Hey World Bladers!
Thanks for your patience while we plan out our approach towards including Hasbro Burst into the Wiki. If you gave your opinion before, it certainly helped us work towards the most practical approach to this problem, and we can finally present a rundown of how we expect this integration to be fulfilled.
I'll be detailing the changes in a list form first, and then explaining why we've made these choices afterwards. You won't all agree with some of them, but we've tried our best to approach these in the best way for both readers and editors alike.
So sit back, grab a drink and make yourself comfortable! A wall of text is coming your way now!
General Changes
The following changes affect all Burst articles:
These are some of the more predictable changes we've made. As expected, we've made the choice to follow the Hasbro terminology for Layer, Disk and Driver, being Energy Layer, Forge Disc and Performance Tip, and also follow any other general terminology they may add. As I'm sure I've made clear before, these are a huge boost to SEO, as you'll find these terms searched far more often than their Takara Tomy counterparts following the full rollout of Burst globally.
We're also going to take this opportunity to merge the Layer, Disk and Driver articles into the Burst System article, and update the article to have a section on the differences in the Burst mechanism. At the moment, having them as separate articles is redundant and leaves each of these four articles exceedingly sparse in content. This change will also be rolled out across the other Beyblade systems, but is not our top priority.
And yes, we are adopting Hasbro part names, but perhaps not to the extent that you're thinking. Read on to find out more!
Part Article Changes
The following changes affect all Parts articles:
The naming structures are our best solution to making the names of Parts less confusing for both readers and editors, and was well received by you, the community. Thus, we're implementing it! Hooray, alternatives to Hasbro's coding system!
Following the extensive testing on Hasbro parts last month, it became clear that the change in Burst mechanism did not have as large of an impact as initially thought. As a result, we're happy to avoid splitting Parts articles into two versions for each manufacturer.
However, with this decision, all Parts articles will now include a "Differences between Hasbro & Takara Tomy releases" section to detail the changes between the manufacturers. While we don't expect this will be used much on Forge Disc articles, this should see use on Energy Layer and Performance Tip articles as there are a few mold changes with some parts that need to be detailed. This section will also be imported into Beyblade articles using our current Parts Import system.
And yes, the tedious task of renaming images falls under this. I don't expect this to take long, but the likes of LayerValkyrie.jpg will need renaming to PerformanceTip-Valtryek-TT.jpg, and so on. It's an irritating change that even I'm dreading doing, but it'll present a cleaner file system and easier access to the files in question as well.
Beyblade Article Changes
The following changes affect all Burst Beyblade articles:
The big change here is how we're addressing the naming of Burst Beyblades. We could all agree that using "Valtryek V2 D01 TA01" was both ugly and difficult to understand, so we're taking the hybrid route and listing the actual names of the parts, as we can verify they actually exist in Hasbro's marketing. This is clean and understandable, and should present at least some familiarity to Takara Tomy fans.
The other notable point is retaining all information on the same article. As a result of doing this, we're adding subheadings to certain articles to keep Hasbro and Takara Tomy information neatly organised.
Product Article Changes
The following changes will be applied to Product articles, such as Sets and Random Boosters:
Two very minor changes here. First, this means articles such as Random Booster Vol. 1 Trident Heavy Claw will retain their original names, as no Hasbro equivalent of this set exists.
However, Hasbro terminology will still be enforced. This means that, on the Random Booster Vol. 1 Trident Heavy Claw, Trident Heavy Claw will be addressed as Treptune Heavy Claw, regardless of it's inclusion in the article title.
That wraps up the changes we'll be rolling out to the Wiki. It is a lot to take in, but we're confident that we've made the right choices to appeal to both readers and editors, and make the experience finding the articles you're looking for on the Wiki as smooth as possible.
As I've already said, some of you will not agree with certain choices here. If you have any questions or concerns, I ask that you please raise them now so we can discuss it properly. We've made choices based on what appeals to everyone and, if we've missed something, we certainly want to hear about it!
Thanks for your time guys! Please look forward to seeing these changes being rolled out shortly!
Thanks for your patience while we plan out our approach towards including Hasbro Burst into the Wiki. If you gave your opinion before, it certainly helped us work towards the most practical approach to this problem, and we can finally present a rundown of how we expect this integration to be fulfilled.
I'll be detailing the changes in a list form first, and then explaining why we've made these choices afterwards. You won't all agree with some of them, but we've tried our best to approach these in the best way for both readers and editors alike.
So sit back, grab a drink and make yourself comfortable! A wall of text is coming your way now!
General Changes
The following changes affect all Burst articles:
- All instances of Layer, Disk and Driver will be changed to Energy Layer, Forge Disc and Performance Tip respectively.
- Hasbro terminology will be used instead of Takara-Tomy terminology wherever possible.
