PikminFanon:General content policy

This page contains information relating to Pikmin Fanon's policies and guidelines.

This article or section is currently under construction and being worked on by Pikmin Fanon staff. We hope to have it completed as soon as possible.

This Pikmin Fanon policy regards article content in general. More specific policies can be found here. For general content guidelines, see here.

Objectivity

Neutral point of view

Information on Pikmin Fanon is meant to be written from a neutral point of view. This means no opinions.

Don't use "you"

Never refer to the reader as "you". Use "the player", "leaders", or a similar alternative.

No speculation

Pikipedia covers objective information, not speculation or lies. If you're not sure about something, ask on a talk page, or add some sort of tag like Template:Tem. That said, commonly accepted theories and the like are allowed, as long as they're marked as such.

Article format

General

• Articles must belong to as many categories as it makes sense. The deepest category in a tree is preferred; for instance, use 2-Player Battle instead of Pikmin 2.
• When a subject has multiple names (depending on the game and region), the name of the most recent canon game's US version is used. Articles or sections with info exclusive to an older game may use an old name.
• For subjects whose name's capitalization is ambiguous, try to follow the guidelines. However, at the very least, the word "Pikmin" must always start with an uppercase P.

Headings

In all headings (page titles and sections) only proper nouns should be capitalized (however, note that the first letter in a heading will always be capitalized automatically by MediaWiki). The only formatting allowed on headers is italics, which should be used like they would in body text. If you need to link to something, use Template:Tem or a relevant link near the start of the section.

Trivia

Trivia is subjective – what some people consider a fun fact is just normal information for others. However, unlike Wikipedia, this wiki allows "trivia" sections, as long as the information is:

• Noteworthy: Boring or common pieces of information aren't very interesting to have around, and likely fit in the article's body.
• Objective: Trivia should be about facts. No unconfirmed information, speculation, or "maybes".
• Short: In order to be considered a tidbit, it should be possible to explain it in one to three sentences. Anything with a lot of detail is better off explained in its own section.
• Isolated: Trivia facts should be unattached to most other parts of the subject. If a fact is related to an existing section of information in the article, it likely belongs there.

Game modifications

Articles should not contain information about any Pikmin game running in a way that is not intended. This includes the use of Action Replay and similar devices, as well as changes to the game's internal files. This is because changes are arbitrary: there is no clear line between those that make little difference and those that change the game completely.

Information that can only be obtained through these means but is still true in normal gameplay, however, is welcome on articles. Whether it is important to document how exactly the information is known may vary from case to case.

Pikmin Fanon's purpose is to allow Pikmin fans to share ideas for new Pikmin games, characters, enemies, and other related elements; alternate endings, details, or versions of the canon games; fan stories, views and thoughts about Pikmin games, fan made or otherwise. Information on existing fan art or other forms of media related to the Pikmin series should be kept in the User namespace. ROM hacks can be covered in detail on the main namespace.

Content

Pikmin Fanon encourages creativity. We encourage users to create original ideas that pertain to the Pikmin series, and we also encourage them to make them the highest quality possible. However, while we encourage creativity, please keep it related only to Pikmin. Any original ideas that do not relate to Pikmin in any way do not belong here. Even on your own userspace, please keep such creations to an absolute minimum, as they take away from the purpose of the wiki. In short, please be creative, but please also keep it Pikmin-oriented.

Canon Coverage on Pikmin Fanon

There are three official games in the Pikmin series. All information that is directly obtained from these games is considered canon. Canon content must be minimized, as the objective of Pikmin Fanon is for fan-created content based on the Pikmin series. The home of canonical information is at Pikipedia.

Canon in the mainspace

If a subject originates from the canonical games, there should be a brief statement describing its canonical aspects, moving on to its fanon information. {{Real}} and {{C}} should be used to link to the subject's canon information on Pikipedia. For subjects that are major elements in the canonical series (e.g. Olimar), a section may be used to describe the subject; again, it should be short, and avoid unnecessary details. Articles that have too much canonical information should be marked with {{Canon}} so that it can be cleaned later.

When users make articles, they must follow certain standards and guidelines. The Article Policy entails some of these standards. This policy was made in an attempt to improve the overall quality of the wiki. The following points should be taken into consideration regarding content articles:

Bullet points

1. Ownership
   1. You own your own fan content, and articles detail your ideas. As such, other users shouldn't add, change or remove content without your permission. However, people can, and should edit your article to improve clarity, flow, grammar, etc.
2. Canon content
   1. The amount of information about canon content must be reduced to a minimum. The home of that information is on Pikipedia. If a piece of canon content must be included in an article, its information should only consist of only the most important stuff. A link to Pikipedia's canon article should be made at the top of the page, using this template.
3. Page quality
   1. Some items all content pages should contain: an infobox (preferably), a list of games, in a small and unobtrusive manner, and categories.
   2. Grammar, wording, organization, and encyclopaedic organization are a must. This is a wiki, not a pile of scribbled napkins. The guidelines at Pikipedia are recommended.
   3. Do not sign your name on content articles. There shall be a way to dictate that content belongs to one of your ideas, without the need to sign.
4. Page number
   1. If you have a fan game, the amount of pages dedicated to it depends on the detail of your ideas.
      1. If you only have a list of Pikmin, areas, enemies, and plot, that can all fit in a single page, do so.
      2. If you have some detail about your Pikmin, areas, enemies, etc., create a subpage about each of those sections. Like [[Pikmin: Example/Enemies]].
      3. If you have severely detailed information about your game elements, like pictures, locations, stats, behaviors, etc. create a page for each one of them. However, you should contact somebody before doing this, in order to avoid having a large amount of articles lying around.
   2. If an element is included in several games, like Cyan Pikmin, you should link to the article, and add your own information on that article as well, pertaining to your game, in its own section. If the element works the same way in all games, and optionally, with exceptions, point that out in the article.

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