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This article describes how to add your [[fan fiction]] in [[WoWWiki]]. Fan fiction are stories made up by players (fans) of Warcraft. WoWWiki also recognizes two subtypes of fan fiction: [[observation]]s and [[player character]] background, biographical or historical info. |
This article describes how to add your [[fan fiction]] in [[WoWWiki]]. Fan fiction are stories made up by players (fans) of Warcraft. WoWWiki also recognizes two subtypes of fan fiction: [[observation]]s and [[player character]] background, biographical or historical info. |
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| − | All fan fiction pages are [[WW:FANFIC|required]] to use certain templates that denote that players created them. These tags ensure that users of WoWWiki will be aware of when they are reading information from official WoW [[lore]] and when they are reading player created material. |
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| − | *If your article serves as a roleplaying biography of a [[player character]] see the [[#Player Character|player character]] section. |
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| − | *If your article is a recounting of in-game events happening in [[World of Warcraft]] that do not reflect official Warcraft history or [[lore]], but may be retold in a similar fashion see the [[#Observations|observations]] section. |
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| − | *For all other types of fan fiction see the [[#Generic Fan Fiction|generic fan fiction]] section. |
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| − | ''For guild pages see [[Help:Guild article|Guild articles]]. |
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| − | ===Naming=== |
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| − | As per the [[WW:PA|Personal articles policy]], your fan fiction should be placed under your ''user'' page, e.g. <code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>'''User:'''Kang the Great/My fanfic article]]</code>. |
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| − | ===Specific types of fan fiction=== |
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| − | We [[WW:FANFIC|require]] that fan fiction be clearly marked as such. The tags to use depends on the kind of fan fiction you're writing. See below. |
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| − | ====Player Character==== |
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| − | *Follow article [[WW:NAME|naming]] policies. |
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| − | *For a biography of a [[Player Character]] you must include the <code>{{t|PC}}</code> template to the top of the article. This template will add a banner at the top of the page that looks like this: |
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| − | {{PC|doc=}} |
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| − | *It will also add your article to the category [[:Category:Player characters|Player Characters]]. |
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| − | *Please '''do not''' add your page to any other categories, such as [[:Category:Druids]] or [[:Category:Horde]]. |
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| − | *If your [[player]] page is incomplete or unfinished you should put the <code>{{t|Stub/PC}}</code> template at the top. |
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| − | *Describe the basic stats of your character, including [[realm]], [[guild]], [[class]], [[level]], [[spec]], [[profession]]s, and a brief overview of its equipment. |
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| − | *Write a [[roleplaying]] biography. |
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| − | ====Generic fan fiction==== |
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| − | * For fan fiction that does to meet one of the specific categories above, add the <code>{{t|Fanfic}}</code> template to the top of the article. This template will add a banner at the top of the page that look like this: |
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| − | {{Fanfic|doc=}} |
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| − | *It will also add your article to the [[:Category:Fan fiction|fan fiction category]]. |
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| − | *DO NOT add any other categories to your fan fiction articles. |
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| − | *DO NOT add your fan fiction to articles in the [[:Category:Lore|Lore category]]. |
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| − | ====Fan observations==== |
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| − | * For fan fiction includes some non-fiction [[observation]]s and recounting of actual events, add the <code>{{t|Observation}}</code> template to the top of the article. This template will add a banner at the top of the page that look like this: |
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| − | {{Observation|doc=}} |
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| − | *It will also add your article to the [[:Category:Fan observations|fan observations category]]. |
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| − | *DO NOT add your fan observation to articles in the [[:Category:Lore|Lore category]]. |
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== Content guidelines == |
== Content guidelines == |
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Revision as of 23:44, 31 May 2010
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This page is considered a guideline on Wowpedia. It illustrates standards of conduct, which many editors agree with in principle. However, it is not policy.
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This article describes how to add your fan fiction in WoWWiki. Fan fiction are stories made up by players (fans) of Warcraft. WoWWiki also recognizes two subtypes of fan fiction: observations and player character background, biographical or historical info.
Content guidelines
Fan fiction is a very open field. The only thing we require is that fan fiction on WoWWiki be about WarCraft, and be clearly marked as fanfic (see fanfic policy). Think of the below guidelines as a smorgosbord that you can pick and choose from depending on what you want to do.
Fan fiction that works with official lore
Some readers prefer to read fanfic which does not conflict with the world as they already know it.
To write fan fiction that integrates seamlessly with official lore, try to keep the below points in mind:
- Try to avoid events which would alter the past in such a way that the event would have been recorded throughout history and be widely known outside of your fanfic unless a feasible plot device would allow it.
- Example: don't have Grom Hellscream survive his final battle, because this would have been widely recorded.
- However, Grom Hellscream could have talked to a character or have gone on an unrecorded quest before his death! This would not directly conflict with official lore. Time travel is the exception to this rule because time travel has been done in official lore.
- Avoid introducing objects or characters which would have been widely known or otherwise already mentioned into the story unless a feasible plot device would allow it. This would include gods who would have been affecting the Universe and widely known to Azerothians, but not gods who have been asleep, imprisoned, etc. The same goes for races which would have been known if suddenly present.
- Example: a demonic race cannot have been both the most powerful race (making them the most useful) in the Burning Legion and never have been mentioned.
- However: a secluded, very powerful demon, that for some reason did not take part in the invasion, would have escaped notice up until your story.
- Attempt to keep up to date with official lore in the case that future lore and retcons make the events in your story contradictory with official lore.
- Example: if one of your characters kills someone who is later discovered to be integral to the plot in official lore, consider rewriting. At least swap the person for someone else.
"What If?" fan fiction
One fascinating side to fanfic are the "what if?" scenarios that play out very differently from what we know. If you plan on writing this, do feel free to disregard everything in the previous section.
Do however consider pointing out in the introduction to your story that it is a "what if" story, or is otherwise incompatible with official lore. It saves readers that prefer or expect fanfic compatible with official lore a nasty surprise, and, who knows, this way they might even come to like your story when prepared for it!
WoWRP
WoWWiki has a sister site called WoWRP intended to support roleplaying in the Warcraft-universe with an emphasis on the time-frame of World of Warcraft. They do allow fan fiction in their main namespace and are less restrictive about naming (their policies and guidelines in development, however, and are subject to change).
You should consider creating pages at WoWRP which will also help it grow. Your login at WoWWiki should work at WoWRP, since it is also a Wikia site, but you may have to review your account settings and redo some things like your signature.
See also
- The fan fiction policy
- Fan fiction
- Category:Fan fiction
- Category:Fan observations
- Observation
- Player Character
- Category:Player characters
- Role Playing
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