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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
The Episode Guides at | The Episode Guides at Battlestar Wiki are patterned after the [http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/us/eplist.html Lurker's Guide To ''Babylon 5''] episode guides. As such, the "Questions" section is intended solely for questions -- ideally questions that may be answered in subsequent episodes, which might be linked to once they are revealed. It is not intended for back and forth discussion, analysis, or disagreements. When articles contain such commentary, it reduces the encyclopedic effect of the article where it appears that the article is "arguing with itself." | ||
== | Questions that have been answered within the episode may be moved down into the "Analysis" or "Notes" section if they are noteworthy. Analysis that stems from questions should also be located in the "Analysis" section. Ideally the "Questions" section will consist solely of a single level of bulleted questions, with occasional links to "Answer"s (from subsequent episodes) or "Analysis". | ||
Sub-questions that are placed in articles against policy can be moved up as a primary question by any contributor, or, if already answered from official sources (not speculation), can be removed by any contributor. Contributors are asked to summarize the removed edit by indicating where the question is answered in the edit summary, or on the article's talk page. | |||
Contributors who repeatedly violate of this policy will receive two warnings before the contributor's account is restricted from editing for a maximum of 1 week. This limitation allows the contributor access to read the Battlestar Wiki (in particular, to watch how other contributors properly add questions to an article) but editing will be restricted. | |||
== Examples of Proper Question Formatting == | |||
* Does Doctor Amorak truly have something on Baltar's involvement in the holocaust? | * Does Doctor Amorak truly have something on Baltar's involvement in the holocaust? | ||
* Is Six actually in contact with other Cylons, and thus involved in the disappearance / reappearance of the ''Olympic Carrier''? | * Is Six actually in contact with other Cylons, and thus involved in the disappearance / reappearance of the ''Olympic Carrier''? | ||
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== Bad Examples == | == Bad Examples == | ||
*Billy reports that the number of survivors is down by 300 - some lost through death from injuries, etc., some "lost" through initial inaccurate counts, and the rest have "disappeared." How can people simply "disappear" in the fleet? | ''The use of sub-questions and argumentative responses such as these create a confusing effect.'' | ||
*Billy Keikeya reports that the number of survivors is down by 300 - some lost through death from injuries, etc., some "lost" through initial inaccurate counts, and the rest have "disappeared." How can people simply "disappear" in the fleet? | |||
**Perhaps the [[Black market (organization)|black market]] has put them to work. Or this number accounts for the people aboard ''[[Prometheus]]''. | **Perhaps the [[Black market (organization)|black market]] has put them to work. Or this number accounts for the people aboard ''[[Prometheus]]''. | ||
***300 people is way too few to account for the people aboard ''Prometheus''. Besides, some of the losses actually were due to deaths. | ***300 people is way too few to account for the people aboard ''Prometheus''. Besides, some of the losses actually were due to deaths. | ||
**Perhaps vigilante justice (like in "[[Collaborators]]" was at work? | **Perhaps vigilante justice (like in "[[Collaborators]]") was at work? | ||
***Why would so many be killed on such a large scale when it wasn't even clear that there was a traitor? | ***Why would so many be killed on such a large scale when it wasn't even clear that there was a traitor? | ||
****Obviously there's still at least [[Gaius Baltar|one]] traitor aboard... | ****Obviously there's still at least [[Gaius Baltar|one]] traitor aboard... | ||
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"Battlestar Wiki is not a forum", meaning that questions posed in the wiki should not be addressed in a back-to-forth manner prevalent on bulletin boards. This policy covers the "Questions" section of our Episode Guide.
Overview
The Episode Guides at Battlestar Wiki are patterned after the Lurker's Guide To Babylon 5 episode guides. As such, the "Questions" section is intended solely for questions -- ideally questions that may be answered in subsequent episodes, which might be linked to once they are revealed. It is not intended for back and forth discussion, analysis, or disagreements. When articles contain such commentary, it reduces the encyclopedic effect of the article where it appears that the article is "arguing with itself."
Questions that have been answered within the episode may be moved down into the "Analysis" or "Notes" section if they are noteworthy. Analysis that stems from questions should also be located in the "Analysis" section. Ideally the "Questions" section will consist solely of a single level of bulleted questions, with occasional links to "Answer"s (from subsequent episodes) or "Analysis".
Sub-questions that are placed in articles against policy can be moved up as a primary question by any contributor, or, if already answered from official sources (not speculation), can be removed by any contributor. Contributors are asked to summarize the removed edit by indicating where the question is answered in the edit summary, or on the article's talk page.
Contributors who repeatedly violate of this policy will receive two warnings before the contributor's account is restricted from editing for a maximum of 1 week. This limitation allows the contributor access to read the Battlestar Wiki (in particular, to watch how other contributors properly add questions to an article) but editing will be restricted.
Examples of Proper Question Formatting
- Does Doctor Amorak truly have something on Baltar's involvement in the holocaust?
- Is Six actually in contact with other Cylons, and thus involved in the disappearance / reappearance of the Olympic Carrier?
- What happened to the group of survivors Helo was left with in the Miniseries? (Answer)
Bad Examples
The use of sub-questions and argumentative responses such as these create a confusing effect.
- Billy Keikeya reports that the number of survivors is down by 300 - some lost through death from injuries, etc., some "lost" through initial inaccurate counts, and the rest have "disappeared." How can people simply "disappear" in the fleet?
- Perhaps the black market has put them to work. Or this number accounts for the people aboard Prometheus.
- 300 people is way too few to account for the people aboard Prometheus. Besides, some of the losses actually were due to deaths.
- Perhaps vigilante justice (like in "Collaborators") was at work?
- Why would so many be killed on such a large scale when it wasn't even clear that there was a traitor?
- Obviously there's still at least one traitor aboard...
- Why would so many be killed on such a large scale when it wasn't even clear that there was a traitor?
- Perhaps the black market has put them to work. Or this number accounts for the people aboard Prometheus.
See also
- Battlestar Wiki:Standards and Conventions - for information on formatting, standards, and conventions used in the creation and continual work on articles at the Battlestar Wiki.
- Battlestar Wiki:What Battlestar Wiki is not
- Battlestar Wiki:Think Tank/Episode pages are not forums - the Think Tank proposal which generated this policy.