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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. | 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 in a medium ''other'' than television are particularly hard for most editors to assess, because they're more expensive in terms 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. | ||
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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. | 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=== | ||
The overwhelming majority of articles about stars, planets, asteroids and other astronomical phenomena are going to be short. This is because, aside from planets on which the Doctor has an adventure, these objects are only incidentally mentioned in most stories. Even planets that the Doctor has visited generally are not described in any great detail. We don't know all that much about the planet of [[Frontios]], for instance, despite the fact that the [[Frontios (TV story)|the Fifth Doctor had a significant adventure there]]. We know relatively more about the culture and people of Frontios than we do about any of its geologic or astronomic details. | The overwhelming majority of articles about stars, planets, asteroids and other astronomical phenomena are going to be short. This is because, aside from planets on which the Doctor has an adventure, these objects are only incidentally mentioned in most stories. Even planets that the Doctor has visited generally are not described in any great detail. We don't know all that much about the planet of [[Frontios]], for instance, despite the fact that the [[Frontios (TV story)|the Fifth Doctor had a significant adventure there]]. We know relatively more about the culture and people of Frontios than we do about any of its geologic or astronomic details. | ||
