BattleTechWiki talk:Project Factions

I've come up with a standardized main layout for all faction articles, but I think that we need a consensus before I put it on the main project page due to possible required variations per article. Please note that this does not mean that the title names have to be the ones in the layout! Here it is:

Basic Info (in template box like on Marian Hegemony page.)

Founding

History (can be further subdivided into subheadings for various periods in history, e.g. "Clan Invasion Period" or "FedCom Civil War Period")

Dissolution (if applicable)

Military (with a subsection for ranks of the military)

Foreign Relations (divided into sections not subheadings for each power)

References

Please comment, as this is far from perfect! --Workerbee 18:41, 8 June 2008 (CDT)

Thanks for taking the initiative on this! I think "founding" can be incorporated into "history," as can "dissolution." The military ranks should really be in the appropriate page (e.g. AFFS for the FS). I still dislike "foreign relations," as that changes. This should be covered in "history" as it is too complex to provide 'at a glance.' Perhaps a couple of sentences in the intro can suffice? We also need to have a section for "government," and possibly one on "religion." I think that both Federated Suns and Lyran Alliance are good examples of a good faction article (though neither are perfect). --Scaletail 20:32, 8 June 2008 (CDT)