Buffyverse Wiki:Central Discussion

Categories for images
I noticed that User:A morris has started placing images in categories. I don't think that's really necessary, especially when the article for those subjects are already in those respective categories. Placing images in categories makes us look like an image farm, which might attract the wrong attention from copyright holders. What do other folks think? —Scott ( talk ) 16:15, 17 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I think you're right. Something better might be: a small representation of demons, places and members of organizations on the relevant sub-categories. A morris 17:00, 17 February 2008 (UTC)


 * One cool thing might be to have a character and demon portal. I have a gallery template on some other wikis that I could bring over here. There's a test version here if folks would like to check it out. —Scott ( talk ) 18:30, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Canon
What do people think about including non-canon material in character biographies? Personally, I don't think we should, although I believe User:Din's Fire 997 disagrees. I don't have anything against non-canon stuff, but I don't think we include it in biographies since they often condradict the show and even each other; it can't fit together to make a coherent character history. Look at the Spike article for example, it includes info from Spike and Dru: Pretty Maids All in a Row, even though that novel blatantly contradicts the show - it's impossible for Spike to have killed Nikki Wood and Sophie Carstensen in the same continuity. It makes his biography messy. Then there's something like Queen of the Slayers, which deviates from the canon timeline by over a year. I know other wikis like Wookieepedia include expanded universe stuff, but the Star Wars EU has better continuity than the Buffy stuff as far as I know. Also, Joss Whedon has stated that he does not count any material he wasn't involved in as canon, and makes a definite distinction between that and something canon like Season Eight. Maybe we could cover non-canon stories in a separate section or in the appearances section? We shouldn't ignore them completely, especially since some non-canon stuff like Go Ask Malice feature characters in close detail. I'm just trying to rustle up some opinions so we can try and agree on some kind of policy for how to write character articles. Any thoughts? Paul730 22:45, 17 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I half agree on both points. I don't think non-canon stuff should be included in the main biography, but I think it's notable under it's own heading in the article, aptly titled "Non-canon." This is the way Memory Alpha handles it and I think it works out well. —Scott ( talk ) 00:39, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Real World Categories
There are two Categories, Real world categories and Real world articles. Are we using these? If we are I don't think they need to be separated. A morris 01:49, 22 February 2008 (UTC)