Board Thread:Wiki Discussion/@comment-5632187-20140928041755/@comment-5632187-20141014034059

This is the problem with most things brought up nowadays, there's two sides to the argument and obviously some kind of middle ground must be met. So let's think this out, what kind of middle ground can be reached that will satisfy the concerns of the majority opposers while not just completely taking the trivia away from the minority supporters.

First let's think about what the majority's concerns are with this topic. A good majority of people came out stating that it has no place on Wikia articles, but then a good few of them seemed to change their minds on this argument, so I think it's safe to move on from it(for now). The main one I'm seeing brought up currently is that there's no real way to enforce some kind of guideline when it comes to this information. Controversial possible trivia that is posted may well spark an edit war, as one user will see it as relevant while the other will see it as irrelevant. What kind of guidelines can be placed to avoid this? Here's my suggestion, obviously open to critique or change:
 * IRL trivia points must be sourced to show legitimate factual backup to the theory.
 * The trivia must be relevant in some way to teaching about the article it is posted on.
 * The article and the IRL "thing" must share more than a common name, perhaps a similar trait or an unexplainable connection that makes it nearly certain these two things are related.

Now, this is just a preliminary suggestion, and it should definitely be expanded on. But I think we can all agree this is at least something to work with and build upon?