User:TheFarix/Avoid standalone subheadings

A common problem I often encounter in anime and manga related articles is the use of standalone subheadings. In the past, I didn't take to much issue with the abuse in the past, but a particular egregious example similar to the one below inspired me to start taking action against standalone subheadings.

• Plot
• Characters
  • Main characters
    • Protagonist group
    • Antagonist group
      • Antagonist subgroup
        • Antagonist subsubgroup
• Media
  • Manga
    • Volume list
  • Anime
    • Episode list
• References
• External links

Editors should remember that section headings are used to create the article's table of continence, which serves as an outline for the entire article. In formal outlining, no sub-point stands alone. Every point A must be accompanied with a point B. Every point 1 must be accompanied by a point 2. There are no exceptions to this rule.

Section 3.02 of the APA style manual states:

“ Avoid having only one subsection heading and subsection within a section, just as you would an outline. Use at least two subsection headings within any given section, or use none (e.g., in an outline, you could divide a section numbered I into a minimum of A and B sections; just an A section could not stand alone). ”

With this in mind, let's redone the subheadings of the above example:

• Plot
• Characters
  • Protagonists (or Main characters)
  • Antagonists (or Supporting characters)
  • Other characters
• Media
  • Manga
  • Anime
• References
• External links