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{{moss|We have two types of article: those about narrative elements — like characters, weapons and species — and those about production elements — actors, directors and stories. Each type requires a particular approach.}} | {{moss|We have two types of article: those about narrative elements — like characters, weapons and species — and those about production elements — actors, directors and stories. Each type requires a particular approach.}} | ||
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Articles about narrative elements are also called "in-universe articles". The bulk of these are written as if the topic were | Articles about narrative elements are also called "in-universe articles". The bulk of these are written as if the topic were real, but one that no longer exists. For this reason, they are written in the past tense. '''[[Tardis:In-universe perspective|Read more ...]]''' | ||
Articles about out-of-universe things are also called "real world articles". Generally, these, too, should be written in the past tense, in order to minimise the amount of editing that has to be done on the article in the future. However, there are some instances in which the present tense may be warranted. '''[[Tardis:Out-of-universe perspective|Read more...]]''' | |||
[[Category:Policies|Point of view policy]] | [[Category:Policies|Point of view policy]] | ||
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In-universe perspective → Out-of-universe perspective → Neutral point of view → We're Wikipedia's evil twin → |
We have two types of article: those about narrative elements — like characters, weapons and species — and those about production elements — actors, directors and stories. Each type requires a particular approach.
Articles about narrative elements are also called "in-universe articles". The bulk of these are written as if the topic were real, but one that no longer exists. For this reason, they are written in the past tense. Read more ...
Articles about out-of-universe things are also called "real world articles". Generally, these, too, should be written in the past tense, in order to minimise the amount of editing that has to be done on the article in the future. However, there are some instances in which the present tense may be warranted. Read more...
