The Babylon Project:What The Babylon Project is not

This page is an official policy of The Babylon Project wiki. Any changes to the policy should be discussed at its discussion page

The Babylon Project is an encyclopedia and as such, there are certain things that The Babylon Project is not.

What The Babylon Project is not

1. A Wiki is not paper. Therefore, The Babylon Project doesn't have a size limit (other than bandwidth and hard disk restrictions, but these can be overcome). Consequently, the kind of information that might be included is different than a paperback encyclopedia.
2. The Babylon Project is not a discussion forum. We're not here to chat or to discuss ideas – we're simply here to write the encyclopedia.
3. The Babylon Project is not a fanfic or RPG resource. Our canon policy explicitly states that The Babylon Project is solely about canon information.
4. The Babylon Project is not an image gallery. The Babylon Project has a finite supply of disk space and bandwidth – although there is plenty available at the moment, do not upload collections of images for the sole purpose of displaying them. Make sure they have a clear link and purpose in an article.

What The Babylon Project articles are not

1. Simple dictionary-type definitions. Except for those articles that have barely any information about them available, The Babylon Project articles should be written like an encyclopedia, not a dictionary. And such short articles that include only one or two sentences should probably go in a different, larger page if possible.
2. Personal speculation. Although there are a great many gaps in our knowledge about the Babylon 5 universe, the articles are not the place for personal opinions. Don't write an entire article on a speculative subject – if we don't know, then leave it blank. Any speculation must be based on canon facts, should be limited to a few sentences or a paragraph, must be clearly marked as speculation, and should be separate from the main article space.
3. Advertising for websites. If your personal site focuses on the same subject as an article, then it may be acceptable to add the site to a list of external links in that article. However, use your judgment and make sure that the context is appropriate – spamming is not tolerated. In addition, pages on unofficial web sites are too subjective, The Babylon Project is an encyclopedia, not a directory. Our focus is on what we see on TV, not what websites we like to hang out at.

We will continue to add to this list as we discover interesting new ways of not writing encyclopedia articles.