Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-28088262-20150806141903

So, some pastas are very long, and thus stay hanging around the depths of the Wiki for ages because nobody can be bothered to read them.

My proposal for a new feature/template is a place where authors can attach a very short summary to the top of their story IF THEY WISH TO, to explain the general plot, but not give spoilers - especially if their pasta is very long. To see examples of (in my opinion) good summaries of pastas which make people want to read the story, check out my friends User:HumboldtLycanthrope, User:Doom Vroom, User:Banningk1979 or even my pasta page User:Rinskuro13/My Pastas. Right now, I do not know of this feature - the closest thing to it is the author's note/note template, but then again, that doesn't seem like a suitable place to put summaries.

I don't really see any reason this shouldn't be created. It's optional and if the summary is eye-catching, will improve chances of long and good-quality pastas being read. I was going to post this under the 'Feature Suggestions' thread, but I thought it needed a wider audience. Please consider it.

Thanks! 