Talk:Assassin's Creed: Initiates

Correct name
Hello. I believe this article should be named Assassin's Creed Initiates, with no colon. Indeed, no spelling with colon is present on the site. At the same time, the full name without the colon can be interpreted as a sentence, this is to say, "AC starts". I think it makes sense.

Shall watch this page for some days in case anyone would will to discuss it. 93.175.12.199 00:17, September 8, 2012 (UTC)

People can also refer to Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Assassin's Creed: Revelations as "Brotherhood" and "Revelations" in singular terms, but the games are officially listed with a colon. Also, given Ubisoft's track record of using a colon in the title of their games when not referring to numbered titles, and since Initiates isn't preceded with "Assassin's Creed" and no colon in its title, the article remains as "Assassin's Creed: Initiates".

If the time that the website is referred to without the colon by Ubisoft on an official scale, we will change the article title, but when it boils down to it, what difference does it make whether a colon is used? It doesn't change much. Slate Vesper (talk) 00:42, September 8, 2012 (UTC)

Tense
Why is everything in the past tense? Initiates still is around. It just began a little while ago. CryptoKiller (talk) 10:07, September 14, 2012 (UTC)

Because past tense looks better. Slate Vesper (talk) 10:20, September 14, 2012 (UTC)

Plus, it's better to do it now, than come back and reword the page later.

To be honest though, I'd prefer present-tense for pages like this. 14:52, September 14, 2012 (UTC)


 * Out of universe articles that still exist aren't written in past tense. And I don't see how it looks better. -- 15:01, September 14, 2012 (UTC)


 * I was referring to the main body of the article, but I don't mind either way if the opening paragraph etc. remain as present tense. Slate Vesper (talk) 15:14, September 14, 2012 (UTC)

Blockade order
Not sure if it has any place on the page proper, but I (roughly) translated the blockade order from the 15th. It goes as follows: State Police Department of Public Safety Central Directorate of State Police Order of Mission


 *  [Confidential] 


 * Rome, 15/09/2012


 * To: ___________ 


 * From: ____________ 


 * Priority: High
 * Secrecy: Maximum


 * Objective: Establish a roadblock on SS1, exit SS223


 * Four individuals removed laboratory instruments and chemicals from _ [Abstergo Industries] _, in _________. The individuals also seized the hard disk of a computer.


 * The suspects, two men and two women, were aged between twenty and thirty years. One of the men is approximately 1.80 m tall and weighs 88 kg and has brown/black hair. They are all serious suspects wanted for theft and industrial espionage.


 * The vehicle ________ at their disposal, a white van with no markings, make and model unknown, was spotted on the SS1 while traveling north towards Grosseto.


 * You have to set up a roadblock on the SS1 to intercept them. Take all necessary precautions: the suspects are armed and dangerous.

Enjoy. ShermTank7272 (talk) 18:00, September 16, 2012 (UTC)

On that note, should we include a translation of the blockade order on the page? 18:04, September 16, 2012 (UTC)


 * If we do, I'd prefer for someone who really knows Italian to polish off this translation. I fed it through Google and fixed some errors, but I still really only know as much Italian as Ezio speaks in the games. Also, what should we put for the censors? I put the blanks in and filled in what I assumed could only mean Abstergo for the first one, plus there were more censored parts below the body of the order. ShermTank7272 (talk) 18:09, September 16, 2012 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure we can refine the translation one way or another, I'm wondering what would be the appropriate formatting required when adding this to the article. 18:13, September 16, 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. First off, thanks for the translation, Sherm. Next, as to where to include the translation, I'd suggest against the ACInitiates article mainly since it's pretty long as it is. I'd vote for putting it in an article for Grosseto (unstarted at this writing), which can have a section on the blockade order, as well as allow for expansion should that area be referenced further. As to formatting, something that encloses the translation (like that used for the phone transcripts) would seem ideal as it mirrors the bordered look of the document. I'd say go ahead and use Sherm's translation as it stands now; if it's in a separate article, any editing traffic due to amendments to the translation and formatting will be less of a problem. --Mercury McKinnon (talk) 22:54, September 16, 2012 (UTC)

Layout
Hello everyone! I was going through the page yesterday, and I noticed the ToC has gotten quite big. To fix this, I've taken the liberty of preparing a different format, which you can find here: Δ

As our wiki is community-oriented, I propose a vote between the two formats. Yay - New format, Nay - Current format. Please take a minute to review and compare the current format to the one I've come up with, and voice your opinion below.

Yay!

 * 00:52, September 23, 2012 (UTC)
 * 10:11, September 23, 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) -- ACsenior (talk) 11:08, September 23, 2012 (UTC)
 * 2) --  11:18, September 23, 2012 (UTC)
 * 3) --  11:48, September 23, 2012 (UTC)
 * 4) -- Slate Vesper (talk) 13:03, September 23, 2012 (UTC)

Comments

 * Also, provided we go with the format proposed, I would appreciated it if someone embedded the Initiates videos and added them to the appropriate sections. I would do it myself but I am currently unable to access Youtube. Thank you =) 02:35, September 23, 2012 (UTC)
 * As this page needs updating on a daily basis, the vote will only be open for the next two days. Thank you for your time! =) 00:52, September 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * As requested.. -- 11:48, September 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much Vatsa! I've updated Delta to include these. 12:04, September 23, 2012 (UTC)