Forum:Trivia

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Back when Wikipedia decided to get rid of trivia sections, I didn't like the idea. After all, the trivia section was often one of the most interesting parts of the article.

However, I now understand why they did it. When a trivia section exists, it encourages users to add basically any random thought that pops into their head, without actually thinking about whether it should be there. Further, long trivia sections are hard to read because they're just a big, unorganized list.

Now, I'm not suggesting we get rid of trivia sections. But I am suggesting that we start trimming some of them down.

For pages with very long trivia sections (mostly episode and main character pages), I think we should start creating certain new sections and moving some trivia to those sections. For example, for episode pages, create a new section called "Production" and move all behind-the-scenes info about the episode's production and broadcast out of "Trivia" and to the new section. Other common sections might be "Continuity errors" and "Cultural references". Now, I'm not suggesting these sections be made for every article, only for pages where they're needed and where it will help organize the trivia section.

As an example, I will try it out on the article: Holly Jolly Secrets Part II Let me know what you think. Compare this to how the trivia section looked in the old version of the page.

Any thoughts? If this is a good idea, I'd like help from you guys to implement it on more articles. --Cornprone 10:17, February 5, 2012 (UTC)