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For other types of cruft on Wikipedia, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Listcruft" title="Wikipedia:Listcruft">WP:Listcruft</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Example_cruft" title="Wikipedia:Example cruft">WP:Example cruft</a>.</div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Essay on editing Wikipedia</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238436933">.mw-parser-output .ombox{margin:4px 0;border-collapse:collapse;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);box-sizing:border-box;color:var(--color-base,#202122)}.mw-parser-output .ombox.mbox-small{font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{border:2px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ombox-delete{border:2px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ombox-content{border:1px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ombox-style{border:1px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ombox-move{border:1px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ombox-protection{border:2px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.9em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-invalid-type{text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ombox{margin:4px 10%}.mw-parser-output .ombox.mbox-small{clear:right;float:right;margin:4px 0 4px 1em;width:238px}}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.ombox img{max-width:none!important}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{background-color:#310402}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{background-color:#310402}}</style><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Essay.svg/30px-Essay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Essay.svg/45px-Essay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Essay.svg/60px-Essay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="35" data-file-height="42"></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div style="padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><b>This is an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays" title="Wikipedia:Essays">essay</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NPOV" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NPOV">neutral point of view</a> policy.</b><br><div style="font-size: 90%;">It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it 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>. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints.</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:FAN"></span><span id="WP:CRUFT"></span><span id="WP:FANCRUFT"></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:FAN&redirect=no">WP:FAN</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:CRUFT&redirect=no">WP:CRUFT</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FANCRUFT&redirect=no">WP:FANCRUFT</a></span></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice nutshell" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/30px-Walnut.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/45px-Walnut.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/60px-Walnut.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="192"></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><b>This page in a nutshell:</b> Avoid including information that is trivial and of importance only to a small population of fans. In-universe topics must demonstrate out-of-universe notability.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Fancruft</b> is a term sometimes used on Wikipedia to imply that a selection of content is important only to a small population of enthusiastic <a href="/wiki/Fan_(person)" title="Fan (person)">fans</a> of the subject in question. The term is a <a href="/wiki/Neologism" title="Neologism">neologism</a> derived from the older hacker term <i><a href="/wiki/Cruft" title="Cruft">cruft</a></i>, describing obsolete code that accumulates in a program. </p><p>While "fancruft" is often a succinct and frank description of such accumulations, it also implies that the content is unimportant and that the contributor's judgment of the topic's importance is clouded by them being a fan. Thus, use of this term may be regarded as <a href="/wiki/Pejorative" title="Pejorative">pejorative</a>, and when used in discussion about another editor's contributions, it can sometimes be regarded as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CIVIL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CIVIL">uncivil</a>. </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="#Policy_relating_to_fancruft"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Policy relating to fancruft</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Usage"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Usage</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Articles_about_fictional_works"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Articles about fictional works</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Popularity"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Popularity</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Tone_and_focus"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Tone and focus</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Positive_aspects"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Positive aspects</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Approach"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Approach</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Related_categories"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Related categories</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="Policy_relating_to_fancruft" data-mw-thread-id="h-Policy_relating_to_fancruft"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Policy_relating_to_fancruft"></span>Policy relating to fancruft<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Policy_relating_to_fancruft"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Fancruft&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Policy relating to fancruft" 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>As with most of the issues of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOT">What Wikipedia is not</a> in Wikipedia, there is no firm policy on the inclusion of obscure branches of popular culture subjects. It is true that things labeled fancruft are often deleted from Wikipedia. This is primarily because articles labeled as fancruft are often poorly written, unwikified, non-neutral, unreferenced, or contain original research. These issues may contribute to deletion. Such articles may also fall into some of the classes of entries judged to be "<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Wikipedia_is_not_an_indiscriminate_collection_of_information" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">indiscriminate collections