Forum:CT Archive/Real-world quote pages

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After two VFD threads, here and here, Quote:Karen Traviss was kept, with the caveat that we need to work out a real-world quotes policy.

I propose that the guidelines I put in the "keep but restrict" section could be a start for a policy on quotes from Star Wars writers, actors, and other real-world people. This policy could be applied not just to Wookieequote pages, but any quotes from real people in the main article space (like the George Lucas quotes in Palpatine, Abel G. Peña;s quote on Wookieepedia, etc.) Slightly modified, and made more general, they would be:


 * Any quotes must be fully referenced and meant for public consumption. Examples of public quotes include public blog posts or message board posts, statements in documentaries or DVD commentaries, interviews with the media, statements printed in books or articles, or statements from public speeches at conventions (though that last would be harder to source or quote accurately.)
 * They must also be given with sufficient context. This means that the quote we list would be understood the same way as it would when reading the full original context.
 * The quotes must be about either the Star Wars universe, or their creative process when contributing to Star Wars as an actor, author, filmmaker, game designer, etc.
 * Anything that's not related to Star Wars should be left out. Examples of off-topic quotes would be quotes which only discuss a person's opinion of particular fans or groups of fans, their politics, or any fan feuds they may figure in.

Comments?

(Note: Please don't nominate the Karen Traviss quote page to be deleted again. The second nomination discussion ended with 2/3rds of the editors voting to keep it in some form.)&mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 02:10, 20 August 2006 (UTC)