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* The {{template|Project Manga notice}} should only go on completed articles. Incomplete articles instead are tagged with <code><nowiki>{{stub|Manga}}</nowiki></code>. | * The {{template|Project Manga notice}} should only go on completed articles. Incomplete articles instead are tagged with <code><nowiki>{{stub|Manga}}</nowiki></code>. | ||
* When adding moves used by a Pokémon, please do not add them to either the Pokémon's article or the move's article unless the move was mentioned by name when it appeared in the manga. It is unencyclopedic to guess which move was used, so to avoid this, it is requested that only moves confirmed by name be added. If you are unsure, please contact the project leader or a staff member before adding it to an article. | * When adding moves used by a Pokémon, please do not add them to either the Pokémon's article or the move's article unless the move was mentioned by name when it appeared in the manga. It is unencyclopedic to guess which move was used, so to avoid this, it is requested that only moves confirmed by name be added. If you are unsure, please contact the project leader or a staff member before adding it to an article. | ||
* Please do not add chapter summaries or synopses unless you have read that chapter or round in a language you comprehensively understand. For example, if the manga was published only in Japanese and Mandarin Chinese, and you do not understand either of these languages, please refrain from adding plot or story information based on the pictures as it may | * Please do not add chapter summaries or synopses unless you have read that chapter or round in a language you comprehensively understand. For example, if the manga was published only in Japanese and Mandarin Chinese, and you do not understand either of these languages, please refrain from adding plot or story information based on the pictures alone as it may result in incorrect or missing information. As Bulbapedia is an encyclopedia, potentially wrong information should never be included. | ||
** This rule does not prohibit contributing scans or other images, publication information, Pokémon appearances, and the like to complement existing facts. | ** This rule does not prohibit contributing scans or other images, publication information, Pokémon appearances, and the like to complement existing facts. | ||
** This rule also does not prohibit contributions based on officially licensed translations that are not in English or Japanese, as long as it is indicated that it is based on such a translation. An example would be a chapter summary based on the European French, Italian, Indonesian or Chinese translation of [[Pokémon Get da ze!]], which was not released in English, but was officially licensed in other languages. | ** This rule also does not prohibit contributions based on officially licensed translations that are not in English or Japanese, as long as it is indicated that it is based on such a translation. An example would be a chapter summary based on the European French, Italian, Indonesian or Chinese translation of [[Pokémon Get da ze!]], which was not released in English, but was officially licensed in other languages. | ||