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author | Yorhel <git@yorhel.nl> | 2011-12-29 14:10:32 +0100 |
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committer | Yorhel <git@yorhel.nl> | 2011-12-29 14:10:32 +0100 |
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docs: Added lots of stuff on the character db & misc things
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diff --git a/data/docs/10 b/data/docs/10 index 1840dc8e..442be47a 100644 --- a/data/docs/10 +++ b/data/docs/10 @@ -1,41 +1,65 @@ -:TITLE:Tagging system -:INC:notfinished +:TITLE:Tags & traits :INC:index :SUB:Introduction -<i>TODO</i> +<p> + VNDB has a system for tags and one for traits. Tags are used to categorize + <b>visual novels</b>, while traits tell something about <b>characters</b>. This + also makes them somewhat different in use. This page describes some general + guidelines and tips on using tags and traits. +</p> + -:SUB:Tag voting +:SUB:Tags <p> - While everyone is pretty much free to link any tag to any visual novel, please keep the following - in mind while voting: + Tags can be assigned to visual novel entries using a voting system. Every user + can add a tag to a visual novel by going to the "modify tags" tab of a visual + novel page. +</p> + +:SUBSUB:Tag voting +<p>Tags can be assigned a vote from -3 to 3. This vote should be interpreted as + follows:</p> +<ol style="list-style-type: none; margin-left: 15px"> + <li><b>-3</b>: This tag really doesn't apply to the VN.</li> + <li><b>-2</b> and <b>-1</b>: These not very often used, but can be useful to + show that you disagree, but are not 100% sure.</li> + <li><b>0</b>: It is possible to change your vote to '0' to remove it.</li> + <li><b>1</b>: The tag does apply to the visual novel, but is not too apparent + or only plays a minor role.</li> + <li><b>2</b>: The tag certainly applies to the visual novel.</li> + <li><b>3</b>: The tag applies and is very apparent or plays a major role.</li> +</ol> +<p><br /> + While everyone is pretty much free to link any tag to any visual novel, please + keep the following in mind while voting: </p> <ul> - <li>Read the description of each tag before you link it to a VN, some tags may not always mean what - you think they do.</li> - <li>Try to be as specific as you can. For example, if a game has drama elements, rather than voting - on the "Drama" tag, try to look for a more specific child tag that describes what kind of drama a - player can expect.</li> - <li>A rating between -3 and 3 can be given to a tag. A negative rating indicates that you disagree - with a tag, with -1 being "I wouldn't say this tag really applies" and -3 meaning you fully disagree - and the tag really doesn't apply at all. A positive rating works the opposite way, and indicates - that you do agree with it.</li> - <li>Some tags can act as spoilers for the plot of a VN, this can be indicated by voting on the spoiler - status. It is highly recommended to not leave this as "Neutral", and really try to give an indication - of whether the tag is not a spoiler at all or does spoil a bit.</li> - <li>Tags are supposed to reflect the things you'll be experiencing as you play the game, even if - some things might get revealed to be lies or illusions towards the end of the story. In cases like this, - add both the (arguably incorrect) tags and the tags describing the situation after the truth has been - revealed, making sure mark the "correct" tags as spoilers.</li> + <li>Read the description of each tag before you link it to a VN: some tags may + not always mean what you think they do.</li> + <li>Try to be as specific as you can. For example, if a game has drama + elements, rather than voting on the "Drama" tag, try to look for a more + specific child tag that describes what kind of drama a player can expect.</li> + <li>Some tags can act as spoilers for the plot of a VN, this can be indicated + by voting on the spoiler status. It is highly recommended to not leave this as + "Neutral", and really try to give an indication of whether the tag is not a + spoiler at all or does spoil a bit.</li> + <li>Tags are supposed to reflect the things you'll be experiencing as you play + the game, even if some things might get revealed to be lies or illusions + towards the end of the story. In cases like this, add both the (arguably + incorrect) tags and the tags describing the situation after the truth has been + revealed, making sure to mark the "correct" tags as spoilers.</li> </ul> -:SUB:Tag guidelines +:SUBSUB:Tag creation guidelines <p> - New tags can be requested by everyone, but they'll have to be accepted by a moderator before - the tags will be browsable. The following rules apply: + New tags can be requested by everyone, but they'll have to be accepted by a + moderator before the tags will be browsable. Applying the following guidelines + significantly increases the chances that your tag will be accepted and lowers + the workload of the moderator team. </p> <ul> <li>Tag names should be self-describing. While the meaning of a tag can be obvious if you look @@ -51,3 +75,41 @@ covered by VNDB, like staff or licensed state in a country.</li> </ul> + + +:SUB:Traits +<p> + Traits can be assigned to characters. Contrary to tags, traits can't be voted + on. Instead, traits are part of the editing system, and modifying the traits + for a certain character involves editing the character entry itself. +</p> + +:SUBSUB:Assigning traits +<p> + Unlike tags, traits don't have any "levels": a trait either applies to the + character or it does not. Here are some guidelines and tips when assigning + traits to characters: +</p> +<ul> + <li>If no traits are present yet and you're the first person to add traits, + please try to be as complete as possible. Browse through the <a + href="/i">trait tree</a> and try to find as many traits that apply to the + character as possible.