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wikipedia manual of style trivia sections wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 not all list sections are trivia sections 2 in popular culture and cultural references material toggle in popular culture and cultural references material subsection 2 1 example and discussion 2 2 how to avoid a cultural list becoming a trivia magnet 2 3 what to do 3 other policies apply 4 notes 5 see also toggle the table of contents wikipedia manual of style trivia sections 12 languages español français עברית bahasa indonesia italiano 日本語 lietuvių bahasa melayu português русский svenska 中文 edit links project page talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia wikipedia manual of style wikipedia project page wp misc and wp trivia redirect here for other uses see wikipedia village pump miscellaneous wikipedia miscellany for deletion wikipedia overcategorization miscellaneous categories and wikipedia trivial mentions this guideline is a part of the english wikipedia s manual of style editors should generally follow it though it is best treated with common sense and exceptions may apply substantive edits to this page should reflect consensus shortcuts mos trivia mos trivia mos misc mos misc this page in a nutshell an article should not contain a list of miscellaneous information it is better to present things in an organized way manual of style content accessibility biography disambiguation pages organizing by subject hidden text infoboxes linking self references words to watch formatting abbreviations capitalization dates and numbers pronunciation spelling superscripts and subscripts text formatting titles of works images captions image placement icons images layout layout lead section tables trivia sections lists lists lists of works road junctions stand alone lists by topic area arts anime and manga comics film music music samples record charts stringed instruments novels television video games visual arts writing about fiction see also wikiproject style advice regional canada china and chinese france and french hawaii india indonesia ireland japan korea kurdistan pakistan philippines poland singapore see also naming conventions geographic names wikiproject style advice science and technology chemistry computer science mathematics medicine taxonomy see also wikiproject style advice other blazons cue sports snooker islam latter day saints legal military history trademarks see also wikiproject style advice history legal and cultural religion and education sports and games related guidelines article size article titles categories lists and navigation templates categorization hatnotes subpages understandability simplified contents tips v t e avoid collections of miscellaneous facts or examples since wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information whether presented in list format or embedded in regular prose these risk becoming trivia magnets which grow increasingly unwieldy as items are added if such a collection already exists 1 it should be considered temporary until editors can sort out what is worth keeping in some cases it may be appropriate to move the content from the article itself to its talk page to allow this process to happen outside of mainspace content supported by a reliable source and which falls within the scope of wikipedia could be integrated into a different section or article non encyclopedic content should simply be removed not all list sections are trivia sections edit main page wikipedia manual of style embedded lists in this guideline the term trivia section refers to a section s content not its name a trivia section is one that contains a disorganized and unselective collection of facts or examples a list with a relatively narrow theme is not necessarily trivia for example 1257 samalas eruption contains a list of climate effects which that volcano eruption is believed to have had in different areas in general wikipedia prefers prose though a list format is sometimes the best way to present certain types of information any list of examples should have a solid connection to the article s subject when there are numerous potential examples it is usually best to avoid creating an open ended formatted list as this often leads to indiscriminate additions if the examples cannot be meaningfully limited but a few would help illustrate a point select two or three key examples and present them within the article s running prose if examples would not be helpful to illustrate a point avoid giving any for instance the akira slide has been reenacted many times but this can be mentioned without listing any actual recreations of it 2 in popular culture and cultural references material edit shortcuts mos popcult mos popcult mos culturalrefs mos culturalrefs cultural references about the article s subject should not be included merely because they exist cultural aspects of the subject should be included only if they are supported by reliable secondary or tertiary sources that discuss the subject s cultural impact in some depth the mere appearance of the subject in a film song video game television show or the like is insufficient more generally if sourcing for a given cultural reference is such that a given article would be able to do little more than briefly mention it then it doesn t merit inclusion in that article at all example and discussion edit shortcut wp bananasinworms wp bananasinworms if you want to add a fact to the banana article stating that bananas are used as weapons in the worms video game series you should cite a reliable source focused on bananas such as to take a fictitious example the cultural impact of the banana by