Wiki question: location and spawn percentages

[loramin]

Originally Posted by cd288 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

For what it's worth, I don't mind having "guide" type info on the mob page. Saves me from having to go to multiple spots to get all the info I need. All the guides on the Wiki are super helpful of course, but I don't think there's a problem putting detailed mob guide info on the relevant mob's page.

Well again, it's not a hard and fast rule, as everything in the wikis is just done by convention. Also, if you use the "objective vs. subjective" distinction I mentioned, even a lot of "guide" info can still belong on the mob page.

But, I do think it does make sense to limit not just mob pages, but most wiki pages, to being "encyclopedia-like". Doing this helps solve the signal-to-noise ratio problem (ie. the more text there is on the page, the harder it is to find what you're looking for).

If there's lots of exposition about how to kill the mob, that might be handy for one person, but make it harder for others to find the core details they came there for. Also, that "guide stuff" might not even be relevant (eg. knowing that you can pacify mob X to get to mob Y is handy for an Enchanter, but worthless to a Shaman).

If the page has "just the facts", everyone can get the core info they need from it, and then it can also link to any relevant guide pages. That way even people wanting further info can still get to it easily.