User:Sephiroth BCR/Cleanup task force

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wikipe-tan cleaning up Wikipedia articles.

Welcome to the cleanup task force of WikiProject Anime and manga. This task force focuses on improving the quality of Wikipedia's anime and manga articles and ensuring that they comply with the policies and guidelines of Wikipedia.

[edit] Cleanup guidelines

See also: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (anime- and manga-related articles)

See also: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)

Articles on Wikipedia must comply with various policies and guidelines to stay on Wikipedia. Although this is not an immediate requirement, an article that does not meet these policies and guidelines may be deleted from Wikipedia or merged into an article of a similar topic.

Some of the more important rules that must be taken into account are:

Violation of certain rules, such as copyright, is grounds for immediate removal of content or an article. Not satisfying the notability criteria can lead to either the deletion of the article, selectively merging content into another article, a parent article or related topic, or the selective merging of multiple related articles into a new consolidated article or list.

Anime and manga articles are no exceptions to these guidelines and policies, and must follow the guidelines stipulated at Wikipedia:Manual of Style (anime- and manga-related articles), and when appropriate, Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction). Anime and manga articles that do not follow these guidelines should be edited in order to meet them.

In a nutshell, the term "cleanup" constitutes the editing of articles in order to meet the policies and guidelines of Wikipedia, and the editors involved in this task force are encouraged to edit anime and manga articles in order to bring them up to standard.

[edit] Notability

According to Wikipedia:Notability, "notability is an inclusion criterion based on encyclopedic suitability of a topic. The topic of an article should be notable, or 'worthy of notice'. This concept is distinct from 'fame', 'importance', or 'popularity'." Articles on Wikipedia must show non-trivial coverage from reliable, verifiable secondary sources in order to demonstrate the notability of their subject. First party sources cannot demonstrate the notability of an article, but they can be utilized for the purpose of verification of information within the article. Articles that do not meet the aforementioned guideline should be merged into a relevant article or deleted from Wikipedia.

In the context of anime and manga articles, there often exists a primary article on the actual anime or manga along with several other articles that fall under the scope of the material. If the primary article on the anime or manga cannot assert notability, then it follows that the related "sub-articles" are not notable either, although exceptions can exist.

[edit] Lists

Many anime and manga articles utilize lists for utility purposes, such as episode lists, chapter lists, and character lists. Examples include List of Rental Magica episodes, List of Claymore chapters, and List of Naruto characters respectively. While notability may not be assertable for these specific topics, they are appropriate under Wikipedia:Summary style, as they would bloat the size of the parent article, and make it unnecessarily difficult to read or navigate. Common precedent has allowed for such lists to exist; however, they are still required to meet Wikipedia:Manual of Style (anime- and manga-related articles) and Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction).

Lists on more specific material, such as tertiary characters or fictional locations, are cautioned, as provisions for summary style grow weaker, and it may be appropriate to merge the material into a parent list. As Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information, the content of such lists should be examined to determine whether the material is notable enough for inclusion within the topic, as undue weight should not be given to any part of the topic.

[edit] Other articles

Outside of these lists, all individual anime and manga must demonstrate their notability. Whether these are articles on individual characters, individual episodes or chapters of the anime or manga respectively, or other specific subjects, they must follow the provisions in Wikipedia:Notability for asserting their notability. Articles that cannot assert their notability should be merged into the relevant list or otherwise deleted.

[edit] Trivia

According to Wikipedia:Trivia sections, "Such sections should not be categorically removed: it may be possible to integrate some items into the article text. Some facts may belong in existing sections; others can be grouped into a new section of related material. Convert bullet points to prose or narrowly-focused lists (such as "Cameos" or "Continuity errors"), as seems most appropriate."

Because Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information, trivia sections are normally frowned upon. While they may contain some pertinent information, the manner in which they are often organized and displayed can lead to excessive detail and general clutter. Trivia sections should be evaluated for useful relevant content, have trivial content removed, and have the remaining content integrated into an appropriate section within the article.

[edit] Consensus

This page offers a centralized venue for the cleanup of the anime and manga articles on Wikipedia, and creates greater visibility for these problems than they would normally receive otherwise. Discussion thus may occur on the talk page of this task force concerning the cleanup of articles, and the manner it should be performed. While a consensus may be gained here concerning the manner of cleanup, editors who commonly edit the articles listed for cleanup should be notified of the discussion and invited to participate as a courtesy. While the editors of this task force are encouraged to actively clean up articles, they should be mindful of not disrupting Wikipedia in order to make a point, and respect the wishes of other editors on the articles they are working on. Bringing articles to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion or tagging the article to be deleted per Wikipedia:Proposed deletion is a last resort option that should only be utilized when attempts to reach a consensus through discussion fail, and premature actions in this regard may be construed as disruption of Wikipedia. Discussion resulting from conflicts arising from cleanup may be diverted to the talk page of this task force.

