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The 'Little Team That Thinks It Can' still in it
Robin Brownlee
March 22 2008 05:51PM
From a February game against the Avs this season
Destiny's Team? OK, that's a bit melodramatic, but you've got to wonder if the Hockey Gods are smiling on the Edmonton Oilers after today's 7–5 win over the Colorado Avalanche at Rexall Place.
How so?
Not only have the Oilers won 11 of their last 14 games to scramble back into playoff contention in the Western Conference against all odds, they survived blowing a 4–1 lead against the Avs to move within three points of Colorado with six games to play.
Riddled by injuries, facing a double-digit deficit and written off by all but the most optimistic two weeks ago, the Oilers, the-little-team-that-thinks-it-can, the drama queens of the conference, found a way again.
Ales Hemsky turned in a magnificent performance. Hemsky had three assists and the puck on a string all afternoon. Sam Gagner, scored two goals, including the eventual winner. Even Marc Pouliot, yes Pouliot, dented twine. He hadn't scored an NHL goal in 13 months, a span of 40 games.
The D-word?
"I'm down to my last nerve, for sure," said coach Craig MacTavish. "I've been around the game for a number of years and you know these things can and do, at times, happen. Hopefully, you draw on the experience of being able to come back from it."
At 38-33-5 for 81 points, the Oilers survived another so-so game by Dwayne Roloson and three Colorado goals in a span of 2:33 in the third period to live to fight another day. Roloson's given up 13 goals in his last three starts, but the Oilers have found a way to win two of them and four of their last five.
With the Avs reeling with four straight losses, the Oilers can make next Friday's rematch in Denver matter—if they can take care of business in back-to-back games against Minnesota.
Before their frenzied third-period onslaught, the Avs had nothing going. They looked flat and disinterested in falling behind 3–0. Frankly, they look very much like a team in trouble.
"Obviously, we didn't get out to the start we wanted," said former Oiler Ryan Smyth, who got stiffed out of a goal by a quick whistle in the first period and spent the day in Roloson's kitchen.
"We've done that the last four games for whatever rhyme or reason. It's not acceptable. We can't play catch-up hockey this late in the season."
That's not catch-up hockey, Ryan. The Oilers, it seems, hold the trademark on that.
Colorado coach Joel Quenneville's got 433 NHL wins on his resumé, so he doesn't need any advice from me, but his decision to give Jose Theodore the start ahead of Peter Budaj is dumbfounding.
Budaj is 5–0 against the Oilers this season and 9–1 in his career, but when the puck dropped, Theodore was crouched in the crease. That lasted exactly 14:29 as Dustin Penner, Gagner and Fernando Pisani put pucks behind him on eight shots.
It's in the book
There's more than one way for a player to score a goal without getting a shot on net and Marty Reasoner's 7–5 goal is an example. When Reasoner was hooked with the Colorado net empty, he was awarded a goal at 19:50 without getting a shot.
If you've never seen it before, now you have.
—Listen to Robin Brownlee every Thursday from 4 to 5pm on Total Sports with Bob Stauffer on Team 1260.
March 22 2008, 06:53PM
This must really be something for you to cover Robin. These guys simply cannot (or choose not to) fathom the sheer improbability of what they're trying to accomplish. Yet here they are, finding yet another way to win. Win or lose, I have to think the experience is bonding this team like nothing much else can. When I watch a game now, I find myself becoming quite proud of them as a group.
The only thing is, they're expending unbelievable amounts of energy to make the big show. I can't help thinking there's only so much gas left in the tank. Still, its amazing to watch them try!
David S: We've seen this before. more than once.
Reminds me of four or five years ago when they played like a house on fire down the stretch -- they looked done when Chris Osgood beat them in St. Louis, but they won for the fist time in forever in Dallas only to come up short in Vancouver and Nashville got in. They left nothing on the table.
This is even more improbable. As gutsy as they are, I can't help but think of all the points this team frittered away along the way and how, chances are, it will come back to bite them.
Makes for great drama, though.
A phantom goal and an unbelievable streak aside it's a good story but like all good stories by writers such as Agatha Christie the forgotten detail from earlier will show up at the worst possible moment. That being the game earlier this month when the Oil Shat the bed against the Predators. It's the year of Nedved part deux, still better than last year when fans were routing for the better draft pick. But at least that turned out okay if the Oilers had an earlier pick they make not have had Sam slotted at 4th.
I'm not worried about them running out of energy. Young guys don't have that problem. But Minnesota worries me. They can strangle the enthusiasm out of any game and we have to play them back to back. Still, it doesn't look like it is going to take 94 points to get in as Mirtle has been guessing. Everybody playing in their own division for the last 8 games has certainly kept the drama on full.


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Ten-acre horse farm offers hayrides and riding lessons, plus a petting zoo, exotic animals and even a monthly line dancing event.
This fun family spot, open April-October, offers two miniature golf courses. This par 70 course exhibits excellent golfing conditions. The blue championship tees boast a 6191 yard layout; where as the white/silver/red tees cover 5833/5616/4946 yards respectively.
An 18-hole championship course cut thru 10,000 oak trees, with water hazards on 9 of 18 holes, complete clubhouse bar and restaurant. Chicagoland Golf 5 Star rated facility.
Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park
On historic Bluff Street along the waterway in downtown Joliet, this park features free summer concerts, lush grounds, outdoor bandshell and indoor theatre. Office hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm and Friday 8:00 am - 12:00 noon.
Bird Haven Greenhouse and Conservatory
Lord and Burnham designed this historic greenhouse featuring a tropical house, cacti room, show house and outdoor gardens.
Bolingbrook Golf Club combines the elements of a world-class facility and championship golf. Featuring an Arthur Hills and Steve Forrest designed golf course, a learning academy, clubhouse with lounge, two full-service restaurants, and banquet facilities.
Providing over 2,100 opportunities for recreation. Relax, have fun and embrace the power of recreation.
Situated on 45 beautiful acres, this nine-hole, 2205-yard, Par 32, executive length course offers the perfect course for a quick round of great golf.
Located in Lockport, IL, just 40 miles southwest of Chicago's Loop, Broken Arrow features 27 holes of Championship Golf, Driving Range, and Banquet Venue. Broken Arrow utilizes the "Prolink" GPS System by GPS Industries on its entire fleet of Club Car Golf Carts. These large and easy to use systems act as "virtual caddies" designed to give you all the information you need. At a glance, golfers can see the entire hole, hazards, bunkers, and rough areas. This system also allows the golf shop to issue weather warnings and other messages to golfers. The clubhouse features a full service golf shop, snack bar, locker rooms, restaurant, and banquet room. Accommodating up to 250 guest events, the Banquet Room is perfect for making your dream event a reality! With 27 holes of Championship Golf, Restaurant, and Banquet Venue, Broken Arrow has plenty to offer.
Brunswick Zone XL is a full- feature, family- friendly entertainment destination with something for everyone. Our center in Romeoville sets the standard for family entertainment with more than 60,000 sq. ft. of fun for all ages. Bowling, billiards, video games and more!
