If you don't mind me starting with a lengthy post...
I like how many different setups and subjects there are; the format allows you to be creative in a different way compared to multi-page shrines, and minor or unconventional subjects (
From the Sky) get shrines too .
The biggest apeal to me is definitely design-wise, as in how people choose to present and structure the shrine, not just when it comes to graphics and coding, but also content (we each have our strengths and weaknesses) - using the format to its fullest and taking advantage of what it offers that multi-page shrines can't pull off as effectively.
I AM²,
The Girl's Distracted and the shrines dubiousdisc mentioned in
this post (except for my Prisoner's Dilemma - thanks for mentioning it! <3) are great examples of using the format
graphic-wise.
Structure-wise, I think a one page shrine is a good way to talk about one subject where a lot of points you're trying to make are connected. I think my
Liar Game Shrine works with the format chosen because it's essentially a long love letter to the protagonist's growth, which is in pretty much every section of the shrine. I wouldn't want to split them up into separate pages. "Themes", "evaluation", "adaptations" and even "the Site" pretty much talk about the same thing, but with slightly different focus and from different angles.
Similar to what I've just mentioned, I also think some topics (depending on how you go about writing them, of course!) are better conveyed when they're on the same page, rather than on different pages due to the minor mental and temporal disconnect that happens when you open or close a page or press the back button. The "events worth mentioning" on
Cheerful Sensibility leave a bigger impact on me for the evaluation of the character as a whole - if they were on separate pages, I might lean towards thinking about them more isolatedly (as
parts) rather than as a
combination that make up a person. (And there's some growth to be seen as you read on in that section too.) With one page shrines, it's probably also easier to ensure that someone reads your shrine in the order you've set up lmao.
Content-wise, it's very interesting to see what people choose to highlight and what to omit - I think we might feel less negative about leaving out certain sections (that we'd otherwise regard as a must-include in a multi-page shrine) on one pagers. One page shrines are a good format to single out a particular aspect of a subject to talk about, and are also nice to introduce others to a topic without overwhelming them with information. I've praised
Redemption in
Shrine Spotlights (just linking so I won't repeat what I've already said), and
Aquarelle is a great example of this - especially its second half: Contrasting two characters with similar elemental powers or defending a character from specific fan arguments would, in a multi-page shrine, perhaps be considered as trivia (or be part of an analysis section), but by including it in a one pager in favour of other subjects, it makes a great balance between introduction and insight and gives the shrine a personal touch, since it shows what they deem important enough to point out in narrow space. The same is visible on
Galactic Fairy.
- Edit: Oh yeah, Cremare impresses me with how it seems to focus heavily on the underlying concepts of the character rather than making straight personality/relationship sections.
I think
these two posts by Aku on the subject of approaching one page shrines are highly worth reading too!
I feel like one page shrines are more for rambling about why something is great rather than a full shrine where it's more about giving you the most information possible about said subject.
I read shrines because I want to know why that specific webmaster likes that subject - not the general information about the subject. If I wanted that, I could find that on Google or Wikipedia. That, to me, is dull reading. I want to hear about why you think something is awesome and your reasons why. In my opinion, that is a shrine worth coming back to again and again! The facts about said subject is just the bonus info.