Mostly because soundtrack pages are ~80 additional pages, and we didn't see them as high-value enough to bother with something like that. I'll list some pros and cons here so we can get the opinion of other wiki editors on this topic:
1. Album pages only
All tracks are only listed on respective album pages, which includes information on track length, location, leitmotifs, a music player and additional trivia. When linking to tracks from other pages, we link to specific table rows.
Pros
- We don't have to create hundreds of new pages for each track and maintain all that information.
- We don't add many short pages to the wiki.
Cons
- Users who search for a specific track are less likely to find what they need in the table.
- The album pages get a lot of trivia, which we are trying to clean up.
- There is no place for more specific information, such as BPM or time signatures of individual tracks.
- Because of our automated leitmotifs extraction, all our track data is stored in a Lua module, which isn't intuitive for new users.
2. Separate pages
Each track gets its own article, and the album articles list the same information as currently, but with links to track articles for additional details. Each track article has an infobox for itself with additional information (filename, key, time signature, BPM), and at least an intro paragraph explaining where it plays and any additional details.
Pros
- It is easier to link to track information.
- We presumably get better discoverability in search engines, because users searching for specific track names get surfaced wiki pages for these tracks.
- Instead of storing all track data in a Lua module that not many know how to edit, we store it in infoboxes.
Cons
- We have to create 80 pages, and many more when new chapters come out. We're not quite sure how many people would find a use for this information, and if it rationalizes the amount of time required to create all these articles.
- Many of these pages would be short.
- Historically, we were never sure how accurate were key, time signature and BPM information in infoboxes.
3. Separate pages but only for important tracks
Like the previous proposal, but we only create articles for tracks that are noteworthy enough.
Pros
- We don't have to create so many pages.
- The pages won't really be short.
- We can link to some tracks more easily, and some tracks are more easily discoverable in search engines.
Cons
- How do we determine noteworthiness for tracks?
- We'll still have to use the same module for storing data on all the tracks.
- Only select tracks will have additional information on them.
What does everyone else think? Which of our options is best? Are track articles worth the time required to create them?