Brunswick Zone XL is a full-feature, family-friendly entertainment destination with something for everyone. Our center in Romeoville sets the standard for family entertainment with more than 60,000 sq. ft. of fun for all ages. Brunswick Zone XL is a great place for Corporate Parties, Team Challenges, Monumental Moments and Birthday Parties! Call us today for more details. Become a fan of Brunswick Zone XL on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/bowlbrunswick
Butterprint Farm Pumpkin Patch
This historic 1857 farm offers hay ride trips to the pumpkin patch, rope making, puppet shows and much more family fun.
Forest Preserve District of Cook County's Camp Sagawau is an environmental education center established to promote the study of nature. Call for program schedule.
Camp Sagawau Environmental Education Center
Environment Education Center - offers cross country skiing in the winter.
Camp Shaw was established in 1956 and is the best kept secret in all of beautiful Kankakee County! Camp Shaw is also a wonderful place to hold a variety of outdoor and indoor events. It provides overnight accommodation; horseback riding, guided trail rides or group lessons and weekend packages are available. It is also an outdoor, environmental science education program encouraging interest and participation in the balanced management of natural resources.
Canlan Ice Sports Romeoville is a 3-sheet ice facility featuring industry leading sport development programs, leagues, special events and birthday parties. It's the premier skating facility in Romeoville, IL. Open Mon-Fri 8am-11:00pm Sat & Sun 6am-11:00pm
Cardinal Creek Golf Course is a Semi-Private, 27 hole golf course located in Beecher, Illinois. Cardinal Creek Golf Course has three 9-hole golf courses. These courses can be combined in pairs to form three different 18 hole course challenges. The nine-hole courses are The North Course, The South Course, and The Center Course.
Whether it be for your wedding reception, a round of golf, fine dining, quick lunch or Sunday brunch, Carriage Greens Country Club is one of the finest entertainment and banquet facilities in the Chicago area. Boasting an ever expanding wine list, paired with any of the delicious menu items, and great service makes The Sandtrap Grill a unique dinning experience in Darien, Westmont, Lemont and the surrounding western suburbs.
Cemetery Trail in Palos lives up to its name with narrow tracks that snake through dense foliage. A must ride for any thrill-seeking trekking enthusiast.
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You'll find 32 bowling lanes, all equipped with bumpers for kids, cosmic bowling on weekends, a snack bar, lounge and a bowling pro shop that's open daily during the season.
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Cinder Ridge is an exciting 18 hole regulation course located at the Cinder Ridge Golf Links facility in Wilmington, IL. From the longest tees it presents 6,968 yards of golf for a par of 42. The course was designed by George Kappos and opened in 1995. The course rating is 74.1 with a slope rating of 139.
Cog Hill Golf and Country Club
The public is invited to play any of Cog Hill's four award-winning, 18-hole championship golf courses, including the world-famous Course #4, Dubsdread. Dubsdread was host to the PGA Tour's BMW Championship from 2009-2011.
Columbia Woods Forest Preserve
Offers places to fish and picnic. Canoe access. Biking. A host for "A River Thru History" each September, where you can step back 200 years into Chicago's past with a festive gathering of fur trappers, settlers, craftsmen, and entertains along the banks of the Des Plaines River.
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Stressless Sunrise Chair Small and Ottoman, Leather
by Ekornes Stressless
At A Glance:
Whether you like waking up early or not, the Sunrise Chair is worth getting up for (or, more appropriately, "sitting down for"). Sunrise or sunset, it's comfortable all day long. Featuring horizontal lines and an expansive appearance, Sunrise is an original in the Stressless line. The rich padding that combines with the leather to produce that unmistakable Stressless feeling is "stretched" across the back, rather than along the more up-and-down lines adopted by much of the rest of the series.
The Sunrise Chair is available in three different sizes to accommodate a wide range of users. Shown here is the Small Sunrise Chair, but the Sunrise Medium and Sunrise Large are also available.
If you're looking for the Sunrise Chair Small with Signature Base, you can find it HERE.
What's To Like:
The recline function (the Glide System) reacts to shifts in your body weight. This means you never have to hold tension in your body, like you would in many other recliners. Your head, neck, and shoulders are supported well by the Stressless Sunrise Chair's headrest. The headrest moves with the chair to keep your head supported in a reading position with your neck muscles relaxed. As an alternative, you can drop the headrest if you'd like to lie almost fully flat. The Plus system within the chair controls lumbar region support, so that whenever you need it, the chair moves to support your lower back. And all that's not even getting into the way the chair looks! It's refined-looking, like it belongs in the home of someone who appreciates the finer things - like you do.
What's Not to Like:
We're not going to be able to knock this recliner's comfort. It's straight-up luxurious. So it's all a matter of taste at this point. If you don't like its look, then that's what's not to like. We don't think that the price tag is an issue here because of the incredible value a Stressless recliner is in terms of comfort and durability.
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The chair is beautifully made, and is perfect for someone with high-class taste living on a middle class budget. It's easy to picture yourself sinking into the Stressless Sunrise Chair after a long day at the office - or in the morning with a cup of coffee and the news.
- Chair dimensions: 39.25" h x 29.25" w x 28.75" d
- Ottoman dimensions: 15.25" h x 21.25" w x 15.25" d
- Seat height: 15.75" h
- Upholstered in your choice of leather or fabric
- Cushioned with two layers of foam
- Glide system within the chair is made of sturdy steel
- Strong, high-quality bent plywood base swivels and provides excellent stability
Optional Swing Table
The Stressless Swing Table is a round side table that attaches to the side of most Stressless recliners.
Designed with convenience and comfort in mind, the Swing Table is roomy enough for a number of items you'd normally keep on your end table, such as drinks, books, or remote controls. There's no better way to keep these items within arm's reach while staying relaxed. The Swing Table is also a great way to save space, as it can eliminate the need for an end table next to your recliner.
Available in 7 wood finishes, the Swing Table is compatible with most Stressless recliners.
Materials & Measurements
Fabric or leather upholstery, laminated European beech base, steel recline mechanism
Recliner: 39.25" h x 29.25" w x 28.75" d
Seat height: 15.75"
Ottoman: 15.25" h x 21.25" w x 15.25" d
To get a closer look at the upholstery options for the Stressless Sunrise Chair, visit our Ekornes Stressless Materials Library.
Batick Leather:
A corrected aniline-dyed, pigmented and grain-embossed upholstery leather, which has had most of its natural marks removed. The protective layer of lacquer allows spills to be easily removed. Easy to clean and attractively priced, Batick is a popular choice for those who want a more resilient leather.
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An aniline-dyed upholstery leather with a combination of dyes and pigments in the finish. Paloma has a natural grain pattern with visible natural marks. The light finishing treatment improves the physical properties and provides a more uniform color. Paloma has been developed to produce a very soft, rich and friendly feel. The preferred choice of those who want a soft, authentic look in leather that breathes well.
