Inkipedia:Policy/Trivia

Trivia...?
• Cap'n Cuttlefish scratched his nose and sneezed.

Content qualifies as trivia if it is information that is not significant or vital to either the game or gameplay, does not fit in other places of the article, and is of interest to note. Trivia must be true and verified; neither speculation nor opinion-based conjectures are trivia.

Examples

Types of trivia include but are not limited to:

• References
• Coincidences
• Superlatives
• Oddities
• Errors
• Facts that are amusing, surprising, hard to believe, or obscure

Regardless of the type of trivia, all criteria of Inkipedia's trivia policy must be met.

Specific example and analysis

Trivia found in the Undercover Brella article: "The Undercover Brella resembles the umbrella seen in the Kingsman: The Secret Service movie, that can shoot and protect, indicated by its name."

• Trivia type: reference or coincidence
• Criteria 1 - not significant or vital: Pass. This information does not assist the player during gameplay, nor does it provide story details.
• Criteria 2 - does not fit in other places of the article: Pass. There is no section dedicated to cultural references in this article, and the reference cannot be worked into other sections without seeming out of place.
• Criteria 3 - of interest to note: Pass. The implied possibility that the Undercover Brella could have been inspired by a movie is highly intriguing. The multiple similarities (design, functions) make it all the more notable.
• Criteria 4 - true and verified: Pass. The sentence merely claims a resemblance, which can be verified by viewing the movie. If the trivia were to go further and claim "the Undercover Brella was inspired by the movie" then it would fail this criteria, unless the reference is confirmed by Nintendo.

Organization guidelines

Trivia is inserted as one of the final sections in an article, before "Names in other languages" and "References".

Trivia sections quickly become disorganized, unwieldy, and difficult to read, as they are a list of unconnected facts. Inkipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information; Inkipedia should be highly organized, well-presented, and readable. Whenever possible, Inkipedia articles should not contain a list of unrelated facts. This can be achieved by processing trivia items into organized lists, under new section titles of an editor's choosing, such as "Cultural references" or "Ink color details" or "Etymology". Some trivia items can be worked into the main paragraphs of the article.

Excessive listings of unexplained statistics do not qualify as trivia. This type of content should be organized under a new section, or a new page if sufficiently long.

See also

• Template:Trivia - A template used at the beginning of trivia sections that are non-compliant with the trivia policy.