Line #94 Sandbox/NamespaceMap


1	Or ''"Where does this go?"''
2
3	This page is intended to provide a more detailed overview of the media namespaces than the Administrivia/{{Namespace}} page, and to help editors decide into what namespace a work goes if the list on Administrivia/{{Namespace}} leaves them unsure.
4
5	!! These groups of works / page types have currently no namespace assigned yet. Relevant discussion added where it exists.
6	* Types of FanWorks -- [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13329827650A00724600&page=1 Relevant discussion]] and [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324636330A95525800&page=1 in this thread.]]
7	** {{Fan Film}}s
8	** {{Fan Vid}}s
9	** AbridgedSeries
10	** GagDub
11	* Characters -- [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13286712740A90760100&page=1 Relevant discussion.]]
12	** {{Public Domain Character}}s
13	** {{Historical Domain Character}}s
14	* WebGames
15	* KoreanWebtoons (online manhwa)
16	* OELManga
17	* Audiobooks, podiobooks
18	* {{Gamebooks}}
19	* UserGeneratedContent
20	* {{Virtual YouTuber}}s: Currently split between WebAnimation and WebVideo
21
22	General discussion of media namespace issues is currently [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13292464700A22187400&page=1 in this thread.]]
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24	Please update this page if possible.
25
26	!! Other namespacing rules:
27	* Disambiguation pages stay on Main/.
28	* Multiple media works go to the namespace of the original medium ([[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13329719840A01140100&page=1#16 source]]), though it's always possible to split off pages for adaptations into their own namespace. Make redirects in the namespaces that don't have separate pages.
29	----
30	!! Advertising/
31	* [[{{Advertisements}} Ad campaigns]]
32
33	!! Animation/
34	* A catch-all for anything that doesn't fall under Anime/, [=WebAnimation/=] or [=WesternAnimation/=]
35	** AsianAnimation (= Asian animation outside of Japan, Korea, and China)
36	** ChineseAnimation
37	** EasternEuropeanAnimation
38	** HangukManhwaAenimeisyeon (South Korean Animation)
39	** Unclassified AnimatedShows (e.g. African animation)
40
41	!! Anime/
42	* JapaneseAnimation ({{animated films}}, {{animated series}})
43
44	!! ARG/
45	* AlternateRealityGame
46
47	!! Audio Play/
48	* Catch-all for Audio dramas, sketch comedy albums, Drama [=CDs=], and the like, which don't already fit under Radio/ or Podcast/.
49
50	!! Blog/
51	* {{Blog}}
52
53	!! [=ComicBook/=]
54	* ComicBook series or individual works, in book or magazine form; including {{Graphic Novel}}s
55	* '''Not''': Manga, Manhwa and Manhua (to Manga/, Manhwa/ and Manhua/ respectively)
56
57	!! [=ComicStrip/=]
58	* {{Comic Strip}}s (a.k.a. Newspaper Comics)
59
60	!! Creator/
61	* All categories of professionals that are listed on {{Creators}} (this includes {{actors}} and {{voice actor}}s). Also companies active in any of these fields (developers, studios, publishers, etc).
62	* '''Not''': Musical groups/solo careers (Music/); Wrestlers' personas (Wrestling/); LetsPlay personas (the medium the let's play is in, e.g. [=WebVideo/=])
63
64	!! [=Fanfic/=]
65	* {{Fanfics}} (this includes {{Script Fic}}s)
66
67	!! Film/
68	* Live action {{film}}: cinema films, {{made for TV movie}}s, {{short film}}s; live action {{film series}}; puppet films; {{documentaries}}
69	* '''Not''': animated film (to Anime/, [=WesternAnimation/=], or Animation/)
70
71	!! Franchise/
72	* Hubs for multimedia franchises (see FranchiseIndex, SeriesFranchise).
