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Dinopedia is intended to be an entirely factual wiki; it is meant to be seen as an online dinosaur encyclopedias. Because of this, we do not accept articles about fictional dinosaurs or animals from television shows, film or literature.
Due to the large amount of make-believe dinosaurs in the media, we are strict about this policy as we worry that the fictitious articles may outweigh the non-fictional content. In addition to not allowing fictitious content (save for main articles about cult classics such as Jurassic Park, which are already created) we do not allow inaccurate paleontological media of any kind, be it pages, photos of videos. Adding any inaccurate media will result in it’s prompt deletion from the wiki.
Articles that are not allowed[]
- Articles about one specific fictional animal are not allowed. For example, individual characters from The Land Before Time or Dinosaur Train are disallowed.
- Disinformation will not be tolerated and result in a ban.
- Articles about made-up dinosaur genera are not allowed. Articles for animals such as Scorpius Rex or the Tree Creepers will be deleted on sight.
- Articles of inaccurate information of any kind (save for cult classics, which have likely already been created). Adding said information to the wiki will result in it’s immediate deletion, and if said information was spammed, a possible warn or temporary block.
Articles that are allowed[]
On Dinopedia, we only allow articles of accurate information when the page is for:
- An organism (which much be sourced and referenced, be it edits or page creation).
- Forms of media portraying extinct life are allowed as well, such as Jurassic Park, Prehistoric Planet, or The Isle. But pages must not be dedicated to very obscure media, a single episode of an otherwise unrelated television show, or for media with a dinosaur character (A game like Super Mario Odyssey has a Tyrannosaurus, but this doesn't warrant a page being made for the game or the character).
"In popular culture" sections on articles[]
The popular culture sections in articles are intended to be used as a means of detailing how animals are depicted in literature or filmography. It is not, however, intended to be used as a trivia list to show instances of the article's subject being the "monster of the week" in a show.