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::::Hmmm... I'm not sure I want to spend hours researching all the patches so I know what needs to be added. I'd rather spend that time playing or updating the current information. I think I'll just ignore those sections and put an outdated on them for those few times when I know they're not complete. [[User:Tulonsae|Tulonsae]] ([[User talk:Tulonsae|talk]]) 10:41, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
 
::::Hmmm... I'm not sure I want to spend hours researching all the patches so I know what needs to be added. I'd rather spend that time playing or updating the current information. I think I'll just ignore those sections and put an outdated on them for those few times when I know they're not complete. [[User:Tulonsae|Tulonsae]] ([[User talk:Tulonsae|talk]]) 10:41, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
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:::::I've been slowly going through old patches and updating the notes. To the person who started this forum, though, this is a wiki: if you notice something out of date, add the missing changes. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 19:13, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

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Forums: Village pump → How to handle outdated "patch changes" sections?

Well, I've noticed (at least for the pages I've been updating) that the "Patch Changes" sections are badly out-of-date. Speaking as a newer WOW player, I will say that I don't care about patch changes pre-4.0.1 in a detailed list format on the various pages. (I'm not referring to the pages that are specifically about a patch.) I do think having general information about changes in the articles and in a history section is useful.

I think it would be easier to update and for newer players if we just removed the patch changes (on pages as we update them) that are pre-4.0.1 or pre-4.0.3. And then add patch changes going forward. For anyone who really wants to know the changes for a particular patch, they could always read the specific page for that patch. (And, of course, I don't think we should remove those pages.) Tulonsae (talk) 09:06, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

Perhaps they aren't tailored for new players, but for some players those can be handy to know. Some abilities and talents has changed, and it's interesting to know when. --g0urra[T҂C] 09:18, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
I can understand that. But does that mean we need to research all the patches to get them up-to-date? The ones I'm looking at haven't been updated since pre-2.x or something. It seems like that's a lot of missing material, and those pages are going to get long.
Or, perhaps a compromise is to put the most interesting changes in a history section rather than detailed patch changes? Tulonsae (talk) 09:39, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
If some ability or talent is missing previous changes, then by all means add them. --g0urra[T҂C] 10:24, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
Hmmm... I'm not sure I want to spend hours researching all the patches so I know what needs to be added. I'd rather spend that time playing or updating the current information. I think I'll just ignore those sections and put an outdated on them for those few times when I know they're not complete. Tulonsae (talk) 10:41, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
I've been slowly going through old patches and updating the notes. To the person who started this forum, though, this is a wiki: if you notice something out of date, add the missing changes. -- Dark T Zeratul (talk) 19:13, 17 December 2010 (UTC)