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@marino:

Very good, thanks! I can work with that.

Given enough time, I will attempt to make a section for each different character that is based on the same mythological person, in the description slot of their profile.

@marino:

Thanks for the reply.

What if the name for the character entry is like 'Abaddon (Castlevania)', for example? Wouldn't that make it easier to find the exact character one would need?

Or how about at least I expand the description section of the same character entry, maybe to add a short description for each different character that is based on the same mythological person?

Like for example in description section I say Megami Tensei Abaddon is this and he did that in the game, place a nice little picture next to that description of Abaddon as he appears in Megami Tensei -- then another paragraph saying that Abaddon in Castlevania is this guy and he did that, another nice little picture next to him and so on and so forth until I covered them all or well, most of them at least.

@hamst3r:

But I guess they monitor forum activity too, don't they?

Furthermore in the forum everyone else can see it and if I get the OK, everyone else interested can also contribute.

@onemanarmyy:

He already has his own entry

I've been waiting quite some time to get some sort of official approval or dismissal for my request to break down character entries of mythological characters. Except I missed it, there's been neither approval nor dismissal. Should I take it as lack of interest?

I am interested though. I truly believe that characters from different games based on the same mythological person are essentially different characters (different stories, different designs, different traits and abilities) and therefore should get their own wiki entries.

I shall attempt to start this with Abaddon.

I will break down his profile to Castlevania Abaddon, Megami Tensei and spin-offs Abaddon, Hellgate Abaddon, Diablo Abaddon, Darksiders Abaddon, Primal Abaddon, Guild Wars Abaddon, Warrior Kings Abaddon.

The existing character entry will be reserved for the Megami Tensei Abaddon. I will create new ones for the rest - images and links to games that are not about the Megami Tensei Abaddon will be deleted and added to the new Abaddon entries. The short description will be changed to note that it is about this specific Abaddon.

I would have also liked to add an entry for the Solium Infernum Abaddon but I can't find a picture of his avatar. I don't like creating character entries without a picture of the character. If anyone can find it pls post a link here or something.

The Binding of Isaac Abaddon is just an item, there is a character that can be added as Apollyon though. The Clicker Heroes Abaddon can be added but I think the more important characters from this game should be added first, Abaddon is like the only character linked to this game. The Ottomedius Gorgeous/Salamander 2 Abaddon can be skipped because it's a spaceship, not actually a character.

Every new entry will have a short description on the deck, links to the games the character appears and at least one picture.

That's all I am planning to do and I will do similar things with every other character entry that hosts a bunch of different characters based on the same mythological person.

I'll be waiting a little with this post to be told a yes or no from a moderator. If I don't get a reply, I'm gonna do it anyway.

Hi, just made a character entry for Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer companion, Gannayev-of-Dreams.

Didn't see though how the character had already been added before as Gann.

Please, delete either entry. Thanks!

So I have noticed how sorting the wiki's characters in alphabetical order starts all wrong.

There are specifically 65 character profiles which appear first, and out of order.

The character list sorted in alphabetical order starts with Mia Watanabe. Obviously this one shouldn't be first.

Then the list starts sorting characters alphabetically but ONLY from one game, Hot Wheels: World Race (with the exception of Blobbers from Skylander).

After that (with the exception of Paulo Guerra character profile which comes next randomly) the order is reset and starts displaying results alphabetically from characters from specific games, mostly from Kamen Rider, Power Rangers and Time Crisis games.

Then the order is reset again and this time it starts displaying the rest of the characters of the wiki in their correct alphabetical order.

I suspect it has to do with the language set on the windows language bar. It might have been a different one despite them typing in latin characters.

I think these inconsistencies might be resolved if the character names are re-entered.

I can't do this though. I tried editing the character pages but I cannot re-enter the character name.

@reverendhunt:

I feel the same.

I think that for example, SMITE characters, being really unique gameplay and design wise characters despite being based on the same mythological figures, deserve their own entries.

Or mythological characters generally that have some importance, some impact in the game in which they appear. Like for example, Zeus in Titan Quest isn't a big deal as he only delivers a speech in the end of the game and he doesn't actually appear anywhere. But Zeus in God of War is a very important character with a very unique story line - I think he deserves his own entry.

I just want the green light from a senior member to attempt to create different profiles for each of them.

@folklorist:

I guess I just need the green light to attempt to break down (in time of course) characters entries like that, into separate ones.

@sevith:

They can still do that by searching for the charcter's name