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== Types of stub == | == Types of stub == | ||
=== Character stub === | === Character stub === | ||
Articles about characters are often the hardest to judge in terms of their "stubbiness". Beyond the major televised characters like [[the Doctor]], | Articles about characters are often the hardest to judge in terms of their "stubbiness". Beyond the major televised characters like [[the Doctor]], their [[companion]]s, and perhaps the main guest stars, most characters require special effort to notice. Characters who appear in a medium ''other'' than television are particularly hard for most editors to assess, because they're more expensive in terms of pure cost and time required to research. | ||
Additionally, the bulk of characters on this wiki are in fact minor ones. For most character articles, two or three sentences is the ''maximum'' that can be written. A good example is the unseen character of [[H.P. Wilson]] from the televised episode ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''. While one could argue that the article could be stylistically tweaked, or that a word or two might be added or subtracted, there's never going to be any more information forthcoming on him. | Additionally, the bulk of characters on this wiki are in fact minor ones. For most character articles, two or three sentences is the ''maximum'' that can be written. A good example is the unseen character of [[H.P. Wilson]] from the televised episode ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''. While one could argue that the article could be stylistically tweaked, or that a word or two might be added or subtracted, there's never going to be any more information forthcoming on him. | ||
