Forum:Adding Relationships Guidelines

Right, so a good part of my past few weeks has consisted of me undoing and rewriting poorly written information in character relationship sections, so I think it would be a good idea to write clear guidelines for these sections. The various rewrites of the sections haven't been too controversial, and people don't usually try to uphold stuff that gets removed, which is good, but I think it'd be nice to have something for users to be accountable for if they do edit relationships sections.

The guidelines can be pretty basic, like:


 * Relationships sections should be about what characters think of each other and not simply a recap of something that happened between the two. For example, saying "Luffy hates Blackbeard for capturing Ace, and so attacked him when the two met in Impel Down" is good, while "Luffy and Blackbeard once fought in Impel Down" is not.
 * New or updated entries must be referenced.

That's basically all I have for now. Thoughts? Suggestions? Kaido King of the Beasts (talk) 23:44, March 5, 2017 (UTC)

I agree 110%. They should be limited to opinions and should be referenced. If a fight occurs between two characters that develop some sort of relationship (ex. Franky and Senor Pink), then that will be acceptable as well. Otherwise, fights are a no-go. 00:58, March 6, 2017 (UTC)

I absolutely agree, the relationship section should be limited to any sort of a relationship between characters, not actions. References is an absolute must as well. Simple as that, and it help clarifies what should be in the section for newcomers. 03:10, March 6, 2017 (UTC)

I agree 120%. You know how crazy I am for refs as well. 18:17, March 7, 2017 (UTC)

I agree 130%. References is a must 18:28, March 18, 2017 (UTC)

It has been over a month. If for any reason any user thinks that relationships should not be subject to regulation through wiki guidelines, speak now or forever hold your peace. 05:45, April 23, 2017 (UTC)