- The following articles will be merged into the Burst System article and updated to include the differences between Takara-Tomy and Hasbro variants: Layer, Disk, Driver.
These are some of the more predictable changes we've made. As expected, we've made the choice to follow the Hasbro terminology for Layer, Disk and Driver, being Energy Layer, Forge Disc and Performance Tip, and also follow any other general terminology they may add. As I'm sure I've made clear before, these are a huge boost to SEO, as you'll find these terms searched far more often than their Takara Tomy counterparts following the full rollout of Burst globally.
We're also going to take this opportunity to merge the Layer, Disk and Driver articles into the Burst System article, and update the article to have a section on the differences in the Burst mechanism. At the moment, having them as separate articles is redundant and leaves each of these four articles exceedingly sparse in content. This change will also be rolled out across the other Beyblade systems, but is not our top priority.
And yes, we are adopting Hasbro part names, but perhaps not to the extent that you're thinking. Read on to find out more!
Part Article Changes
The following changes affect all Parts articles:
- In co-ordination with Layer, Disk and Driver becoming Energy Layer, Forge Disc and Performance Tip, the following article name structures will be used: Spoiler (Click to View)
- Information on Takara Tomy and Hasbro releases will be stored on the same article.
- A new section titled "Differences between Hasbro & Takara Tomy releases" will be added to all Parts articles.
- Image names will be renamed to take into account the change in terminology.
- The list of products that a part is included in on a Part Article will be split into Hasbro and Takara Tomy subheadings to provide a cleaner layout.
The naming structures are our best solution to making the names of Parts less confusing for both readers and editors, and was well received by you, the community. Thus, we're implementing it! Hooray, alternatives to Hasbro's coding system!
Following the extensive testing on Hasbro parts last month, it became clear that the change in Burst mechanism did not have as large of an impact as initially thought. As a result, we're happy to avoid splitting Parts articles into two versions for each manufacturer.
However, with this decision, all Parts articles will now include a "Differences between Hasbro & Takara Tomy releases" section to detail the changes between the manufacturers. While we don't expect this will be used much on Forge Disc articles, this should see use on Energy Layer and Performance Tip articles as there are a few mold changes with some parts that need to be detailed. This section will also be imported into Beyblade articles using our current Parts Import system.
And yes, the tedious task of renaming images falls under this. I don't expect this to take long, but the likes of LayerValkyrie.jpg will need renaming to PerformanceTip-Valtryek-TT.jpg, and so on. It's an irritating change that even I'm dreading doing, but it'll present a cleaner file system and easier access to the files in question as well.
Beyblade Article Changes
The following changes affect all Burst Beyblade articles:
- In co-ordination with changes to the part names, the following article structure will be followed:
(e.g: Valtryek V2 Boost Variable)
- Beyblade articles will not be split into Hasbro and Takara Tomy variants.
- The following headings will receive Hasbro and Takara Tomy subheadings to split their content up: Variants, Gallery.
- The opening paragraph of Beyblade articles will include both Hasbro and Takara Tomy details. As an example for the Valtryek V2 Boost Variable article:Spoiler (Click to View)
- The Beyblade Infobox will be updated to include variables for release dates in the following territories: Japan, Canada, US, EU.
The big change here is how we're addressing the naming of Burst Beyblades. We could all agree that using "Valtryek V2 D01 TA01" was both ugly and difficult to understand, so we're taking the hybrid route and listing the actual names of the parts, as we can verify they actually exist in Hasbro's marketing. This is clean and understandable, and should present at least some familiarity to Takara Tomy fans.
The other notable point is retaining all information on the same article. As a result of doing this, we're adding subheadings to certain articles to keep Hasbro and Takara Tomy information neatly organised.
Product Article Changes
The following changes will be applied to Product articles, such as Sets and Random Boosters:
- Product article titles will continue to use their release names, regardless of Hasbro renames.
- Beyblade names and parts will continue to use the new format that has been discussed within these articles.
Two very minor changes here. First, this means articles such as Random Booster Vol. 1 Trident Heavy Claw will retain their original names, as no Hasbro equivalent of this set exists.
However, Hasbro terminology will still be enforced. This means that, on the Random Booster Vol. 1 Trident Heavy Claw, Trident Heavy Claw will be addressed as Treptune Heavy Claw, regardless of it's inclusion in the article title.
That wraps up the changes we'll be rolling out to the Wiki. It is a lot to take in, but we're confident that we've made the right choices to appeal to both readers and editors, and make the experience finding the articles you're looking for on the Wiki as smooth as possible.
As I've already said, some of you will not agree with certain choices here. If you have any questions or concerns, I ask that you please raise them now so we can discuss it properly. We've made choices based on what appeals to everyone and, if we've missed something, we certainly want to hear about it!
Thanks for your time guys! Please look forward to seeing these changes being rolled out shortly!
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