs, especially whether or not they should be included in relevant templates (such as Romance Dawn Arc). I think they should be, but other people may disagree. Walrsu (talk) 20:47, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

I think it would be best if we add the live-action images in the gallery and added a "Live-Action Debut" in the infobox. We also need a new Non-Canon template for the live-action, and a "Manga and Live-Action Differences" section. And I agree on adding the episodes to the arc templates. Hollowhen (talk) 23:47, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Adding the debut to the infobox makes sense but it can probably go in the normal debut row, along with the anime and manga debut. There's no reason for a new non-canon template; the existing template doesn't specify why something is non-canon, so it can apply to the live-action as well. Walrsu (talk) 00:45, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

I agree that pictures should go in galleries and a Live-Action Differences section should work. I am firmly opposed to creating new pages or subpages unless a character ends up having a fundamentally different role - a possible example of such would be if live action Klahadore ended up not being the villain Kuro.

One thing to keep in mind is that if the series is not renewed for additional seasons, it will end up being nothing more than a blip in the franchise and on this wiki. Treating it equivalently to the manga and anime at this time would be extremely premature, and age poorly if the show dies a swift death. If it sticks around and covers a significant portion of the plot - say, past Alabasta or Skypiea - then my mind may change on some things, like whether live action pics should go in infoboxes. But that is a discussion for if/when the show gets that far. If the show doesn't make it past Season 1, I would even advocate for scaling back the level of coverage that I'm fine with currently.

If people want to cover the live-action characters and other subjects more directly and thoroughly than just side notes on our existing pages, I would suggest creating a separate wiki that is devoted entirely to the live action. Kaido King of the Beasts (talk) 01:20, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

I honestly believe that just putting the images in the galleries would work best. There's no way to know how long this series will go for, so it would be odd for some characters to have tabs for live actions when most don't. There's also characters with radical changes(like Usopp not having his long nose), which would seem odd in relation to the anime and manga images. ethan2awesome (talk)

I agree with everything Kaido said. Plus obviously any original characters should get pages, but tbd how many there will be (if any). 02:49, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

There is absolutely now reason why the images should be in the infobox. The information can just be put on the live action page itself too. SeaTerror (talk) 03:36, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Like everyone else says, put live action content in character and location sections but if we could, we can create live action page for each character or put them in existing character pages with the live action sections and make differences of manga and live action.

Joekido (talk) 04:26, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

I agree with Kaido and the majority here. Images in galleries, not infoboxes. Live-action differences section, no separate pages for live-action versions. 11:05, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Personally I'm most in favor of creating separate pages for live-action versions but I acknowledge that if the Live-Action series were to be cancelled after one series then a whole bunch of pages for it would be too much work for too little. So I'll also agree that live-action images should go in galleries, there should be a subsection on the page for live-action differences, and if in future there are too many divergences then we can re-examine the situation and decide if separate pages are necessary. Damage3245 (talk) 11:09, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Well i'm good either way on the format. Val - There are no strings on me (talk ) 17:22, 21 June 2023 (UTC)