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Tark: Note on custom characters

2024-06-25T03:23:19Z

Note on custom characters

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	The '''character articles''' on the [[Portal Wiki]] must adhere to the following structure to ensure clarity and relevance to the ''character'' of the article's subject.		The '''character articles''' on the [[Portal Wiki]] must adhere to the following structure to ensure clarity and relevance to the ''character'' of the article's subject.

			'''Important''': Characters that appear in [[Help:Style_guide/Community_content\|community-made]] mods or test chambers should be documented within the respective mod or test chamber article under a section titled "Characters", rather than in a separate article. Given the vast number of mods, maintaining individual pages for each custom character would be impractical.

	== Structure ==		== Structure ==

Tark at 02:29, 25 June 2024

2024-06-25T02:29:12Z

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	The character articles on the Portal Wiki must adhere to the following structure to ensure clarity and relevance to the ''character'' of the article's subject.
			The '''character articles''' on the [[Portal Wiki]] must adhere to the following structure to ensure clarity and relevance to the ''character'' of the article's subject.

	== Structure ==		== Structure ==
	=== Introduction ===		=== Introduction ===
	Every article has an introduction. This introduction is a brief overview of the character, who they are and what they do.		Every article has an introduction. This introduction is a brief overview of the character, who they are and what they do.

	=== History ===		=== History ===
	The history section documents what we know about the character and how they came to be in whatever situation they are in. This section should '''not''' be used to tell the [[Story]] of the franchise.		The history section documents what we know about the character and how they came to be in whatever situation they are in. This section should '''not''' be used to tell the [[Story]] of the franchise.

	=== References ===		=== References ===
	The references section is used to document any reference to the character in relevance to the Story, that is not relevant to the characters history. For example, [[Cave Johnson]] is referenced in [[Portal]] by one of [[~~Rattmann~~'s Dens]]; this belongs in references as it is irrelevant to Cave Johnson's history.		The references section is used to document any reference to the character in relevance to the Story, that is not relevant to the characters history. For example, [[Cave Johnson]] is referenced in [[Portal]] by one of [[Doug_Rattmann#Known_dens\|Rattman's Dens]]; this belongs in references as it is irrelevant to Cave Johnson's history.


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RJackson: Don't need guidelines, structure covers it.

2011-04-29T16:31:18Z

Don't need guidelines, structure covers it.

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-The character articles on the Portal Wiki must adhere to the following guidelines to ensure clarity and relevance to the ''character'' of the article's subject.  Also noted is the typical structure a Character article should follow.
+The character articles on the Portal Wiki must adhere to the following structure to ensure clarity and relevance to the ''character'' of the article's subject.
 == Structure ==

RJackson: halp expand guidelines

2011-04-29T06:04:14Z

halp expand guidelines

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The character articles on the Portal Wiki must adhere to the following guidelines to ensure clarity and relevance to the ''character'' of the article's subject. Also noted is the typical structure a Character article should follow.

== Guidelines ==
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The character article must...
* contain information that is known to be fact according to the Portal franchise.
*: We are a factual wiki, we do not document speculation.
* answer the questions:
** Who is this character?
** Why are they in the [[Story]]?
** ;/

== Structure ==
=== Introduction ===
Every article has an introduction. This introduction is a brief overview of the character, who they are and what they do.
=== History ===
The history section documents what we know about the character and how they came to be in whatever situation they are in. This section should '''not''' be used to tell the [[Story]] of the franchise.
=== References ===
The references section is used to document any reference to the character in relevance to the Story, that is not relevant to the characters history. For example, [[Cave Johnson]] is referenced in [[Portal]] by one of [[Rattmann's Dens]]; this belongs in references as it is irrelevant to Cave Johnson's history.

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