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==[[SmashWiki: Notability]]== | ==[[SmashWiki: Notability]]== | ||
The very first, and most important, | The very first, and most important thing, to keep in mind when it comes to creating smasher articles is if the article's subject merits an article to begin with. Articles about smashers with dubious notability, and articles that contain next-to-no relevant information, are liable to be tagged for notability-based deletion, where then if information isn't presented proving notability and/or an admin handling the notability check doesn't find enough evidence of notability, the article will be deleted. | ||
Keep in mind however, that the wiki documents smasher articles on a historical basis. So if a smasher was found to have satisfied our notability guidelines at some point-in-time, they will be considered notable enough to have a smasher article here regardless of how irrelevant they end up becoming in the future, barring an update to the notability guidelines or new information/arguments being brought up that finds the original notability-approval dubious. | Keep in mind however, that the wiki documents smasher articles on a historical basis. So if a smasher was found to have satisfied our notability guidelines at some point-in-time, they will be considered notable enough to have a smasher article here regardless of how irrelevant they end up becoming in the future, barring an update to the notability guidelines or new information/arguments being brought up that finds the original notability-approval dubious. | ||
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All verifiable tournament results should be added, with the exception of smaller online tournaments. These should only be included in situations where there are relatively few results. However, exceptions can be made if the smasher wishes to have their online results listed. If the article's subject has competed in a very large amount of tournaments, only the smasher's results at the most notable tournaments they competed in should be listed, while the rest of the results should be listed in a linked subpage. Also keep in mind that the results must be sourced; tournament results that aren't linked to something proving its veracity, like a | All verifiable tournament results should be added, with the exception of smaller online tournaments. These should only be included in situations where there are relatively few results. However, exceptions can be made if the smasher wishes to have their online results listed. If the article's subject has competed in a very large amount of tournaments, only the smasher's results at the most notable tournaments they competed in should be listed, while the rest of the results should be listed in a linked subpage. Also keep in mind that the results must be sourced; tournament results that aren't linked to something proving its veracity, like a [[smash.gg]] page, will be removed. Additionally, if the tournament in question has a SmashWiki article, it is preferable to link to it over external sources. | ||
If there are no tournament results listed on the page or a significant amount of notable results are missing, use {{t|Results}} to indicate that the article needs such. Additionally use the template if the article's results are missing relevant data such as tourney dates and earnings. | If there are no tournament results listed on the page or a significant amount of notable results are missing, use {{t|Results}} to indicate that the article needs such. Additionally use the template if the article's results are missing relevant data such as tourney dates and earnings. | ||
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===Controversies=== | ===Controversies=== | ||
If the subject has been involved with any noteworthy controversies within the Smash community, they should be covered in a dedicated section. However, these sections must be thoroughly sourced with links verifying said controversy, the injection of rumors will not be tolerated. Additionally, while the common reactions from the Smash community and involved parties should be covered, editors must avoid injecting their own opinions into these sections. Furthermore, only controversies that directly impact a smasher's playing career should be noted. | If the subject has been involved with any noteworthy controversies within the Smash community, they should be covered in a dedicated section. However, these sections must be thoroughly sourced with links verifying said controversy, the injection of rumors will not be tolerated. Additionally, while the common reactions from the Smash community and involved parties should be covered, editors must avoid injecting their own opinions into these sections. Furthermore, only controversies that directly impact a smasher's playing career or their involvement in the Smash scene should be noted. | ||
===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
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==Self-creating/self-editing== | ==Self-creating/self-editing== | ||
While it may be seen as unsavory for one to create and edit Smasher articles about themself and their friends, it is allowed on SmashWiki; we recognize that the best source for information about a smasher can be directly from the smasher themself, and that facts are objective regardless of who writes them into an article. However, smasher articles created/edited by the subject and/or their friends will be more heavily scrutinized, and any misrepresentations of the facts and overindulgence will not be tolerated; do not abuse our Smasher articles to get an ego boost. | While it may be seen as unsavory for one to create and edit Smasher articles about themself and their friends, it is allowed on SmashWiki; we recognize that the best source for information about a smasher can be directly from the smasher themself, and that facts are objective regardless of who writes them into an article. However, smasher articles created/edited by the subject and/or their friends will be more heavily scrutinized, and any misrepresentations of the facts and overindulgence will not be tolerated; do not abuse our Smasher articles to get an ego boost. Additionally, smashers do not own the articles about themselves, and will not be allowed to exert more control over their content than any other user; see [[SmashWiki: Ownership]] for our full policy on page ownership. | ||
==Other guidelines to remember== | ==Other guidelines to remember== | ||
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*In cases where a smasher goes by multiple names, their article's title should be the tag the smasher is most commonly referred to by. | *In cases where a smasher goes by multiple names, their article's title should be the tag the smasher is most commonly referred to by. | ||
*When creating a Smasher article, do not create an article that just has a smasher infobox and a single sentence or two saying who they play. Besides making notability checking the subject more difficult, it leaves us with an article that has no real information and serves interest to no one, being hardly any better than if the article wasn't there to begin with. Even if the smasher is very well-known, don't create the article just for the sake of removing a red link if you're not knowledgeable enough about the subject or willing enough to write down more than a couple of sentences. Users who do this will be reprimanded. | *When creating a Smasher article, do not create an article that just has a smasher infobox and a single sentence or two saying who they play. Besides making notability checking the subject more difficult, it leaves us with an article that has no real information and serves interest to no one, being hardly any better than if the article wasn't there to begin with. Even if the smasher is very well-known, don't create the article just for the sake of removing a red link if you're not knowledgeable enough about the subject or not willing enough to write down more than a couple of sentences. Users who do this will be reprimanded. | ||
*The picture used in a smasher infobox should be a recent picture of professional quality, preferably of the subject alone in a tournament setting. Selfies or any other such low-quality pictures of the subject should not be used. The picture additionally must be of the subject, no other sort of image will be acceptable in the infobox. | *The picture used in a smasher infobox should be a recent picture of professional quality, preferably of the subject alone in a tournament setting. Selfies or any other such low-quality pictures of the subject should not be used. The picture additionally must be of the subject, no other sort of image will be acceptable in the infobox. | ||
*If you think an article's subject is not notable enough for a Smasher article, be sure to check the talkpage and page history to see if the subject already had a notability check. If they did and you still think they shouldn't have an article, bring it up on the talkpage to discuss it; if you put a notability tag back on without doing so, it'll be taken back down and you will risk being reprimanded. | *If you think an article's subject is not notable enough for a Smasher article, be sure to check the talkpage and page history to see if the subject already had a notability check. If they did and you still think they shouldn't have an article, bring it up on the talkpage to discuss it; if you put a notability tag back on without doing so, it'll be taken back down and you will risk being reprimanded. | ||
