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This page is not one of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">Wikipedia's policies or guidelines</a> as it has not been <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus#Levels_of_consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">thoroughly vetted by the community</a>.</div></div></td><td class="mbox-imageright"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1252059228">.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain{float:right;margin:0 0 0 1em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);padding:0.3em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;text-align:center;font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxleft{float:left;margin:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutlist{display:inline-block;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);margin-bottom:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain ul{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutanchordiv{position:relative;top:-3em}.mw-parser-output li .module-shortcutanchordiv{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mbox-imageright .module-shortcutboxplain{padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 1em;line-height:1.3;margin:0}</style><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:HTRIVIA"></span><span id="WP:HTRIV"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:HTRIVIA&redirect=no">WP:HTRIVIA</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:HTRIV&redirect=no">WP:HTRIV</a></span></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Explanatory essay about the Manual of Style guideline on trivia sections</div> <p>Trivia is broadly defined as information that is not important. However, since Wikipedia consists of articles, we can be more specific—trivia is information that is not important to the subject it is being presented in relation to. </p><p>Note that certain kinds of information can be more or less important, depending on the context. For instance, in the <i>South Park</i> episode "Pinkeye", the space station <i>Mir</i> (which really existed) lands on Kenny McCormick (a fictional character), killing him. The overall importance of this piece of information depends on the situation. It may be considered for inclusion in the article on <a href="/wiki/Kenny_McCormick" title="Kenny McCormick">Kenny McCormick</a> as another cause of Kenny's death, or in the article on the episode "<a href="/wiki/Pinkeye_(South_Park)" title="Pinkeye (South Park)">Pinkeye</a>" (while Kenny's cause of death is not critical, it is an element of the plot). However, as it did not happen in real life, it is too trivial to include in the article on <i><a href="/wiki/Mir" title="Mir">Mir</a></i>. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Should_trivia_be_allowed_on_Wikipedia?"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Should trivia be allowed on Wikipedia?</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Trivia_sections"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Trivia sections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Trivia_articles"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Trivia articles</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Different_types_of_trivia"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Different types of trivia</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Stand-alone_trivia"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Stand-alone trivia</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Connective_trivia"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Connective trivia</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Recommendations_for_handling_trivia"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Recommendations for handling trivia</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Practical_steps"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Practical steps</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Integrating_trivia_sections"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Integrating trivia sections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-10"><a href="#Annotated_vs._plain_lists"><span class="tocnumber">3.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Annotated vs. plain lists</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-11"><a href="#Suggested_section_titles"><span class="tocnumber">3.2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Suggested section titles</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Integrated_trivia_and_original_research"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Integrated trivia and original research</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Related_articles"><span class="tocnumber">3.4</span> <span class="toctext">Related articles</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Trivia_and_categories"><span class="tocnumber">3.5</span> <span class="toctext">Trivia and categories</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Should_trivia_be_allowed_on_Wikipedia?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Should_trivia_be_allowed_on_Wikipedia?"><span id="Should_trivia_be_allowed_on_Wikipedia.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Should_trivia_be_allowed_on_Wikipedia?"></span>Should trivia be allowed on Wikipedia?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Should_trivia_be_allowed_on_Wikipedia?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Handling_trivia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Should trivia be allowed on Wikipedia?" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>Yes and no. