User talk:N. Harmonik

RE: Interlanguage Wikis
I'm not sure to be honest. ― C.Syde  ( talk  |  contribs ) 01:46, September 9, 2017 (UTC)
 * I'd say a topic in the forums would be better. ― C.Syde  ( talk  |  contribs ) 01:51, September 9, 2017 (UTC)
 * New on Bandipedia and General Help. ― C.Syde  ( talk  |  contribs ) 01:56, September 9, 2017 (UTC)

RE: Transcripts?
Never really thought about it to be honest. I guess I could ask the other administrators what they think, or maybe you could do that. ― C.Syde  ( talk  |  contribs ) 05:51, July 28, 2018 (UTC)
 * Alright. ― C.Syde  ( talk  |  contribs ) 11:55, July 29, 2018 (UTC)

Scripts
I would say that script pages are a great idea, as they're useful as research (can't always boot the game or scrounge through cutscenes to find that specific line to help write an article) and as a way of sourcing content. I've worked extensively on the script pages on the J&D Wiki (see: here for a list) and can confidently say that they'll cost a big damn chunk of time. Editing an already existing script from GameFAQs can be preferable, though you'd likely have to practically do it from scratch to catch any mistakes.

At least I guess the Crash series should, afaik, be relatively easy due to a lack of real dialogue (or worse, text outside cutscenes). Know that if you're serious about doing this that we'll be here to help. -- Light Daxter –  Talkpage  18:44, July 28, 2018 (UTC)

To add on to Light Daxter's comment: our script pages on the Jak and Daxter Wiki are some of its most visited pages, according to w:c:jakanddaxter:Special:Insights/popularpages, not to mention useful as citations. Also, the main Crash series wouldn't take long to write pages for at all, especially when Crash 1 literally only has one cutscene, and on Cortex line at the start of his boss battle, while 2 and 3 similarly only have three real cutscenes (opening, ending, 100% ending) and a few lines of dialog in warp rooms. So I'm strongly in favor of script pages, and willing to help out with them.-- V  Technobliterator   T  C  19:02, July 28, 2018 (UTC)


 * Er, can I just address all of you here? Going to different talk pages to converse, especially with more than two people, could get rather confusing. N. Harmonik (talk) 00:34, July 29, 2018 (UTC)


 * Obviously, or you can use our Discord server for faster communication. -- Light Daxter –  Talkpage  08:39, July 29, 2018 (UTC)


 * I think I'll just stick to here, at least, for the time being. So, uh, what about the Category:Quotes pages? N. Harmonik (talk) 00:24, July 30, 2018 (UTC)


 * Deleted once a proper script exists for said game. -- Light Daxter –  Talkpage  14:30, July 30, 2018 (UTC)


 * Could the transcripts be detailed with actions and descriptions please? N. Harmonik (talk) 01:46, July 31, 2018 (UTC)


 * I would advise not to, they're unnecessary as the focus is on what the characters say, transcripts are primarily used for citing sources, not to translate the entire game into words for people. Any actual action worth sourcing should be done with the use of images (plus if anyone actually wants them for more than just dialogue they ought to play the games / watch the cutscenes.) To add, it tends to create script bloat with people continuously adding their own flavor crap and overly descriptive stuff. -- Light Daxter –  Talkpage  18:58, July 31, 2018 (UTC)


 * I don't know, I've seen transcripts for entries from other franchises that have descriptions of actions and such, like Halo 2, Ghostbusters: The Video Game and Steven Universe. Besides, given that Crash doesn't talk, describing his expressions and actions seems essential to me. N. Harmonik (talk) 23:47, August 2, 2018 (UTC)


 * Might be in rare occurrences you neat to add something like (Crash does X), to avoid making the script seem like it's missing stuff, but even then it'd be a case-by-case thing. Script pages should really just be about the script, nothing more nothing less. Btw this includes both spoken words and on-screen text, assuming it's relevant and not just background noise. -- Light Daxter –  Talkpage  14:00, August 3, 2018 (UTC)