Royalin Leather:
The heaviest and most exclusive Ekornes leather type. Royalin is an aniline-dyed, upholstery leather with a natural pebbled grain with visible natural marks. A very light surface treatment has been added for protection. A natural leather that breathes well, it has a soft feel and a rich, warm glow.
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Inside Delivery: $175.60 per item
Product Q&A
Q: Where can I find other sizes of the Sunrise Chair?
A: Two alternate sizes are available - the Medium and the Large.
Q: What is the difference between the 3 chairs?
A: The only difference is size. All three chairs offer the same features.
Q: Does this purchase include the ottoman?
A: Yes, the Sunrise Ottoman is included with your purchase.
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The internal mechanism of Stressless recliners is warranted for a period of 10 years from the date of purchase. The 10 year guarantee covers the Plus system and the internal metal frame, including the metal springs and gliding system. The warranty does not cover damage to leather, fabric or wood components.


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Missoula Field Office
|Release Date: 10/17/12
Cabins Available for Rent at Garnet Ghost Town During Winter
MISSOULA (Oct. 16, 2012) – Now is the time to plan for a winter getaway to the ghost town of Garnet, which was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Bureau of Land Management has two cabins available to rent from December through April at the historic site located 40 miles east of Missoula.
The remote site is popular among winter recreation enthusiasts who enjoy skiing and snowmobiling in the rugged terrain around the small cluster of historic buildings.
Reservations fill quickly, so a lottery drawing will be held in early November to determine cabin renters. Applications are available now and must be completed and returned to the Missoula BLM office by Nov. 2 to be eligible for the lottery. After the lottery, cabin vacancies will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications and detailed information can be found on the BLM Missoula Field Office website at http://www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/fo/missoula_field_office.html.
Cabins come furnished with beds, dishes, gas cook stoves, lanterns, and wood heat stoves. The Dahl Cabin sleeps up to six for $40 per night, and the McDonald Cabin sleeps four for $30 per night.
The only way to access Garnet in winter is via snowmobile, skis, snowshoes or dog sled. There are two routes into Garnet in the winter:
From Highway 200, turn south on the Garnet Range Road between mile markers 22 and 23 and park near the gate about a quarter-mile from Highway 200. The winter journey is about 12 miles with a steady incline from the closed gate to Garnet.
Visitors using I-90 should take the Bearmouth or Drummond Exit, then the Frontage Road to Bear Gulch. They can drive to a gate and a small parking area within five miles of the ghost town. This route is shorter but steeper, gaining 1,500 feet before reaching Garnet.
Garnet Ghost Town is located in the northernmost tip of Granite County, nestled in the Garnet Range of the Rocky Mountains, about 40 miles southeast of Missoula, and 14 miles northwest of Drummond. At its peak, more than 100 years ago, Garnet was a thriving gold-mining town with numerous hotels, a newspaper, an assay office, two barber shops, a meat market, several general stores, a blacksmith shop, a jail, a stage stop, and almost a dozen saloons.
As the gold played out in the early 1900s, the once-prosperous town slowly slipped into a deep sleep until New Deal policies of the 1930s, which supported a doubling of the price of gold, resulted in mines reopening and several hundred residents returning to Garnet. The revival was short-lived and restrictions on the private use of dynamite applied at the onset of World War II dealt Garnet a death blow. Frank Davey, Garnet's last full-time resident, passed away in 1947. Though never producing the tonnage of gold that its contemporaries at Bannack, Virginia City, Helena or Butte did, Garnet took its place as the last of the 19th-century Montana "boom" towns associated with the American dream of "striking it rich," and became the predominant mining center of the Garnet Range. The ghost town is now publicly owned and managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Proceeds from the cabin rental program are used for the on-going preservation and interpretation of the town.
For the latest BLM news and updates visit us on the web at: www.blm.gov/mt and on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/BLMMontana.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of Americas public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. In Fiscal Year 2015, the BLM generated $4.1 billion in receipts from activities occurring on public lands.
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There are not so many hotel rooms in Saint-Pierre, just 2, still everyone can find an offer to suit his choice. The most common offers in this city are hotels, they count 1 out of 2, and their prevalent location is central district. According to our practice, it is the most profitable to book a hotel in the east of Saint-Pierre, as it is the location of the hotels with optimal cost and quality offers along with the cheap hotels. Taking into account the small size of the city, there is no need to dwell hotel reservation on the location: the road to the city center would take less then half an hour, so one can book a hotel in any district of Saint-Pierre. The most populated with hotels district of Saint-Pierre is the north, 50% of cheap hotel rooms are concentrated here. Saint-Pierre is an ideal place for couple and family, such travellers rate hotels there 7.2 out of 10 on average. Apart from all these, hotels in Saint-Pierre offer their customers business centre, bar, swimming pool and restaurant/cafe. The most appreciated amenities in Saint-Pierre hotels are food and service. According to the visitors reviews, hotels in Saint-Pierre has great location, delicious food and fantastic service. Take a look at our selection of the cheap hotel rooms in Saint-Pierre to make a well-informed choice for your reservation!
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Until autumn arrives, it's very important to fish during the cool hours of the day. Early morning or late evening anglers will always catch more fish than the mid-day bait dunkers. In addition, artificial flies and lures will often have the advantage over baits during the heat of summer. Baits are more effective, when floated off the bottom, because that's where the trout will be, as they search for colder water.
Holders of valid fishing licenses qualify for entrance fee discounts at state parks from Tuesdays through Thursdays until the end of the year.
Now in effect is a fishing license requirement for 12 and 13 year-olds.
Abajo Mountains. Sergeant J. Shirley checked fishermen over the weekend. He said that Monticello Lake provided fair fishing for anglers using dry flies or floating bait. The algal growth has made fishing very difficult. Foy Lake offered better fishing, even though it is similarly plagued by algae. Recapture has been fishing poorly for pike or trout, but can be good for bullheads with traditional catfish baits. Blanding number three is the best Blanding-area reservoir. The best fishing will occur in the morning. Blanding number four produces larger trout than number three. At number four anglers should seek the deeper water.
Academy Mill Reservoir. Ray Allred backpacked to the pond on Saturday. He caught and released 15 10-inch tiger trout in two hours, using a number 10 brown leech.
Benches Reservoir. Success has ranged from fair to good. One creel survey technician recommended spring green PowerBait on a treble cheese hook with a slip sinker and length of leader. Another technician suggested a pink PowerBait/worm combo. One spincaster had good luck with a gold Gitzit. A silver spoon is Casey Mickelson's choice. Fly fishermen should take along a black gnat for evening surface feeding.
Blue Lake. Fishing has been good with worms or flies.
Boulgers Reservoir. Success ranges from one extreme to the other. Dedicated Hunter Louis Santi rated fishing as poor on one day; whereas Dedicated Hunter Kyle Medley described the catch rate as excellent. A nightcrawler tipped with a white marshmallow is recommended.
Cleveland Reservoir. Fishing success swings from poor to good. A worm/PowerBait combo can be effective. Good PowerBait colors include lime and lemon-twist.
