Difference between revisions of "Help:Style guide/Trivia"
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* Trivia items should not duplicate information in the infobox. | * Trivia items should not duplicate information in the infobox. | ||
| − | * Trivia items should be interesting. | + | * Trivia items should not be obvious to anyone who has played Team Fortress 2 for a reasonable amount of time |
| + | * Trivia items should be interesting or helpful. Items that satisfy neither of these are not worth mentioning. | ||
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| + | ===Do not=== | ||
| + | * Post trivia about one minor characteristic that is shared with a few other items | ||
| + | * Post obscure references that are not proven with hard evidence. | ||
| + | * Post images or videos unless absolutely necessary to prove a point. It is better to link to a video than to embed it for trivia | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Help:Style guide]] | * [[Help:Style guide]] | ||
Revision as of 05:22, 12 October 2010
This is a proposed style guideline for Trivia articles. Please see the talk page for discussion.
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Trivia sections are small sections of an article where interesting facts can be kept about a topic.
Guidelines
These are only proposed guidelines. See the talk page to discuss changes.
- Trivia items should not duplicate information in the infobox.
- Trivia items should not be obvious to anyone who has played Team Fortress 2 for a reasonable amount of time
- Trivia items should be interesting or helpful. Items that satisfy neither of these are not worth mentioning.
Do not
- Post trivia about one minor characteristic that is shared with a few other items
- Post obscure references that are not proven with hard evidence.
- Post images or videos unless absolutely necessary to prove a point. It is better to link to a video than to embed it for trivia
