User:Pixelface/Fiction Survey 2009
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- Directions
- Please give your answer (preceded by a *) under as many sections as you would like.
- Incomplete sentences are fine.
- If your answer is the same for multiple sections, please copy and paste the full answer (don't say "see my answer above").
- Feel free to remove your answer if you change your mind. This survey is meant to give an idea where consensus lies.
Fictional constructs
[edit]Characters
[edit]When should a fictional character:
1) be the primary subject of an article?
2) be a section on a list?
2a) have their name be a redirect to that list?
3) be only mentioned in the article for the fictional work?
4) not be mentioned at all?
Locations
[edit]When should a fictional setting:
1) be the primary subject of an article?
2) be a section on a list?
2a) have its name be a redirect to that list?
3) be only mentioned in the article for the fictional work?
4) not be mentioned at all?
Objects
[edit]When should a fictional object:
1) be the primary subject of an article?
2) be a section on a list?
2a) have its name be a redirect to that list?
3) be only mentioned in the article for the fictional work?
4) not be mentioned at all?
Concepts
[edit]When should a fictional concept:
1) be the primary subject of an article?
2) be a section on a list?
2a) have their name be a redirect to that list?
3) be only mentioned in the article for the fictional work?
4) not be mentioned at all?
Episodes
[edit]When should a television episode:
1) be the primary subject of an article?
2) be a section on a list?
2a) have its name be a redirect to that list?
3) be only mentioned in the article for the fictional work?
4) not be mentioned at all?
Separate articles
[edit]When is it okay to create an article for a fictional subject that is mentioned in another article?
Never an article
[edit]What are some fictional subjects that should never have articles?
Lists
[edit]A separate list of fictional subjects is more appropriate than an article when _____.
Sources
[edit]1) What are some sources you consider reliable sources when it comes to making articles about fiction verifiable?
2) Do you consider a fictional work an acceptable source in an article? If so, how much of an article do you think can be sourced to the fictonal work?
Examples
[edit]1) Give an example of two fictional elements from the same fictional work and describe why an article would be acceptable for one but not the other.
AFD trends
[edit]What is a trend you have observed in AFDs for fictional things? Cite a few AFDs about fictional things, state the results of the AFDs, and describe a trait the fictional things have in common.