Todd Munford reported fair fishing for off-shore bows on the northwest side. Todd recommends a nightcrawler tipped with a yellow marshmallow.
Tom Ogden tube-fished a week ago and landed six bows, ranging from 12-18 inches. He used fast-sinking line in 15-20 feet of water with #8 wooly bugger or leech. The darker colors seemed to work the best.
Duck Fork Reservoir. Aquatics Biologist Darek Elverud fished Duck Fork on Saturday, and reported good fishing for tigers, ranging from 9-17 inches. Darek recommends a black, olive or brown wooly bugger. The bite is light and a slow retrieve is best.
Electric Lake. Fishing success has been poor for several weeks. Still-fishing from a boat with a dead minnow holds the greatest chance for success.
Fairview Lakes. Todd Munford of King's Outdoor World reports that lake levels are low, concentrating the trout. Best fishing will be had from a tube or toon. Trout are hitting crawlers. Fly fishermen do best with a black leech pattern on sinking line.
Ferron Reservoir. Slow fishing has prevailed until late. Boats are landing most fish. The top lures are silver Jake's or Panther Martin's.
Conservation Officer Casey Mickelson recommends green wooly buggers or deer fly imitations.
Gigliotti Pond. The pond was restocked last week, and fishing has been good with a worm and bubble, says Conservation Officer Chris Pugliese.
Gooseberry Reservoir. The reservoir continues its season of poor fishing. For best results, fish early or late.The algal bloom has made bad fishing even worse.
Grassy Lake. Don Candelaria reported good fishing with worms and PowerBait.
Huntington Creek. Fishing flips between fair and good. Fly fishermen have a number of patterns to choose from: black ants, black gnats, midges, and Chernobyl ants or elk hair caddis. Browns are 11-13 inches
Huntington North State Park. Last week, Clifton Elliot of Price landed a 25 pound channel catfish from the bank with a nightcrawler. He was fishing in the late evening and floated the crawler off the bottom with a barrel sinker and two and a half feet of leader. Elliot told a friend he had seen another cat, which he guessed weighed more than 35 pounds. The water level is extremely low, and the ramp is out of the water.
Mammoth Reservoir. Fishing success runs cold and hot. Try a worm/cheese combo using orange glitter PowerBait. Motorboats with more than 10 horsepower are prohibited. This reservoir has special fishing regulations.
Joes Valley Reservoir. Dedicated Hunter Don Candelaria reported poor fishing success. Dead chubs are the best bait year-round. Special regulations apply at this reservoir. The limit is two fish. Only one may be over 22 inches. All trout from 15-22 inches must be immediately released.
LaSal Mountains. Sergeant J. Shirley reported excellent fishing at Oowah and Dark Canyon. Shirley noted that the biggest fish are coming from Dark Canyon with a Jake's Spin-a-Lure. Trout can be caught in the early morning with PowerBait or marshmallows at Ken's Lake.
DWR Habitat Specialist Duane Swasey recommends live grasshoppers at Don's Lake.
The Mill Creek Bridge remains under construction and will be impassable until November. Anglers wanting to fish Oowah must access the lake from the south end of the LaSal Mountain Loop Road. Warner Lake fishermen will need to come from the Castle Valley side.
Lower Fish Creek. Success ranges from fair to good. One spincaster reported good luck with a yellow Panther Martin with red dots. Todd Munford of King's Outdoor World recommends a number 18 Griffith's gnat or number 12 hopper.
Miller Flat Reservoir. Slow fishing continues. No recommendations.
Millsite Reservoir. Park Manager Dan Richards recommends trolling with Shad Raps or Roostertails at a depth of 6-12 feet. Pop gear and spoons have also been effective.
Petes Hole. Fishing success has been good with a worm/PowerBait combo. Rainbow is a good color.
Potters Ponds. Fishing ranges from slow to fair with bites coming in spurts. Try a worm/PowerBait combo.
Scofield Reservoir. The Bureau of Reclamation intends to drop the reservoir about five feet for dam improvements. State Park Manager Dan Richards says that the Madsen Bay ramp may be out of service by mid-August. The Mountain View ramp is expected to remain open until September.
Fishing success ranges widely with lots of contradictory reports.
A week ago, DWR Accounting Technician Tressa Christianson reported still-fishing with a party of five around the island. In four hours, the party caught about 50 rainbows, which averaged more than two pounds with a 17-inch length. The party used rainbow sparkle PowerBait and/or rainbow PowerNuggets, floated off the bottom with a slip sinker and two to three feet of leader.
A few lures stand out from the rest, a black Panther Martin with yellow dots, and Jake's Spin-a-Lure.
Soup Bowl. Dedicated Hunter Don Candelaria described fishing as excellent with worms and rainbow PowerBait. Wooly buggers are a good fly choice.
Straight Canyon. Try worms or black Panther Martins with yellow dots.
Wrigley Springs Reservoir. There has been a partial fish kill in recent weeks. Summer heat and low oxygen have caused a number of trout to "belly up."
Willow Reservoir. Fishing is improving since the Jungle fire. The best baits are green PowerBait or grasshoppers. Most trout are about 11-inches long. Conservation Officer Casey Mickelsen recommends green wooly buggers or deer fly imitations.


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|Luxilon Adrenaline String Scores
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Adrenaline is a medium firm co-poly designed to deliver Luxilon's magical brew of precision, spin, durability and feel to big hitters. As with many Luxilon strings, this one not only grabs the ball well, but it also snaps it out of the stringbed with a nice blend of speed and spin (think, "heavy ball"). Needless to say, we were impressed by how effectively the ball dropped when going for cross court angles or flirting with the baseline. Even so, our team had mixed opinions about Adrenaline's control, with one player finding it a little too lively on flat strokes. On the upside, both our playtesters reported a responsive and comfortably crisp feel, with few dead hits and a minimum of off-center shock. This is not surprising given Luxilon's proven ability to enhance the performance of polyester through its heavily guarded list of patented technologies and chemical additives. Finally, no review of Adrenaline is complete without mentioning the price. As the least expensive string in Luxilon's admittedly pricey lineup, Adrenaline is simply an incredible value, especially when you consider the impressive level of playability it offers to big hitters.
For our team, Adrenaline did not play dead like many of the stiffer, more traditional polys. In fact, Brittany experienced decent pop right off the stringer. She said, "During the first couple of hits with this string (about 2-3 hours) I found it to be pretty lively for a poly. I found some of my balls launching off my strings with some real power behind them. However, once the string settled into the racquet the power level dropped to a more typical level for a poly. What I did like was that there still was just a little bit of power remaining even toward the end of the playtest."
Michelle also discovered Adrenaline's lively side. She said, "I found this string to have above average power for a poly, with a very crisp feel. I tend to gravitate toward deader polys, so I notice just the slightest bit of liveliness in a string. Access to power was definitely easier than what I would expect from a traditional poly. However, this was OK because the string was soft and I could up the tension and get a bit more control without damaging my arm. Like a fine wine, this string got better with time for me. A lot of times I need to cut a poly out of my racquets after 2 or 3 weeks because the strings lose their playability. With Adrenaline the power became more muted the longer the playtest went on (which is typical for a poly), which was great for my personal preferences."
