[WikiEN-l] "Exclusion" essay

[MacGyverMagic/Mgm]

On 7/20/06, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 7/20/06, Oldak Quill <oldakquill at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I don't believe we should compromise our acceptance of content because
> > we worry that some will think less of us. It is not our aim to
> > perfectly match the role of the traditional encyclopedia. We are going
> > to include some content that some think is below them (or should not
> > be in an encyclopedia), that's fine and it isn't our problem. If a
> > user doesn't wish to read about [[Bulbasaur]] then they should take my
> > lead and avoid it.
>
> Do you think there should be no limits to how much fictional universe
> should be covered? I'm attempting to explain the status quo, not
> change it. So if you disagree with me, either I'm failing to explain
> the status quo (most likely), or you actually want to extend it.
>
> The status quo, as I understand it, is that for seriously popular
> series/books etc, each major character can have its own article,
> otherwise they should be grouped. Each instalment/book/episode can
> have its own article. However, except for rare examples, *places* in
> fictional universes do not get articles, nor do events, types of
> vehicles (Star Wars is exceptional here) However, even still, minor
> characters in major series do not get their own articles. Why not?
> Well, that's the question we're trying to resolve here.
>
> Steve
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I think [[WP:FICT]] explains all this quite well.

Mgm