ferdinand fruitanalyser this ensures relevance to the subject of the article citing sources specific to worms such as the games themselves as primary sources or an article in pc gamer magazine is not sufficient while these may verify the fact they do not demonstrate the cultural significance of bananas in a manner proportionate to their overall treatment in reliable sources about bananas it is the fact s relevance to the topic of bananas that matters not its significance within the worms games wikipedia s wp proportion policy requires articles to reflect the significance of aspects of a subject as presented in the broader body of literature on that subject minor aspects that do not receive significant attention in those sources should not be covered at all of course sources such as pc gamer or the worms games themselves may well be appropriate for including the fact in the worms series article where they are directly relevant to that article s subject this sourcing requirement is a minimum threshold for inclusion of cultural references consensus at the article level can determine whether particular references which meet this criteria should be included how to avoid a cultural list becoming a trivia magnet edit cultural references such as for example all the film or tv adaptations of a true life event are sometimes grouped into a section labelled in popular culture in the media cultural references in fiction etc when not effectively curated such a section can attract trivial references or otherwise expand in ways not compatible with wikipedia policies such as what wikipedia is not and neutral point of view the risk can be reduced by ensuring that the list has clear restrictive and relevant criteria for inclusion and that trivial entries are regularly cleared out sometimes converting a list into regular prose can also discourage the addition of non encyclopedic trivia a good cultural references section might for example set out a logically presented overview chronological and or by medium of the way in which the subject has been documented featured and portrayed in different media and genres for various purposes and audiences what to do edit shortcuts wp trendsbeforeexamples wp trendsbeforeexamples wp analysisbeforeexamples wp analysisbeforeexamples a well crafted article or section on a topic s cultural representation should be based on reliable sources that address the topic broadly these sources may cover the entire topic e g cats its cultural representation e g cats in fiction or specific aspects e g cats in 1960s italian fiction the primary aim should be to present an analysis of the topic s cultural representations as found in these sources editors must avoid introducing their own interpretations as this would violate wikipedia s no original research policy a limited number of examples can be valuable for illustrating and reinforcing this analysis but they should complement not replace broader discussion if examples are included they should be drawn from sources that discuss the primary topic rather than being selected arbitrarily their inclusion should reflect their prominence in relevant literature for an example of good practice see mars in fiction a featured article other policies apply edit trivia sections found in places such as imdb sometimes contain speculation rumor invented facts or even libel however wikipedia articles must never contain such material sensational claims not supported by a high quality source may be removed immediately even if the section remains in place see also wp no original research for why and how to avoid engaging in your own novel analysis of miscellaneous facts see wp verifiability and wp identifying reliable sources for referencing standards see wp neutral point of view for principles to apply in balancing wikipedia treatment of cultural references to the subject notes edit in the early days of wikipedia it was common for articles to include lists of miscellaneous information often grouped into their own section these sections were typically given names such as trivia facts miscellanea or other information for an example see the john lennon trivia section from december 10 2005 this practice has long been disapproved as a demonstration this old version of the akira slide section in the akira 1988 film article contained a very lengthy list of examples whereas this later version omits the list see also edit wikipedia handling trivia wp iinfo wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information a wikipedia policy wp in popular culture content an essay wikipedia reactions to articles an essay wp cargo an essay about the difference between compiling cultural references and writing an encyclopaedic article wp unwantedsection a wikipedia guideline don t split off unwanted sections remove them instead category articles with trivia sections template in popular culture template trivia list of wikipedia articles with trivia sections wikipedia fancruft wikipedia wikipedia is not fandom wikipedia why was bfdi not on wikipedia v t e handling miscellaneous information policies and guidelines trivia sections wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information essays but for napoleon it was tuesday coatrack articles discriminate vs indiscriminate information example cruft handling trivia in popular culture content insignificant listcruft relevance of content why was bfdi not on wikipedia wikiprojects laundromat popular culture trivia cleanup about essays essay directory avoid writing redundant essays difference between policies guidelines and essays don t cite essays as if they were policy quote your own essay value of 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