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==Coverage==
Surprisingly, we are a ''My Little Pony'' wiki and that is what we primarily cover. However, sometimes the specifics can get muddled. For how media should be covered, see [[#
* '''Crossovers:''' The entirety of a MLP crossover is to be covered. Nothing more, nothing less. We will not cover the entire Transformers franchise because of their close relation to our favorite horses, we will just cover the crossovers and there contents. This includes any character, place, object, etc, featured/mentioned in the crossover as well as the creatives involved.
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* '''Magazines:''' All magazines that have covered ''My Little Pony'' at least once beyond a passing mention or a stock advertisement may get an article, but only an article for that magazine as a whole. Not individual issues, volumes, collections, etc. All relevant info will be presented on a single page. Official ''My Little Pony'' magazines can be covered in their entirety.
* '''Referenced media:''' We have several articles for media that has been referenced by ''My Little Pony'' as a way to compile every reference onto a single page to better organize them. We don't cover anything else from the media ''unless'' there is an official crossover, and sadly, the long awaited ''My Little Pony x [[Fringe]]'' crossover doesn't seem to be happening.
==Notability policy==
''My Little Pony'' is a '''big''' franchise! While our goal is to cover it the best to our abilities, giving every minutia its own page is not practical or useful, and so, we draw a line somewhere.
===Fiction===
* Rule of thumb: Everything with a name gets at least a link-to (I.E. <code><nowiki>[[Twilight Sparkle]]</nowiki></code>). This ''usually'' means they get their own page, but not always, sometimes they just get redirected to a larger article.
* '''Characters:''' For a character to get a page, they must pass at least one of the following:
** '''Has an official or prominent fan name:''' Fan names are usually considered prominent if ListOfPonies or Derpibooru has an accepted name.
** '''Related to another named or fan-named character ''and'' has made a physical or voice appearance:''' This means that Bon Bon's mentioned but unseen and unheard relatives don't get pages.
** '''Be recurring, appearing in at least three stories:''' Adaptations of prior stories do not count.
** '''Have a speaking line beyond a {{W|walla}}:''' So any characters listed in credits are usually fine to have pages.
* '''Places:''' For places to get an article, they must meet one of the following:
** '''Be named:''' Note that named sub-places of larger areas may get merged if they are considered very minor. These are usually rooms, floors, minor apartments or sections of buildings.
** '''Have a relevant connection to a character:''' I.E. houses are usually never named, but any house that a prominent character lives in may get an article.
** '''Be recurring:''' Same rule applies for characters.
* '''Objects:''' For objects to get an article, they must meet one of the following
** '''Be named:''' You get the drill.
** '''Be unique:''' Most one-of-a-kind objects should get articles. This does not include individual versions of that object (such as a characters cellphone) unless its named or highly customized.
** '''Be recurring:''' Three story rule still applies.
** '''Note:''' Generic objects such as [[basketball]]s and [[glasses]] may only get articles if they are relevant to the franchise in a more meaningful way then just appearing a lot or if their are numerous unique versions of that object.
===Real world===
* All '''credited''' staff members and companies can get pages! This includes creators of foreign media and dubs. '''Uncredited''' creators may also get pages if:
** '''Their involvement is verifiable within reason:''' For example, [[Ruth Bush]] was never credited for her work, but her involvement has been verified.
** '''They don't want to be secret:''' Don't dox people, please.
* Fans can get articles if they've done something unique that has gotten much recognition by official creators. This is of course vague because it's rather hard to gauge what counts and doesn't count and so, fans should be treated on a case-by-case basis.
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