User talk:MaXiMiUS

Version history

You stated in an edit summary that "version history should only contain patch note excerpts." That is not actually the case. There are no guidelines, informal or otherwise, which state that the version history section should only contain excerpts from patch notes. —Vini (t|c) 16:09, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

Regarding "version history should only contain patch note excerpts" — I wasn't trying to make a statement that such a rule or guideline exists, though for the record I think it should; especially when it comes to editors paraphrasing patch notes instead of copying them verbatim. Version history should be considered sacrosanct and only document things GGG wrote related to the page in question, IMO. It's not like we're lacking for space where editors can write on the rest of the page. —MaXiMiUS (talk) 04:44, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

The version history section is the only place in an article that changes should be documented, so there is no "rest of the page". Changes are often copied verbatim from the patch notes, but there's no rule that says you have to. —Vini (t|c) 14:49, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

I was referring specifically to editor commentary when I said "the rest of the page." Regarding version history copying from patch notes verbatim that might not be a rule currently but it should probably be a strong suggestion in the manual of style. There is an implicit expectation from players that the version history strictly provides page-relevant patch notes and any exceptions to that rule (e.g. editor interpretations or opinions) should be indicated as such. Players shouldn't need to cross-reference patch notes to figure out what is and isn't written by GGG in the version history. —MaXiMiUS (talk) 16:16, 23 November 2021 (UTC)