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Battlestar Wiki uses '''descriptive terms''' to give names to technologies and other subjects which haven't been given a [[canon|canonical]] name (that is, a name assigned officially through aired content from either the [[Re-imagined Series]] or [[Original Series]]). | Battlestar Wiki uses '''descriptive terms''' to give names to technologies and other subjects which haven't been given a [[canon|canonical]] name (that is, a name assigned officially through aired content from either the [[Re-imagined Series]] or [[Original Series]]). | ||
Contributors are encouraged to use descriptive terms for important technologies, characters or events that have been sufficiently defined, but | Contributors are encouraged to use descriptive terms for important technologies, characters or events that have been sufficiently defined, but which are not ubiquitous or commonplace, such as "telephones." Contributors should create terms that match the function or the disposition or similar characteristic of the subject. | ||
Articles that describe ordinary, mundane topics on Battlestar Wiki (commonly nicknamed as ''"telephone articles"'' | Articles that describe ordinary, mundane topics on Battlestar Wiki (commonly nicknamed as ''"telephone articles"'') are subject to [[Battlestar Wiki:Candidates for deletion|speedy deletion]]. | ||
Once a subject, character or item has an official term, the descriptive terms are retired and used as redirects. | Once a subject, character or item has an official term, the descriptive terms are retired and used as redirects. | ||
The names of most battles, such as the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], are descriptive terms as well unless the battle's name are named by a character in an episode (This practice was done more | The names of most battles, such as the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], are descriptive terms as well unless the battle's name are named by a character in an episode (This practice was done more in the [[Original Series]], such as the [[Battle of Molecay]]). Normally battle articles are named by a celestial object in the vicinity or a specific target (Battle of Ragnar Anchorage, Battle of the Resurrection Ship, et al.). | ||
===Partial list of articles with descriptive terms, past and present=== | ===Partial list of articles with descriptive terms, past and present=== | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Baltar's Angels]]'' | ||
::The group of | ::The group of three women who kidnap [[Gaius Baltar]] in "[[Crossroads, Part II]]". | ||
*''[[Basestar command]]'' | *''[[Basestar command]]'' | ||
::The consensus-based leadership of a [[Basestar (RDM)|baseship]], consisting of humanoid Cylons. | ::The consensus-based leadership of a [[Basestar (RDM)|baseship]], consisting of humanoid Cylons. | ||
*''Caprica-Valerii, Caprica-Sharon, Caprica-Boomer, C-Sharon, C-Boomer'' | *''Caprica-Valerii, Caprica-Sharon, Caprica-Boomer, C-Sharon, C-Boomer'' | ||
::The descriptive names | ::The descriptive names for a [[Number Eight]] copy that "impersonates" [[Sharon Valerii]], now known as [[Sharon Agathon]]. | ||
*''[[Colonial wireless alphabet]]'' | *''[[Colonial wireless alphabet]]'' | ||
::Descriptive term for Colonial pilot [[wireless]] communication process similar to the NATO alphabet. | ::Descriptive term for Colonial pilot [[wireless]] communication process similar to the NATO alphabet. | ||
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*''[[Cylon data port]]'' | *''[[Cylon data port]]'' | ||
::Descriptive term for the computer interfaces embedded in the arms of humanoid Cylons ("[[Flight of the Phoenix]]", "[[Exodus, Part I]]", "[[Torn]]") | ::Descriptive term for the computer interfaces embedded in the arms of humanoid Cylons ("[[Flight of the Phoenix]]", "[[Exodus, Part I]]", "[[Torn]]") | ||
*'' | *''Galactica-Boomer, Galactica-Sharon, G-Sharon, G-Boomer'' | ||
::The descriptive names for the first [[Number Eight]] seen in the Miniseries, [[Sharon Valerii]]. Used to distinguish the character now known as Sharon Agathon from the "original" Sharon. | |||
::The descriptive names for the first [[Number Eight]] seen in the Miniseries, [[Sharon Valerii]]. Used to distinguish | |||
*''[[Holographic imager]]'' | *''[[Holographic imager]]'' | ||
::The descriptive term for a three-dimensional photo viewer seen in an episode of the [[Original Series]]. | ::The descriptive term for a three-dimensional photo viewer seen in an episode of the [[Original Series]]. | ||
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::Current and former descriptive terms for humanoid Cylon constructs. The episode "[[Epiphanies]]" establishes "Cylon agent" as a canonical term, but [[humanoid Cylon]] is preferred on Battlestar Wiki to refer to such Cylons in general, with "Cylon agent" meaning infiltrators specifically. | ::Current and former descriptive terms for humanoid Cylon constructs. The episode "[[Epiphanies]]" establishes "Cylon agent" as a canonical term, but [[humanoid Cylon]] is preferred on Battlestar Wiki to refer to such Cylons in general, with "Cylon agent" meaning infiltrators specifically. | ||
*''Identification tags'' | *''Identification tags'' | ||
::The former descriptive term for Colonial ID tags. The logical and now canonical "[[Dog tags]]" is now used as of the episode, "[[Exodus, Part I]]" | ::The former descriptive term for Colonial ID tags. The logical and now canonical "[[Dog tags]]" is now used as of the episode, "[[Exodus, Part I]]." | ||
*''Kinetic energy weapons, or [[KEW]]'' | *''Kinetic energy weapons, or [[KEW]]'' | ||
::Descriptive term for the projectile weapons (guns and the like) used in the Re-imagined Series. | ::Descriptive term for the projectile weapons (guns and the like) used in the Re-imagined Series. | ||
*''[[Presidential security service]]'' | *''[[Presidential security service]]'' | ||
::Descriptive term for President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin's]] personal security, akin to the US Secret Service ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). | ::Descriptive term for President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin's]] personal security, akin to the US Secret Service ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). | ||
*''[[Resurrection tank]] | *''[[Resurrection tank]]'' | ||
::Descriptive term for the pool where a humanoid Cylon is [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrected]] ([[Downloaded]]) | ::Descriptive term for the pool where a humanoid Cylon is [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrected]] ([[Downloaded]]) | ||
*''[[Tattooed pilot]]'' | *''[[Tattooed pilot]]'' | ||
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*''[[Virtual Leoben]]'' | *''[[Virtual Leoben]]'' | ||
::An entity, consciousness of other manifestation that appeared to [[Kara Thrace]] in her state of unconsciousness that resembled the [[Leoben Conoy]] Cylon but never claimed to be, in fact, a Cylon ([[Maelstrom]]). | ::An entity, consciousness of other manifestation that appeared to [[Kara Thrace]] in her state of unconsciousness that resembled the [[Leoben Conoy]] Cylon but never claimed to be, in fact, a Cylon ([[Maelstrom]]). | ||
*''Virtual Six, Baltar-Six, Chip-Six, Head-Six'' | *''Virtual Six, Baltar-Six, Chip-Six, Head-Six'' | ||
::The descriptive names for the virtual Number Six being | ::The descriptive names for the virtual Number Six being. | ||