</li> + <li>Spoilery traits should *always* be marked as such.</li> +</ul> + +:SUBSUB:Trait creation +<p> + Anyone can request new traits to be added to the database. However, these need + to be approved by a moderator before they can actually be assigned to a + character.<br /><br /> + Traits are categorized into "groups", the top-most trait in the tree + defines in which group a trait is. Unlike tags, traits don't need to have a + globally unique name, but they must be unique and self-describing within the + same group. For example, there can be multiple traits with the name "Blue", + but one is in the "Hair" group while the other is in the "Eyes" group. So + make sure to keep the group in mind when naming a trait.<br /><br /> + Read the descriptions of the various trait groups and meta traits to get a + feel on how they are supposed to be used. +</p> + diff --git a/data/docs/12 b/data/docs/12 index 50bd98bc..e19db5d4 100644 --- a/data/docs/12 +++ b/data/docs/12 @@ -1,5 +1,149 @@ :TITLE:Adding/Editing Characters :INC:index +:INC:notfinished -<i>to-do</i> + +:SUB:Introduction +<p> + Characters represent persons, animals and things within a visual novel. Any + character in a visual novel, no matter how obscure their role is, may be added + to the database, although it is recommended to at least add the more important + characters first. When adding characters, try to be complete: That is, try to + add as many characters of a single visual novel, rather than adding a single + character to many VNs. +</p> + + +:SUB:Instances +<i>todo: when and how to use instances.</i> + + +:SUB:General info +<dl> + <dt>Name (romaji)</dt><dd> + Name of the character, in the latin alphabet. Check out the <a + href="/d5">general editing guidelines</a> for information on name order and + romanization. Try to use the full name when known. If the full name is not + known, then use either the first or last name. If even that isn't known, use + the name that is most commonly used to refer to this character in the story. + In the case the character is never referred to with a name or title (e.g. + it's the protagonist), "Unnamed" can be used as name.<br /> + In some cases the full name is a spoiler, see the chapter on instances above + for some ways to handle that. + </dd><dt>Original name</dt><dd> + The actual name of the character, in the case it is not officially in the + latin alphabet. Leave empty if it's the same as the "Name (romaji)". If + possible, try to include a space between the given name and the surname. + </dd><dt>Aliases</dt><dd> + Other names this character is known by, such as nick names used by other + characters within the story. Since this field does not have any option to + hide spoilers, you shouldn't include spoilery names here. It is possible to + mention such aliases with a [spoiler] tag in the description. + </dd><dt>Description</dt><dd> + A short description of the character. While it is advised to keep the + spoilers to a minimum, you can use the usual <a href="/d9.3">formatting + codes</a> such as [spoiler] to include spoilers while hiding them by default. + When using a description from external sources, check out the <a + href="/d5.5">general editing guidelines</a> for quoting rules. + </dd><dt>Gender</dt><dd> + Gender of the character. This is usually rather straightforward, but there + are some odd cases: (Reverse) traps should have their biological gender + filled out here. Futanari should be marked as "both".<br /> + If the real gender is a spoiler, which is sometimes the case with traps, + leave this field at "Unknown". See the chapter on instances above if the + character "transforms" between a male and female version. + </dd><dt>Birthday</dt><dd> + Month and day of the character's birthday. Note that a year is not included. + </dd><dt>Bust / Waist / Hips</dt><dd> + <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BWH">BWH</a> measurements, if known. + This information should either come from the game itself or from a reliable + source (usually the official homepage). Don't try to guess these!<br /> + If the official source does not provide this information as a natural number, + the number should rounded to allow its use in the database. If the official + information is not in the metric system, convert the numbers and round them + before entering. + </dd><dt>Height</dt><dd> + Height of the character, in cm. The above note on natural numbers and the + metric system also applies here. + </dd><dt>Weight</dt><dd> + Weight of the character, in kg. The above note on natural numbers and the + metric system also applies here. + </dd><dt>Blood type</dt><dd> + Blood type, if known and applicable. This makes little sense if the character + isn't a human. + </dd> +</dl> + + +:SUB:Image +<p> + There is a lot of freedom with regards to uploading an image to a character + entry, but the following is a list of things to keep in mind: +<ul> + <li>The image must be "safe for work", according to the <a href="/d2#4">VN + image guidelines</a>. You may add creative sensoring to make an image safe if + otherwise no image for the character is available.</li> + <li>The image must be official, i.e. it must be extracted from the VN itself + or from the official homepage. Fan art is definitely not allowed!</li> + <li>This image should be chosen from an image that is showing the most common + clothing and facial expression the character wears through the game.</li> + <li>Images using the in-game sprites (tachi-e) are preferred; Otherwise cuts + from CGs are also allowed.</li> + <li>The image must at least include the head (assuming it has one) and + shoulders of the character. Full-body shots are fine, but legs are generally + not that interesting yet cause the overall image to shrink dramatically.