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOT#IINFO" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOT">Wikipedia is not</a> an indiscriminate collection of information, so some degree of selectivity should always be used, but the criteria for inclusion are complex, because the "importance" of a fact is subjective. It is not reasonable to disallow all information that some editors feel is unimportant, because that information could be important to some readers. Nevertheless, an ideal Wikipedia article would present its subject in a straightforward but well-organized way, and refer the reader to other articles or outside resources where more details can be found. The overinclusion of an exhaustive list of unnecessary details detracts from this goal. Trivia sections should not simply be wiped away, however, because some items may be useful for integration. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trivia_sections" data-mw-thread-id="h-Trivia_sections-Should_trivia_be_allowed_on_Wikipedia?"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Trivia_sections-Should_trivia_be_allowed_on_Wikipedia?"></span>Trivia sections<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Trivia_sections-Should_trivia_be_allowed_on_Wikipedia?"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Handling_trivia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Trivia sections" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Trivia usually appears on Wikipedia as bulleted lists of miscellaneous information. Such lists can appear within an article, usually in a trivia section. The style guideline at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Trivia_sections" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Trivia sections">Wikipedia:Trivia sections</a> suggests that trivia sections should be avoided in favor of presenting information within the framework of the article's main text. This provides a stylistic solution to the prevalence of trivia sections by integrating items elsewhere in the article, but it makes no judgments about the relevance of the facts or whether they should be included. </p><p>In some cases, trivia is written in prose form, and trivia that is written this way may or may not be problematic. If the prose is effectively a list of disconnected items that isn't bulleted, it is not an improvement over a list—actually, it may be worse. On the other hand, if the prose actually relates the trivia to the rest of the article in a coherent way, it is a significant improvement over a bare list. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trivia_articles" data-mw-thread-id="h-Trivia_articles-Should_trivia_be_allowed_on_Wikipedia?"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Trivia_articles-Should_trivia_be_allowed_on_Wikipedia?"></span>Trivia articles<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Trivia_articles-Should_trivia_be_allowed_on_Wikipedia?"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Handling_trivia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Trivia articles" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Trivia articles most likely come up as forked-off trivia sections that have grown too large, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:%22In_popular_culture%22_articles" class="mw-redirect" title='Wikipedia:"In popular culture" articles'>Wikipedia:"In popular culture" articles</a>. Just as trivia sections should be avoided, trivia articles should be avoided. These articles solve the problem of trivia cluttering up the parent article, but this solution creates other problems. Unlike trivia sections, trivia articles are not especially useful as repositories of information to be integrated elsewhere. This is because trivia articles keep such information away from the main page on a subject. This presents an inherent challenge, because there is usually no text in a trivia article to absorb the disconnected items. </p><p>Some articles may, with their title, imply that they are good places to put unimportant information; for instance an article called "Three's Company trivia" would be a bad idea in the first place. In addition to the likely problems with the content of such an article, the title may also need to be addressed, just as a "trivia" section in the <i><a href="/wiki/Three%27s_Company" title="Three's Company">Three's Company</a></i> article may need to be renamed to achieve some selectivity and context. Other articles are merely <i><a href="/wiki/De_facto" title="De facto">de facto</a></i> trivia articles. That is, they have a title that seems like a real article, such as "Leprechauns in popular culture", but in fact the entire article consists of a list of trivia. </p><p>Trivia articles are especially problematic, because their existence makes it much harder to solve the original problem about the relevance of the trivia fact in relation to the subject. Whereas ordinary editors can delete sections of articles, they can't delete articles. Editors can move articles, but most editors will not be as bold in moving articles as they would in restructuring within an article. Compounding this, when an article is split up, it may be hard to get other users involved in discussion or efforts to make improvements: the talk page of the trivia article is often very low-activity, but on the talk page of the main article, editors may not care to address the trivia article. Trivia articles are often abandoned by editors in a way that trivia sections are not: in order to stem the tide of constant trivia additions, editors may simply fork the trivia section out to another page, and let it exist there. