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SmashWiki's character articles are meant to be a source of information about the character - they should include a comprehensive overview of the character's moves and strategy. ''They are not, however, guides''. Guides directly instruct the reader how to use a character. They freely reflect the author's opinions and include a lot of information inappropriate for a SmashWiki article. When you revise an article, you need to avoid these pitfalls. Always ask yourself "am I writing objectively about the character, or am I infusing my own opinion and directly addressing the reader?" If you lean towards the latter, reconsider your edit. | SmashWiki's character articles are meant to be a source of information about the character - they should include a comprehensive overview of the character's moves and strategy. ''They are not, however, guides''. Guides directly instruct the reader how to use a character. They freely reflect the author's opinions and include a lot of information inappropriate for a SmashWiki article. When you revise an article, you need to avoid these pitfalls. Always ask yourself "am I writing objectively about the character, or am I infusing my own opinion and directly addressing the reader?" If you lean towards the latter, reconsider your edit. | ||
One way to follow this guideline is to avoid using the word "you." | One way to follow this guideline is to avoid using the word "you." If you use the word "you," it is likely that you are guiding the reader instead of writing an objective article. | ||
With regards to character strategy, never make judgments like "[[Luigi]] has the best [[aerial attack]]s in the game," or "it is always best to [[approach]] by [[shffl']]ing when using [[Fox]]." Instead, report pro strategies objectively, and let the reader evaluate. | |||
===Avoid "Smasher bias"=== | ===Avoid "Smasher bias"=== | ||
Revision as of 16:18, January 29, 2007
The Character Project on SmashWiki is an attempt to improve all character and character match-up articles. Character articles are at the very heart of SmashWiki, so it is important that each of these articles be comprehensive and well-written. Following are some guidelines on how to improve these articles.
Guidelines
Character articles are not guides
SmashWiki's character articles are meant to be a source of information about the character - they should include a comprehensive overview of the character's moves and strategy. They are not, however, guides. Guides directly instruct the reader how to use a character. They freely reflect the author's opinions and include a lot of information inappropriate for a SmashWiki article. When you revise an article, you need to avoid these pitfalls. Always ask yourself "am I writing objectively about the character, or am I infusing my own opinion and directly addressing the reader?" If you lean towards the latter, reconsider your edit.
One way to follow this guideline is to avoid using the word "you." If you use the word "you," it is likely that you are guiding the reader instead of writing an objective article.
With regards to character strategy, never make judgments like "Luigi has the best aerial attacks in the game," or "it is always best to approach by shffl'ing when using Fox." Instead, report pro strategies objectively, and let the reader evaluate.
Avoid "Smasher bias"
Per Kirby King's advice, it is better to gear character articles towards a non-competitive audience. While it is a good idea to include some competitive information (how a character ranks on the tier list, advanced strategy), a novice should be able to read and understand every article. Thus, write them to be as accessible to a wide audience as possible, and expand the article beyond information useful to competitive smashers.
