(10-01-2014, 05:47 PM)Sounsyy Wrote:(10-01-2014, 05:35 PM)Olofantur Wrote: Do you think if they're skimming they're going to take note of that information if its hidden in a spoiler tag anyways?
EDIT: I suppose I should express that my fear is people will click on a lore link, see a scroll bar, my name on the "last edited" part and go "Oh god he just rambles on about how much he loved 1.0 all the time" and close the window.
I guess I'm just advocating no separation, merely citation. No spoiler, no tabs, etc.
But you do bring up a valid point on length... Will having a super lengthy article turn people away? Maybe... hmm... It may turn away the skimmers and the people who aren't really looking in depth, but it may excite those who are really into the lore. So I guess it's six and one-half-dozen of the other.
arrrrgh lol.
I do like the psuedo timeline idea though. A massive Eorzean timeline with dates leading to events which are linked to the article of that event's pertinence.
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1468-1469 6AE ------ The Autumn War
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/furiously scribbles notes.
Yes! exactly, I suppose i'm more used to trying to coax people into wanting to know more by doing the bread crumb method and trying not to intimidate them, it makes me a bit shy of overburdening.
I totally dig wanting to create one seamless flow I just [using Mor Dhona as an example] Think it would be cool to have the cover page with the most up-to-date information and then if people wanted to see how it changed with each patch they could delve into the side sections or the tabs or however things get organized.
A huge "timeline" page with off shoots/links would make a great example page to introduce people to the wiki..
