Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6512-20150908154921/@comment-173.65.72.6-20150910153027

Bluerock wrote: I remember creating these sections years ago, when I purged the Wiki of those ridiculously long trivia lists in every article, to place the points under more relevant headings. The “Personality and traits” sections used to be small, succinct observations that helped give an idea of the character, outside the standard retelling of events from the games. Unfortunately, they have now become bloated monsters, due to obsession over small details (especially optional radio dialogue), and misunderstanding of humor, context and the "bigger picture."

What is needed is some guidelines. A size limit for one would make people be more conservative in how much detail to go into. Wikipedia has some good examples regarding how to go about this on some of their fictional character articles, using brief summaries and cited examples. For example, Big Boss can be described as having a large appetite, supported by a couple of references, and have it all done in one sentence.

I don’t believe the sections should be eliminated from the Wiki entirely, as they do add some value, but some reassessment is definitely required.

Also...

Weedle McHairybug wrote: Problem is, several of those so-called "personal interpretations" ARE actual facts. Like the tone Cecile gave when saying "He does tend to sympathize with the left..." in Peace Walker basically showing she really doesn't agree with Sartre's claim about Che Guevara being the most complete man of the century. They would have done it differently if they wanted to show otherwise. She's simply providing context for Satre's statement. After all, it is quite a feat for anyone to be described in such a way. You personally interpreted that as her disapproving of it, and there is no room for such supposition on the Wiki.

Hey, if you and Fantomas want to trim down the personality section, I'm all for it. As for the Hospital Escape article, OCD can be a bitch.