The Vault:Item page overhaul project

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	Item page overhaul project This article is within the scope of the Item page overhaul project. This project is dedicated to improving the quality and layout of articles about items which appear in more than one Fallout game.. If you want to participate, please check the project page.

The Item page overhaul project is a project which aims to improve the quality and layout of articles about items in all Fallout games, particularly items that appear in more than one game.

After a lengthy discussion about the new policies, we are introducing new format for items (particularly weapons and armor) that can be found in multiple games. Previously, the generic name, like Laser Rifle, functioned as a disambiguation page, while the stats for the same item for each game, if a given item was the same in-universe, were listed on the same page (e.g. Wattz 2000 Laser Rifle, with stats for both FO1/2 and for FOT).

In our new version, on the other hand, the generic title is an overview page, like at Laser Pistol, and there are separate pages with game-specific info for each game an item of a given type appears in with different stats, regardless of whether it is the same item in-universe, or not. We think that this helps us avoid the pages being cluttered, while pages for each game are still not entirely disconnected from one another.

[edit] Scope

All pages in Category:Items and its subcategories, especially weapons and armor.

[edit] Guidelines

[edit] Game-specific item article

Layout
Section headline	required?	Content
		Infobox and games template.
		Short summary that usually looks something like this: "{{PAGENAME}} is a weapon in Fallout 3." In general, it should contain: Name of the item (and alternative names) in bold. What type of item it is (weapon, armor, drug, edible etc) with a link to the appropriate overview page for this item and game. Which games this item appears in.
Background		Use {{Transcludesection}} to transclude the corresponding section from the main article.
Characteristics		Properties of this item. For drugs, these are the effects. For armor, these include damage resistance, effects and what other items they can be repaired with if any. For weapons, these include damage, special effects, what items they can be repaired with (if any) and general properties (such as what type of weapon it is etc).
Variants		For weapons/armor; list of variants for this item.
Locations		Locations where this item can be found (fixed locations only, no random spawns).
Related quests		If there are quests which are related to this item, list them here (just link them, no need to go into detail).
Notes		For interesting things about the item which do not fit into the other categories. Try to keep this section to a minimum.
Behind the scenes		For out-of-game references and similar stuff.
Bugs		For bugs which are unique to this item. General game bugs and bugs which are related to other things should not be in the item article (they should be in the general bug pages instead).
Gallery		Cluttering the article with too many images should be avoided. Instead, place them in a gallery at the end if applicable.
Navboxes		Navboxes go at the end of the article.

[edit] Overview article for multi-game items

Layout
Section headline	required?	Content
		{{Games}} template
		{{Gamearticlelist}} template with all variants listed. See the template documentation on how to use this template.
		Short summary which contains (at least): Name of the item (and alternative names) in bold. What type of item it is (weapon, armor etc).
Background		If there is general background history for this item (and not specific models or variants), it goes here. For example, Power Armor would be an item with general background history.
Variants		Make a sub-headline for each model of this item. Place {{Gamearticle}} at the top of each subsection; see the template documentation on how to use this template. The headline should be named like the model is called in "lore" (e.g. "AEP7 Laser Pistol"). If the exact model is not known, use a descriptive name (e.g. "Drum-Magazine Combat Shotgun"). Place <section begin="name goes here" /> right after {{Gamearticle}} and <section end="name goes here" /> at the end of the section about this model. This is necessary for transcluding the sections in the game-specific articles. Keep the description general; do not include game-specific details (e.g. do not include stuff like "This item has a damage of 40 in Fallout 2"). Think of it as a "lore" section or an "outsourced" background section. If known, mention things like the manufacturer, users, general technical background etc.
Behind the scenes		For out-of-game references and similar stuff (if there are any which apply to the item or certain models in general)
Gallery		Cluttering the article with too many images should be avoided. Instead, place them in a gallery at the end if applicable.

[edit] Participants

To participate, simply add your name below using {{participant|your user name}}. Place every participant on a new line.

• Ausir (talk · contribs) - project leader
• Nitpicker of the Wastes (talk · contribs)
• Onipix (talk · contribs)
• Shadowrunner56 (talk · contribs)
• MikaelGrizzly (talk · contribs)
• Kalalokki (talk · contribs)
• Kingclyde (talk · contribs)

[edit] Progress

• Add your name to the tasks you are currently working on (simply insert in progress - ~~~, this adds your signature without date)
• Mark tasks you have completed with {{yes}} ~~~
• Once all other tasks have been completed, someone else should review the result. This is done to ensure nothing has been overlooked. If that has been done, add {{yes}} ~~~ to the "peer review" and "all done" columns.