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I've been thinking about the process of documenting doujinshi on Fanlore. Not about me personally documenting it, but the documentation process in general. Every so often the topic of outreach comes up around Fanlore and the OTW, (which I think about more often then I care to admit,) and ease of use probably factors into that. Wikicode isn't difficult, but it's more work than filling out a simple form; for instance, MangaUpdates.com's "add a series" form looks like this, which is very straight-forward.
So on Monday, I got tired of bemoaning to myself the lack of a simple process for documenting doujinshi, and I made one that works for Fanlore:
Check it out!
Basically, it takes all the information in the form and converts it into basic wikicode using the Doujinshi template. It includes a descriptive first sentence and categories. I'll write a breakdown of what happens with all the info if anyone would like to see.
This is just for doujinshi. Is there any interest in things like this?
[Update] I've edited the code:
- it now includes the option for a second doujinka,
- fandoms with their own doujinshi categories now automatically get those categories included (e.g. Digimon now gets [[Category: Digimon Doujinshi]] instead of [[Category: Digimon]]),
- a link to where the doujinshi should be created is automatically generated at the bottom of the page, along with some alternate links in case the name is already taken.
There is also now a version of this form in Japanese!
So on Monday, I got tired of bemoaning to myself the lack of a simple process for documenting doujinshi, and I made one that works for Fanlore:
Check it out!
Basically, it takes all the information in the form and converts it into basic wikicode using the Doujinshi template. It includes a descriptive first sentence and categories. I'll write a breakdown of what happens with all the info if anyone would like to see.
This is just for doujinshi. Is there any interest in things like this?
[Update] I've edited the code:
- it now includes the option for a second doujinka,
- fandoms with their own doujinshi categories now automatically get those categories included (e.g. Digimon now gets [[Category: Digimon Doujinshi]] instead of [[Category: Digimon]]),
- a link to where the doujinshi should be created is automatically generated at the bottom of the page, along with some alternate links in case the name is already taken.
There is also now a version of this form in Japanese!
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On the other hand, we don't want to encourage the formation of micro-stubs from people who fill in bits of a form but don't bother with anything beyond the minimum. They're appropriate for some areas but a bit annoying, IMO, for things like fandoms & characters.
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You bring up a good point: the content that makes fandom and character pages most useful and interesting are the things that can't necessarily be neatly filled in on a form. Forms definitely have limits, and can only take a page so far.
Doujinshi are... like Japanese zines, sort of, but more commonly done in manga (comic book) style than written text. Like zines, they're part of Fanlore's Pokemon project, i.e. "We must document them all!" The information for them can be pretty basic, so it wasn't difficult to think up a useful form for them.
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In my experience, there's still quite a few pages with just a partially filled-in template or a bunch of headings and no text. I'm never sure whether they're more off-putting or encouraging to contributors. Personally I hate 'em, but a newbie to wikicoding might find the idea of putting an example under an existing heading much less scary than creating the page de novo.