As predominantly flat ball hitters, our two playtesters didn't take full advantage of Adrenaline's spin potential. However, Brittany had zero problems cranking up the spin when she needed it, saying, "As a tennis player who tends to hit a slightly flatter ball, I always appreciate any additional spin I can get from my strings. This string did not let me down, and I got some good bite on the ball. This spin came in handy when I was hitting shorter angle shots or when I was on the run and had to throw up a more defensive ball. There was enough spin to bring the ball back down into the court."
Michelle also got plenty of bite and kick from this co-poly. She said, "I found some lively spin with Adrenaline, and I liked how the ball dove sharply in the nick of time. The spin wasn't quite as extreme as Kirschbaum Black Shark or Polyfibre TCS, but it is definitely there if you want it and when you want it."
Though Adrenaline is made from a stiff material, it benefits from chemical additives designed to remove some of the harshness typically found in polys. This helps explain why neither of our playtesters complained of excessive shock. Indeed, Michelle found this string to be extremely comfortable. She said, "This string was super comfortable. Again, this is new territory for me as I'm very used to the stiff and uncomfortable polys. I continue to be amazed that there are comfortable polys out there that I can use at higher tensions without destroying my body! I could easily up the tension and not feel it at all in my arm. Definitely one of the more comfortable offerings from Luxilon."
"I found Adrenaline to be fairly comfortable for a polyester string," said Brittany. "It is nowhere near as comfortable as a multi or natural gut, but I didn't experience any issues with this string. It wasn't as comfortable when I didn't hit the ball in the sweetspot, but there was no pain or discomfort."
Our two playtesters didn't reach a consensus on Adrenaline's level of control. Brittany, with her huge strokes, felt absolutely dialed in. She said, "Control was hands down my favorite aspect of the string. I could take full, aggressive cuts at the ball and keep the ball in play. I strung Adrenaline in my Yonex VCORE 100 S and the Donnay Formula 100, which are both on the more powerful side, and found that this string complemented the racquets well. Adrenaline gave me the confidence to aim my balls closer to the lines and to go for more offensive shots."
"Control is the only thing I was missing from Adrenaline," said Michelle, who found this co-poly to launch the ball a little too far on flat strokes. "Since I hit a flat ball and don't rely on a ton of spin to bring the ball down I would have enjoyed a little less power and more control. Luckily, because it is such a comfortable string I could up the tension to get more control from the string, and it didn't hurt my arm at all, unlike traditional polys. I think the average player will find this string offers ample control."
Unlike some polys that get brassy or unresponsive over time, Adrenaline actually improved with age. In fact, for Michelle this string never ran out of gas. She said, "Adrenaline started off lively and retained its playing characteristics well into the playtest. It held its tension well, and I felt this string had above average durability. I was still enjoying playing with Adrenaline a solid month into the playtest."
Brittany also had great playability long into the playtest. She said, "I felt the string changed for the better the longer it was in my racquet. The first couple hits felt a little lively, but after that the string started to settle in to the racquet. It felt the best at the end of the playtest, with a good combination of power, control and spin."
Michelle - "Comfort was my favorite feature of this string -- finding a Luxilon string that I can string comfortably into the high 50s/low 60s is a wonderful thing!"
Brittany - "The longer it sits in my racquet the more I enjoy it. Additionally, I like the feel and control, with just a touch of liveliness."
Michelle - " I don't love lively strings. However, I have a hard time saying I disliked this characteristic because I think it's awesome that this poly offers power and comfortable play in one lively package. It just isn't the string for me and my Pure Drive."
Brittany - "My one small dislike would be that the playing characteristics changed throughout the playtest from lively to a more control-oriented string."
Michelle - "Babolat Pro Hurricane and Tecnifibre Black Code play similarly to Adrenaline, though Black Code feels a bit firmer to me than Adrenaline. I feel like Adrenaline could be the answer for anyone who wants something softer and livelier than 4G."
Brittany - "I would compare this string to Luxilon Savage. They have a similar feel, especially since they both use a Liquid Crystalline polymer. They are comparable in control and spin, but Adrenaline feels a tiny bit livelier, especially when it's first strung. I would also say that Adrenaline is slightly more comfortable."
(Scores are determined by averaging individual play test scores)
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|Playability Duration
|String Movement
|Michelle's Scores
|Playability Duration
|String Movement
Playtest Racquet: Donnay Formula 100
Playtest Tension: 57 lbs
Typical String: Polyester 16g
Playtest Racquet: Babolat Pure Drive Roddick Plus
Playtest Tension: 60 lbs
Typical String: Polyester 16g (the stiffer, the better)
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Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction
|This guideline is a part of the English Wikipedia's Manual of Style. It is a generally accepted standard that editors should attempt to follow, though it is best treated with common sense, and occasional exceptions may apply. Any substantive edit to this page should reflect consensus. When in doubt, discuss first on the talk page.
|This page in a nutshell: Wikipedia articles should describe fiction and fictional elements from the perspective of the real world, not from the perspective of the fiction itself. Jump to conclusions for a more detailed summary of this guideline's contents.
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By topic area
Wikipedia contains numerous articles on fiction-related subjects, fictional worlds, and elements from them.
If a topic warrants inclusion in Wikipedia, editors should consider what to write about the subject, and how to best present that information. Because these questions are complementary, they should not be interpreted in isolation from one another, and editors should address both these questions simultaneously to create a well-written article.
When an article is created, the subject's real-world notability should be established according to the general notability guideline by including independent, reliable, and secondary sources—this will also ensure enough source material is available for the article to be comprehensive and factually accurate.
This page is a guideline, not policy, and it should be approached with common sense and the occasional exception. Following the basic notions laid out in this guideline is generally a good way to improve articles on fictional topics.
- 1 Real-world perspective
- 2 Primary and secondary information
- 3 Contextual presentation
- 4 Notability
- 5 Accuracy and appropriate weight
- 6 Fair use
- 7 Conclusions
- 8 List of exemplary articles
- 9 Templates
- 10 Alternative outlets for fictional universe articles
- 11 Infoboxes and succession boxes
- 12 Categories
- 13 See also
Real-world perspective[edit]
Articles about fiction, like all Wikipedia articles, should adhere to the real world as their primary frame of reference. The approach is to describe the subject matter from the perspective of the real world, in which the work of fiction and its publication are embedded. It necessitates the use of both primary and secondary information.
Exemplary aspects of real-world perspective include:
- Careful differentiation between the work of fiction itself and aspects of its production process and publication, such as the impact a work of fiction has had in the real world (see also below)
- Careful differentiation between narrated time and fictional chronology on the one hand, and narrative time and actual chronology of real-world events on the other (of particular relevance to all film and TV-related topics)
- The presentation of fictional material
- particularly for film and TV-related topics, this may include cinematographical aspects
- for literature, this may include writing style and literary technique
- Description of fictional characters, places and devices as objects of the narrative
- Making (referenced!) mention of the author's intention
Real-world perspective is not an optional quality criterion but a general, basic requirement for all articles. See below for a list of exemplary articles which employ a consistent real-world perspective.
