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The various character bio pages need to be given a unified format. A proposal follows. Feel free to discuss it on the talk page. | |||
The various | |||
==Naming Conventions== | ==Naming Conventions== | ||
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*Helo | *Helo | ||
*Karl C. Agathon | *Karl C. Agathon | ||
*Agathon, Karl | |||
*Agathon, Karl C. | |||
Where no name is available, a callsign is acceptable (e.g. [[ | Where no name is available, a callsign is acceptable (e.g. [[Crashdown]]) or a brief statement of occupation (e.g. [[Armistice Officer]]). | ||
Where necessary, disambiguate with | Where necessary, disambiguate with a role or profession in parenthesis, lower case, for example [[Mueller (pilot)]] vs. [[Mueller (president)]]; Stinger (galactica) vs. Stinger (pegasus). Alternatively, characters can be disambiguated by a notation of the series they are from, for example [[Adar (TOS)]] vs. [[Adar (RDM)]]; [[Boxey (TOS)]] vs. [[Boxey (RDM)]]. | ||
== | ===List of Character articles needing to be moved=== | ||
For reasons of consistency and style, ensure that links from other articles also point to the new namespace. | |||
*[[Agathon, Karl C.]] to [[Karl Agathon]] | |||
*<s>[[Samuel T. Anders]] to [[Samuel Anders]]</s> Moved. --[[User:Day|Day]] 04:18, 31 August 2005 (EDT) | |||
*[[Baltar, Gaius]] to [[Gaius Baltar]] | |||
*<s>[[Boxey (2003)]] to [[Boxey (RDM)]]</s> Moved. --[[User:Day|Day]] 08:39, 31 August 2005 (EDT) | |||
*<s>[[Brody, Kellan]] to [[Kellan Brody]]</s> Moved. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 18:12, 30 August 2005 (EDT) | |||
*<s>[[Dash, Peter]] to [[Peter Dash]]</s> Moved. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 18:12, 30 August 2005 (EDT) | |||
*<s>[[Gray, Wallace]] to [[Wallace Gray]]</s> Moved. --[[User:Day|Day]] 05:23, 31 August 2005 (EDT) | |||
*<s>[[Hamilton, Sekou]] to [[Sekou Hamilton]]</s> Moved. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 12:28, 31 August 2005 (EDT) | |||
*<s>[[Keikeya, Billy]] to [[Billy Keikeya]]</s> Moved. [[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 12:16, 31 August 2005 (EDT) | |||
*<s>[[Kohn, Playa]] to [[Playa Kohn]]</s> Redirect to [[Playa Palacios]]. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 12:29, 31 August 2005 (EDT) | |||
*<s>[[Lai, Raymond]] to [[Raymond Lai]]</s> Moved. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 18:12, 30 August 2005 (EDT) | |||
*<s>[[Palacios, Playa]] to [[Playa Palacios]]</s> Moved. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 12:24, 31 August 2005 (EDT) | |||
*<s>[[Saunders, Dwight]] to [[Dwight Saunders]]</s> Moved. --[[User:Day|Day]] 05:27, 31 August 2005 (EDT) | |||
*<s>[[Spencer, Jackson]] to [[Jackson Spencer]]</s> Moved. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:50, 30 August 2005 (EDT) | |||
*<s>[[Thrace, Kara]] to [[Kara Thrace]]</s> Moved. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:50, 30 August 2005 (EDT) | |||
*<s>[[Tigh, Saul]] to [[Saul Tigh]]</s> Moved. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:50, 30 August 2005 (EDT) | |||
===List of duplicate Character Articles=== | |||
*<s>[[Sanne, Safiya]] (duplicates [[Safiya Sanne]])</s> Merged --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 17:55, 30 August 2005 (EDT) | |||
===List of Character Articles to be Merged === | |||
*<s>[[Kohn, Playa]] and [[Palacios, Playa]] to be merged into new article [[Playa Palacios]]</s> No merge needed. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 12:24, 31 August 2005 (EDT) | |||
===List of Characters with Non-Canon First Names=== | |||
*Galen [[Tyrol]] | |||
**Article at [[Galen Tyrol]], redirect from [[Tyrol]] | |||
**Source: RDM | |||
*Brendan [[Constanza]] | |||
**Article at [[Constanza], redirect from [[Brendan Constanza]], [[Hot Dog]] | |||
**Source: IMDB | |||
*Louanne [[Katraine]] | |||