of information</a>". Well-referenced and well-written articles on obscure topics are from time to time deleted as well, but such deletions are controversial. It is also worth noting that many articles on relatively obscure topics are <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_articles" title="Wikipedia:Featured articles">featured articles</a>. </p><p>Generally speaking, the perception that an article is fancruft can be a contributing factor in its nomination and deletion, but it is not the actual <i>reason</i> for deletion. Rather, the term fancruft is a shorthand for content which one or more editors consider unencyclopedic, possibly to the extent of violating policies on verifiability, neutrality, or original research. </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="Usage" data-mw-thread-id="h-Usage"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Usage"></span>Usage<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Usage"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Fancruft&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Usage" 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>The use of the term implies that an editor does not regard the material in question as encyclopedic, either because the entire topic is unknown outside fan circles, or because too much detail is present that will bore, distract or confuse a non-fan, when its exclusion would not significantly harm the factual coverage as a whole. </p><p>Some users consider this a <a href="/wiki/Pejorative" title="Pejorative">pejorative</a> term and see it as insulting to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith">well-meaning</a> contributors. They might likewise consider use of the term in forums such as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion">articles for deletion</a> inappropriate, but it is, nevertheless, in common use there. However, this usage is not a substitute for a well-reasoned argument based on existing Wikipedia policies. </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="Articles_about_fictional_works" data-mw-thread-id="h-Articles_about_fictional_works"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Articles_about_fictional_works"></span>Articles about fictional works<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Articles_about_fictional_works"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Fancruft&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Articles about fictional works" 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>The question of what material is encyclopedic is likely to remain hotly debated. That said, the issue becomes more muddled when the topic concerns a piece of fiction. The term "fancruft" is most commonly applied to fictional works and pop culture. </p><p>It is, of course, possible to write in great detail on fiction in a way that is factually accurate, espouses the neutral point of view and is not original research, but historically, encyclopedias do this only in the context of representing critical points of view (e.g. when engaged in literary criticism). </p><p>Some works of fiction are particularly likely to inspire articles that may be criticized as fancruft, particularly works with a great number of characters, places, events, and important objects, such as the <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars" title="Star Wars">Star Wars</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_expanded_universe" class="mw-redirect" title="Star Wars expanded universe">universe</a>, which spans several feature films as well as hundreds of novels and other media; the <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek" title="Star Trek">Star Trek</a></i> universe, which spans several TV series comprising multitudes of episodes, films, and countless novels; and the <i><a href="/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon" title="Pokémon">Pokémon</a></i> universe, a popular media franchise which has more than 1200 characters, including <a href="/wiki/Lists_of_Pok%C3%A9mon" class="mw-redirect" title="Lists of Pokémon">more than 1,000 species</a>. <a href="/wiki/Fan_fiction" title="Fan fiction">Fan fiction</a>, in whatever fictional realm, is rarely considered encyclopedic. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Popularity" data-mw-thread-id="h-Popularity-Articles_about_fictional_works"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Popularity-Articles_about_fictional_works"></span>Popularity<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Popularity-Articles_about_fictional_works"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Fancruft&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Popularity" 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>Debates often arise between contributors who point out that the topic on which they are writing is popular (and thus important) and those who believe that, regardless of a fictional universe's popularity, having well over 500 articles devoted to <a href="/wiki/Category:The_Simpsons_episodes" title="Category:The Simpsons episodes">specific episodes of The Simpsons, an American animated television series</a> and a single article on <i><a href="/wiki/Paradise_Lost" title="Paradise Lost">Paradise Lost</a></i> makes Wikipedia appear biased towards pop culture and against "serious" subjects such as the <a href="/wiki/Western_canon" title="Western canon">Western canon</a>. Of course, as Wikipedia is a wiki, its materials can be said to reflect readers' priorities, since anyone may add more information about their preferred subjects and become an editor. However, the issue of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Systemic_bias" title="Wikipedia:Systemic bias">systemic bias</a> is a real one, as is the issue of bias in the form of deletion of verifiable material on the vague grounds of it being "unencyclopedic." </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tone_and_focus" data-mw-thread-id="h-Tone_and_focus-Articles_about_fictional_works"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Tone_and_focus-Articles_about_fictional_works"></span>Tone and focus<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Tone_and_focus-Articles_about_fictional_works"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Fancruft&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Tone and focus" 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>One of the major aspects of fancruft articles is that they tend to focus entirely on their subject's fictional relevance, as opposed to their place in the real world. Articles on episodes of television series, or fictional characters in movies are more likely to be labeled fancruft if they are primarily summaries, biographies of fictional people, or collections of trivia that relate to the continuity of a series rather than its critical or social reception. In fact, an article should <i>not</i> be entirely composed of summaries or biographies of fictional characters. Articles can often avoid being labeled fancruft if they avoid focusing on their subjects as fiction. See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Writing_about_fiction" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction">Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction</a> for more about how to achieve this. