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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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Speaking as someone who simply doesn't want to invest heaps of time in looking up Wiki codes and text templates over and over again, because I simply can't remember them, a premade graphical template where I don't have to look for appropriate places inbetween the code to put my information, is quite perfect. I wish, more UIs like this could be done for Fanlore as working with pure code is a pretty certain death of motivation for a lot of people, who just wanted to share some of their fandom love quickly.
On a side note (and I hope this is an appropriate place to discuss it), I just took a quick peek at the DJ page and category on FL and I wonder, if we could organize it a bit better. Currently we have the doujinshi page, a DJ category, a few DJ subcategories and many single pages. But, for example, the subcategories are missing some fandoms which are already represented with DJ examples on FL, like Harry Potter. I'm not sure, if it wouldn't be better to create a "list of doujinshi fandoms" page to provide a better index/overview. This page could then link to the individual lists for fandoms. Perhaps I'll tackle the DJ page and sort out the mix-up of circles and DJ fandoms. Hm... (See, that template of yours already motivated me to work on FL again! \o/)
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