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 Since rotation is going to be based on the rotation mark (aka the D, E, etc. printed at the bottom of a card) to determine which cards are legal, it would probably be worth updating {{template|TCGExpansionInfobox}} to include a section for the set's rotation marker (which would apply to all Sword and Shield era sets and the Asian releases of the Sun and Moon era sets. [[User:Mr. Daikon|Mr. Daikon]] ([[User talk:Mr. Daikon|talk]]) 09:37, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 :That's on my to-do list. Currently getting new setlists made to have regulation marks noted on expansion pages. <small>[[User:Glik|glik]]</small><sup>[[User talk:Glik|glak]]</sup> 12:31, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
+== Competitive Usage Info on Card Pages ==
+I would like to begin on a project that adds information related to the actual use of a card in competitive play to every single card page.  Considering that the cards are playable pieces to a larger game instead of just collectibles, explaining how they are used within the game, while providing important context to the game's meta at the time, feels like a natural inclusion to their pages.  I have put together a draft for [[Hitmonchan (Base Set 7)]] on Google Docs showing a mockup of its Bulbapedia page and the kind of information I would like to add.  [https://docs.google.com/document/d/118wzDi_QC7rAJQux5L01-74Pq9-erturOQKBHyP1iA4/edit?usp=sharing Here's the link to it.]  Some notes about my draft:
+* The three full paragraphs of information I wrote are all directly related to the card itself and its specific impact and history, as well as important synergies necessary to understand the strength of the card.  I tried to avoid including extraneous information that would be better suited for other pages.  Electabuzz, for example, is a notable omission from this page, as it doesn't actually have any direct synergy with Hitmonchan, but saw play because it covers Hitmonchan's weaknesses.  That particular synergy feels best explained on Haymaker's page.
+* Notable deck archetypes: this section is intended to link to every deck archetype page that features the page's card.  For Hitmonchan, there's only one archetype, Haymaker, but for other cards (e.g. Computer Search) there's going to be several.  Keeping them a simple list that links to their deck archetype pages makes the most sense to me.
+* Notable synergies/counters: These sections are intended to be a simple summary of notable interactions with the card, which is useful for readers looking for quick information.  I wrote the draft detailing everything featured here, but in retrospect I think these too should just be simple lists, and each respective card's page will have the information that explains why they're a good counter/synergy.  This would remove redundant information on the page, while still providing the quick information and easy linking I intend to give with these sections.
+My intention with this project is to make Bulbapedia a better resource for competitive history than it currently is.  I would like to get started as quickly as possible, but I was advised to make a Talk post about it first.[[User:Alice Voltaire|Alice Voltaire]] ([[User talk:Alice Voltaire|talk]]) 17:32, 29 May 2021 (UTC)