The problem with in-universe perspective[edit]
An in-universe perspective describes the narrative from the perspective of characters within the fictional universe, treating it as if it were real and ignoring real-world context and sourced analysis. The threshold of what constitutes in-universe writing is making any effort to re-create or uphold the illusion of the original fiction by omitting real-world info.
Many fan wikis and fan websites (see below) take this approach, but it should not be used for Wikipedia articles. An in-universe perspective can be misleading, inviting unverifiable original research. Most importantly, in-universe perspective defies community consensus as to what we do not want Wikipedia to be or become.
Features often seen in an inappropriate, in-universe perspective include:
- Disregarding all or most aspects of a work of fiction as a creative endeavour
- A plot synopsis written like a historical account
- Fictography – an article or section about a fictional character written like a biography, placing, for example, undue emphasis on titles or birthdates despite their being unimportant to the plot or interpretation. For example, instead of writing: "Gandalf was a powerful wizard" write: "Gandalf is characterised by Tolkien as a powerful wizard".
- Description of fictional places written like a geographical account; the same principles apply as for fictional characters. For example, (per WP:CYF), instead of writing: "Trillian is Arthur Dent's girlfriend. She was taken away from Earth by Zaphod when he met her at a party. She meets Dent while travelling with Zaphod", write: "Trillian is a fictional character from Douglas Adams' radio, book and now film series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. In the first book, Trillian is introduced to the main character Arthur Dent on a spaceship. In her backstory, she was taken away from Earth when the space alien Zaphod Beeblebrox met her at a party."
- Using past tense when discussing the plot or any of its elements (except backstory), rather than the historical present tense
- Attempting to reconcile contradictions or bridge gaps in the narrative, rather than simply reporting them as such
- Giving equal weight to a fictional topic's appearances in major works, and in obscure spin-off material
- Placing spiritual successors in the same continuity as the works that inspired them
- Using in-jokes and references which require knowledge of the plot or characters of the work, its prequels or sequels
- Using infoboxes intended for real-world topics
- Referring to the fictional events or dates which occur in the story, rather than the fictional works themselves. For example, instead of writing: "It is the year 34,500 AD, when the Trantorian Empire encompasses roughly half of the galaxy", write: "This story is set in the year 34,500 AD, when the Trantorian Empire encompasses roughly half of the galaxy", or similar.
- Ordering works by their fictional chronology, rather than the actual order they were published. For example, although Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace was the fourth film released in the franchise, the story is a prequel that represents the beginning of the Star Wars narrative. As such it should be ordered as the fourth work in the series, not the first. It is acceptable to include both the fictional timeline and the real world timeline, providing that the distinction is not ambiguous; the real world time line should take precedence.
These restrictions should and do hold for serious satire such as Gulliver's Travels or Candide (and many works for the stage) where the fictional elements are designed to camouflage the serious political or social criticism within the work. In such cases, it is legitimate to use reliable sources to examine the fictional elements and the design of the storyline when such sources attempt to decipher the author's original intent. The same exemptions might apply to other special forms of literature where the fiction/non-fiction categorization is disputed, such as the possibly historical elements of religious scripture.
See also the sections on fair use, accuracy and appropriate weight, and templates.
Primary and secondary information[edit]
Where the above section discusses the principal perspective from which an article is written and makes the distinction between real-world perspective versus "in-universe" perspective, this section discusses the incorporation of information. Please see also the related policy on the use of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources.
Primary information[edit]
The term primary information describes information that originates from primary sources about the fictional universe, i.e., the original work of fiction or an affiliated work of fiction (e.g., another episode of the same series). Even with strict adherence to the real-world perspective, writing about fiction always includes using the original fiction itself as a source. See also the sections on fair use and templates. WP:PSTS says, "...a primary source may be used only to make descriptive claims, the accuracy of which is verifiable by a reasonable, educated person without specialist knowledge... Do not make analytic, synthetic, interpretive, explanatory, or evaluative claims about information found in a primary source."
Examples of information available in primary sources include:
- the birth and death dates of fictional characters;
- performance statistics or characteristics for fictional vehicles or devices;
- history of fictional locations or organizations;
- background information on fictional creatures; and,
- the plot itself
Secondary information[edit]
The term secondary information describes information external to the fictional universe, and is usually taken from secondary sources about the work of art or the fictional world contained therein, or from primary and secondary sources about the author and the circumstances of creation. Publications affiliated with a particular work of fiction (e.g. fan magazines), are mostly not considered suitable secondary sources about the primary works. However, such publications may be suitable primary or secondary sources in an article about the fan publication itself or other related topics.
The rule of thumb is to use as much secondary information as necessary and useful to give the article a real-world perspective, not more and not less. Another rule of thumb is that if the topic is notable, secondary information should be available and possibly already in the article.
Examples of useful information typically provided by secondary sources about the original work, or primary and secondary sources about information external to the work:
- the author or creator
- other key figures of the creation process, e.g., the cinematographer for films or notable translators for novels
- the film or software company or publishing house
- the design
- the development, both before its first appearance and over the course of the narrative
- real-world factors that have influenced the work or fictional element
- for a fictional character in a dramatic production, the actor who portrayed the role and their approach to playing that character
- foreign translations
- its popularity among the public
- its sales figures (for commercial offerings)
- its reception by critics
- critical analysis of the work of fiction, including discussion of themes, style, motifs and genre
- the influence of the work on later creators and their projects
Contextual presentation[edit]
Plot summaries[edit]
Generally there are two possible issues to be considered: the context of the production and the context of the original fiction. Whenever the original fiction itself is the subject of the article, all out-of-universe (that is, real world) information needs to be set in the context of that original fiction (e.g., by including a plot summary). When the article concerns, e.g., a documentary about that original fiction, it is not necessarily important to discuss the content of the original source material.
Details of creation, development, etcetera, relating to a particular fictional element are more helpful if the reader understands the role of that element in the story. This often involves providing plot summaries, character descriptions or biographies, or direct quotations. By convention, these synopses should be written in the present tense (known in this use as the narrative present), as this is the way that the story is experienced as it is read or viewed (see also WP:FICTENSE). At any particular point in the story there is a "past" and a "future", but whether something is "past" or "future" changes as the story progresses. It is simplest and conventional to recount the entire description as continuous "present".
Plot summaries and similar recaps of fictional works (like a character's fictional biography) should be written in an out-of-universe style, presenting the narrative from a displaced, neutral frame of reference from the characters or setting. While an in-universe style may be more engaging for prose, it may also bias the work and be overly wordy. For example, instead of starting a plot summary with "It is 2003," (which puts the reader in the frame of reference of the work), start with "In 2003, ..." (which extracts the reader from that frame).