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Different_types_of_trivia" data-mw-thread-id="h-Different_types_of_trivia"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Different_types_of_trivia"></span>Different types of trivia<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Different_types_of_trivia"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Handling_trivia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Different types of trivia" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p>There are two main types of trivia: <i>stand-alone</i> trivia and <i>connective</i> trivia. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Stand-alone_trivia" data-mw-thread-id="h-Stand-alone_trivia-Different_types_of_trivia"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Stand-alone_trivia-Different_types_of_trivia"></span>Stand-alone trivia<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Stand-alone_trivia-Different_types_of_trivia"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Handling_trivia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Stand-alone trivia" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Stand-alone trivia is trivia that is about only one subject (or at least, about only one encyclopedia topic). Example (from <a href="/wiki/Bert_and_Ernie" title="Bert and Ernie">Bert and Ernie</a>): </p> <dl><dd><i>Bert's twin brother Bart, who resembles Bert in every physical way (including, as Ernie puts it, "the same pointy head, cucumbery nose and no-shoulders"), but has a diametrically opposite personality, constantly making weak jokes and imitating a comedy-routine trumpet ("Bart's the name, selling's the game, waah-waah-waah!").</i></dd></dl> <p>This information is about the subject of Bert, and only extremely vaguely connected to any other subject. It somewhat involves other topics, but only very general ones: in this case, <a href="/wiki/Twin" title="Twin">twins</a>. </p><p>Stand-alone trivia usually make excellent candidates for integration into the articles they appear in. The above is a good example: there is no reason why Bert's brother could not be mentioned without detracting from the article. However, in some cases, the information is just too unimportant. For instance, a note like "<a href="/wiki/Alan_Smithee" title="Alan Smithee">Alan Smithee</a>'s favorite color is <a href="/wiki/Yellow" title="Yellow">yellow</a>" cannot be integrated into the text without distracting from it (in other words, it's trivia no matter how it is presented, and should therefore be removed). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Connective_trivia" data-mw-thread-id="h-Connective_trivia-Different_types_of_trivia"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Connective_trivia-Different_types_of_trivia"></span>Connective trivia<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Connective_trivia-Different_types_of_trivia"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Handling_trivia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Connective trivia" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Most trivia connects two or more topics with each other. A few examples: </p> <dl><dd><span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: var(--color-content-added, #006400);">Beelzebub, a giant fly-like enemy in Capcom's <i><a href="/wiki/Devil_May_Cry" title="Devil May Cry">Devil May Cry</a></i> series of video games.</span> (from <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beelzebub_in_popular_culture&oldid=91862722">Beelzebub in popular culture</a>) <dl><dd>Connects <a href="/wiki/Beelzebub" title="Beelzebub">Beelzebub</a> with <i><a href="/wiki/Devil_May_Cry" title="Devil May Cry">Devil May Cry</a></i>.</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: var(--color-content-added, #006400);">[Robert] Smith voiced himself in an episode of <i>South Park</i> in which he defeats Barbra Streisand in a battle. The main characters praise him. <i>South Park</i> creator Trey Parker is a fan of The Cure (see "Mecha-Streisand").</span> (from <a href="/wiki/Robert_Smith_(musician)" title="Robert Smith (musician)">Robert Smith (musician)</a>) <dl><dd>Connects Robert Smith, <a href="/wiki/Barbra_Streisand" title="Barbra Streisand">Barbra Streisand</a>, the "<a href="/wiki/Mecha-Streisand" title="Mecha-Streisand">Mecha-Streisand</a>" episode of <i><a href="/wiki/South_Park" title="South Park">South Park</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Trey_Parker" title="Trey Parker">Trey Parker</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Cure" title="The Cure">The Cure</a>.</dd></dl></dd> <dd><span class="example" style="font-family: Georgia, 'DejaVu Serif', serif; color: var(--color-content-added, #006400);">Ella Fitzgerald was born in <a href="/wiki/Newport_News,_Virginia" title="Newport News, Virginia">Newport News, Virginia</a>.</span> <dl><dd>Connects <a href="/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald" title="Ella Fitzgerald">Ella Fitzgerald</a> with <a href="/wiki/Newport_News,_Virginia" title="Newport News, Virginia">Newport News, Virginia</a>.