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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]], his [[companion]]s, and perhaps the main guest stars, most characters require special effort to notice. Characters who appear a medium ''other'' than television are particularly hard for most editors to assess. | |||
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. | |||
A good rule of thumb is that you should assume that articles about characters are ''not'' stubs. Only when you are '''certain''' that major details are missing should you mark it as a stub. | |||
The question then becomes what constitutes "major details". This where an editor's personal judgment comes into play. Imagine an article about a person who met the Doctor, had a romanic relationship with another character and was key to an effort to defeat an enemy. If the article didn't at least ''mention'' all three of these things, it's probably a stub. But if the article could merely use greater amplification about those points, it's probably not a stub. | |||
===Astronomical object stub=== | ===Astronomical object stub=== | ||
===Audio stub=== | ===Audio stub=== | ||
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===Species stub=== | ===Species stub=== | ||
===Stub=== | ===Stub=== | ||
==How to mark an article as a stub== | ==How to mark an article as a stub== | ||
==Stub templates== | ==Stub templates== | ||
