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{{hatnote|For a partial list of articles about fiction or elements from fiction that follow [[#Real-world perspective|real-world perspective]], see [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction#List of exemplary articles|Wikipedia:Fiction#List of exemplary articles]].}} | {{hatnote|For a partial list of articles about fiction or elements from fiction that follow [[#Real-world perspective|real-world perspective]], see [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction#List of exemplary articles|Wikipedia:Fiction#List of exemplary articles]].}} | ||
== Infoboxes | == Infoboxes == | ||
[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:List of infoboxes|Infoboxes]], usually placed in the upper-right portion of an article, give key data about the article's subject in tabular format. For entities within fiction, useful infobox data might include the creators or actors, first appearance, an image, and in-universe information ''essential'' to understanding the entity's context in the overall fiction. What qualifies as essential varies based on the nature of the work. Where facts change at different points in a story or series, there may be no appropriate in-universe information at all to add. By contrast, an infobox on a character in a [[Wikipedia:Fantasy|fantasy]] work with multiple warring factions may warrant data such as allegiance. | |||
[[Wikipedia:List of infoboxes|Infoboxes]], usually placed in the upper-right portion of an article, give key data about the article's subject in tabular format. For entities within fiction, useful infobox data might include the creators or actors, first appearance, an image, and in-universe information ''essential'' to understanding the entity's context in the overall fiction. What qualifies as essential varies based on the nature of the work. Where facts change at different points in a story or series, there may be no appropriate in-universe information at all to add. By contrast, an infobox on a character in a [[fantasy]] work with multiple warring factions may warrant data such as allegiance. | |||
As with all infoboxes, trivial details should be avoided. An infobox for a real-life actor would not contain items such as ''favorite food'' and ''hobbies''; these details do not aid the reader in understanding the ''important'' characteristics of the subject. In the same way, infoboxes about fictional entities should avoid delving into minutiae, such as information only mentioned in supplementary backstory. For this reason, infoboxes meant for real-world entities should not be applied to their fictional counterparts, since, for example, information important to a description of a real-world company may be tangential to a fictional one. It is important to identify the revenue of [[Microsoft]], whereas the fact that fictional MegaAcmeCorp makes | As with all infoboxes, trivial details should be avoided. An infobox for a real-life actor would not contain items such as ''favorite food'' and ''hobbies''; these details do not aid the reader in understanding the ''important'' characteristics of the subject. In the same way, infoboxes about fictional entities should avoid delving into minutiae, such as information only mentioned in supplementary backstory. For this reason, infoboxes meant for real-world entities should not be applied to their fictional counterparts, since, for example, information important to a description of a real-world company may be tangential to a fictional one. It is important to identify the revenue of [[Wikipedia:Microsoft|Microsoft]], whereas the fact that fictional MegaAcmeCorp makes 300 billion GalactiBucks in 2463 is probably unimportant. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Wikipedia: | * [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Guide to writing better articles#Check your fiction|Wikipedia:Guide to writing better articles#Check your fiction]] | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:How to write a plot summary|Wikipedia:How to write a plot summary]] | |||
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Naming character articles|Wikipedia:Naming character articles]] | |||
* [[Wikipedia: | |||
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