Forum:Basic policies - we need some...

Any chance we (all five of us) can get a set of basic policies drawn up? I'm not suggesting anything on the scale that Wookieepedia has but some basics I think we need to set down so we're not contradicting each and ending up with one set of pages looking different to another set.

I know we have a Manual of Style but it's in a category that (as yet) doesn't exist on the IJW. I just think we need to set down things like which infobox to use.

For example I've been using the black, red and yellow Template:Infobox_Character but Mr. Adamwankenobi seems to have a preference of using Wookieepedia's style of infobox Template:Person infobox. So which one does the community (all five of us) think is better to use?

I personally think the Template:Recontra of Icybro should be obliterated as I think see it as reduntant. On the other hand he sees (created by an IP of all things but it's being used) as an arbitrary category.

And I've been following Wookieepedia's way of putting comics in issue, TPB and story arcs pages which have been changed but there's nowhere on here to say it shouldn't be except on the next guy's opinion.

We need to know where images should be from eg Last time character was seen (with exception of Jones) and title of pages eg. Real name over nickname (with exception of Jones).

We need to know how much of known historical characters should be put in the main body of an article. eg. Should Hitler's death be listed unless it's stated in an in universe source or do we go by common knowledge?

I mean I've been adopting Wookieepedia templates for use on articles but are people actually fine with me doing that?

Etc. etc.

So can we get some policies drawn up to vote on or something? Vetinari ( Appointment ) 21:07, 8 April 2008 (UTC)