Board Thread:Administrative/@comment-16461120-20160202122649/@comment-61022-20160202180215

I absolutely hate mention tags. It's not overly useful. Also if it's coded wrong it messes with the appearance categories, with characters being credited to a story they do not appear in.

I think mentions should only be used in stories that take place in an alternate reality where a character is mentioned but never seen, but otherwise it's useless data. I mean, could you imagine how much a logistical nightmare it would be if every time Spider-Man is mentioned in a story gets listed in the character appearances?

Whenever I edit a comic summary with mentions I remove them. 9 out of 10 times it's a passing mention that has nothing to do with the story. Also 9 out of those 10 times the person does a sloppy job actually filling out proper character appearances or filling out anything other than the most basic information. I find such half-assed additions like this infuriating at best.