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WikiProject Soap Operas was created to guide the structure of articles related to individualsoap operas andtelenovelas, and to centralize the effort to improve and organize these articles.
As of May 9, 2024[update], over17,900 articles, lists and other elements bear the Project banner.[1]
A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See alsothe tool's wiki page andthe index of WikiProjects.
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The WikiProject Soap Operas banner template now automatically categorizes articles by quality based onclass ratings.
Ratings are helpful in this WikiProject to identify:
As the Project grows in size, ratings will be an important part of the process to expand and improve articles.
Remember to tag all soap opera-related Talk pages with: {{WikiProject Soap Operas| class=}}
Using theSoap opera articles by quality categorization, WP:1.0 automatically produces the following useful resources by bot:
{{WikiProject Soap Operas}} - The WikiProject banner. Please add {{WikiProject Soap Operas| class=}} to the top of the talkpage on all soaps-related articles. Remember that performer articles do not fall within the scope of this Project.{{soaps}}{{Infobox soap character}} - For all character articles that fall within the scope of this Project. The new infobox contains all Relationship information in a collapsible section, which is intended to replace unencyclopedic Relationship lists at the bottom of character articles (see fictional sample,right). The infoboxes in general should be kept as uncluttered as possible. Extraneous information and redundant detail should be minimized; though there is no "official" way to present this information, parenthetical notes should only be used when clarification is needed. Years suffice instead of full dates (which presumably are noted in the article itself). SeeTemplate:Infobox soap character#Relationship parameters for more information.{{Infobox television}} - Infobox for show articles.{{Soap-char-stub}} - For stub articles on soap opera characters.{{Drama-tv-prog-stub}} - For stub articles on drama television programs.{{Infobox actor}} - For performer articles.{{Plot}} - To tag overly-long plot summaries{{In-universe|category=television}} - To tag articles written in an inappropriatein-universe style.{{Non-free image data}} and{{Non-free image rationale}}, which are used in conjunction with each other.{{IMDb}} for a list of templates that allow to generate links at theInternet Movie Database (which can be added at the "External links" section). There are specific templates for actors, television series, episodes, episode lists, companies and fictional characters.| Tasha Roma | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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All articles within this wikiproject's realm of influence must followall commonly acceptedguidelines andpolicies, mainly thearticle titles policy, theWikipedia Manual of Style guideline (and its subpageson fiction andon television), as well as thenotability guideline. Nevertheless, the following recommendations relate some of these rules specifically to soap opera-related topics.
A soap opera article should include:
All soap-related articles, and character articles in particular, must meetWikipedia's notability guidelines, including thegeneral notability guideline. Though there isno special guideline for the notability of fictional elements, a topic is presumed to be notable if it has received significant coverage inreliable sources that areindependent of the subject.
An article should be created about a soap opera character only if the character is notable within the series and has been the subject of third-party discussions. Otherwise, the character should simply be included in a "List of characters" for that particular program.
Character articles should always be written from a "real world" perspective, and should definitely not consist simply of in-universe plot summary. As such, it should include:
The article shouldnot be used for a collection of storyline trivia about the character. As a rule of thumb, only those events which were significant enough to have been written about in third-party sources should be included. Remember that we are here to create an encyclopedia, not to provide a comprehensive guide to soap opera storylines. Wherever possible, try to discuss the character in "real world" context: Why are they important to non-fans, how are they affecting modern culture, what have they done that is historic in a real-world context. If a detail is only interesting to those who watch the show, it is probably not worth including in the Wikipedia article. SeeWP:CRUFT and alternativelyWP:NOCRUFT.
See the "Examples" section lower on this page for samples of good articles.
Articles should include:
Soap opera characters tend to have complex family and romantic relationships. Obviously, notable relationships can and should be mentioned in the text of the article as they apply to a character's storylines. Though extensive relationship lists within the body of articles may seem helpful for navigation, article quality assessments have generally deemed them trivial and as having a negative impact on article quality.To keep articles visually appealing and manageable, relationships should be "listed" only in the infobox. The{{Infobox soap character}} contains a collapsible section to accommodate this. In order to keep these lists manageable, use judgment on which relationships to include.
