User talk:Sixequalszero/Futurama Timeline
Problems this article will have[edit]
Fictional timelines are usually not considered encyclopedic. Among the problems:
- They are in-universe attempts to create a consistent reality that was usually never intended by the creators of the work.
- Timelines by themselves are rarely notable, and freestanding articles don't inherit notability from their parent articles.
- That a timeline needs to be pieced together by some Wikipedian is prima facie evidence of lack of notability. And it is by definition original research.
- Previous AfD's for comparison
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timeline of Batman
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timeline of fictional historical events prior to the 20th century
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timeline of Dragon Ball
- Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timeline of Futurama
I'm not here to argue against this article, but I need to warn you it's uphill make this sort of thing acceptable for Wikipedia. I recommend reading Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction) if you haven't already.
If you just want to write a Futurama timeline anyway, there are a few Futurama wikis, including Futurama Wiki and The Infosphere. / edg ☺ ☭ 22:33, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
- I'm sure it's possible to avoid WP:POV and WP:OR to put this timeline on par with articles such as Timelines in fiction and Doctor Who chronology. I understand your scepticism, but it would be good to see some other people interested in making this a quality article. Sixequalszero (talk) 04:54, 15 September 2010 (UTC)