Battlestar Wiki:Think Tank/Errors Policy: Difference between revisions

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This is the overview. Basically, a summary of what the idea is about. You can get into the details later on.

DRAFT - not even close to finished, but I welcome discussion Eghm 01:55, 15 September 2006 (CDT)

Errors Policy

A policy proposal; started by User:Eghm, in reaction to the various levels of suspending disbelief discussed on continuity errors talk. The goal of this policy is to provide guidelines of what constitues Continuity_errors_(RDM) vs Produciton errors or Dangling plot lines in Battlestar Galactica while assuming good faith on the part of the writers, without resorting to fanwanking. This policy would be linked to from the various (small number of) error pages.

Continuity Errors - Requires some understanding of the continuity goals of the show, RDM wrote the BSG Bible and has mentioned them in podcasts. There are also some wiki pages: Naturalistic_science_fiction, Life_Forms_of_the_Twelve_Colonies.

Dialogue Errors - Continuity errors specific to things said which do not belong to the BSG universe (Jesus, world famous, etc.)

VFX Gaffes - Continuity errors specific to special effects.

Prop and Equipmnent Errors - Continuity errors specific to props and set.

Retcons - "adding of new information to "historical" material, or deliberately changing previously established facts in a work" - BSG Retcons

Plot holes - Continuity error where the plot has progressed without the audiance, beyond some certain level of suspended belief, not to be confused with dangling plot lines.

Production errors - things which involve the production of the show such as the reflection of crane raising the raptor in the Miniseries after Helo shoots the civilian off the wing on Caprica, seeing off set, seeing cast, seeing boom mics, etc.

Dangling plot lines - Plot lines that have been started, but not continued.

Acknowledged Mistakes and fixes- The show has acknowledged a mistake and fixed it.

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 A policy proposal; started by [[User:Eghm]], in reaction to the various levels of [[Wikipedia:Suspension_of_disbelief|suspending disbelief]] discussed on  [[Talk:Continuity_errors_%28RDM%29#Suspending_Disbelief|continuity errors talk]].  The goal of this policy is to provide guidelines of what constitues [[Continuity_errors_%28RDM%29]] vs Produciton errors or  [[Continuity_errors_%28RDM%29#Danglers|Dangling plot lines]] in Battlestar Galactica while  [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Assume good faith|assuming good faith]] on the part of the writers, without resorting to [[Wikipedia:Fanwank|fanwanking]].  This policy would be linked to from the various (small number of) error pages.
-[[w:Continuity_(fiction)#Continuity_errors|Continuity Errors]] -   This would be a good place to link in some of the continuity stuff RDM talks about in his podcast so the wiki's concept of continuity is in line with the continuity goals of the show. [[Life_Forms_of_the_Twelve_Colonies]].
+[[Wikipedia: Continuity_%28fiction%29#Continuity_errors |Continuity Errors]] - Requires some understanding of the continuity goals of the show, RDM wrote the BSG Bible and has mentioned them in podcasts. There are also some wiki pages: [[Naturalistic_science_fiction]], [[Life_Forms_of_the_Twelve_Colonies]].
 :[[Continuity_errors_%28RDM%29#Dialogue_Errors|Dialogue Errors]] - Continuity errors specific to things said which do not belong to the BSG universe (Jesus, world famous, etc.)
 :[[Continuity_errors_%28RDM%29#VFX_Gaffes|VFX Gaffes]] - Continuity errors specific to special effects.