Editing Talk:The Legend of Spyro (section)

==WTF?==
I have been the most active contributor the the Spyro (series) article, and I must say, I can't let this happen. All of them deserve their own, seperate article. They shouldn't be mashed up into one singular thing. The [[Spyro (series)]] page had a great basic coverage, but this is quite literally, just those three articles horribley mashed together. I am reverting it until a consensus is reached. [[User:Wise dude321|Wise dude321]] ([[User talk:Wise dude321|talk]]) 17:03, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Listen to me, and listen well, Wise dude321. They should be mashed up together because they are direct continuations of each other and they have NOTHING to do with [[Spyro the Dragon]] or its sequels, got it? [[User:Enco1984|Enco1984]] ([[User talk:Enco1984|talk]]) 01:59, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
:But the Spyro series article isn't just for the original continuity, it's for every thing Spyro related. Cut and pasting it all is too excessive, and doesn't improve the encyclopedia. I suggest that we keep the coresponding articles, and change this into a general overview. Removing the other articles from existence is too much of a step though.[[User:Wise dude321|Wise dude321]] ([[User talk:Wise dude321|talk]]) 22:50, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Combining the articles can work if it is more likely that they will have an encyclopedic treatment of the subject together than apart. [[CD-i games from The Legend of Zelda series|Here]] is an example of a trilogy that works better with a single article than with three. [[Metroid Prime|Here]], [[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes|here]], and [[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption|here]] is an example of a trilogy that works better with three articles than with one. An important distinction is that in the first example, all the games are on the same platform, while the second example has them released on platforms of different generations. 

This is not to say that we can't have an article on a trilogy and articles on the parts of the trilogy. The trilogy article would have very basic information on the games, describing the similarities and differences of the games, while the individual articles would go more in depth about the games themselves.  [[User:Larrythefunkyferret|Larrythefunkyferret]] ([[User talk:Larrythefunkyferret|talk]]) 08:46, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
The "Basic Info on this, extensive info on the other articles is a good idea that I could get behind. I have no problems with that, make it work.[[User:Wise dude321|Wise dude321]] ([[User talk:Wise dude321|talk]]) 15:34, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

I've established a "template" of what the trilogy article should look like in my [[User:Larrythefunkyferret/Sandbox|sandbox]]. Feel free to edit it to your hearts' content. Hopefully, we can get a decently developed article that we can just move into the space that this talk page belongs to. I've left some notes about what the sections should look like as comments, and all I ask is that you not delete the sections currently there, as they will be important in the future when we push for Good Article status. If you feel that it needs additional sections, though, feel free to add them. I will be working on it periodically as time and ability allow. If you have any questions, ask them either on my sandbox talk page or my personal talk page. [[User:Larrythefunkyferret|Larrythefunkyferret]] ([[User talk:Larrythefunkyferret|talk]]) 07:56, 5 March 2009 (UTC)