</li> + <li>The image will be cropped to 256x300, but it is recommended to do this + cropping manually before uploading to ensure that all character images of the + same VN have the same width. This consistency looks better on the character + listing on the VN page.</li> +</ul> + + +:SUB:Traits +<p> + See the <a href="/d10">Tags & traits</a> page for guidelines on the traits. +</p> + + +:SUB:Visual Novels +<p> + A character should always be linked to at least one visual novel entry, but may + be linked with more when it appears in multiple visual novels.<br /> + If a character appears in all releases of the visual novel, with the possible + exception of trial releases, then simply keep one release and leave it at "All + / others". In other situations, mention explicitely in which releases the + character appears and which role they have in that release. Multiple releases + can be added with the same role and spoiler information.<br /> + If a characters' role or the entire existance of that character in the visual + novel is a spoiler, make sure to mark it as such.<br /> + The following roles are available: +</p> +<dl> + <dt>Protagonist</dt><dd> + The (or "a") protagonist. The person through which the story is told. Note + that a significant portion of the story has to be told through the eyes of + the character for it to be considered a protagonist. Some visual novels may + switch perspectives for a (relatively) short amount of time, but this does + not always make the character a protagonist. + </dd><dt>Main character</dt><dd> + A character that plays a major role in the story or gets a lot of screen + time. In general, a herione with an own route always qualifies and so do + sidekicks/classmates that are very often seen. + </dd><dt>Side character</dt><dd> + A character that plays a minor role or does not get a lot of screen time. + This is often the case for characters that appear only in a single branch or + a single part of the story, although this is not a mandatory. + </dd><dt>Makes an appearance</dt><dd> + This role is used for characters that only appear in the story for a short + while and have only very little to no lines of dialog. Often used for <a + href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameo_appearance">cameo appearances</a>. + </dd> +</dl> +<p> + Note that there is no distinct line between these roles, and one could have + endless (and often rather pointless) discussions about the actual role of a + character. Simply assign the role that you think most naturally fits the + character. To get some inspiration, look around for characters in other visual + novels that play a somewhat similar role. +</p> diff --git a/data/docs/2 b/data/docs/2 index be5c4e5a..295fc21d 100644 --- a/data/docs/2 +++ b/data/docs/2 @@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ <li>If multiple characters are portrayed and they are engaged in physical contact that may be considered as (a precursor to) sexual contact, then it's NSFW as well. </li> + <li>NSFW is solely determined by the graphics: Images that contain suggestive + text but are not otherwise NSFW are safe.</li> </ul><p> Even with these guidelines it may not always be easy to determine whether an image is safe or not. When in doubt, it's often best to go for NSFW. diff --git a/data/docs/5 b/data/docs/5 index ee938f3a..fbe8dd47 100644 --- a/data/docs/5 +++ b/data/docs/5 @@ -72,16 +72,18 @@ :SUB:Descriptions From External Sources <p> - It is possible to add a description or notes to visual novel, producer and release entries - in the database. While original descriptions are preferred, using descriptions from external - resources is allowed, provided the source is properly credited. The preferred form to credit - external resources is by adding the following template to the bottom of the description:<br /> + It is possible to add a description or notes to visual novel, producer, + release and character entries in the database. While original descriptions are + preferred, using descriptions from external resources is allowed, provided the + source is properly credited. The preferred form to credit external resources + is by adding the following template to the bottom of the description:<br /> [From [url=<b>URL</b>]<b>title or author</b>[/url]]<br /> - This would result in, for example, '[From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/Wiki/Ever17">Wikipedia</a>]' - for descriptions taken from Wikipedia. If the description is not literally taken from the - source but has some modifications, the 'From' should be replaced with something similar, - indicating that it's modified, e.g. 'Edited from', 'Based on'.<br /> - As it is not allowed to provide links to websites providing or promoting illigal downloads, - the URL part should be left out for such descriptions. + This would result in, for example, '[From <a + href="http://en.wikipedia.org/Wiki/Ever17">Wikipedia</a>]' for descriptions + taken from Wikipedia. If the description is not literally taken from the + source but has some modifications, the 'From' should be replaced with + something similar, indicating that it's modified, e.g. 'Edited from', 'Based + on'.<br /> + As it is not allowed to provide links to websites providing or promoting + illigal downloads, the URL part should be left out for such descriptions. </p> - diff --git a/data/docs/index b/data/docs/index index 24d67213..e189934c 100644 --- a/data/docs/index +++ b/data/docs/index @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <li><a href="/d3">Releases</a></li> <li><a href="/d4">Producers</a></li> <li><a href="/d12">Characters</a></li> - <li><a href="/d10">Tags</a></li> + <li><a href="/d10">Tags & traits</a></li> <li><a href="/d13">Capturing screenshots</a></li> <li><b>About VNDB</b></li> <li><a href="/d9">Discussion board</a></li> |