Talk:Comprehensive Rules/Changes by set

I think this site presents too much information. Especially the keyword information is redundant and should simply link to respective keyword sites. - Yandere Sliver 23:03, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I hope you are talking about the page, and not about the site as a whole ;-) Agreed. There are also allready the /rules changes subpages for the relevant sets. --Hunter (talk) 04:29, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
 * And creature types are covered on creature type and Grand Creature Type Update. --Hunter (talk) 04:32, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

I think the page is a good idea. Suggestions: Also, in addition to the official bulletins, there's a website by the name of Yawgatog that offers lovely, hyperlinked diffs of the rules versions. --Corveroth (talk) 04:56, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Rename to "List of rules changes"
 * Reduce Keywords to a bullet point, e.g. "Awaken, devoid, and ingest keywords added."
 * Get the references out of the headers.

I am aware that a lot of this information is already available. The idea was to coalesce it in an easy to find place. I have recently talked to many players who are getting started again after several years of not playing. The goal was to have one location where they could catch up on all of the rules changes. I took your (and Corveroth's) advice on the keywords. Removing new subtypes might be a good idea, since people are unlikely to care about those. --Dconman2 (talk) 18:21, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
 * That looks way better. Still a bit much though... I mean we got 4 years into the past and it will be a long way until we reach 6th edition. Perhaps a split into years would be good? - Yandere Sliver H09 symbol.png 18:31, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Splitting into years, spans of years, or blocks may be a good idea. Is there a recommended maximum length for pages? On an unrelated note, is there a good way to represent a reference that is used throughout? I have started using Yawgatog but it seems silly to reference it after every section. --Dconman2 (talk) 18:41, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
 * For a print source, it would be easy to recommend short citations, but those don't work so nicely with URLs. You could also offer a general reference, but as that help article suggests, it should be reworked to inline citations at a later date. As for article length, there's no real limit beyond what's apparent to your good sense and the needs of keeping the article limited to a single topic (see Timeline or Dominaria for some of our longest). I'd suggest writing a lede section that summarizes some of the biggest changes, particularly when they affect older card interactions. Something like "Small rules changes happen all the time, but sometimes, larger changes occur. In 2016, Wizards introduced as a new symbol for colorless mana, etc etc. Back in 2006, etc etc etc." --Corveroth (talk) 19:13, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
 * On the topic on how long a page can be... In theory the sky is the limit, however if your page becomes part of this list (Special:LongPages) you should start tho think careful what you want to include and what not.
 * Imo List of Magic slang is painfully long, but it still works. - Yandere Sliver H09 symbol.png 19:01, 1 April 2016 (UTC)