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>There are three types of connective trivia. Some is important to all of the subjects it connects. For instance, it is important, in Ella Fitzgerald's biography, to mention where she was born, and Ella Fitzgerald's high level of visibility is a claim to fame for Newport News and should be mentioned. </p><p>Some trivia is important to only some of the subjects; much trivia appearing on Wikipedia is of this variety. The second example above is of this type. It is important to the topic of the "Mecha-Streisand" episode to mention Robert Smith's appearance: It is an important element of the plot, and a celebrity voice appearance also. However, the importance of the information that Smith appeared and voiced his character is relatively minimal to the topic of Robert Smith himself, and is not important at all to the Barbra Streisand article, even if the "Mecha-Streisand" episode as a whole is noteworthy in Streisand's context. Nor is this information important to the articles on Trey Parker, The Cure, or <i>South Park</i>. </p><p>Some trivia is actually important to <i>none</i> of the subjects it connects. The mention of Beelzebub as an enemy in <i>Devil May Cry</i> is of little importance to the topic of Beelzebub, a devil whose name is mentioned in a great variety of contexts. Similarly, that Beelzebub is the name of an enemy in <i>Devil May Cry</i> (a featured article) is not important enough for mention in the article on the video game (in fact, neither that article nor any of its subarticles mentions specific ordinary enemies.) </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Recommendations_for_handling_trivia" data-mw-thread-id="h-Recommendations_for_handling_trivia"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Recommendations_for_handling_trivia"></span>Recommendations for handling trivia<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Recommendations_for_handling_trivia"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Handling_trivia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Recommendations for handling trivia" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>Trivia that can be integrated into a relevant discussion of a specific aspect of an encyclopedia subject should be integrated into that text if it exists. If no such text exists, but it would be relevant, it should be created. Some entries may be more specific to other subjects, and should be moved into articles covering those subjects. Some trivia that is especially tangential or irrelevant may not warrant inclusion at all. Trivia that cannot be integrated at all should be removed. Some entries may be speculative, or factually incorrect, and should be removed; others, such as "how-to" material, may fall outside Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOT">content scope policies</a>. </p><p>Trivia sections should only remain in an article temporarily, as a step towards integration of the information. There should be no specific timetable for the integration of trivia (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:EP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:EP">articles don't have to be perfect</a>), but articles that are in bad shape and aren't being improved are often deleted. This may result in more and more aspects of a subject being covered, but if the article grows too long, it can be forked out using <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SUMMARY" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SUMMARY">summary style</a>. </p><p>However, it is important to recognize that there are intermediate steps that can be taken that both (1) approach covering the information appropriately and (2) help in discouraging trivia contributions that cannot be integrated. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Practical_steps" data-mw-thread-id="h-Practical_steps-Recommendations_for_handling_trivia"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Practical_steps-Recommendations_for_handling_trivia"></span>Practical steps<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Practical_steps-Recommendations_for_handling_trivia"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Handling_trivia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Practical steps" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The following are some practical steps that can be taken when articles have trivia sections. </p> <ol><li>Integrate trivia items into the existing article text.</li> <li>Expand the article text, in order to present relevant items in context (example: adding a "Personal life" section to a biography that contains only career-oriented information).</li> <li>If an item is too unimportant, <i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BOLD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BOLD">be bold</a></i> and remove it.</li> <li>When appropriate, create separate lists for specific types of entries, with restrictive names. Avoid very general names like "Other facts" or "Miscellanea."</li> <li>If a section ("trivia" or otherwise) has grown so large as to over-balance an article, consider: <ul><li>Working the information into the article, and removing unimportant items.</li> <li>Adding the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Trivia" title="Template:Trivia">Trivia</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> tag to the section, inviting other users to help clean up.</li> <li>Splitting into sections.</li> <li>Forking off well-defined subsections into other articles, but <b>be careful</b>; see <a href="#Trivia_articles">#Trivia articles</a>. If you do this, please do not abandon the new article.</li></ul></li> <li>Remember to challenge or remove trivia items that aren't sourced, especially in biographies (see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons">Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons</a>).</li> <li>If it is too difficult to deal with all the items in a trivia section at once, it is probably best to leave some in place: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TIND" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TIND">there is no deadline.</a> This is most often the case in articles that are not yet well-developed.