Plot summaries can be written from the real-world perspective by referring to specific works or parts of works ("In the first book", "In Act II") or describing things from the author or creator's perspective ("The author introduces", "The story describes"). This gives the summary a grounded tone that is accessible to those unfamiliar with the source material. Real-world perspective is the preferred style for plot summaries that encompass multiple works, such as broadly describing a series of novels, describing key events that might have happened in earlier works that impact the present work, or the biography of a fictional character over multiple works. Such conventions are not as important for plot summaries of single works that are not part of a series; nevertheless, real-world language at the beginning of summaries is often good style. A long singular work that has natural divisions (for example, the three Books within A Tale of Two Cities, or the acts of a play or musical) can be used to create subheadings under the plot to provide real-world framing without introducing it in text. A singular work itself might necessitate a real-world perspective due to its structure. Summaries written in a real-world perspective do not need to stay true to the fiction's chronological order if going out of order improves the summary. A work with two concurrent running storylines where the narrative switches back and forth between them (for example, the film Memento) is likely better told by summarizing one storyline in full, followed by the second storyline, as long as this narrative structure is explained to the reader.
The length of a plot summary should be carefully balanced with the length of the other sections. Strictly avoid creating pages consisting only of a plot summary. For some types of media, associated guidelines may offer advice on plot length; for example, WP:Manual of Style/Film#Plot suggests that plot summaries for feature films should be between 400 and 700 words.
The plot summary for a work, on a page about that work, does not need to be sourced with in-line citations, as it is generally assumed that the work itself is the primary source for the plot summary. However, editors are encouraged to add sourcing if possible. If a plot summary includes a direct quote from the work, this must be cited using inline citations per WP:QUOTE. Sometimes a work will be summarized by secondary sources, which can be used for sourcing. Otherwise, using brief quotation citations from the primary work can be helpful to source key or complex plot points.
Presenting fictional material from the original work is allowed, provided passages are short, are given the proper context, and do not constitute the main portion of the article. If such passages stray into the realm of interpretation, per WP:PRIMARY, secondary sources must be provided to avoid original research. Plot summaries cannot engage in interpretation and should only present an obvious recap of the work. For example, we cannot state anything about whether the top remains spinning or topples at the end of Inception. Even small details that might be clear on a word-by-word or frame-by-frame analysis – steps well beyond the normal act of reading or watching a work – should be considered original research and excluded from such articles. If a vague plot element is later clarified by the work's creator, this can be included in the summary as long as a citation to this clarification is provided. Independent secondary sources that make analysis or interpretation of a work but without any correlation with the creator should be discussed in a separate section outside of the plot summary and not confused with the presented plot summary.
Summary style approach[edit]
Sometimes, when an article gets long (see Wikipedia:Article size), a section of the article is made into its own article, and the handling of the subject in the main article is condensed to a brief summary. This is completely normal Wikipedia procedure; see for example Wikipedia:Summary style, which explains the technique. The new article is sometimes called a "spinout" or "spinoff" of the main article. For fictional works, these spinout articles are typically lists of characters or other elements that usually rely on the coverage of the parent topic, and may lack demonstration of real-world coverage through sources dedicated specifically to those elements (see Wikipedia:Lists). Very rarely should such spinout articles be about a singular topic (e.g., character, plot item); either that topic has demonstrated its own notability, or should be merged into the main article or existing spinout articles.
The spinout article should concisely provide details of the topic or topics covered in the work – just because the spinout article is given more space to grow does not mean that excessive plot summaries or fictional character biographies are appropriate. As with other fictional works, the spinout article should be written in an "out-of-universe" style. As with all other Wikipedia articles, the spinout article needs to be verifiable, must possess no original research, and must reflect a neutral point of view.
All fictional topics must meet the notability guidelines to warrant articles specifically about them. As mentioned earlier, the rule of thumb is that if the topic is sufficiently notable, secondary sources will be available and will ideally be included on article creation.
Accuracy and appropriate weight[edit]
Articles must be written from a neutral point of view and must give due weight to all aspects of the subject. They should also give appropriate weight to all elements of the article page, including, e.g., infoboxes and succession boxes as well as images and the text. The goal is to attain the greatest possible degree of accuracy in covering the topic at hand, which is also the basic rationale behind discouraging e.g., disproportionately long plot summaries and in-universe writing.
Fair use[edit]
As the Wikimedia Foundation is based in the United States, Wikipedia articles must conform to U.S. copyright laws. It has been held in a number of court cases that any work which re-tells original ideas from a fictional source, in sufficient quantity without adding information about that work, or in some way analysing and explaining it, may be construed as a derivative work or a copyright violation. This may apply irrespective of the way information is presented, in or out of the respective fictional universe, or in some entirely different form such as a quizbook or "encyclopedia galactica".
Information about copyrighted fictional worlds and plots of works of fiction can be provided only under a claim of fair use, and Wikipedia's non-free content policy requires minimal extent of use. Many works of fiction covered by Wikipedia are protected by copyright. Some works are sufficiently old that their copyright has expired, or the rights may have been released in some way, such as under the GFDL, or into the public domain.
When writing about fiction, keep the following in mind:
- The principal frame of reference is always the real world, in which both the work of fiction and its publication are embedded: write from a real-world perspective;
- Both primary and secondary information is necessary for a real-world perspective: maintain a balanced use of both primary and secondary sources;
- Unpublished personal observation and interpretation of the article's subject and primary sources are not acceptable on Wikipedia: avoid original research;
- All included information needs to be verifiable and derive from and be supported by reliable sources, and all sources (including the primary sources) need to be appropriately cited in the article: reference all information and cite your sources;
- All relevant aspects must be given due weight in all elements of the article page, including text, images, elements of layout and even the article title: give weight where weight is due;
- Readability and comprehensibility: put all information into context with the original fiction;
- Check with the image use policy before adding images to any article;
- Avoid creating lists of trivia; instead, incorporate relevant information into the body of the article;
- Wikipedia's fair-use policy: the amount of copyrighted work used should be as little as possible.
List of exemplary articles[edit]
The following is a partial list of articles about fiction or elements from fiction that follow the real-world perspective. These are good examples to follow for editors seeking to cover fictional subjects on Wikipedia. For other good examples, see the lists of articles that have been rated at Good and Featured status.
- Note: Keep in mind that the content in these articles may have changed since the time of their original listing here.
