Thread:Hatebunny/@comment-18172179-20151118215917/@comment-3361105-20151119162713

Yes, wikifying.

As for flashbacks, I don't think italics or an indent are necessary. I wouldn't do that myself, and I kind of hate it when they do it in books I'm reading. The only thing I really think is important is that you distinguish it between something happening in the past and the present - which the tense does. Making it italics is kind of like wibbly-wobbly video effects or wiggling your fingers and going "doodly-doo! doodly-doo!" - i.e. signalling THIS IS A FLASHBACK, WHICH IS SOMEHOW MORE SPECIAL THAN THE REST OF THE STORY! when really it's just more story from earlier on. Of course, I don't think we should say "Don't put flashbacks in italics ever," I just don't think it needs to be the standard.

Yes, no dialogue except in rare cases like those you suggested. I agree with that.

I say "read the whole page" because I don't want someone to be confused into thinking that they can just have read an issue once - maybe years ago, and then write a synopsis. They should have it open in front of them. I do agree that reading the whole issue (sometimes the whole arc) is often necessary to understand the structure of the story (especially in many Grant Morrison books). So, I'm not sure how to resolve that idea completely. It's a process, not a thing you can whip up off the top of your head, right?