Poptropica Wiki:Stubs

Stubs are Poptropica Wiki articles that have insufficient information. Stubs are generally one paragraph or less which give little or no information. However, this does not mean the stub is not a legitimate article; it just needs to be expanded.

Editing a stub
When editing a stub, there are a few things you should remember.


 * 1) Follow the standards of correct English. Write in full, clear sentences.
 * 2) Give a clear, precise definition or description of your topic.
 * 3) Avoid fallacies of definition. A good definition or description may encourage potential contributors by suggesting the limits of the article, indirectly summarising what needs to be done. For example, Salvador Allende was the President of Chile from 1970 until 1973 would be a good description.
 * 4) Make sure any relevant linkable words have been linked.
 * 5) Submit the article with a Summary Comment that will attract the attention of others to your stub. If nothing else, copy and paste the stub itself into the Summary field when you save your article.

What is a stub?
A stub is an article which does not cover all information available about the topic. However, just because an article is short, it does not mean it is a stub. Articles may be very short; however this is unavoidable when there simply is no more information to be added. This is true for many other poptropica items, characters which are only mentioned by name, and other unreleased content. However while a short article is fine for a relatively unimportant subject, if an article on a prominent item or character were a few paragraphs long, it would still be considered a stub given the wealth of information available and the relative importance of the topic. As such an article's status as a stub is independent from length and other quantifiable data.

There are some guidelines to recognize stubs. An article might not be not a stub if:
 * Its infobox, if applicable, is completely filled out,
 * It has at least one image apart from an inventory icon if it is possible for such an image to be obtained,
 * It gives information about the location where the topic is encountered, if applicable,
 * It gives information about any items or activities relating to the topic, if applicable.

Information
When creating or editing a stub, its goal is to become a full, informative article. However, some articles may not require much information, though they still must cover as much space.

Don't assume that additions and improvements will immediately pour in of themselves. The best way to draw the attention of others into contributing a stub is by editing it yourself. Even if you do a small edit it will appear on the recent changes page, where many seasoned users love to follow the action, and jump in where there's work being done.