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::::::As for your third option, I think that the more I consider the idea of using them as proper nouns the more I like it. For what it's worth, there's a lot of times on Bulbapedia or other wikis I have a "what in the world is a ''whatever''" moment, but as soon as I click the link to ''whatever'' and read about what it is/what it means, the confusion is gone and I have an understanding of the proper terminology now. It was confusing, but only on my first encounter, and only for a brief moment, and I don't think there's anything wrong with users having an experience like that. [[User:Minibug|Minibug]] ([[User talk:Minibug|talk]]) 21:11, 1 August 2023 (UTC) | ::::::As for your third option, I think that the more I consider the idea of using them as proper nouns the more I like it. For what it's worth, there's a lot of times on Bulbapedia or other wikis I have a "what in the world is a ''whatever''" moment, but as soon as I click the link to ''whatever'' and read about what it is/what it means, the confusion is gone and I have an understanding of the proper terminology now. It was confusing, but only on my first encounter, and only for a brief moment, and I don't think there's anything wrong with users having an experience like that. [[User:Minibug|Minibug]] ([[User talk:Minibug|talk]]) 21:11, 1 August 2023 (UTC) | ||
:IMO, "chapter" and "round" are perfectly good terms as they are. Could be the part of me that hates changing long-established things talking, but that's how I feel. --[[User:FinnishPokéFan92|FinnishPokéFan92]] ([[User talk:FinnishPokéFan92|talk]]) 21:17, 1 August 2023 (UTC) | :IMO, "chapter" and "round" are perfectly good terms as they are. Could be the part of me that hates changing long-established things talking, but that's how I feel. --[[User:FinnishPokéFan92|FinnishPokéFan92]] ([[User talk:FinnishPokéFan92|talk]]) 21:17, 1 August 2023 (UTC) | ||
::Oh, I forgot, I meant to repost the little "history" bit I found about rounds. [[User talk:Empoleon Bonaparte]]: <code>Chapter is the word used in the Japanese tankōbon. Round is traditional terminology from the days when every title was VS. something.</code> Perhaps "round" came into being when people realized "Chapter" was the arc term and they just made something else up. (But at any rate, I think this clarifies that it's unofficial.) | |||
::As for the "why not just say previous" sentiment, maybe that could be a case to mix them: "in the previous chapter, Adventure 02". This would make it clear both ways. (And no, I'm not "just" referring to chapters. I kinda only talked about them because it's simpler, but the same thing would pretty much apply to the arcs as to the chapters.) | |||
::On the one hand, yes, these are terms readers of the manga will be exposed to. But 1) chapter is also a term whose most common meaning is not "an arc"; using it like that is always going to have a large potential for confusion anyway. And 2) these pages are not just for the "average (manga) reader"; readers who've never touched the manga probably form a large chunk of the audience too (you know there's tons of media you look up that you've only heard of, that's just the internet). | |||
::If we can reasonably just treat Adventure, Battle, etc as part of the title, then I don't see why we need to make awkward pages like "List of battles in Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!". Unless it's really clear that, like, they're saying things like "Have you read all the battles?" and using it in place of "chapter", I don't think forcing ourselves to use the jargon is the smart choice. [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 23:52, 1 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
