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:::The problem is that this is an encyclopedia, not a fan database, as such our articles are meant to describe the book series and give a ''brief'' overview of the plot, characters and setting in addition to information about publication, reception, and criticism. Yes WP does have articles on pretty much everything, and that is one of its weaknesses, it has become too trivial and we have criticised this overbearing influence of popular culture. If the articles are expanded then it is advisable to split them up into smaller but relatively broad articles (eg [[Characters in Lord of the Rings]], [[Settings in Lord of the Rings]], [[Objects in Lord of the Rings]]) rather than having an article on every single individual character, place and item. While I welcome and encourage an expansion of the present content, I believe it best to first merge the information and then split it into a separate article such as [[Characters in Ingeritance Cycle]] if necessary. [[User:TheGySom|TheGySom]] 08:12, 28 March 2008 (EDT)
:::The problem is that this is an encyclopedia, not a fan database, as such our articles are meant to describe the book series and give a ''brief'' overview of the plot, characters and setting in addition to information about publication, reception, and criticism. Yes WP does have articles on pretty much everything, and that is one of its weaknesses, it has become too trivial and we have criticised this overbearing influence of popular culture. If the articles are expanded then it is advisable to split them up into smaller but relatively broad articles (eg [[Characters in Lord of the Rings]], [[Settings in Lord of the Rings]], [[Objects in Lord of the Rings]]) rather than having an article on every single individual character, place and item. While I welcome and encourage an expansion of the present content, I believe it best to first merge the information and then split it into a separate article such as [[Characters in Ingeritance Cycle]] if necessary. [[User:TheGySom|TheGySom]] 08:12, 28 March 2008 (EDT)
::::As an example consider [[Characters_in_Harry_Potter#Severus_Snape|this]] entry, it expands beyond providing a simply description of the character in that it gives a (brief) expert analysis of their role in their series, rather than just talking about who their fictional parents were, what their fictional actions were, where they live in a fictional world etc. If someone is really desperate to obtain the latter information they can read the book or go to a fan site. [[User:TheGySom|TheGySom]] 08:39, 28 March 2008 (EDT)