Editing HRWiki:Inclusion guidelines

[[HRWiki:Deletion Policy]] (change this title)

When a small stub article is created and is debatable as to if it should stay a separate article (i.e. not be merged or deleted), please refer to these guidelines. Note that they are not absolute and all articles must be considered on a case-by-case basis. These guidelines are only here to provide reference.

The guidelines are as follows:

1. '''Page consisting of inappropriate content''': Spam, trolling, non-Homestar Runner related material, and vandalism will not be tolerated and must be promptly deleted by a sysop.

2. '''Page content relating to a possible running gag''': Needs at least three to four appearances in Homestar Runner toons or emails and must be significant in some way to the Homestar Runner world in contrast to the real world. Ex: [[DELETED!]]

3. '''Page content relating to a very generic item''': Needs at least five to ten appearances and must be of at least moderate importance to the toon (i.e. not just in the background and never mentioned) in half of its appearances. Ex: [[Explosions]]

4. '''Page content relating to a H*R-specific item''': Needs only one appearance in canon Homestar Runner toons or emails, as long as it played an important role in the plot (see above). Any item that is part of a character's outfit or is closely related to that character (Coach Z's Z, The Poopsmith's Shovel) does not merit a page and should be merged into that character's biography page. Ex: [[BMW Lighter]]

5. '''Page content relating to a character''': Needs only one appearance in canon Homestar Runner toons, as long as it is not a minor variation of one of the already established characters, a character in a costume, or a different personality of that character. Also, it must have a moderate role in the toon and/or a spoken line. Movie and theatric character play characters are an exception. Ex: [[The Yello Dello]]

6. '''Other pages''': Any repeating, dominant part of the canon Homestar Runner toons that could not be fitted into the toon's page as a fun fact (Ex:[[The Periodic Table of Candy Elements]]), part of the transcript (Ex: [[Experimental Film Visuals]]) or Easter egg (Ex: [[Strumstar Hammer]]) are allowed. This is rare, however. 

7. Generally, if ''all information known'' about the subject of the article could easily be included in a few lines on any other related page or page section on the wiki, it isn’t worthy of its own page. Also, a page should not exist if it doesn’t offer a unique opportunity to expand on its topic in ways that aren't possible in other pages.''' Good Ex: [[Rumble Red]] / Bad Ex: Crustly Guarded Bread

Remember that once a page is deleted, it can be resurrected. For instance, if an article is deleted on the grounds that it is not noteworthy and then starts appearing many times in subsequent toons, the page can be brought back and updated.