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Positive_aspects" data-mw-thread-id="h-Positive_aspects"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Positive_aspects"></span>Positive aspects<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Positive_aspects"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Fancruft&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Positive aspects" 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-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <p>There is also a positive side to the act of describing an article as containing cruft; those who would keep the information in it are stimulated to produce a better article to avoid deletion, or merge several unviably small articles into one with clearer focus. Concentrating, say, minor characters in a series can be good for them, as giving them what some may consider the "appropriate" amount of attention may avoid their complete removal from the encyclopedia. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Approach" data-mw-thread-id="h-Approach"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Approach"></span>Approach<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Approach"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Fancruft&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Approach" 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-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <p>If the user comes across fancruft, an approach is to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AGF" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AGF">assume</a> that the article or topic can be improved. If there is an insufficient amount of reliable source coverage on the topic, the focus of the discussion should be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability" title="Wikipedia:Notability">WP:Notability</a>. More likely, the article will lack a hook—one or more interesting facts to attract or pique the interest of readers outside of the small population of enthusiastic fans of the topic. Here, the general focus of the discussion should be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOT">What Wikipedia is not</a> (importance conveyed by sources) rather than <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability" title="Wikipedia:Notability">WP:Notability</a> (coverage by sources). </p><p>In the context of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOT">WP:NOT</a>, the specific focus of the discussion may be that the article is a compilation of facts that reliable sources outside of fan-based reliable sources have not found interesting enough to publish. The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOT">WP:NOT</a> question then may be whether the problem is merely a failure to include available, interesting facts (e.g., style of writing) or whether the article should be deleted under <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOT">What Wikipedia is not</a>. </p><p>Instead of immediately listing a potential <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOT">WP:NOT</a> article for deletion, it may be better to prompt those interested in the article to improve the article. There are many <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages/Cleanup#Style_of_writing" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup">style of writing templates</a> available, one of which probably will best fit the situation. <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Advert" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Advert">Advert</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Essay-entry" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Essay-entry">essay-entry</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Fansite" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Fansite">fansite</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Gameguide" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Gameguide">gameguide</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Howto" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Howto">howto</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Likeresume" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Likeresume">likeresume</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Newsrelease" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Newsrelease">newsrelease</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Fanpov" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Fanpov">fanpov</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>, and <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Quotefarm" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Quotefarm">quotefarm</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> are just some of the templates available at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages/Cleanup#Style_of_writing" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup">style of writing templates.</a> Post an appropriate template on the article page and set up a discussion on the talk page. If the article is not moved out of fancruft status in five days, then consider listing the article for deletion. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Fancruft&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also" 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-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output 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title="Wikipedia:Cruftcruft">Wikipedia:Cruftcruft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Discussing_cruft" title="Wikipedia:Discussing cruft">Wikipedia:Discussing cruft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_call_things_cruft" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Don't call things cruft">Wikipedia:Don't call things cruft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:%22In_popular_culture%22_content" title='Wikipedia:"In popular culture" content'>Wikipedia:"In popular culture" content</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Listcruft" title="Wikipedia:Listcruft">Wikipedia:Listcruft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(writing_about_fiction)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)">Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(fiction)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (fiction)">Wikipedia:Notability (fiction)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Out_of_scope" title="Wikipedia:Out of 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