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I am the principle editor of the Colony In Space page. I have opted to write the plot summary as a single essay, not breaking it down episode-by-episode. Consequently, on more than one occasion I have added a description of the cliffhangers at the end, only to have this cliffhanger list removed by other users. Am I running against established Wikia policy? | I am the principle editor of the ''Colony In Space'' page. I have opted to write the plot summary as a single essay, not breaking it down episode-by-episode. Consequently, on more than one occasion I have added a description of the cliffhangers at the end, only to have this cliffhanger list removed by other users. Am I running against established Wikia policy? | ||
It seems up to the discretion of the writer whether to summarize the plot as a single essay or in episodic format. If they opt for the former, it would be useful to include a list of the cliffhangers. If policy doesn't allow for this, can/should it be changed? | It seems up to the discretion of the writer whether to summarize the plot as a single essay or in episodic format. If they opt for the former, it would be useful to include a list of the cliffhangers. If policy doesn't allow for this, can/should it be changed? | ||
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:Glimmer1971, it seems to me that there might be reasons to prefer a single essay to the policy-dictated format. Is it your general feeling that this is superior or are there specific reasons why ''Colony in Space'' should be set this way? In any case, your reasons would be helpful in determining whether an exception to the standard -- or, indeed, a recasting of that standard -- is warranted. [[User:Boblipton|Boblipton]] <sup>[[User talk:Boblipton|talk to me]]</sup> 21:15, October 11, 2011 (UTC) | :Glimmer1971, it seems to me that there might be reasons to prefer a single essay to the policy-dictated format. Is it your general feeling that this is superior or are there specific reasons why ''Colony in Space'' should be set this way? In any case, your reasons would be helpful in determining whether an exception to the standard -- or, indeed, a recasting of that standard -- is warranted. [[User:Boblipton|Boblipton]] <sup>[[User talk:Boblipton|talk to me]]</sup> 21:15, October 11, 2011 (UTC) | ||
:Thanks for the replies, Bob & Rob. I side with Shakespeare in that I believe brevity to be the soul of wit. In certain cases, one could argue that some Dr Who stories tend to plod along, and a Plot summary of the action episode-by-episode (and subsequently scene-by-scene) would make for rather long and uninspiring reading (i.e. "The colonists take arms against the miners and take over. Then the miners take control. Then the colonists. Some primitives shake some spears. Then the Master arrives."), and that story is arguably better-served by a summation that spares the minutia in favor of a generalization. ''Colony in Space'' is one such story. I did the same with ''The Monster of Peladon''; I gave what I believe to be a more effective summation of the plot of a story than were I to describe long passages of characters wandering up and down corridors and mine tunnels. Is it objective? Probably not. (I note that other stories' Plot summaries are so detailed that a transcript of the dialogue would be shorter.) In ''Colony'''s case I intended to at least honor the structure of the televised story by adding the cliffhangers. [[User:Glimmer1971|Glimmer1971]] <sup>[[User talk:Glimmer1971|talk to me]]</sup> 13:49, October 12, 2011 (UTC) | |||
