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* Using [[#Infoboxes and succession boxes|infoboxes]] intended for real-world topics | * Using [[#Infoboxes and succession boxes|infoboxes]] intended for real-world topics | ||
* Referring to the fictional events or dates which occur in the story, rather than the fictional works themselves. For example, instead of writing: "It is the year 34,500 AD, when the Trantorian Empire encompasses roughly half of the galaxy", write: "This story is set in the year 34,500 AD, when the Trantorian Empire encompasses roughly half of the galaxy", or similar. | * Referring to the fictional events or dates which occur in the story, rather than the fictional works themselves. For example, instead of writing: "It is the year 34,500 AD, when the Trantorian Empire encompasses roughly half of the galaxy", write: "This story is set in the year 34,500 AD, when the Trantorian Empire encompasses roughly half of the galaxy", or similar. | ||
* Ordering works by their fictional chronology, rather than the actual order they were published. For example, although ''[[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]'' was the fourth film released in the franchise, the story is a [[prequel]] that represents the beginning of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' narrative. As such it should be ordered as the fourth work in the series, not the first. It is acceptable to include both the fictional timeline and the real world timeline, providing that the distinction is not ambiguous; the real world time line should take precedence. | * Ordering works by their fictional chronology, rather than the actual order they were published. For example, although ''[[Wikipedia:Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace|Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]'' was the fourth film released in the franchise, the story is a [[Wikipedia:Prequel|prequel]] that represents the beginning of the ''[[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' narrative. As such it should be ordered as the fourth work in the series, not the first. It is acceptable to include both the fictional timeline and the real world timeline, providing that the distinction is not ambiguous; the real world time line should take precedence. | ||
These restrictions should and do hold for serious [[satire]] such as ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' or ''[[Candide]]'' (and many works for the stage) where the fictional elements are designed to camouflage the serious political or social criticism within the work. In such cases, it is legitimate to use reliable sources to examine the fictional elements and the design of the storyline when such sources attempt to decipher the author's original intent. The same exemptions might apply to other special forms of literature where the fiction/non-fiction categorization is disputed, such as the possibly historical elements of religious scripture. | These restrictions should and do hold for serious [[Wikipedia:Satire|satire]] such as ''[[Wikipedia:Gulliver's Travels|Gulliver's Travels]]'' or ''[[Wikipedia:Candide|Candide]]'' (and many works for the stage) where the fictional elements are designed to camouflage the serious political or social criticism within the work. In such cases, it is legitimate to use reliable sources to examine the fictional elements and the design of the storyline when such sources attempt to decipher the author's original intent. The same exemptions might apply to other special forms of literature where the fiction/non-fiction categorization is disputed, such as the possibly historical elements of religious scripture. | ||
See also the sections on [[#Fair use|fair use]], [[#Accuracy and appropriate weight|accuracy and appropriate weight]], and [[#Templates|templates]]. | See also the sections on [[#Fair use|fair use]], [[#Accuracy and appropriate weight|accuracy and appropriate weight]], and [[#Templates|templates]]. | ||
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