MediaWiki talk:TropesWorkshop

Folklore
Just noticed that the default template links to Folklore, a disambiguation page. Should this not link to a redirect to the category, like all the other subheadings?


 * We could, but then "Oral Tradition, Folklore, Myths and Legends" would link to "Oral Tradition, Oral Tradition, and Oral Tradition". --Robkelk (talk) 19:15, 30 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Ah, I see, so then the second link should be removed? RivetVermin (talk) 20:34, 30 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi, just trying to get a bit of a discussion going on this, as I really think this has to be a fault. Or am I missing some obvious reason why every single trope page needs to link to a disambiguation page for unrelated films, video games, or albums?

RivetVermin (talk) 13:38, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

There are any number of things that we could be doing: link the entire section title to Oral Tradition, link only part of the title, link each part of the title, get rid of the link, or something else.
 * Link the entire section title to Oral Tradition: People are going to wonder why we have the different names.
 * Link only part of the title: People are going to wonder why we don't have links on the different names.
 * Link each part of the title: People are going to wonder why we have different names for the same thing.
 * Get rid of the link: Somebody would add it back in, for consistency with the rest of the section headers.

There's no perfect solution. Which solution is least imperfect?

(Speaking for myself only, I like "link the entire section title to Oral Tradition".)

--Robkelk (talk) 14:22, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

I would also second "link the entire section title to Oral Tradition" as Folklore, Myths and Legends are already a subcategory of Oral Tradition, so it would at least be consistent. RivetVermin (talk) 15:48, 20 May 2023 (UTC)