Talk:Lore Character Template
Changes to the template
Removal of {{Intro}} - Since these are lore articles, the introduction and associated links do not make sense. Instead, important dates should be listed in the dates section of the character summary template, and can be mentioned in the character information area as well. Related quests will instead be listed in the related pages > quests section. Links to patches should instead be links to dates - see the third column on the Patches page for all associated date articles.
Removal of Character and Background section - This section header is redundant as the first section. The focus of the page is about the character and background, so this is not needed.
Removal of Lore and Dialog section - Lore and Dialog is a section used on quests and NPCs to list just that - lore behind the quest/npc and associated dialog. Since the page is about the lore, that part of the section title is redundant. And the lore page is not the ideal place to list dialog. This is why there are links to the NPC/Creature versions of the character and the related quests - so a person interested in what an in-game version of that character has said can do so on the correct pages. It is also better to view dialog in context with the rest of the dialog from the associated quest. For example, Asheron has appeared in countless live events and quests. Listing everything he has ever uttered on this article would make for a really long section, with a lot of it seeming odd without the rest of the dialog.
Removal of Other Lore and Trivia section - Trivia sections are discouraged. Information here should be worked into the main area for lore or the the related pages sections. A trivia, miscellaneous, or OOC section should only be added if that information cannot be worked into the other sections.
Restructure of Related Pages - This is just some simple reformatting to better structure the article. All the previous sections of related information should fit into one of these sections. By creating them all under the section of related pages, it helps distinguish it from the main lore, which should be the focus of the article.
--An Adventurer 02:02, 31 October 2010 (EST)