Subject: It's highly circumstance-dependent.
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Posted on: 2014-04-30 17:01:00 UTC

In this case, I'm not really sure why you'd need to edit Agent Neshomeh's page, since I've already got a link to "Brown DragonRider" on there and I've said as much as I want to say about it.

I guess that's kinda how I feel about it in general—if Oaken doesn't see a need to include a comparison of the two characters' hair color on Morrigan's page, it's a bit presumptuous for Lacksi to second-guess him. However, Lacksi can write whatever she wants on Remora's page, so if she really wants to make that comparison, that's the place to do it. Lacksi can also contact Oaken directly and say "Hey, I noticed this thing and I think it's cool! Do you think it should go on your agent's page?"

As far as refs go, my basic assumption is that anything on an individual writer's agent page is sourced to the mission logs/appearances by default, so referencing isn't necessary unless it's something crazy out of left field (like what, I don't know). That said, adding links is good—just let the other guy do it for his own pages unless he's unwilling or unable.

When it comes to shared characters who've been passed around a lot, like Makes-Things and Lux, refs are a good idea so we can keep straight what came from where and can know at a glance that the "facts" about them haven't been invented on the fly.

As for inactive characters, fleshing out their pages is good, and "automatically sourced to the missions/appearances" still applies. You're restricted to what's actually on the page, so the articles may never be very long, but that's okay.

Does that cover it, and also make sense? These are just the conclusions I've come to playing it by ear all this time, so if we want to come up with some kind of codified guidelines that are different, I'm open to that. Historically, some people have gotten very tetchy about having their characters' pages messed with, but if we want to say "no, it's a wiki, everyone can edit everything equally and you can always change anything you don't like," that's not an invalid position. I don't think I'd advocate for it, but just putting it out there.

~Neshomeh

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