Fire Emblem Heroes Wiki talk:Manual of Style

Internal asset files
What is the purpose or reasoning of the Internal asset files section? With following exceptions, do not refer to names of internal asset files on the wiki (specifically paths such as ). Apparently it is not a terminology issue with using internal names instead of official names, so I don't know exactly what it is trying to say. It seems to be saying "do not refer to the game's internal files unless you are referring to internal files", which appears mostly pointless. What is an example of a "wrong" referral, and why is it wrong? Endilyn (talk) 06:17, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Content that specifically refers to the files themselves instead of the assets they contain, e.g. Unused content.
 * Article names in the File namespace, e.g. the file names above or  for voice lines.
 * Uses of inside the descriptions for files on the wiki.
 * Talk pages, including Fire Emblem Heroes Wiki:To-do list; this is so that editors can refer to the asset files themselves unambiguously.
 * Template and module documentation.
 * The main namespace of this wiki should not be a resource dump for modders and hackers. The general public does not need to know how and why a particular feature is implemented in the game, only that it exists. Top examples I could think of:
 * Template:Stats Page/Enemy: Pointing players to the Enemy  files does nothing to aid their understanding that enemy units do not have the same stat growth as Heroes.
 * Lost Lore: Once again, there is no point in telling players why is counted as a bonus Hero. (If that directory expands in future Lost Lore events, we should rewrite that section and extend the Cargo database to support them anyway, rather than putting everyone in a trivia section.)
 * Referring to a file "itself" means nothing beyond its existence and path name, which alone justify their use on pages like Unused content, because an unused file is unused no matter what it stores. Referring to file contents means telling the readers that Naga's PID exists in a special file; these shouldn't be visible in the main namespace, for the same reason things like PIDs and sort values are never directly exposed to viewers. --HertzDevil (talk) 06:39, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I fail to see how a simple path directory can act as a resource dump for modders and hackers, and even if it does, I fail to see why that is a problem in the first place. The general public does not "need" to know anything on this wiki, but it is provided on the wiki because it is encyclopedic content. How growth rates work, slot order, and other technical things may serve no purpose but they are of educational interest.
 * Template:Stats Page/Enemy: This serves as a form of verification and proof of where the stats come from.
 * Lost Lore: The reason it is in the trivia section is because it is trivial information that is interesting. PIDs were not implemented on the wiki until recently, there is absolutely no historical reason why PIDs should not be shown. Sort values are not shown not because they shouldn't be, but because there was no need to, or nobody bothered to, or they were unstable, or were actually internal wiki use only and do not correspond to "official" sort values that could be shown.
 * If the issue with modders and hackers somehow using this information to break the game's TOS is the issue, know that this wiki is not here to act as a moral compass, but to be an encyclopedic resource. Whether content is morally objectionable or offensive has no bearing on the information the wiki decides to provide or withhold. This is why the old rule against "profane language" was removed and placed under maintaining encyclopedic tone instead. Profanity is avoided not because of offensive reasons, but because it is disruptive to an encyclopedic tone. The wiki will not explicitly offer step by step tutorials on how to hack the game of course, but content that involves technical information would not be censored either. Endilyn (talk) 20:25, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
 * For future readers, there is further information on the original at Wikipedia. Endilyn (talk) 05:07, 7 October 2019 (UTC)