Policy Posted for Comment

[meri_oddities]

We've posted the Fandoms as Category policy change to the policies section of Fanlore. We'd like to open it up for comment. You can find it here.

We, the wiki committee, don't work in a vacuum and would like your input on this. If possible, We'd like to have the discussion here on Dreamwidth. It's easy to answer questions and respond to comments. If discussion becomes unwieldy, we can schedule a chat in the Fanlore chat room.

This is only the first of several policies we're working on and are planning to put out for comment in the next few months. So, let us know what you think.

Comments

clarification, I hope

[aethel]

Not to keep harping on the Buffy/Angel distinction, but I reread the draft policy and found a contradiction in how fandom categories would actually get named.

>For franchise fandoms, a single category will be used, for example, "Star Trek" will be a single category, with TOS, TNG, DS9, Enterprise, Animated Series, 2009 movie, each constituting individual pages in the category.

This sounds to me like one [[Category:Star Trek]] to be added to all character, pairing, fandom, etc. pages related to any of the 5 shows and 11 movies. Which is exactly how I imagined fandom categories being applied. However, it is not consistent with the statement that says "Spin-off fandoms will have separate (but obviously, linked) categories and/or pages." Separate pages, yes. Separate categories, no! (Although now I see I am conflating "fandom" with "show". But I don't think Buffy and Angel fandoms are any farther apart than, say, TOS and ENT or, for that matter, Harry Potter's many many fractured communities.)

Re: clarification, I hope

[meri_oddities]

Actually, you're making a lot of sense with Buffy/Angel. They aren't any further apart than TOS, TNG and ENT which would come under the same heading, but are not any more closely related.

Though, I have to say that I don't want to call the fandom category Jossverse since Firefly is also a Jossverse. What would you call it?

Re: clarification, I hope

[aethel]

I would call it "Buffy" or "Buffyverse" (although Buffyverse is more canon-oriented). We could go with "Buffy and Angel" to be inclusive, but to be consistent with Star Trek we can just choose the name of the first series.

And speaking of spin-off difficulties, we may need something similar for Doctor Who, Torchwood, Sarah Jane Adventures, and associated media (haven't a clue about fanac for extended universe stuff, though): Whoniverse category? Just "Doctor Who"? Torchwood is the Angel to Who's Buffy, in more ways than one...

Re: clarification, I hope

[meri_oddities]

I guess that would work...

Category: Buffyverse
Category: Buffyverse (Buffy)
Category: Buffyverse (Angel)
Category: Buffyverse Zines

I wonder if the people who fans of only Angel won't be insulted? Maybe I shouldn't by trouble.

Thanks.