GhostBlade Wiki:Article Creation Policy

The Article Creation Policy is a basic guideline used when deciding whether a page should be created or not. The GhostBlade Wiki aims to cover everything within the GhostBlade Universe, while maintaining a high-quality level in each and every article. Therefore, not every article that could be created must be created.

Keep in mind that, sometimes, if an article does not exist, it is not intended to be created. Of course, a non-existent article can be created if it presents canonical and relevant information from the point of view of the subject of the article, and it follows our different policies.

This policy focuses on whether or not an article should be created, check the GhostBlade Wiki:Manual of Style and the different Layout Guides for a guide of the content the actual article should have.

Characters
Character articles can be automatically created upon their first appearance or mention in any canonical media, with the requisite that their Story section could potentially cover enough relevant information about the character itself. Explaining the context of a mention is not a relevant information about a character.

Characters that usually fulfill this requisite are.


 * If a character has not enough relevant information, he should be added to the List of Minor Characters article. Keep in mind that a character from that list can be expanded as a full article if the events surrounding his appearance are written from the character's point of view.
 * The creation of articles for unnamed characters as stubs is strictly not allowed. Instead, add them to the List of Minor Characters.
 * This would exclude most background characters, such as bystanders, customers..., and their biography is not substantial enough to warrant an article.
 * Characters explicitly mentioned by name in any media.
 * Characters that are only mentioned by name, but lack any relevant information about their own biography should not be created, such as characters appearing in lists, files or newspapers. A list of these characters can be added to the Mentioned section of the comic they are mentioned in, and a relevant in-universe article that would cover their mentions.
 * Characters that are both unseen and indirectly mentioned, especially family members of established characters, should be strictly avoided. Usually there is no other relevant information about the character itself than explaining the circumstances of the mention, instead of relevant information about the character. Therefore, it does not follow the rules explained in the GhostBlade Wiki:Layout Guide for character articles.

Items/Weapons/Vehicles
Item, Weapon and Vehicle articles can be automatically created upon their first appearance or mention in any canonical media for:


 * Items or Weapons that are fictional from a real-world point of view, but considered "real" within the GhostBlade Universe. The vast majority of item and weapon articles that have been created fall under this criteria.
 * Items or Weapons that have a real-world counterpart, but are unusual or important enough to grant the creation of an article, having enough relevant information about the item covered in the Story section.
 * Vehicles that are fictional from a real-world point of view, but considered "real" within the GhostBlade Universe.
 * Creation of articles for different models of a single vehicle is not allowed, as they should be covered in the general Story section of the main article.
 * Vehicles that have a real-world counterpart, but are unusual or important enough to grant the creation of an article, having enough relevant information about the item covered in the Story section.
 * Individual vehicles that have a proper noun.

Locations
Location articles can be automatically created upon their first appearance or mention in any canonical media for:


 * Articles that cover a Region that is either a natural region, or a First-level administrative country subdivision, analogue to a State from the United States of America. Articles for lesser subdivisions are, as a general rule, not allowed.
 * Articles that cover a fictional things like Continents, Countries, Regions or Cities, that is "real" within the GhostBlade Universe.
 * Articles for facilities, establishments, prisons... that have appeared in a substantial role within canonical media.
 * Articles for single rooms or areas within a facility are not allowed. The events that happen in the particular room or area must be covered in the main Story section of the facility article, while the description of the room or area must be covered in the Layout section.

Races and Creatures
Race articles can be automatically created upon their first appearance or mention in any canonical media, with the requisite that their Story section could potentially cover enough relevant information about the race itself.


 * Every sentient races, especially extraterrestrial or extradimensional races.
 * Non-sentient races, of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin.
 * Articles for real-world species of animals are, as a general rule, allowed but only if they has appeared in a GhostBlade comic. Do not make a article about an animal that hasn't been shown in a comic from GhostBlade.

Organizations
Organization articles can be automatically created upon their first appearance or mention in any canonical media for:


 * Organizations and Companies that are fictional from a real-world point of view, but considered "real" within the GhostBlade Universe. The vast majority of organization articles that have been created fall under this criteria
 * At least two different named characters portrayed as members of the organization.
 * A susbstantial (not supporting) role in a particular media, event or storyline.
 * Make sure to ask an administrator before creating one of the articles for this category.

Events
Event articles usually highlight only major events in the GhostBlade Universe. Events articles can be created for:


 * Major "battles" or action scenes in a comic.
 * Events that do not involve a battle but are important enough in the plot of a comic, and have enough information to properly construct an article.

Wars
War articles are usually created to collect the major battles in a comic. War articles can be created for:


 * Conflicts specifically denominated as "wars", covering a series of organized and prolonged conflicts between at least two factions.
 * A collection of related major "Events", usually portrayed in a single GhostBlade Universe comic.

Galleries
Gallery articles are usual enough to be automatically created in order to collect images from media such as comics (illustrations). For in-universe topics, a gallery can be created when there are at least ten different images about the article.

Quote
Quote articles are susceptible of being created in order to collect quotes from or about the following subjects:


 * Comic Quote pages can be automatically created upon their release.
 * Character Quote pages should be created if the character has any quotes.