[WikiEN-l] "Exclusion" essay

Thu Jul 20 13:54:46 UTC 2006

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

Incidentally, how not to write a Wikipedia article on a fictional spacecraft:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-wing

How to write a Wikipedia article on fictional spacecraft:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red Dwarf ships

(note the massive difference in tone and focus)

Steve