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Integrating_trivia_sections" data-mw-thread-id="h-Integrating_trivia_sections-Recommendations_for_handling_trivia"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Integrating_trivia_sections-Recommendations_for_handling_trivia"></span>Integrating trivia sections<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Integrating_trivia_sections-Recommendations_for_handling_trivia"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Handling_trivia&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Integrating trivia sections" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Often the content in trivia sections can be better presented elsewhere in the article, either by merging individual items into the existing article text, or by creating a new section and moving items there. However, when creating new sections you should always be sure that it doesn't provide a framework for further miscellaneous contributions. </p><p>Integrated trivia content can still be presented in a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:LIST" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Wikipedia:LIST">list</a>, because it is a good way to present some types of information. However, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOT#INFO" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOT">indiscriminate lists</a> are discouraged, and new section should always have a limited scope. As an example, see <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alex_Trebek&oldid=113952956#Cameos">Alex Trebek#Cameos</a>, which lists shows/films on which Alex Trebek has had a cameo appearance. Other cameos can be added to that section, but general miscellaneous facts would not fit there. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Annotated_vs._plain_lists" data-mw-thread-id="h-Annotated_vs._plain_lists-Integrating_trivia_sections"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Annotated_vs._plain_lists-Integrating_trivia_sections"></span>Annotated vs. plain lists<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Annotated_vs._plain_lists-Integrating_trivia_sections"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Handling_trivia&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Annotated vs. plain lists" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>When trivia can be organized in plain lists, or lists with very limited annotation, it is generally better to do so. There are many reasons for this. </p> <ol><li>It adds an implied level of selectivity. When trivia items need explanation, they are generally less important. For instance, in a list of references to <a href="/wiki/Scientology" title="Scientology">Scientology</a>, the fact that the movie <i><a href="/wiki/Airplane!" title="Airplane!">Airplane!</a></i> references Scientology has to be explained, but the fact that the <i><a href="/wiki/South_Park" title="South Park">South Park</a></i> episode <a href="/wiki/Trapped_in_the_Closet_(South_Park)" title="Trapped in the Closet (South Park)">"Trapped in the Closet"</a> does is clear from the "Trapped in the Closet" article.</li> <li>It avoids <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Fancruft" title="Wikipedia:Fancruft">cruft</a>. In addition to the general problems with trivia, Trivia items tend to go into greatly unnecessary detail, often giving game-guide like details of video games, extensive quotes from TV episodes, and attempts to recreate humor. Having a list without annotations cuts this <a href="/wiki/Gordian_knot" class="mw-redirect" title="Gordian knot">Gordian knot</a>.</li> <li>It avoids fragmented coverage. For instance, the connection between "Trapped in the Closet" and Scientology will be best written at "Trapped in the Closet". If a separate description of the connection is written elsewhere, it is likely to be inferior and will not improve. (This is a major problem with notable pieces of "connective" trivia.)</li> <li>It avoids unsourced information. While having an unsourced list without annotation is theoretically no better than having an unsourced list with annotation, in practice, there is much less that needs sourcing. Also, by avoiding fragmented coverage, we avoid the need for fragmented sourcing.</li> <li>It is easier, at a glance, to notice new entries that may need removing, because these will often have extensive annotation.</li></ol> <p>Avoid marking trivia lists as "incomplete" or "needing expansion," if the list topic is especially broad. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Suggested_section_titles" data-mw-thread-id="h-Suggested_section_titles-Integrating_trivia_sections"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Suggested_section_titles-Integrating_trivia_sections"></span>Suggested section titles<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Suggested_section_titles-Integrating_trivia_sections"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Handling_trivia&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Suggested section titles" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Although every article is different, trivia sections tend to attract certain kinds of similarly themed information. This is a list of suggested section titles to help editors integrate and eliminate trivia sections. