Template talk:Character infobox2

Getting Rid of Headlines

As I was adding headlines to the affected characters from issue #1, it felt redundant now that it shows up on the timeline. Especially when it describes itself as a headline. I have no problem with getting rid of this and the parameter here in the infobox template. --Astrozac (talk) 23:07, 5 June 2016 (PDT)

Besides Headlines, there are lots of things that can be generated from the Event Annotations/Timelines data. The trick is getting enough events annotated and entered so that we can make the switch-over without too much if any data loss.

I suggest not hand entering Headlines into the individual character pages going forward, as we do seem to have a decent amount of them as event/annotations (although many of them need to be more fully detailed). Instead build the actual event entry and let Symantic Wiki do the mundane data entry. I do plan to build a query that will pull the headlines out of the generic event list, as I think it is nice to see that data without navigating through a long compilation of data.

Appearances for this template will also be shifted to a query in the future, again once there is a more reasonable amount of event/annotations in play. Anyone can continue hand editing appearance at their discretion, or spend the time building the event. It's up to them. But realize, somewhere in the future, appearance lists will be automated. Long time future given our current pace at building events. --Infobroker (talk) 14:20, 6 June 2016 (PDT)