Talk:Ace Attorney Wiki

Hey, guys!
So I noticed that there was no talk page on the main page, so here it is. I just thought that a few of the more nitpicky subjects like spoiler policies, how to get more users in, how to interpret certain weird plot inconsistencies, etc. could be discussed here. This page could also be a place to bring specific issues up like orphaned pages and such.

I think that right now some of the biggest issues include orphaned pages like State VS Enigmar (perhaps it should be merged into Turnabout Succession? The case is actually playable, unlike the DL-6 Incident and the SL-9 Incident) as well as how to handle spoiler material and what to do with the age contradictions. -capefeather 18:03, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

Contributors
I'll try and add a few more case summaries this week, possibly for the longer cases but I've noticed that there seems to be a severe lack of contributors in general, besides those who perform the minor edits. Is there any particular reason for this? Surely there must be a lot of Ace Attorney fans out there? ;/ -Premonition 14:52, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Two words: Court Records. But seriously, I don't think I could invest the time to make a complete episode page practically from scratch, myself. -capefeather 23:43, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
 * While I admire and respect Court Records it's by no means a comprehensive wiki as this has the potential to be. I do agree that taking the effort to write episode summaries from scratch can be quite time consuming, although I strangely enjoy the satisfaction when it's completed lol. -Premonition 05:37, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
 * That may be, but the sheer popularity of the site probably draws people away from other fan projects like this wiki. It looks like Wikipedia and GameFAQs/GameSpot are the only sites that even link to this place. -capefeather 17:50, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Main Page design
I did a little redesign of the Main Page yesterday, but I'm kind of at a loss as to where to go with this. I basically moved most of the "important" information from the upper-left box to the top to make it more prominent (as text already existed at the top). I felt that it was kind of redundant to put "Ace Attorney Wiki" in two places on the Main Page. But now I'm still uneasy about it... I wonder whether Template:Current events should be squeezed into a third column (like the Final Fantasy Wiki, or whether I should just leave it where it is (like the StarCraft Wiki. Maybe I should put in more pictures/buttons or something. I'm just not sure. capefeather 00:03, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
 * The new look is good, though I'm afraid the brown color isn't my style haha. The Template:Current events looks fine the way it is in my view but some more pictures would always be welcome I guess. Not quite sure what you mean by buttons though. I do have a question actually; how often does the random quote on the main page change? -Premonition 12:23, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I was going for a courtroom-style look :( I guess I was influenced by the colours of the benches and the buttons that appear in the games. The skin also had yellow, the other prominent colour in the courtroom. It seemed appropriate. The default skin selection is pretty limited, and I barely know any CSS, so yeah. Do you have a suggestion for a better skin? As for the random quote thing, I'm not really sure myself. Maybe it picks one every time you bypass your cache. capefeather 21:49, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I guess Sapphire would be good for representing Wright & Co. Law Offices, as his books are all blue. Or Jade might represent Charley. I guess I could go back to Sapphire for now. capefeather 22:02, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I like the sapphire skin to be honest, it looks more clean and easy on the eye. The brown color looked kinda.....unpleasant? That's only my own opinion though, I'm quite sure there's probably others who liked it. Although I do understand the color choice now that you mentioned the courtroom style look. - Premonition 13:22, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Sprites?
I noticed that some of the character pages don't have their sprites :\ I think the sprites should be on there. I mean, sure, we'ed ether have to get them off somewhere like Court-Records or something, or rip them ourselves, but the Articles do look a little bare without them. It seems a little stupid not to have them. Takoto 14:09, 27 November 2008 (UTC)


 * We usually try and get offical art/good fan art for the character page. If we can't find that we use the sprites Ruan 9:48 27 Novemer 2008 (GMT)


 * I know that, but still, the articles should contain their sprites. This is a Wiki, and Wiki's normally try to get every piece of information about a certain subject. Leaving out the sprites when you could easily get them is stupid. You could just make a small section of the bottom and put their sprites there. Look at the Pokémon Wiki, Bulbapedia, they use the official artwork, and also have the sprites. Takoto 18:35, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
 * If you mean Cody Hackins and Joe Darke (I don't think I've missed any others), I just never got around to it. Sorry :( Yeah. Basically, it seems like the Gyakuten Kenji official art takes priority, followed by original official art and sprites, or sprites could replace official art if it's in a magazine with other weird drawings and stuff and isn't really fit to be the main portrait. At least, that's what I think was the case before I got here. capefeather 23:08, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Also, if you mean character pages with OAs but no sprites, I suppose we ought to put them in, but most of the character articles aren't complete in the first place, which kind of limits good places to put the sprite images. capefeather 23:10, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Look, what I mean is keep the Official Artwork, but make something at the bottom or something for the sprites to go in. Like I said earlier, "This is a Wiki, and Wiki's normally try to get every piece of information about a certain subject. Leaving out the sprites when you could easily get them is stupid". Does anyone here even understand what I'm suggesting. Takoto 23:38, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Are you suggesting we obtain/ rip off the sprite sheets from Court Records or something? If so, I believe there are more important things to get done first. Like I dunno, actually having full case summaries for every case? I don't see a necessary reason to include spritesheets/links to sprite sheets as a priority as they're easily obtained, as you say from Court Records. But by all means, if you feel they are vastly important, do feel free to add/link to them someplace on the respective pages. This is a wiki so don't be afraid to use your initiative! - Premonition 23:55, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I also ask that you ask things more politely, as I've already answered your question. Sure, the point of this wiki is to be a comprehensive source of AA info, but right now, we're NOT a comprehensive source of AA info in the slightest, so our priorities are not on pics that much. By all means, put sprites in wherever you deem them likely (you can use to make a gallery), but I don't think that's nearly the most important thing right now. capefeather 02:31, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Ugggggh. Sorry. I really didn't mean to snap, recently i've been having... er, personality issues recently. *cough*Bipoler*cough* Takoto 16:55, 28 November 2008 (UTC)