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 60%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Article type </th> <th>Suggested headings </th></tr> <tr> <td>All-purpose headings: </td> <td>In popular culture; Influence; Featured in film/video games/television/radio etc.; Awards/Records/Nominations; Quotes; Critical response; </td></tr> <tr> <td>Biographical: </td> <td>Personal life; Early life; Activism/Charity/Business work; Alternate career; Public image </td></tr> <tr> <td>Books: </td> <td>Plot; Characters; </td></tr> <tr> <td>Geography: </td> <td>Local culture; Notable features; Demographics; </td></tr> <tr> <td>Movies/TV Shows: </td> <td>Consistency Errors; Cast members; Later work of the cast; Filming locations; Sound track/Featured music; Initial concept/Episode concept; </td></tr> <tr> <td>Music (artists): </td> <td>Collaborations; Featured in film; Important performances; </td></tr> <tr> <td>Music (albums/songs): </td> <td>Remixes/Alternate versions/Covers; Samples; Featured artists/Personnel </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sports: </td> <td>Statistics/Records; </td></tr> <tr> <td>Video Games </td> <td>Gameplay; Characters; Easter eggs; </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Integrated_trivia_and_original_research" data-mw-thread-id="h-Integrated_trivia_and_original_research-Recommendations_for_handling_trivia"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Integrated_trivia_and_original_research-Recommendations_for_handling_trivia"></span>Integrated trivia and original research<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Integrated_trivia_and_original_research-Recommendations_for_handling_trivia"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Handling_trivia&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Integrated trivia and original research" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>When creating a new section, the best result is a new, coherent piece of prose discussing a new aspect of the subject of the article. Unfortunately, such synthesis of trivia items can sometimes lead to a new problem: Wikipedia is not a publisher of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOR">original work</a>. Before attempting to synthesize information from trivia facts, it is important to realize that a list of trivia may serve as a list of examples, but may not be sufficient to make general conclusions. </p><p>For instance, consider a list of depictions of God's appearance in popular culture, like movies and television shows. This could be combined into a paragraph summing up what we can learn from the examples (for instance, that God is often shown as an old man with white hair). However, this is a new claim that wasn't made before, and needs sourcing. In this case, the claim may very well be something someone has written about before, so it may be attributable. But in other cases, it may be impossible; consider a similar article on depictions of <a href="/wiki/Andromeda_(mythology)" title="Andromeda (mythology)">Andromeda (mythology)</a>: such depictions may be so scarce that no one has bothered to write about them, or there may be nothing worth saying. In such cases, it may be better for the trivia to remain in a list. Note, however, that just like all contributions on Wikipedia, trivia items need to be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:V" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:V">sourced</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Related_articles" data-mw-thread-id="h-Related_articles-Recommendations_for_handling_trivia"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Related_articles-Recommendations_for_handling_trivia"></span>Related articles<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Related_articles-Recommendations_for_handling_trivia"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Handling_trivia&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Related articles" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In some cases, two topics can be connected in a way that's important enough to make the two articles related articles. In such a case, the best way to note the connection may be to simply have a link in the "see also" section of the articles. Since the topics are strongly related, no further explanation is needed. However, this technique should be used sparingly. For instance, <a href="/wiki/Jonestown:_The_Life_and_Death_of_Peoples_Temple" title="Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple">Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple</a> is an adaptation of the events in <a href="/wiki/Jonestown" title="Jonestown">Jonestown</a>, and the articles are related enough to put the adaptation as a "see also" link. However, it would probably be unwise to put <a href="/wiki/Cartman_Gets_an_Anal_Probe" title="Cartman Gets an Anal Probe">Cartman Gets an Anal Probe</a> as a "see also" under <a href="/wiki/Grey_alien" title="Grey alien">Grey alien</a>, even though there is a connection. This can be a good way of keeping trivia out of articles on subjects that have a couple of important connections to other subjects. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trivia_and_categories" data-mw-thread-id="h-Trivia_and_categories-Recommendations_for_handling_trivia"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Trivia_and_categories-Recommendations_for_handling_trivia"></span>Trivia and categories<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Trivia_and_categories-Recommendations_for_handling_trivia"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Handling_trivia&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Trivia and categories" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>At heart, much trivia is an attempt to connect partially related topics through a given context. Categories serve much the same purpose. In some cases, trivia may be appropriately handled via categorization. For instance, instead of collecting an article <a href="/wiki/1817_deaths" class="mw-redirect" title="1817 deaths">1817 deaths</a>, entries can be made into <a href="/wiki/Category:1817_deaths" title="Category:1817 deaths">Category:1817 deaths</a>. However, this is rarely the solution to trivia sections. 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