ESB:Convention/Policy reviews - Content/voting

	Convention Archive The following convention discussion has been discussed and is now marked as resolved. The page has been protected and now serves as an archive. Do not edit this page. Date Resolved: December 18, 2017 Result: Passed.

Instructions

This page is the voting stage of this discussion: "Policy reviews - Content."

With all concerns from the concern stage of this discussion having been resolved and taken into account, the proposal located in the "Proposal" section above has been created and moved to voting. To join the voting, you simply use buttons located in the "Voting" section of this page and fill the resulting page.

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Proposal

I am proposing the following changes.

Content bylaws article

It is proposed that the content policy be revised as follows and this section shall be become "Article VIII: Content" of the ESB provisional bylaws. The article number is provisional and will probably change.

• A. General (revised May 21, 2015)

• 1. This is an encyclopedia and providing complete, accurate, and quality information is of utmost importance. (moved to "general" bylaws article proposal)
• 2.1. Do not speculate anything unless it is an implication. If this is the case, then add {{Citation Needed}}
• 3.2. All guidelines (listed at ESB:Guidelines) must be follow in regards to article formatting, content, and layout must be followed. (See here)
• 4.3. Do not use the words "We, I, you, etc." This creates confusion between users and the articles. Refer to everything in the third person (i.e. do not use "we," "I," "you," etc.) , unless it is in quotes. The only exception to this is if those words are used in quotes.

• B. Article relevance (revised May 21, 2015)

• 1. Do not create articles that are not relevant to SpongeBob SquarePants. This is not Wikipedia.

• a. A person, place, or thing is relevant to SpongeBob SquarePants if it has appeared in episodes, shorts, films, games, merchandise, and the like.
• b. People, places, or things that are relevant but not sufficiently relevant enough for their own articles may be included in a list or some other related article.
• c. Linking to non-existent articles about people, places, or things that aren't relevant will be treated the same way.

• 3. Definitive content includes all content that is defined as having relevance to merit their own articles. This includes, but is not limited to:

• a. All episodes, films, and shorts and their respective transcripts, galleries, and credit lists.
• b. All films and their respective transcripts, galleries, and credit lists.
• c. All shorts and their respective transcripts, galleries, and credit lists (if the information is available).
• d. b. All games, including console video games, PC games, and online games, and their respective galleries and transcripts.
• e. c. All books that are considered merchandise.
• f. d. All members of the cast and crew that have worked on the show and/or have provided their voice to portray character(s).
• g. e.All seven main characters and their respective galleries and appearance lists

• i. Those designated as main characters are SpongeBob, Squidward, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Sandy, Gary, and Plankton

• h. f.All major and minor characters that contain a sufficient amount of information.
• i. g.All home video releases, including VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray.
• j. h.Common objects with a sufficient amount of information (i.e. Krabby Patty)

• 4. Definitive content which is not relevant to have their own articles includes but is not limited to:

• a. Some very minor characters/characters with little information, such as only a single line or two.
• b. Certain objects, especially those with little information, such as only a single line or two.
• c. Insignificant products that do not have a sufficient amount of information.
• d. Any implied content that does not have a sufficient amount of information. That can be included here: List of implied content.

• C. Crossover content.

• 1. SpongeBob SquarePants often crossovers with other entities, especially other Nicktoons shows. For this, it is necessary to include policies to the regard.
• 2. All crossover characters, locations, and objects that are not native to the SpongeBob SquarePants universe do not merit their own articles. Instead, they belong on a list.

• D. Fanon. Fan-made content is not allowed, unless it is discussed in chat, forum, or blog. Articles on fan-made content may be created at Fanonia SpongeBobia.

• 1. Fanon is not allowed at Encyclopedia SpongeBobia, unless it is discussed in chat, forum, or blog. Do not create articles on fan-made content.
• 2. All fan-made content is to be placed at the Fanonia SpongeBobia, which was specifically created for such content.

• E. False/unsourced information.1. Do not intentionally insert false information. Continuing to do so after being told to stop is considered vandalism.

• 2. Do not intentionally insert false dates and/or ages on any article without a source. (it's specific, but redundant)
• 3. Any user who violates clause 2, above, after an administrator requests a source be provided will result in a block. (redundant, can be merged with blocking policy)

• F. Content from other websites (revised July 21, 2016)

• 1. Content from Wikipedia is allowed to be copied to Encyclopedia SpongeBobia. See Licensing at Community Central.
• 2. Publishing content (including reverting) from other websites to Encyclopedia SpongeBobia without the author's permission is prohibited.
• 2. Copying of any content from another website without the permission of its authors is prohibited.
• 3. Any attempts by any user or administrator to return (including reverting) content that contain copied material from another website is prohibited.
• 4. 3. If required, all copied content must be tagged.

General bylaws article

This part, moved from above, shall be part of "Article II: General" of the ESB provisional bylaws.

• 1. This is an encyclopedia and providing complete, accurate, and quality information is of utmost importance.

This voting stage ends on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 11:57 p.m., eastern time. — AMK152 (Wall • Contrib) 04:56, December 11, 2017 (UTC)

Voting

Choose your input: Support • Neutral • Oppose • Comment

• Support - — AMK152 (Wall • Contrib) 04:56, December 11, 2017 (UTC)

• Support - Chickenkrispies^{W C E}     05:09, December 11, 2017 (UTC)

• Support -  Nicko756 ^{(M•C•E) Sign!}  05:18, December 11, 2017 (UTC) 

• Support -  Figmeister ^(W•C•E)  05:28, December 11, 2017 (UTC) 

• Support - - Completely support (for example, do we REALLY need an entire subpage for Roblox, which isn't even Nick property on the movie page?) User:EmpressYzma

• Support - •кσσℓкιттү <мεssαgε ωαℓℓ> (=^ ◡ ^=)• 12:29, December 11, 2017 (UTC)

• Support - (Contact • Contrib) 00:49, December 14, 2017 (UTC)