If you notice an article that predominantly describes a fictional topic from an in-universe perspective, or even provides no indication that a fictional subject is fictional, preferably rewrite the article or section yourself, or use the {{In-universe}} template to bring the issue to the attention of others. Be sure to leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your objections. The template looks like this:
|This article describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. Learn how and when to remove this template message) (
{{Cleanup tense}}
One of the most frequently occurring errors associated with an in-universe style of writing is incorrect use of past tense when discussing elements of the plot. Works of fiction are generally considered to "come alive" when read. As with all other article issues, preferably fix it yourself, or alternatively you may use the template to supplement and specify the {{In-universe}} template's call for a consistent real-world perspective.
|This article does not follow Wikipedia's guidelines on the use of different tenses. (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
{{Primary sources}}
If you notice an article featuring only primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject, preferably find and add suitable sources yourself, or use the {{Primarysources}} template to bring the issue to the attention of others.
|This article relies too much on references to primary sources. (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
A plot summary should be succinct and focused on the main plot. What to cut can sometimes be a difficult decision. If you have the time and energy, please consider tightening overly long and overly detailed plot summaries yourself. Alternatively, use the template:
|This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
{{All plot}}
If you come across an article which consists entirely or almost entirely of a plot summary, you may use the {{All plot}} template to raise the issue. Since this is a crucial article issue which may eventually lead to the article being nominated for deletion, consider improving the article yourself.
|This article consists almost entirely of a plot summary. It should be expanded to provide more balanced coverage that includes real-world context. (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
{{No plot}}
Conversely, the {{No plot}} template can be used in the rather atypical case that a plot summary is missing from an article. If you feel qualified to write a basic plot summary, consider giving it a shot. Succinctly summarizing a plot and deciding which elements to mention and how to describe and weight them can be a challenge, but it's also a rewarding experience; plot summaries can be entirely based on primary sources and in many cases no complicated cross-reading between various sources is required.
|This article needs a plot summary.
Alternative outlets for fictional universe articles[edit]
Some other Wikipedia-like projects prefer the in-universe perspective. These provide a good alternative for editors interested in writing as fans, for fans. The following is a partial list:
- 24 Wikia—Describes the universe of the 24 television show.
- Alphanex—A wiki concerning the Marvel Comics team Alpha Flight
- James Cameron's Avatar—at Wikia
- Battlestar Wiki—A Battlestar Galactica-related encyclopedia.
- Buffyverse Wiki—A wiki dedicated to the fictional universe of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-offs.
- Bulbapedia—Describes the Pokémon universe.
- Comixpedia's Webcomic Encyclopedia—A wiki about webcomics.
- DC Database—An unofficial DC Comics wiki.
- DC Animated Universe Wiki—An unofficial DC animated universe wiki.
- Dragon Ball Encyclopedia—A wiki about the Dragon Ball multiverse.
- Dungeons & Dragons and Dungeons & Dragons—wikis devoted to the Dungeons & Dragons game.
- Encyclopedia Gamia—A wiki about computer and video games, board, card and pen and paper games.
- Eragon—Eragon
- Family Guy wiki—Family Guy
- Final Fantasy—A wiki dedicated to the Final Fantasy franchise.
- Forever Knight wiki - A wiki concerning Forever Knight and its fandom.
- GameWikis—Community fansite/wiki for several computer games such as: Guild Wars and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Warhammer Online.
- Greyhawk wiki—a wiki devoted to the world of Greyhawk.
- Harry Potter wiki—a wiki devoted to the Harry Potter universe
- Heroes Wiki—a wiki devoted to Heroes universe
- The Infosphere—A Futurama wiki.
- Lostpedia—A wiki dedicated to the Lost universe.
- The Encyclopedia Malazica—A wiki dedicated to Steven Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont's Malazan Universe.
- Marvel Database—An unofficial Marvel Comics wiki.
- Marvel Universe—The official Marvel Comics wiki.
- Max Payne Wiki—An unofficial Max Payne Wiki.
- Memory Alpha—Describes the Star Trek universe.
- Phineas and Ferb-A Phineas and Ferb wiki
- Pro Wrestling Wikia—Professional wrestling wiki
- RuneScape Wiki—A wiki devoted to the MMORPG RuneScape.
- SimpsonsWiki—A Simpsons-related wiki.
- SmashWiki—A Super Smash Bros. wiki
- Tardis Data Core - a Doctor Who wiki.
- Transformers Wiki—A wiki dedicated to the Transformers toylines, cartoon series, comics and movies.
- Tenchi in Tokyo—A wiki dedicated to the Tenchi anime series.
- Tolkien Gateway—A wiki dedicated to J.R.R. Tolkien and his works.
- The TV IV—A user-edited compedium of television knowledge.
- The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages—A wiki dedicated to The Elder Scrolls series.
- Sonic Retro—A wiki dedicated to the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
- Wookieepedia—Describes the Star Wars universe.
- Wowpedia—A wiki for the World of Warcraft videogame.
Infoboxes and succession boxes[edit]
Infoboxes, usually placed in the upper-right portion of an article, give key data about the article's subject in tabular format. For entities within fiction, useful infobox data might include the creators or actors, first appearance, an image, and in-universe information essential to understanding the entity's context in the overall fiction. What qualifies as essential varies based on the nature of the work. Where facts change at different points in a story or series, there may be no appropriate in-universe information at all to add. By contrast, an infobox on a character in a fantasy work with multiple warring factions may warrant data such as allegiance.
As with all infoboxes, trivial details should be avoided. An infobox for a real-life actor would not contain items such as favorite food and hobbies; these details do not aid the reader in understanding the important characteristics of the subject. In the same way, infoboxes about fictional entities should avoid delving into minutiae, such as information only mentioned in supplementary backstory. For this reason, infoboxes meant for real-world entities should not be applied to their fictional counterparts, since, for example, information important to a description of a real-world company may be tangential to a fictional one. It is important to identify the revenue of Microsoft, whereas the fact that fictional MegaAcmeCorp makes 300 billion GalactiBucks in 2463 is probably unimportant.
Another common type of template, succession boxes, should not be used to describe in-universe relationships in articles about fictional entities. Succession boxes assume continuity, which may not exist. Furthermore, they may invite the creation of non-notable articles that fall under the fictional succession. For articles about works of fiction themselves, the story that each work of fiction depicts does not change despite the continuation of stories across serial works or sequels, and as a consequence, the events within one work of fiction are always in the present whenever it is read, watched, or listened to. In-universe temporal designations such as "current" or "previous" are therefore inappropriate. For character articles (which cannot be bound temporally), it may be acceptable to use customized templates to summarize information from the perspective of the real world, such as connections between articles describing the same fictional world. Such templates should not invite the creation of articles about non-notable subjects.
A number of categories exist to sort works of fiction by their major themes and narrative elements which can help readers find related works. For example, works on Harry Potter should be categorized in Fictional characters who use magic. However, editors should be careful to use an excessive number of categories, and should only use the categories that primarily cover the work, where it would be nearly impossible to concisely describe the work or topic of fiction without broadly mentioning the category. While Category:Blood in fiction may readily apply to stories where blood is a major element such as works about vampires, the work should not be categorized into this category just based on the appearance of blood in the work. Overzealous sorting can diffuse the usefulness of these categories, as well as over-categorize certain works.
See also[edit]
- Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information, see Summary-only descriptions of works
- Wikipedia:Manual of Style sub-guidelines:
- Article titles for:
- Wikipedia Essays on:
Related wikiprojects[edit]
These are some of the larger wikiprojects that deal with fiction material. They may have additional suggestions, article templates and styles with which you might wish to make yourself familiar.
- WikiProject Anime and manga
- WikiProject Books
- WikiProject Films
- WikiProject Television
- WikiProject Video games
There are also numerous genre-specific and even franchise-specific wikiprojects; see WP:WikiProject Council for listings.