Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Lost episodes

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Resolved:

with unanimous agreement on a set of principles covering editing of Lost episode articles

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List of Lost episodes vs. Episodes of Lost (season 1) / (season 2) / (season 3)

Involved parties

Confirmation that all parties are aware of the request:

Article talk pages:

User talk pages:

Other steps in dispute resolution that have been attempted:

Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Media, art and literature
Discussions and polls at Talk:Episodes of Lost (season 2)
Discussions and polls at Talk:List of Lost episodes
Discussion at Talk:Lost (TV series)/Episode guide

Issues to be mediated

Need a consistent system for databasing episode information: Do Lost episodes each deserve an individual article, to be listed at List of Lost episodes, or should there be grouped season articles such as Episodes of Lost (season 1) and Episodes of Lost (season 2)?

Additional issues to be mediated

Can screenshots be used next to individual episode descriptions, especially in List of Lost episodes?

This is a separate issue, it is not appropriate for this mediation and does not include key participants in that debate. -- Ned Scott 06:54, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Parties' agreement to mediate

Agree. -- Wikipedical 01:10, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Agree. --mo-- (^Talk | _#info | ) 13:32, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Agree. --Elonka 18:14, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Agree. --Kahlfin 00:08, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Agree. --Jtrost (^T | C | _#) 11:04, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Agree. --Danflave 16:55, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: I no longer edit the Lost pages, however, I will agree to this mediation in order to bring about a resolution.
Agree. --PKtm 20:36, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Agree. --ArgentiumOutlaw 06:19, 7 June 2006 (UTC) Although I do agree, I can't guarantee immediate responses.[reply]

Decision of the Mediation Committee

Accept.

For the Mediation Committee, Essjay (Talk • Connect) 07:59, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I will gladly take on this case on behalf of the mediation committee. -^demon^{[yell at me]}_{[ubx_war_sux]} /02:46, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Preference of Mediation

Will the parties please indicate whether they prefer public (via talk page or IRC) or private (via e-mail) mediation?

Wikipedical - Public
~~Muhaidib~~ - I am Away for the summer, I will not be able to track and say what I have to say, I trust my felllow Wikipedians to do what must be done, I have no prefrence as I will be mostly observing from time to time, Thank you and have a Great summer.
Elonka - No preference (public is fine)
Kahlfin-Public
~~Danflave~~ - User has informed me that he no longer edits Lost related pages, so he will no longer be participating. -^demon^{[yell at me]}_{[ubx_war_sux]} /20:59, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Jtrost - Public
ArgentiumOutlaw - Also no preference (public, if I have to give a vote)
PKtm-Public

Agreement

Proposal regarding List of Lost episodes vs. Episodes of Lost (season 1) / (season 2) / (season 3)

Each episode of Lost (TV series) will have its own article, linked to List of Lost episodes.
Season articles (Episodes of Lost (season 1), etc) are deprecated, and should be phased out, after carefully merging their content with the individual episode articles.
In lieu of Episodes of Lost (season X), Lost season X may be created, consisting of a summary of the main themes and developments of the season, for the reader who wants a broad overview before diving into the individual articles. These season wraparound articles should be relatively brief, link to the individual episode articles where appropriate, and should not attempt to summarize individual episodes but rather emphasize broad themes, plot arcs and character developments.
To maintain article quality, episode summaries
- should not contain brilliant prose, speculation, fancruft or original research
- should only mention events important to the central character and his/her flashback, events that relate to the ongoing or future story lines, and events that emphasize the story elements and thematic motifs sections in the main Lost article
- should contain little or no references to actual dialog, other than (as a rare exception) lines that are pivotal to plot swerves or character revelations
- It is expected that following these guidelines, episode summaries should be limited to 500 words per hour, more or less.
Trivia sections should be kept to a minimum, since the preceding guidelines are paramount. Trivia, if included, should follow the following guidelines:
- Trivia that exists entirely within the fiction of the story (e.g. The song John sings while exploring the jungle is The lion sleeps tonight. ) should be avoided. Insignificant details do not meet guideline 4, while significant information should be included in the main summary.
- Trivia that exists entirely outside the narrative of the episode (e.g. The underground scenes were filmed in an air-raid shelter built for families of sailors stationed at Pearl Harbor. ) may have a place somewhere but not in the episode summary article.
- Trivia that crosses the fourth wall (e.g. The storm was written into the episode after a real storm damaged the sets on location. ) may be included provided it is properly sourced.

Accept

Object

Abstain

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.