User:Pixelface/Fiction Survey 2009

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Directions

• Please give your answer (preceded by a *) under as many sections as you would like.
• Incomplete sentences are fine.
• If your answer is the same for multiple sections, please copy and paste the full answer (don't say "see my answer above").
• Feel free to remove your answer if you change your mind. This survey is meant to give an idea where consensus lies.

Fictional constructs

Characters

When should a fictional character:

1) be the primary subject of an article?

2) be a section on a list?

2a) have their name be a redirect to that list?

3) be only mentioned in the article for the fictional work?

4) not be mentioned at all?

Locations

When should a fictional setting:

1) be the primary subject of an article?

2) be a section on a list?

2a) have its name be a redirect to that list?

3) be only mentioned in the article for the fictional work?

4) not be mentioned at all?

Objects

When should a fictional object:

1) be the primary subject of an article?

2) be a section on a list?

2a) have its name be a redirect to that list?

3) be only mentioned in the article for the fictional work?

4) not be mentioned at all?

Concepts

When should a fictional concept:

1) be the primary subject of an article?

2) be a section on a list?

2a) have their name be a redirect to that list?

3) be only mentioned in the article for the fictional work?

4) not be mentioned at all?

Episodes

When should a television episode:

1) be the primary subject of an article?

2) be a section on a list?

2a) have its name be a redirect to that list?

3) be only mentioned in the article for the fictional work?

4) not be mentioned at all?

Separate articles

When is it okay to create an article for a fictional subject that is mentioned in another article?

Never an article

What are some fictional subjects that should never have articles?

Lists

A separate list of fictional subjects is more appropriate than an article when _____.

Sources

1) What are some sources you consider reliable sources when it comes to making articles about fiction verifiable?

2) Do you consider a fictional work an acceptable source in an article? If so, how much of an article do you think can be sourced to the fictonal work?

Examples

1) Give an example of two fictional elements from the same fictional work and describe why an article would be acceptable for one but not the other.

AFD trends

What is a trend you have observed in AFDs for fictional things? Cite a few AFDs about fictional things, state the results of the AFDs, and describe a trait the fictional things have in common.