User talk:Tuntis

Because of several conversations I have had with administrators, which I will put here.

"I was just wondering, is it necessary to have all of the research files from the FOX website listed word for word on the Wiki? If we do it, we should at least have those pages linked as much as we can. it just seems odd to me that we have so many pages that don't link anywhere else. Should we provide a context to the show in them? I don't know, maybe someone should explain it to me, because I'm lost. Xtreme680


 * I don't think it's necessary to have any of these articles copied from fox.com. Most of them include "real life" information which doesn't necessarily apply to the show at all.  I suggest keeping the actual main Research Files page, but rather than linking to individual articles on Wiki 24, just link to fox.com and delete all of the irrelevant information in the other articles. --Proudhug 15:20, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

I guess the task then is to seperate the things we know from the show from the stuff that is just true in real life. In that case, we should go through, take what we know from the show, and delete the information the FOX has provided for "real life". This way, we still have weapons and technology from the show, but only use it in the context of 24. - Xtreme680""

and also

"And concerning the research files. I plan on going through them and improving on the ones that are being used and have a basis in 24. The rest of them, I will delete all the content on so that you can delete the pages at a later date. Is this a good solution to our problem? - Xtreme680


 * I personally don't have a problem with pages having external links to more information on "real life" counterparts, certainly in lieu of including it in the main body of the article. However, this too can become too much, of course.  One or two external links will usually suffice, since no one's going to come to Wiki 24 specifically to learn about NSA or nuclear weapons.  Or at least, they shouldn't.  Your plan for the Research Files sounds like a good one.  Let me know if you need any more help and/or advice.


 * Also, I'd like to say that you're doing some excellent work here and everyone appreciates your efforts to help create a consistent style for Wiki 24. Don't be afraid to continue doing this in the future for policies and procedures that haven't been addressed yet.  If people disagree, they'll pipe up.  Always remember Wiki Rule #1: Be bold! --Proudhug 01:37, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Cool. I have gone through the Research Files and either removed links that we will never use, or marked the already created ones with a message the it needs to be deleted. I will eventually go through all the research files and decide if it needs a page, or if we simply shouldn't ever have a page on it. I will then make pages for the ones that need it that correspond specifically to the show. Right now, all I need you to do is delete the pages I have marked for deletion. - Xtreme680"

The plan on the research files is that we don't need to have information from the FOX website repeated on the Wiki. Therefore, we are only keeping the ones that pertain specifically to the storyline and that we can have linked from several pages. I apologize if you put up several of those pages, but I have been told that we just want this Wiki to have information pertaining to 24.