73
74	!! Literature/
75	* {{Novel}}s, {{novella}}s, [[ShortStory short stories]], {{fairy tale}}s, {{poetry}}; picture books; book series; {{Web Serial Novel}}s, LightNovels
76	* Groups of texts (not genres) (e.g. Literature/TheTrojanCycle, Literature/TheIcelandicSagas)
77	* '''Not''': {{Magazines}}, {{Fanfics}}
78
79	!! Magazine/
80	* {{Magazines}}
81
82	!! Manga/
83	* {{Manga}} (Japanese {{comic book}}s and print cartoons)
84
85	!! Manhua/
86	* {{Manhua}} (Chinese comics)
87
88	!! Manhwa/
89	* {{Manhwa}} (Korean comics)
90
91	!! Music/
92	* Pages for the ''work'' of a band/a musician; [[AlbumsIndex album]]s; songs
93	* '''Not''': {{opera}}s, {{ballet}}s and {{musical}}s (to Theatre/)
94	* {{Oratorio}}s '''do''' go under Music/ -- they may have characters and plot but, unlike opera, they're simply sung, not acted out as a stage production. Some modern productions may blur the line by adding multimedia or operatic elements (costumes, props, acting) -- but they still go under Music/ unless originally intended as opera.
95
96	!! Pinball/
97	* Pages for PhysicalPinballTables, pinball machines that exist in tangible form.
98	* Also for Disambiguation pages, when there are multiple pinball games with the same name (such as [[Pinball/StarWars Pinball/[=StarWars=]]] or [[Pinball/StarTrek Pinball/[=StarTrek=]]])
99	* '''Not''' for [[DigitalPinballTables pinball video games or software]]; those go under the [=VideoGame/ =] namespace.
100
101	!! Podcast/
102	* {{Podcast}}s
103
104	!! Radio/
105	* {{Radio}} shows; {{radio drama}}s
106
107	!! Roleplay/
108	* Online {{RPG}}s
109	* '''Not''': Tabletop [=RPGs=] (to [=TabletopGame/=]), video game [=RPGs=] (to [=VideoGame/=])
110
111	!! Script/
112	* UnproducedScripts
113	* '''Not''': {{Script Fic}}s (to Fanfic/)
114
115	!! Series/
116	* LiveActionTV series (includes {{Talk Show}}s, {{Game Show}}s, {{News Broadcast}}s and PuppetShows)
117
118	!! [=TabletopGame/=]
119	* {{Tabletop Game}}s (incl. tabletop [=RPGs=])
120
121	!! Theatre/
122	* Plays; {{opera}}s, {{musical}}s, {{ballet}}s; puppet plays
123
124	%% !! Toys/
125	%%* {{Toys}}
126
127	!! [=VideoGame/=]
128	* {{Video Game}}s
129	* '''Not''': {{Visual Novel}}s (to [=VisualNovel/=])
130
131	!! [=VisualNovel/=]
132	* {{Visual Novel}}s
133
134	!! [=WebAnimation=]/
135	* WebAnimation, some {{Machinima}}
136	* '''Not''': Big-budget animated shows exclusive to streaming services like Creator/{{Netflix}} (to Anime/, Animation/ or [=WesternAnimation/=])
137
138	!! Webcomic/
139	* {{Webcomic}}s
140
141	!! Website/
142	* OtherSites (includes wikis)
143
144	!! [=WebVideo=]/
145	* Live-action shows to be taken from WebOriginal, VlogSeries, TheAbridgedSeries[=/=]Gag Subs/Dubs, tropable recorded or streamed LetsPlay series, some {{Machinima}}
146	* '''Not''': Big-budget live-action shows or films exclusive to streaming services like Creator/{{Netflix}} (to Series/ or Film/)
147
148	!! [=WesternAnimation/=]
149	* WesternAnimation: AnimatedFilms, AnimatedSeries, animated shorts
150
151	!! Wrestling/
152	* Wrestlers (the stage personas), wrestling live events ([[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13319149770A08191500&page=1 discussion]]).

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