Wikipedia:WikiProject Buffyverse
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WikiProject Buffyverse is an attempt to organize, categorize, and standardize articles about the Buffyverse (Buffy, Angel, Fray, & its novels/comics). All Buffyverse articles can be found at this index. This immense project needs many writers, editors, readers, researchers, etc. Anyone with a knowledge/interest in the Buffyverse is welcome to join this project. Feel free to contact members for help getting to grips with everything.
Writing and editing can currently be done from:
- WikiProject Buffyverse Episodes page - Buffy/Angel Episode articles
- Checklist below - Non episode articles
- Pending tasks - Details of episode/non-episode articles
- Talk page - Discussion of progress/tasks
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[edit] Goals
Scope - Project focuses on objective canon (for a discussion of what is/isn't "canon", see article here. Firefly efforts are independant of this project at Wikipedia:WikiProject Firefly.
Noncanon material can be discussed but the distinction has to be very sharp, and canon materials take priority. We need to ensure that nonofficial information cannot be mistaken for official information.
Short Term
- implement naming conventions for Buffyverse articles
- continue implementing format conventions for
- characters
- episodes - progress of episode articles can be seen here.
Long Term
- re-categorize Buffyverse articles (incl. a parent category with browsable and specific subcategories)
- implement a more seamless browsability between articles
Structure
Here are examples of the structures that should be used, the infoboxes that should be used are found on the example pages:
- Episodes: See "Lessons".
- Characters: See "Spike (Buffyverse)".
- Demons: See "Hellhound (Buffyverse)".
- Institutions: See "Wolfram and Hart".
- Novels: See "Halloween Rain (Buffy novel)".
- Comics: See "Strange Bedfellows (Angel comic)".
[edit] Episode work
- See main article: *Wikipedia:WikiProject Buffyverse/Episodes
- Example: "Lessons".
Ou key task is to improve the behind the scenes information (citing our sources as we go). Sections in episodes articles:
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- Production details - 'Translations' and 'Music' can have their own sub-sections in here. Other topics might include special effects, sets, camera work...
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- Cultural References - So far very few episodes have this section, but Buffy is a show that contains lots of pop-culture references every episode (and these are sometimes obscure especially to foreign viewers, so these sections maybe potentially be very useful for the wikipedia Buffyverse guide). For an example of how this section can be written see, Ted (Buffy episode)#Cultural References
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- Quotes and Trivia (include link to each ep to its place at Wikiquote). Keep quotes without analysis to a minimum since the wikiquote is a place where those can go.
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- Continuity - Sub-sections: 'Arc signficance', 'Timing' (includes table of surrounding Buffyverse stories). Themes or events that have a wider impact on the arc (or are the result of earlier themes/events.
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Research using:
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- Unofficial guide books
- Official guides:
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- Watchers' Guides Vol.s 1-3
- Monster Book
- Angel: Case Files Vol.s 1-3
- interviews in magazines
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- Especially official Buffy/Angel mags for UK which have been running for years (US version has been being released for past few years)
- DVD commentaries, (transcripts can be found on the net - see below)
- interviews on internet
- internet including these:
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- Restlessbtvs.com - INVALUABLE for Buffy trivia (though beware that registered users submit information which potentially could be unreliable, look for a second source to confirm the trivia - a second source is often referenced at restlessbtvs.)
- Restlessbtvs.com - List of resources
- Buffyguide.com - esp useful for references/music info
- Cityofangel.com - features such as interviews
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[edit] Checklist
The following checklist is designed to highlight articles needing work on, please strike off articles once the work needed has been done. NOTE: (The separate sub-page contains the check list of episodes, and details of work needing to be done Wikipedia:WikiProject Buffy/Episodes)
[edit] Episode articles needing appropriate 'Summary'
The summary should be around 100-200 words:
- You're Welcome (Angel episode) - Summary too short
[edit] Episodes without any/enough quotes
Several Angel episodes have very few (or no) quotes:
q:Angel#The Prodigalq:Angel#Disharmonyq:Angel#That Vision Thing- q:Angel#Billy
- q:Angel#Quickening
q:Angel#Dadq:Angel#Provider- q:Angel#Sleep Tight
q:Angel#A New World- q:Angel#Benediction
- q:Angel#Tomorrow
q:Angel#Awakeningq:Angel#Soulless- q:Angel#Release
q:Angel#Unleashed
[edit] Characters
- Archived discussion: Buffyverse character discussion
- Example: "Spike (Buffyverse)"
Many of the character articles are written primarily from an in-universe perspective. The articles would benefit from more real-world context. E.g. comments from writers, actors, and reviewers. As this is done we should add a "Notes and references" section and cite any sources for this real-world context. This process has already started for some of the character articles which have been given a "Writing and acting" section which deals with the characters from an out-of-Buffyverse perspective. E.g. see Riley Finn#Writing and acting, Tara Maclay#Writing and acting, Allen Francis Doyle#Writing and acting, Maggie Walsh#Writing and acting, Jonathan Levinson#Writing and acting.
Also the Wesley Wyndam-Pryce has been given extensive out-of-Buffyverse perspective from writers and Denisof, and this perspective has been merged with the in-Buffyverse perspective.
We may require further discussions on the best way to further improve the character articles.
[edit] Places
The BronzeCaritas (Buffyverse)- Hellmouth (Buffyverse)- expansion & improvement
- Hyperion Hotel - expansion
- The Magic Box - expansion
Pylea-Sunnydale- Sunnydale High - needs massive expansion
Sunnydale High School libraryUniversity of California, SunnydaleWilly's Place
[edit] Groups
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- Example: Wolfram and Hart
Angel InvestigationsDingoes Ate My BabyOrder of Aurelius- The Powers That Be (Buffyverse) - image
Ra-TetTroclon- Watcher (Buffyverse)
Watchers' Council (Buffyverse)(red links)Wolfram and Hart
[edit] Writers
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- Example: Jane Espenson
- Elizabeth Craft - creation/writing/image
- Sarah Fain - creation/writing/image
[edit] Lists
- List of Buffyverse Villains and Supernatural Beings
- List of Buffyverse cast and crew could benefit from further expansion (e.g. a brief description of a sentence or two on the role of each cast/crew member).
List of Buffyverse-related topics(but can benefit from brief descriptions of each episode), and continued additions of any new articles
[edit] Newly created articles
Newer articles may have had less editing than longer-exisiting ones. For a list of more recent articles see:
[edit] Subforums and Discussion
Managing Articles
- Characters - old discussion about Buffyverse character articles
- Episodes - Episode checklist, outlinging what needs to be done, and what has been done so fararticles.
- Concepts - Space for discussion of mythology, concepts...
Managing the Project
- General - grammar, literary conventions, content and formatting
- Strategy - Space for approaches, suggestions, requests
- Project Talk - meta: the project itself
[edit] Awards
This barnstar can be used to award Wikipedians who make any outstanding contributions to Buffyverse-related articles. To use it, just paste the code (copy it whilst in edit-mode of this page) on the wikipedian's discussion page with a message relevant to their contributions e.g. "Well done on improving behind the scenes information of Buffy episode articles". Wikipedians who are not fans of the Buffyverse who significatnly help out this wikiproject might especially deserve this.
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- Winners
- User:Nalvage - Single-handedly improved/improving the respectability of Wikipedia's Buffyverse articles by working hard to improve language and remove unsubstantiated rumours/opinions (all the while providing useful edit summaries).
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