**Article at [[Katraine]], redirects from [[Louanne Katraine]], [[Kat]] | |||
**Source: ''Now Playing Magazine'' | |||
*Joyce [[Hadrian]] | |||
**Article at [[Hadrian]], no redirects. | |||
**Source: "hint by sources close to production" | |||
n.b. Just cataloging, not sure what to do about these yet. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 01:14, 1 September 2005 (EDT) | |||
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==Templates== | |||
Use the [[Template:Character Data]] template where possible, along with a photograph. Size photographs to 200px horziontal in template, e.g. | |||
= | <nowiki>{{Character Data| | ||
|photo= [[Image:Character.jpg|200px]]</nowiki> | |||
If there isn't sufficient information to fill at least a few fields of the character template, just take note of the remaining details in the text and use a thumbnail image. This is largely a judgement call. | |||
' | |||
* | ===List of Characters not using the Template=== | ||
*[[Marshall Bagott]] | |||
*[[Boxey (RDM)]] | |||
*[[Kellan Brody]] | |||
*[[Nelena Cain]] | |||
*[[Cally]] | |||
*[[Crashdown]] | |||
*[[Davis]] | |||
*[[Eick]] | |||
*[[Flyboy]] | |||
*[[Gina]] | |||
*[[Wallace Gray]] | |||
*[[Shelly Godfrey]] | |||
*[[Hadrian]] | |||
*[[Hamilton, Sekou]] | |||
*[[Kelly]] | |||
*[[James Macmanus]] | |||
*[[Meier]] | |||
*[[Number Six]] | |||
*[[Palacios, Playa]] | |||
*[[Sarah Porter]] | |||
*<s>[[Racetrack]]</s> --Updated. [[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 18:25, 31 August 2005 (EDT) | |||
*[[Safiya Sanne]] | |||
*[[Simon]] | |||
*[[Jackson Spencer]] | |||
*[[Sue-Shaun]] | |||
*[[Tarn]] | |||
*[[Thorne]] | |||
*[[Valance]] | |||
*[[Venner]] | |||
==Categories== | ==Categories== | ||
To get character names to show up in the order Last, First on category pages (which is the desirable sorting order) use | To get character names to show up in the order Last, First on category pages (which is the desirable sorting order) use a pipelink after the category tag as follows: | ||
<nowiki> | <nowiki>[[Category: A to Z|Cain, Nelena]] [[Category: Characters|Cain, Nelena]] [[Category: RDM|Cain, Nelena]]</nowiki> | ||
[[Category:A to Z]] | |||
[[Category:Characters]] | |||
[[Category:RDM]] | |||
</nowiki> | |||
Additionally, all Character pages should, of course, include the categories "A to Z" and "Characters". See below for list of applicable categories. | Additionally, all Character pages should, of course, include the categories "A to Z" and "Characters". See below for list of applicable categories. | ||
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* [[:Category: A to Z]] | * [[:Category: A to Z]] | ||
* [[:Category: Mentioned-Only]] | * [[:Category: Mentioned-Only]] | ||
==== Applicable for ''TOS'' Character Pages ==== | ==== Applicable for ''TOS'' Character Pages ==== | ||
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==== Applicable for ''RDM'' Character Pages ==== | ==== Applicable for ''RDM'' Character Pages ==== | ||
* [[:Category: Characters | * [[:Category: Characters]] | ||
* [[:Category: RDM]] | * [[:Category: RDM]] | ||
==Layout== | ==Layout== | ||
All Character articles should include a short | All Character articles should include a short introductary paragraph describing the character. General personality description should go here and mirroring information from the Character Data Template is okay. | ||
For articles with more than just this | For articles with more than just this introductary information, this paragraph should be imediately followed by the first heading: Biographical Notes. This section should be devided up into smaller headings by chronology as applicable or, in the case of [[Humano-Cylon]]s, by role. Further sections should follow under other headings (e.g. Notes, Speculation, See Also, etc.). | ||
[[Category:Project Page|Characters]] | |||