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Now folks, ''that'' is how the articles on Gym Leaders’ Pokémon began. I wrote up a few articles about unique Pokémon who has a real and meaningful impact on the plot. Why? Because they were (and are) good articles, with real content. Now let’s fast-forward two years: somewhere along the way, someone decided that every single Gym Leader deserves to have an article about a Pokémon of his. The result? A whole page (I’ll never dare using the word "article" to describe that thing) about - ''wait for it'' – <span class="plainlinks">[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Rudy%27s_Starmie&oldid=762862 Rudy’s freaking Starmie]. And another about [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Bugsy%27s_Scyther&oldid=618771 Bugsy’s Scyther]. [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Koga%27s_Venomoth&oldid=781102 Koga’s Venomoth]. [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Tucker%27s_Arcanine&oldid=478578 Tucker’s Arcanine].</span> Now explain to me – please oh please, explain to me – what is the purpose, the point, of having these pages that contain nothing more than a paragraph surrounded by flashy templates that contain no content. | Now folks, ''that'' is how the articles on Gym Leaders’ Pokémon began. I wrote up a few articles about unique Pokémon who has a real and meaningful impact on the plot. Why? Because they were (and are) good articles, with real content. Now let’s fast-forward two years: somewhere along the way, someone decided that every single Gym Leader deserves to have an article about a Pokémon of his. The result? A whole page (I’ll never dare using the word "article" to describe that thing) about - ''wait for it'' – <span class="plainlinks">[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Rudy%27s_Starmie&oldid=762862 Rudy’s freaking Starmie]. And another about [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Bugsy%27s_Scyther&oldid=618771 Bugsy’s Scyther]. [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Koga%27s_Venomoth&oldid=781102 Koga’s Venomoth]. [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Tucker%27s_Arcanine&oldid=478578 Tucker’s Arcanine].</span> Now explain to me – please oh please, explain to me – what is the purpose, the point, of having these pages that contain nothing more than a paragraph surrounded by flashy templates that contain no content. | ||
So with a struggle that was started by the now | So with a struggle that was started by the now Leadership Board member PAK (remember him?) and was brought home by the now administrator Buzz (that’s me!), we finally created an official {{bp|Notability requirements/Anime Pokémon|notability policy especially for these articles}}. Not everyone was happy, though – some users correctly stated that crappy as the articles may be, by removing them, we’re removing content. However, that is not the case. | ||
You see, my purpose when I removed <span class="plainlinks"> [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Drew%27s_Absol&oldid=762550 t][http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Drew%27s_Butterfree&oldid=457802 h][http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Drew%27s_Flygon&oldid=786236 e][http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Drew%27s_Masquerain&oldid=795319 se]</span> "articles", was to take a bunch of tiny, crappy pages and turn them into something of real content – make them a section on [[Drew|another]] page – where they belong. That’s what we want. To make good, quality articles – instead of a huge bunch of paragraphs scattered all over the place in a million pages. | You see, my purpose when I removed <span class="plainlinks"> [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Drew%27s_Absol&oldid=762550 t][http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Drew%27s_Butterfree&oldid=457802 h][http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Drew%27s_Flygon&oldid=786236 e][http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Drew%27s_Masquerain&oldid=795319 se]</span> "articles", was to take a bunch of tiny, crappy pages and turn them into something of real content – make them a section on [[Drew|another]] page – where they belong. That’s what we want. To make good, quality articles – instead of a huge bunch of paragraphs scattered all over the place in a million pages. | ||
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===<span style="font-family:Times New Roman">No, I don’t give a ship.</span>=== | ===<span style="font-family:Times New Roman">No, I don’t give a ship.</span>=== | ||
OK, I’m gonna be careful with my wording here because I know some users feel very strongly about this issue. First of all, just so you won’t get me the wrong way: I do not think [[shipping]], as a rule, is not notable. Shipping is a major part of the Pokémon fandom. If we have articles about the [[Pokémon USA recasting controversy]], the | OK, I’m gonna be careful with my wording here because I know some users feel very strongly about this issue. First of all, just so you won’t get me the wrong way: I do not think [[shipping]], as a rule, is not notable. Shipping is a major part of the Pokémon fandom. If we have articles about the [[Pokémon USA recasting controversy]], the Pokémon Gold and Silver remake speculation, the [[Big Four]], and [[HSOWA]], shipping definitely has a place on Bulbapedia. Things like [[PokéShipping]], [[RocketShipping]], [[PearlShipping]] and [[ContestShipping]], are important part of the fandom. | ||
How many of you, though, truly feel that we absolutely need an article about {{ | How many of you, though, truly feel that we absolutely need an article about {{tt|AdvanceCloneShipping|article redirected on September 3, 2009, 25 days after this essay was published}}? Or {{redlink|AlienShipping}}? Perhaps {{tt|AllergyShipping|article deleted on October 2, 2009, 54 days after this essay was published}}? No? How many of you, I wonder, are avid supporters of {{tt|EnergyShipping|article deleted on October 4, 2009, 56 days after this essay was published}}? Or {{redlink|FireworksShipping}}? How many of you think {{tt|ForinaShipping|article deleted on October 1, 2009, 53 days after this essay was published}} and {{tt|OysterShipping|article redirected on September 3, 2009, 25 days after this essay was published}} are a vital part of Bulbapedia? How many of you even had some slight idea about what these shippings are, before clicking those links? | ||
The shipping namespace currently holds almost 200 pages. These include {{ | The shipping namespace currently holds almost 200 pages. These include {{tt|RespectShipping|article deleted on September 10, 2009, 32 days after this essay was published}}, {{tt|GreenShipping|article deleted on October 1, 2009, 53 days after this essay was published}} and of course, the glory that is {{tt|CinnabarShipping|article deleted on October 1, 2009, 53 days after this essay was published}}. I’m sorry, I know that for some reason we hold different, extra-low standards for shipping, but nothing, nothing at all, justifies {{tt|this|Ships based on RL people; section deleted on August 13, 2009, 4 days after this essay was published}}. We’ve been too forgiving with this section, and nothing anyone will say can change that. | ||
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An editorial essay by electAbuzzzz
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