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:: I also think "media" is a bit vague, especially as not all stories in "Real-world series with DWU connections" have necessarily had official crossovers. "Official DWU crossover(s)" would seem to be a clearer field. I'm agnostic as to whether we also need an "Unofficial DWU crossover(s)" field, or whatever. [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']] [[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|⊕]] 12:26, 14 July 2023 (UTC)
:: I also think "media" is a bit vague, especially as not all stories in "Real-world series with DWU connections" have necessarily had official crossovers. "Official DWU crossover(s)" would seem to be a clearer field. I'm agnostic as to whether we also need an "Unofficial DWU crossover(s)" field, or whatever. [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']] [[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|⊕]] 12:26, 14 July 2023 (UTC)
::: I assume that Epsilon is refering to the <tt>|plural writer=</tt> parameter I added to {{tlx|Infobox Story}}. The infobox checks the <tt>|writer=</tt> field for things like ",", "&" or "and" that would indicate that there are multiple writers listed. When one of these is detected, the label is automatically is pluralised to "writers". Setting <tt>|plural writer=</tt> to any value forces the label to be pluralised to "writers". [[User:Bongolium500|<span title="aka Bongolium500">Bongo50</span>]] [[User talk:Bongolium500|<span title="talk to me">☎</span>]] 13:00, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

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Introduction

As I've both watched and helped our collection of Real world series with DWU connections pages grow, I couldn't help but think that these pages could do with their own types of infoboxes. It would have the usual fields like release date and publisher/company of origin, but then maybe sections that highlight relevant media and what year(s) they were "active".

It should look something like this (using Sonic the Hedgehog as an example):

Thoughts? WaltK 19:18, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

Discussion

I like this idea and I have a couple of suggestions myself. These are fields I commonly use and feel are helpful.

  • |name =
  • |image =
  • |main character =
  • |setting =
  • |enemy =
  • |writer =
  • |plural writer =
  • |genre =
  • |bts =
  • |trailer =
  • |fullvid =

These few could be good for television series. They may need a similar sort of "|plural writer =" field for any of these fields that have multiple individuals working those jobs.

  • |director =
  • |editor =
  • |producer =

A new field could be good for series with a sole creator, such as Alex Hirsch.

  • |creator =

19:38, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

I can put this together soon, assuming no-one has any major objections. Bongo50 18:35, 10 July 2023 (UTC)
Seems basically sound, but is there a particular reason we would need different "writer=" and "plural writer=" variables, instead of a single "writer(s)"? By which same token it strikes me that we may as well put parenthetical "(s)"s on several other fields, not least of which "|main character=", which would enable us to, for example, link both Kirk, Picard and whoever else at Star Trek (franchise).
I also think "media" is a bit vague, especially as not all stories in "Real-world series with DWU connections" have necessarily had official crossovers. "Official DWU crossover(s)" would seem to be a clearer field. I'm agnostic as to whether we also need an "Unofficial DWU crossover(s)" field, or whatever. Scrooge MacDuck 12:26, 14 July 2023 (UTC)
I assume that Epsilon is refering to the |plural writer= parameter I added to {{Infobox Story}}. The infobox checks the |writer= field for things like ",", "&" or "and" that would indicate that there are multiple writers listed. When one of these is detected, the label is automatically is pluralised to "writers". Setting |plural writer= to any value forces the label to be pluralised to "writers". Bongo50 13:00, 14 July 2023 (UTC)