User blog:DanzxvFan8275/Proposal: Revoke Strict Formatting

(wow, I was trying way too hard to make that sound as political as possible)

Honestly, I'm really against the formatting of movies on this wiki. Well, actually, not the formatting itself, but the fact that it's forced. I do think it's alright, and how we need a brief teaser (synopsis), what actually happens (plot), and who plays who (cast). However, my problem is that this is supposed to be a wiki about movie fanon and original ideas. Not everyone will want to create those, and they might want to format it a different way. Again, these are ideas. These are not real movies, they're not supposed to be structured in the same way as regular movies, and doing all of these makes it seems like there is a ton of work to be put towards a movie. And yes, there is, there is, but all of this seems a little strict. Also, about the plot section - a user may not want to structure the main stuff like that. For example, in Phillydan25: The Movie, I won't be using the plot format - I will be using a transcript. A transcript is, if you couldn't figure it out already, a transcript is a script for the movie.

Also, revoking this exact format and making it optional will maybe be good, and users can add their own sections, such as reception, and other things about plots, like transcripts. I think this would honestly be a good idea for users, so they can feel comfortable in formatting their movies, and not be forced to use these strict set of sections. Using this limits a user's choice, and this will make users comfortable in their own ways, and will give them the opportunity to format their movie articles however they want.

This is the same with the character format. (this format is required to have appearance, biography, and relationships. What I said above also applies to this).

If this proposal passes, I will modify both preloads (Template:Movie Ideas and Template:Character Ideas), so if this passes, don't worry - I have this covered. I will go more in depth with this, explaining what a user could use, some suggestions, and some guidelines on what they can add themselves.

In conclusion:

Changes this proposal will make

 * Users are no longer required to format their movies with the synopsis, plot, and cast headings. Keep in mind that you are still allowed to use this format, but you don't have to do it.
 * Users are no longer required to format their characters with the appearance, biography, and relationships headings. Keep in mind that you are still allowed to use this format, but you don't have to do it.
 * Users are now free to use choose what sections they want to use, and how to format it.
 * I will modify Template:Movie Ideas and Template:Character Ideas to fit this proposal and make it more specific.