Forum:SH:Fan Art

Hi there, I've just got a suggestion about fan art. I'm aware that Wookieepedia discourages the used of fan art on its articles. I understand the rationale behind it. It would work well for article topics from the movies, TV series, and X-box games which tend to come with licensed images and screenshots. However, this policy doesn't work so well for articles for topics from novels or other books which don't have images. For example, right now, I'm working on writing character and other articles related to the Servants of the Empire young reader series. Some characters like Zare Leonis and Merei Spanjaf or events like the Rescue of Dhara Leonis are fortunate to have illustrations thanks to the book covers. However, there are other articles on other characters and events (like Beck Ollet, Janus Fhurek, Chiron, and the Assault on the Gray Syndicate) which are unlucky to have no images of them. Other examples would be the Edell Vrai, Quarra Thayn, and Korsin Bentado articles from John Jackson Miller's Lost Tribe of the Sith series, from Star Wars Legends.

So, I was wondering whether we could allow fanart for articles where there exists no canonical image. The A Song of Ice and Fire wikia does allow fan art and the author George R.R. Martin does seem to like them. So, I'm wondering whether Wookieepedia should allow fanart to illustrate articles where there exists no canonical images? Please let me know your thoughts. I've been thinking about for the past few weeks and wanted a sounding board. Andykatib 04:34, 30 December 2015 9UTC)