Post by DSkillz on Apr 20, 2015 23:33:03 GMT
Alright, we're finally ready to get back to this, I hope. We still have to fully determine the full actual rules/guidelines on the Database, but figuring out how it will actually be structured will be taking a big step in that direction. The long delay on this is at least partially my fault, as I've been busy with real life things in recent months, but I now have a little more free time to commit to this.
I've started a convo with the staff on this, and in that convo I shared my thoughts on the matter:
" If we were to restructure the Database:
- First up, dividing up the Database by genre (i.e. sci-fi, fantasy, horror, action, comedy, etc.) may not a great move, whether it's by main category or sub-category, because as Ruinus mentioned awhile back, IIRC, genres tend to cross over often in modern fiction.
Genres blend so much in comics, animation, (including anime and manga) and gaming that it may be virtually impossible to divide their characters into such in a meaningful way.
Live Action isn't all that much better. For example, the Aliens and Predators franchises arguably have as many elements of horror as sci-fi; Highlander was mainly fantasy, but later entries started incorporating sci-fi as well; and from what I've seen, Buffy juggled a lot of different genres during its run.
Classic literature also isn't so clear-cut with genres at times, either.
- Someone in the topics I made on the boards mentioned possibly making sub-categories based on the companies that produce the different mediums. The thing with that is, though, that there are many literally dozens, if not hundreds, of different companies that make these products. Comics alone has Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse, etc., and their various imprints. Anime has Shuiesha, Kodansha, Square-Enix, etc., and their respective sister companies. Not to mention the many different factions that make movies, TV shows, video games and what have you.
So in all, if we change things up, the most efficient route to go may be to divide the Database up into different media and sub-media. This would possibly make the categories more clear-cut without becoming too broad or too nuanced at the same time. The main trick will be how to divide up the different media. Here are just a few examples:
- Should the anime/manga section be disbanded and its characters instead placed among the comics, animation, games, etc. categories, although anime/manga is pretty much a culture onto itself?
- Not all cartoons are animated, so should we consider adding characters that are mainly in comic strips to the animated category?
- Should real life figures and characters based in non-comics literature get their own respective categories?
And so on, and so forth. "
Note that these are just my thoughts, and not necessarily a final decision. Feel free to add anything you wish to the discussion here.
I've started a convo with the staff on this, and in that convo I shared my thoughts on the matter:
" If we were to restructure the Database:
- First up, dividing up the Database by genre (i.e. sci-fi, fantasy, horror, action, comedy, etc.) may not a great move, whether it's by main category or sub-category, because as Ruinus mentioned awhile back, IIRC, genres tend to cross over often in modern fiction.
Genres blend so much in comics, animation, (including anime and manga) and gaming that it may be virtually impossible to divide their characters into such in a meaningful way.
Live Action isn't all that much better. For example, the Aliens and Predators franchises arguably have as many elements of horror as sci-fi; Highlander was mainly fantasy, but later entries started incorporating sci-fi as well; and from what I've seen, Buffy juggled a lot of different genres during its run.
Classic literature also isn't so clear-cut with genres at times, either.
- Someone in the topics I made on the boards mentioned possibly making sub-categories based on the companies that produce the different mediums. The thing with that is, though, that there are many literally dozens, if not hundreds, of different companies that make these products. Comics alone has Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse, etc., and their various imprints. Anime has Shuiesha, Kodansha, Square-Enix, etc., and their respective sister companies. Not to mention the many different factions that make movies, TV shows, video games and what have you.
So in all, if we change things up, the most efficient route to go may be to divide the Database up into different media and sub-media. This would possibly make the categories more clear-cut without becoming too broad or too nuanced at the same time. The main trick will be how to divide up the different media. Here are just a few examples:
- Should the anime/manga section be disbanded and its characters instead placed among the comics, animation, games, etc. categories, although anime/manga is pretty much a culture onto itself?
- Not all cartoons are animated, so should we consider adding characters that are mainly in comic strips to the animated category?
- Should real life figures and characters based in non-comics literature get their own respective categories?
And so on, and so forth. "
Note that these are just my thoughts, and not necessarily a final decision. Feel free to add anything you wish to the discussion here.