Guild Wars Wiki talk:Formatting/Profession guides

This is based on the current formatting. The only major differences are the addition of the Recommended Early Skill Choices section and a slight style change to the Choice of Secondary Profession section. -- Gordon Ecker 07:59, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Should a Recommended Early Unlocks section be added for PvP? -- Gordon Ecker 02:11, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Sure, just put them in. Formatting guidelines should just explain how information in presented, not curb what information is presented. -- ab.er. rant [[Image:User Ab.er.rant Sig.png| ]] 16:46, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Done. -- Gordon Ecker 22:59, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Seems to capture the current formatting pretty well. Backsword 14:15, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

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I think we all agree these are pretty bad. They seem to spend too little time guiding, and too much time on nonsense or redundancy. As a first step, I would like to et rid of much of that, replacing it with a section called Basic Knowledge or something, which would contain links to proper articles instead. Backsword 13:39, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

One thing, the secondary profession section is conceptually a bad idea. While new players ofen think of the choice as something seperae, this is not a mindset we should encourage. Secondaries are normally picked based on the goals of the build, and as such, these guides should integrate them with the play styles advice. As it happens, editors have partyly done this already in some places, such as the ritualist. Backsword 10:27, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
 * The reason no one is replying to this is because no one cares, and everyone thinks it's good as it is. If you are going to integrate it into the play styles, then at least make it work there instead of just copying and pasting.  Also don't just edit official guidelines without more than just a one-person discussion. -- Lania Elderfire [[Image:User Lania Elderfire pinkribbon.jpg]] 14:49, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, you've asked them then? Gõing to provide a source for that? And I'll edit them just as much as anyone else, thank you. Backsword 14:54, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * One thing about the secondary profession section is that this guide is designed for new players, players who will have to pick a secondary profession and be stuck with it for a bit. They aren't necessarily gonna have a "build" until they get more experience and this article isn't as relevant for them. --JonTheMon 15:00, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * That's true for all the aricles, they all assume players can get skills and equipment. Would you seriously like us to remive all that and redo them for new players? Backsword 15:06, 21 May 2010 (UTC)


 * I don't really care either way, but until there is consensus to change the current proposal's syntax, leave the guides alone Backsword. &mdash; Gares 15:02, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I think we can agree that there are some "bad" advice in the guides, but at the same time, when those pages are edited, make sure you edit them well and make sense. I can edit it to prune some information on the guides that makes no sense, or too advanced for beginners like info on domain of angush...-- Lania Elderfire [[Image:User Lania Elderfire pinkribbon.jpg]] 15:05, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I think there are. But I'll play Jon's game for now. Backsword 15:06, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Please correct anything you see as bad advice or add anything that might have been missed. All that takes is a competent player/editor and it's more than fine. For syntax though, that does take consensus. &mdash; Gares 15:10, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I really would love to edit it more, but it's also quite time consuming to comb through it. Most of the problem is way too much irrelevant or outdated information in there. -- Lania Elderfire [[Image:User Lania Elderfire pinkribbon.jpg]] 18:04, 21 May 2010 (UTC)