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The '''media order''' policy of [[Community:{{SITENAME}}|{{SITENAME}}]] outlines how media titles should be ordered in sections. | The '''media order''' policy of [[Community:{{SITENAME}}|{{SITENAME}}]] outlines how media titles should be ordered in sections. | ||
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Because of | Because of the vastness of the [[Megami Tensei (Franchise)|''Megami Tensei'' franchise]] and its high frequency of recurring elements, {{SITENAME}} adopts a particular order for how media titles should be ordered in page sections, lists, and galleries. This ordering follows a stacked tier based on media type appearances order, followed by series release order, then by media title release order. This is designed to keep pages organized and intuitive when searching for particular content. | ||
===Appearances Order=== | |||
As defined in the [[Guidelines:Article Writing|article writing guidelines]], pages are constructed in a particular order of sections. For character, demon, skill, item, and location pages, the Appearances sections are kept in this order: | |||
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==Game Appearances== | |||
==Audio Drama Appearances== | |||
==Novel Appearances== | |||
==Anime Appearances== | |||
==Manga Appearances== | |||
==Other Appearances== | |||
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Each section is self-explanatory for which media types they cover, while the "Other Appearances" section is for guest appearances or cameos in non-''Megami Tensei'' media. Sections that are not applicable to the subject should be omitted. The order presented above should generally be kept for most subject pages, with some exceptions. | |||
===Series=== | |||
{{SITENAME}} orders media titles first by series release order, followed by their own game release order. The series order looks like, | {{SITENAME}} orders media titles first by series release order, followed by their own game release order. The series order looks like, | ||
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===Individual Media=== | |||
Within this order, media titles are ordered by their own release date order. For example: the demon [[Lucifer]], who has appeared across many ''Megami Tensei'' series, would have his Gameplay sections ordered as: | Within this order, media titles are ordered by their own release date order. For example: the demon [[Lucifer]], who has appeared across many ''Megami Tensei'' series, would have his Gameplay sections ordered as: | ||
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==Exceptions== | |||
While the order defined above should generally be kept to for most pages, there may be certain exceptions where breaking the order would be more beneficial for a subject. For example: a character like [[Raidou Kuzunoha XIV]], who has a more prominent role in the ''Devil Summoner'' series and a cameo role in ''Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax'', would see more benefit having his Game Appearances section ordered as: | While the order defined above should generally be kept to for most pages, there may be certain exceptions where breaking the order would be more beneficial for a subject. For example: a character like [[Raidou Kuzunoha XIV]], who has a more prominent role in the ''Devil Summoner'' series and a cameo role in ''Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax'', would see more benefit having his Game Appearances section ordered as: | ||
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Revision as of 21:06, 3 September 2023
The media order policy of Megami Tensei Wiki outlines how media titles should be ordered in sections.
Overview
Because of the vastness of the Megami Tensei franchise and its high frequency of recurring elements, Megami Tensei Wiki adopts a particular order for how media titles should be ordered in page sections, lists, and galleries. This ordering follows a stacked tier based on media type appearances order, followed by series release order, then by media title release order. This is designed to keep pages organized and intuitive when searching for particular content.
Appearances Order
As defined in the article writing guidelines, pages are constructed in a particular order of sections. For character, demon, skill, item, and location pages, the Appearances sections are kept in this order:
==Game Appearances== ==Audio Drama Appearances== ==Novel Appearances== ==Anime Appearances== ==Manga Appearances== ==Other Appearances==
Each section is self-explanatory for which media types they cover, while the "Other Appearances" section is for guest appearances or cameos in non-Megami Tensei media. Sections that are not applicable to the subject should be omitted. The order presented above should generally be kept for most subject pages, with some exceptions.
Series
Megami Tensei Wiki orders media titles first by series release order, followed by their own game release order. The series order looks like,
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei series Shin Megami Tensei series Last Bible series Majin Tensei series Devil Summoner series Persona series Devil Children series Digital Devil Saga series Devil Survivor series
Individual Media
Within this order, media titles are ordered by their own release date order. For example: the demon Lucifer, who has appeared across many Megami Tensei series, would have his Gameplay sections ordered as:
==Gameplay== ===''Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei''=== ===''Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II''=== ===''Shin Megami Tensei''=== ===''Shin Megami Tensei II''=== ===''Shin Megami Tensei: if...''=== ===''Shin Megami Tensei: Nine''=== ===''Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne''=== ===''Shin Megami Tensei IV''=== ===''Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse''=== ===''Shin Megami Tensei V''=== ===''Last Bible''=== ===''Last Bible II''=== And so on...
Exceptions
While the order defined above should generally be kept to for most pages, there may be certain exceptions where breaking the order would be more beneficial for a subject. For example: a character like Raidou Kuzunoha XIV, who has a more prominent role in the Devil Summoner series and a cameo role in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax, would see more benefit having his Game Appearances section ordered as:
==Game Appearances== ===''Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army''=== ===''Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon''=== ===''Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne''===
This order prioritizes the character's lead appearances and the sections that most readers will be looking for, as opposed to the above standard order that would ordinarily list Nocturne Maniax first.
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