[edit] Participants

Anyone is allowed to assist and be a part of the cleanup task force, provided that the participant will work to improve articles within the guidelines of the task force. If you wish to join, add your name below using three tildes (# ~~~).

Please list your name below:

Sephiroth BCR ^(Converse)

[edit] Cleanup requests

Editors can list articles that require cleanup below in the relevant section depending on the type of cleanup required. General requests for large anime or manga series should be listed in the immediate section below:

[edit] Articles needing an animanga infobox

Getter Robo (only has two, missing several)

[edit] Articles needing plot trimmed

Ai no Kusabi, Ashita no Nadja, Case Closed, Elfen Lied, Gungrave (anime), Kizuna: Bonds of Love, La Blue Girl, List of Black Jack chapters, List of Ouran High School Host Club chapters, List of Red River chapters, The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok, Saint Seiya, Syaoran (Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle) Vagabond (manga)

[edit] Articles with notability issues

Ishval, Madoka Mako

[edit] Articles needing verification

Ah! My Goddess: The Movie, Ai no Kusabi, Ashita no Nadja, Beyond the Beyond (manga), Blue Seed, Cardcaptor Sakura, Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card, Cat's Eye (manga), Chibi Vampire, Claymore (manga), Earth Maiden Arjuna, Fandub, Fansub, Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden, GetBackers, Getbackers character list, Getter Robo, Getter Robo Armageddon, Getter Robo G, Ginga Densetsu Riki, Ginga Legend Weed, Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin, Gungrave (anime), Gungrave episode list, Gunslinger Girl, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Hachiyō Shō, Hunter × Hunter, Ishval, Josei, Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne, Kare Kano, Kino's Journey, Kodocha, La Blue Girl, Lassie (manga), Ling Yao, List of Astro Boy chapters, List of Black Jack chapters, List of Cardcaptor Sakura episodes, List of Cardcaptor Sakura episodes (season 1), List of Kare Kano characters, List of Ouran High School Host Club chapters, List of Red River chapters, List of Zoids: Chaotic Century characters, Madoka Mako, Magic in Negima, Maple Town, Medabots, The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days, New Getter Robo, One Piece, One Piece episode list, Rave Master, Saint Seiya, Scanlation, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, Sensual Phrase, Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning, Story manga, Syaoran (Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle), The Adventures of Pepero, The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Tsubasa Chronicle media information, Vagabond (manga), Vampire Knight, W Juliet, Zoids: Chaotic Century, The Wallflower (manga)

[edit] Articles needing expert attention

See also: Category:Anime and manga articles needing expert attention

.hack//Liminality, 4koma Manga Kingdom, Ai no Kusabi, Ashita no Nadja, Blue Seed, Cardcaptor Sakura, Case Closed, Cat's Eye (manga), Chibi Vampire, Dinosaur King, Elfen Lied, Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden, GetBackers, Getbackers character list, Getter Robo, Getter Robo Armageddon, Getter Robo G, Ginga Densetsu Riki, Ginga Legend Weed, Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin, Gungrave (anime) Gyo, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Hachiyō Shō, Hunter × Hunter, Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne, Kare Kano, Kodomo anime and manga, La Blue Girl, Lassie (manga), Last Exile, Lin (.hack), List of Astro Boy chapters, List of Black Jack chapters, List of Ouran High School Host Club chapters, List of Zoids: Chaotic Century characters, Love Love?, Madoka Mako, Magic in Negima, Magical DoReMi, Magical girlfriend, Maple Town, Medabots, Meiken Lassie, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, Musashi Number 9 (Mission 5), The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok, New Getter Robo, Ojamajo Doremi (series), Omamori Himari, One Piece, One Piece episode list, Peacemaker Kurogane, Planetes, Princess Mononoke, Rave Master, Rurouni Kenshin, Saint Seiya, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, Sensual Phrase, Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning, Story manga, Tactics (manga), The Adventures of Pepero, The Mysterious Cities of Gold, The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok, The Right Stuf International, Triangle Heart, Tsubasa Chronicle media information, Vagabond (manga), W Juliet, Yaoi, Zoids: Chaotic Century

[edit] Featured/Good article rescues

Sometimes our articles which have achieved a good article, featured article, or featured list status decline in quality and no longer meet the criteria to maintain their status. The articles listed below are ones which no longer meet those criteria and have been nominated to lose their status. As the various delisting systems usually have relatively short time frames to fix the problems (typically two weeks to one month) these articles may need more immediate attention than those listed for more general cleanup and fixes.

[edit] Articles under Good Article reassessment

Bleach - nominated 10 May 2008 (discussion)

[edit] Articles under Featured article review

None at the moment

[edit] Lists that are Featured list removal candidates

None at the moment

[edit] Current cleanup projects

Task force members should list the articles that they are currently cleaning up along with their user name below to indicate that work is being performed on the article and to prevent duplicative cleanup efforts. If there is a collaborative effort, all of the editors in question should list their names. Use the following: *[[Article Name]] - ~~~~ (collaborating editors will add all their signatures).