Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum talk:Help - Content
Alternative storylines=
Something should be written about how to handle potentially conflicting/ mutually exclusive storyline events that depend on player choices in computer games and also roleplaying games. --Inquisitor S., Großmeister des Ordo Lexicanum (talk) 22:34, 8 October 2019 (MDT)
- I think that if the matter is conflicting or it seems doubtful even to the author of the edit, he can add information in a separate paragraph called "In Computer Games". Because in such a products GW pays even less attention to details and accuracy of background.--Darkelf77 (talk) 01:25, 9 October 2019 (MDT)
Speculation and extrapolation
... is not allowed. Stick to what the text says. Period.
I would like to explicitly point out that extrapolation and speculation should not be allowed when writing articles. Recent example: Talk:Dernhelm_9th. Neither does the source explicitly state the name of the homeworld (it could be called whatever or even be a space station or "Dernhelm" could be something completely else, if it exists), nor that the Dernhelm 9th is a Regiment or even part of the Imperial Guard (yeah, I still call it that, sue me ;)) --Inquisitor S., Großmeister des Ordo Lexicanum (talk) 06:08, 1 June 2019 (MDT)
- I created a template to include in articles that a) have in the past included extrapolation/ speculation or b) are prone to fall victim to this.
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- Thoughts? --Inquisitor S., Großmeister des Ordo Lexicanum (talk) 07:53, 1 June 2019 (MDT)
- I concur with you, strict adherence to the sources should be the standard practice as this is what the Lexicanum is known to be. I like the idea of the template one question though, could you elaborate on prone to fall victim to this do you have an example or something of that sort? --Michel.eissa (talk) 11:19, 1 June 2019 (MDT)
- Well, there are a number of the 40K equivalent of urban legends I guess. Really from the top of my head I remember how "the internet" claimed that the Blood Ravens are descendants of loyalist Thousand Sons. As far as I am aware this has not been explicitly stated. So that is a typical "prone" case. Also areas like the "Lost Legions", "Who would famous Daemons be in real history", that Sigmar was a lost primarch (that would actually be a case in the WFB Lex), such stuff... I really only included that sentence for potential future cases I guess ;). --Inquisitor S., Großmeister des Ordo Lexicanum (talk) 11:38, 1 June 2019 (MDT)
- BURN HERETIC, EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THE TWIN-TAILED COMET WAS A PRIMARCH INCUBATOR CAPSULE CRASHING FROM THE SKIES!!! Ehem, thank you for illustrating what I meant ;) --Inquisitor S., Großmeister des Ordo Lexicanum (talk) 12:25, 1 June 2019 (MDT)
Inclusion of Dramatis Personae on literature pages?
I'm curious to know the thoughts of other adepts on the inclusion of a character list on pages about a novel, short story, audio drama etc. I've seen a list of characters on a handful of pages that I've earmarked to edit and wondered if this ought to become standard practice or not. What are your thoughts? GrumpyDilettante (talk) 02:43, 31 May 2019 (MDT)
- Well, I can't see harm done by including it. Does somebody see a problem? Well, there is just the problem that at least before the Horus Heresy novels GW/BL (I think) did not really include a Dramatis personae... So compulsory or standard practice might be a bit difficult to realize, no? --Inquisitor S., Großmeister des Ordo Lexicanum (talk) 12:21, 31 May 2019 (MDT)
