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Battlestar Wiki uses '''descriptive terms''' to give names to technologies and other subjects which haven't been given a [[canon]]ical 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]]ical name (that is, a name assigned officially through aired content from either the [[Re-imagined Series]] or [[Original Series]]).

Revision as of 16:13, 14 January 2007

This is a proposed policy for Battlestar Wiki.
This non-policy is considered by the community and its leadership is to be considered for the status quo of Battlestar Wiki, though changes to it can be discussed on the appropriate talk page.
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Battlestar Wiki uses descriptive terms to give names to technologies and other subjects which haven't been given a 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 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 are subject to speedy deletion.

Once a subject, character or item has an official term, the descriptive terms are retired and used as redirects.

Partial list of articles with descriptive terms, past and present