Forum:Vote: Should We Change Tense in Articles?

It has recently been suggested that we change the tense of articles, particularly the Plot section, from present to past. We currently use present tense everywhere on the articles except for the History sections, which are past tense. The proposed change would convert everything but the lead paragraphs to past tense. I've looked around on some of the larger wikis, and the numbers that use either past or present seem to be fairly equal. I'm calling a community vote to decide whether or not we should make this change.

There can be variations of what parts of the articles are changed. For example, all of the sections other than Plot and the lead paragraph could be changed, or only Plot could be changed. If you support the change, please give your reason and exactly what part of the articles should be changed. Please sign your reply with four tildes (~) or simply click the "Signature" button. If you don't sign your post, your vote will not be counted. I must also ask that only registered members vote. Anonymous users will not be counted.

I have my own thoughts on this, but I won't say anything until a sufficient number of users have voted. Ultimately, Donuts and I will make a decision based on the community vote. Everyone's feedback is important, so please reply below.Turambar  03:11, June 9, 2011 (UTC)