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The Biology sections are all too free-form as of now. I think this can be changed by sourcing every line of information included in them, through the use of cite notes. This would rid the sections of baseless information, and make clear when information is exclusive to portrayals in the anime (or other non-main series game sources), which is appropriate given the large difference between the sources. [[User:Yvnr|Yvnr]] ([[User talk:Yvnr|talk]]) 13:35, 13 April 2013 (UTC) | The Biology sections are all too free-form as of now. I think this can be changed by sourcing every line of information included in them, through the use of cite notes. This would rid the sections of baseless information, and make clear when information is exclusive to portrayals in the anime (or other non-main series game sources), which is appropriate given the large difference between the sources. [[User:Yvnr|Yvnr]] ([[User talk:Yvnr|talk]]) 13:35, 13 April 2013 (UTC) | ||
:[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Tynamo_(Pokémon)&diff=1887589&oldid=1887476 This Tynamo article edit] is an example of what I have in mind. Its implications on this particular article's previous/current content are small, but it will serve to prevent future additions of baseless information, while organizing where the information comes from. What can be achieved through such sourcing should be clear if you imagine its application to a Biology section like that of the Ivysaur article. Given the nature of Bulbapedia's Biology sections, which I'd argue differ significantly from other site content in terms of what gets past the radar, I think sourcing is in place. Thoughts? [[User:Yvnr|Yvnr]] ([[User talk:Yvnr|talk]]) 15:02, 15 April 2013 (UTC) | :[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Tynamo_(Pokémon)&diff=1887589&oldid=1887476 This Tynamo article edit] is an example of what I have in mind. Its implications on this particular article's previous/current content are small, but it will serve to prevent future additions of baseless information, while organizing where the information comes from. What can be achieved through such sourcing should be clear if you imagine its application to a Biology section like that of the Ivysaur article. Given the nature of Bulbapedia's Biology sections, which I'd argue differ significantly from other site content in terms of what gets past the radar, I think sourcing is in place. Thoughts? [[User:Yvnr|Yvnr]] ([[User talk:Yvnr|talk]]) 15:02, 15 April 2013 (UTC) | ||
::Speaking as someone who has been repeatedly vexed by wondering whether new accounts are making things up or adding legitimate info from anime/manga/side games that I haven't seen/read/played, I think this is a fantastic idea, and fully endorse it. (As a side note -- and not to disrupt the main point of discussion or steal its spotlight -- it might also be nice to implement citations for cases in which a primary source such as a game or movie is not yet available to the public, especially when the info is not easily accessible in English; see, for example, my confusion about New Tork City on the talk page for Genesect Army. But that's a suggestion for somewhere else, not Project Pokedex.) [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 06:34, 19 April 2013 (UTC) | |||