Dwarves on Wikipedia!

BOZ · Jan 11, 2013

Hey everybody!

What can we do to make Wikipedia's article on the D&D dwarf into a Good Article?

steeldragons · Jan 11, 2013

I'd add in this image, for starters.

The article/information itself seems quite thorough.
--SD

jasper · Jan 11, 2013

I see no problems with the article. What is wrong with it?

Dioltach · Jan 11, 2013

jasper said:
I see no problems with the article. What is wrong with it?

It's a bit short?

BOZ · Jan 13, 2013

jasper said:
I see no problems with the article. What is wrong with it?

Nothing in particular, but Wikipedia articles always have room for improvement.

It's going to come up for Good Article review, and I would like to see it succeed, so that's why I'm asking.

Achan hiArusa · Jan 13, 2013

Apparently the Elf article needs a bit of help.

BOZ · Jan 13, 2013

Yep - the dwarf article used to look more like that, so there is always potential.

Olgar Shiverstone · Jan 14, 2013

I see that one of the criticisms on the elf article is that it relies on primary sources. WTF? In most research, primary sources are the most authoritative.

GreyLord · Jan 14, 2013

Olgar Shiverstone said:
I see that one of the criticisms on the elf article is that it relies on primary sources. WTF? In most research, primary sources are the most authoritative.

Primary accounts are firsthand accounts. I think the WTF probably occurred with the idea of...how do you get a first hand account of an elf?

BOZ · Jan 14, 2013

"Primary sources" in this case means using sources from or closely affiliated to the publisher. As much as possible on Wikipedia, we want to utilize independent reliable sources. Yeah, in some ways that is kind of bass-ackwards, but that's how people seem to want it so that's how the policies are structured.