Forum:Changing or removing COD:G

Much credit to Scottie theNerd for originally starting discussion in regards to this policy.

What is granularity you ask? As it currently states, "everything" in the Call of Duty series "gets covered." Not a big deal? These two sentences can blow things out of proportion.

It is understood that we are not Wikipedia, yet, I just deleted an article about tracer rounds, with about one sentence actually having to do with Call of Duty. This wiki is not about world history nor a source about weapon ammunition. Granularity has no limits, and therefore, is above all other policies. It's even sometimes above a policy that should otherwise tell us to ignore it. A policy such as granularity causes problems with Articles for Deletion, as, after all, "everything gets covered."

Notability via association is a problem when it comes to granularity; as Scottie theNerd described, "One of the common applications of Granularity is that x has to do with y, therefore x needs an article."

Washington D.C., a city which the player battles in Of Their Own Accord, is in the United States of America, which is in North America, which is on Earth, which is in the Solar System, which is in the Milky Way, which is in the Universe. There's no reason given as to why the links stop at U.S.A., and some might even argue the United States is not deserving of an article either.

Let's say Price's M1911 was still around. Would that mean an article would have to be created for Price's Barret .50 cal? Or what about Zakheav's golden Desert Eagle that he hands to Al-Asad?

The article on Hitler was deleted for its irrelevance, but what about Erwin Rommel? Douglas MacArthur? Dwight D. Eisenhower?

Fictional businesses perhaps? Cherubini's is gone, but Burger Town is still around. What's stopping someone from creating an article on Sedan Driver, a magazine seen in Zakhaev International Airport, or Chensky, a brand of liquor seen in an advertisement. "Everything gets covered."

While we're at it, why not make an article on blood, since it's seen everywhere in Call of Duty. Next thing you know, the wiki is home to a host of articles regarding human anatomy.

My point is that granularity is simply too broad and opens the door to too many things. Certainly, we want to cover a majority of topics that are Call of Duty related, but where do we stop? Here are some questions to get the discussion going:

'''Are people, places, or things that are briefly mentioned deserving of an article? (Example: Valentina)''' 'How far do we extend to with topics that are irrelevant to Call of Duty''? (Example: United States of America vs. North America; Konami)''' '''How much history do we cover? (Example: Hitler vs. Erwin Rommel; World War II)''' 'Are topics that only appear in the background of Call of Duty'' deserving of an article? (Example: Cherubini's vs. Burger Town)

Hopefully, we will be able to sort out this policy into something a little more logical. 17:08, July 26, 2010 (UTC)