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Fanon in this context is used synonymously with fan fiction. It covers any and all in-universe information that does not stem from official BattleTech products or sources, be they canon or apocryphal, print, online or other. | Fanon in this context is used synonymously with fan fiction. It covers any and all in-universe information that does not stem from official BattleTech products or sources, be they canon or apocryphal, print, online or other. | ||
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*Articles are permissible if they cover (i.e. are written ''about'') a piece of Fanon that is sufficiently notable. A fanon subject may be notable if the fanbase as a whole is generally using it as a tool or reference (or is at least aware of it); otherwise, it may be notable because of its author or special circumstances. Utlimately, the question of notability is a subjective one. | *Articles are permissible if they cover (i.e. are written ''about'') a piece of Fanon that is sufficiently notable. A fanon subject may be notable if the fanbase as a whole is generally using it as a tool or reference (or is at least aware of it); otherwise, it may be notable because of its author or special circumstances. Utlimately, the question of notability is a subjective one. | ||
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Revision as of 14:05, 8 July 2011
 | This Policy is still under Construction This page presents an incomplete BTW policy. Until it is completed, it has not become official. Feel free to take part in the talk page. |
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 | This page in a nutshell: BatteTechWiki does not publish fan fiction. |
- See also: Policy:Canon
The Sarna.net BattleTechWiki (BTW) started out as a fan site. Technically, it remains a fan site and falls under our own definition of meta-source.
Accordingly, fan-created content was allowed on BTW until 2011 when the site owner sanctioned a user consensus to purge Fanon/fan fiction content from BTW to improve the site's quality as a BattleTech resource. As a result, fan fiction on BTW such as short stories and custom designs is to be removed from this site and migrated to the BattleTech Fanon Wiki.
Fanon policy
Articles on BTW violate this policy if they contain Fanon.
All fan fiction should be put on the BattleTech Fanon Wiki instead.
Fanon definition
Fanon in this context is used synonymously with fan fiction. It covers any and all in-universe information that does not stem from official BattleTech products or sources, be they canon or apocryphal, print, online or other.
Exception
- Articles are permissible if they cover (i.e. are written about) a piece of Fanon that is sufficiently notable. A fanon subject may be notable if the fanbase as a whole is generally using it as a tool or reference (or is at least aware of it); otherwise, it may be notable because of its author or special circumstances. Utlimately, the question of notability is a subjective one.