In general, articles should be about individual characters, rather than about couples; however bonafidesupercouples and other highly notable couples may be eligible for their own Wikipedia articles if:
However, large amounts of information should not be repeated on multiple articles; consider instead interlinking individual character and couple articles in a logical way to present all pertinent information without redundancies.
Plot summaries should be kept brief, only as an overview of the topic. The main purpose of Wikipedia articles is to provide encyclopedic information about a subject, such as its cultural impact, and not to provide a detailed and lengthy description of story events. The Wikipedia articles can then provide links to other websites which have more detailed storyline information.
"Brief" in this context means a plot summary of approximately 500 words for a typical character article, though more may be appropriate for longrunning characters where there has been a great deal of real-world impact.
As agreed by WikiProject participants, storyline sections do not require sourcing, as the programme itself acts as the source. These sections can be verified by watching the series.
Articles about fiction, like all Wikipedia articles, should adhere to thereal world as their primaryframe of reference. The approach is to describe the subject matter from theperspective of the real world, in which the work of fiction and its publication are embedded. TheWikipedia Manual of Style guideline for fiction andWP:FICTENSE advise writing about fictional subjects in the present tense. Works of fiction are generally considered to "come alive" when read or viewed; they exist in a kind ofperpetual present tense, regardless of when the fictional action is supposed to take place relative to "now." Dates should be used when possible to establish the relative passage of time and establish real-world context:
In 1995, Amanda schemes to seize control of Warren's fortune, making several enemies along the way; she is murdered on January 22, 1996, leaving a string of suspects.
The basic intent of this tense guideline is to stylistically differentiate between real-world and fictional events. Past tense may sometimes be used for plot information which is framed by real-world content and described from that perspective:
When contract negotiations broke down, Stevenson was replaced by actress Judith Cray in 1976. Cray's Angelique immediately seduced longtime series patriarch Trent Dunham (original cast member Larry Braxton), branding her a villainess in viewers' eyes. Ratings soared when Trent's wife Olivia (Barbara Swain) finally learned of the affair and confronted her rival. Olivia slapped Angelique and called her a "whore," a choice the network had debated and initially regretted, before the anger of key sponsors was overpowered by a flood of viewer accolades, press coverage, and the highest ratings the show had seen in five years.
TheManual of Style specifically notes "Do not use lists if a passage reads easily using plain paragraphs" andWikipedia:Embedded list asserts that (among other things) "Most Wikipedia articles should consist of prose, and not just a list of links. Prose allows the presentation of detail and clarification of context, while a list of links does not. Prose flows, like one person speaking to another, and is best suited to articles, because their purpose is to explain ...In an article, significant items should be mentioned naturally within the text rather than merely listed."
Trivial lists such as "Crimes committed" or "Previous occupations" are also inappropriate, as they generally fail notability requirements. If events and details are notable, they will have a natural place within the text of the article.
The use of non-free (copyrighted) images is of course tightly regulated to protect the rights of copyright holders, and all editors should familiarize themselves with thenon-free content guidelines,policies of image use, andnon-free use rationale guideline so our articles and images stay in compliance. In the context of soap-related articles, we need to remember to use only as many images per article as are necessary, and as few images as possible. Specifically:
Images themselves must have certain information on their description pages, in particular the names of articles in which the image is used must be noted (not just auto-displayed under "The following pages link to this file") andeach use must have its own fair use rationale.
The image upload process can automatically insert the propernon-free use rationale template.Be sure to put in the proper info for each parameter, or the image will be tagged by a bot and deleted for non-compliance. You must also designate licensing by inserting the appropriateimage copyright tag, which can also be chosen by pulldown during the upload process.
For images used in multiple articles, each use much have its own rationale, so the separate templates{{Non-free image data}} and{{Non-free image rationale}} can be used in conjunction with each other.Each image should contain one instance of{{Non-free image data}} with all parameters filled in, and then one instance of{{Non-free image rationale}}for each use. It is also helpful to note the uploader of the current version under "source", whether or not an actual source weblink is available.
Many shows have image categories, so categorize images as appropriate. And of course, existing images should also be made fully compliant if not already. Be sure to "watch" any images you upload or care about, so that if they are tagged you can make the proper adjustments.
The following websites may be useful in referencing articles:
List here links to past discussions that may be useful for future reference.
