1,748
edits
Talk:Terminology of first partner Pokémon: Difference between revisions
Talk:Terminology of first partner Pokémon (view source)
Revision as of 23:58, 9 April 2024
, 9 April→Page cleanup: "first partner" vs. "starter": added comment
Apopheniac (talk | contribs) (→Page cleanup: "first partner" vs. "starter": added comment) |
|||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
Should we mostly use actual quotes in the main body for both "starter" and "first partner", or should we mostly use footnote references for them both? Personally, since this is a page entirely dedicated for the terminology, I would suggest using more in-line quotes in the main body and avoid the buried references, but I would understand if other people prefer using the references instead. In my opinion, using references is fine for regular non-terminology pages. --[[User:Daniel Carrero|Daniel Carrero]] ([[User talk:Daniel Carrero|talk]]) 02:38, 14 March 2024 (UTC) | Should we mostly use actual quotes in the main body for both "starter" and "first partner", or should we mostly use footnote references for them both? Personally, since this is a page entirely dedicated for the terminology, I would suggest using more in-line quotes in the main body and avoid the buried references, but I would understand if other people prefer using the references instead. In my opinion, using references is fine for regular non-terminology pages. --[[User:Daniel Carrero|Daniel Carrero]] ([[User talk:Daniel Carrero|talk]]) 02:38, 14 March 2024 (UTC) | ||
: My view is that the full quotes aren't particularly useful to readers here because the context of how "first partner" and "starter" are used in prose isn't emphasized on the page. Since the groups of relevant Pokémon are already listed on the main page for the topic, I think leaving that context in footnotes should be fine. The other concern would be that including in-line quotes consistently would greatly increase the length of the page, which may make it harder to read. --[[User:Apopheniac|Apopheniac]] ([[User talk:Apopheniac|talk]]) 12:41, 14 March 2024 (UTC) | : My view is that the full quotes aren't particularly useful to readers here because the context of how "first partner" and "starter" are used in prose isn't emphasized on the page. Since the groups of relevant Pokémon are already listed on the main page for the topic, I think leaving that context in footnotes should be fine. The other concern would be that including in-line quotes consistently would greatly increase the length of the page, which may make it harder to read. --[[User:Apopheniac|Apopheniac]] ([[User talk:Apopheniac|talk]]) 12:41, 14 March 2024 (UTC) | ||
I've added a number of additional citations to this page referencing official game websites, press releases, and presentations to provide more context about the historical usage of these terms. I have not used bold text for these and have refrained from using in-line quotes except where I believe the context of the phrasing may be useful. Feel free to adjust these as you see fit. | |||
The paragraphs are organized a little differently for each heading, with the "first partner" paragraphs organized by primacy of the media and the other headings organized chronologically. I feel like this works for what we're going for, but again, feel free to adjust these. Given the length of the "first partner" and "starter" sections, subheadings may be useful here. --[[User:Apopheniac|Apopheniac]] ([[User talk:Apopheniac|talk]]) 23:58, 9 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
== Core series usage across languages == | == Core series usage across languages == | ||