UniWiki:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction: Difference between revisions

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Sometimes, when an article gets long (see [[Wikipedia:Article size]]), a section of the article is made into its own article, and the handling of the subject in the main article is condensed to a brief summary.  This is completely normal Wikipedia procedure; see for example [[Wikipedia:Summary style]], which explains the technique. The new article is sometimes called a "spinout" or "spinoff" of the main article.  For fictional works, these spinout articles are typically lists of characters or other elements that usually rely on the coverage of the parent topic, and may lack demonstration of real-world coverage through sources dedicated specifically to those elements (see [[Wikipedia:Lists]]). ''Very rarely should such spinout articles be about a singular topic (e.g., character, plot item); either that topic has demonstrated its own notability, or should be merged into the main article or existing spinout articles.''

The spinout article should [[WP:PLOT|concisely provide details]] of the topic or topics covered in the work – just because the spinout article is given more space to grow does not mean that [[WP:PLOT|excessive plot summaries or fictional character biographies]] are appropriate.  As with other fictional works, the spinout article should be written in an "out-of-universe" style.  As with all other Wikipedia articles, the spinout article needs to be [[WP:V|verifiable]], must possess [[WP:NOR|no original research]], and must reflect a [[WP:NPOV|neutral point of view]].