Consumer Rights Wiki:Article types: Difference between revisions
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=== Themes === | === Themes === | ||
[[Sample Theme|Sample Theme Article]] | |||
'''Themes''' are a high-level type of article, which should primarily aim to explain and justify core consumer protection concepts and challenges. For example, you would have a Theme article explaining the concept of mandatory forced arbitration, forced EULA modifications, or loss of ownership - how it works, why it’s a problem, and some examples of harm caused. These should be great articles for people to link others to when trying to tell them why a certain practice is harmful. | '''Themes''' are a high-level type of article, which should primarily aim to explain and justify core consumer protection concepts and challenges. For example, you would have a Theme article explaining the concept of mandatory forced arbitration, forced EULA modifications, or loss of ownership - how it works, why it’s a problem, and some examples of harm caused. These should be great articles for people to link others to when trying to tell them why a certain practice is harmful. | ||
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'''All tier 2 articles should be written with the 'Factual, non-accusatory, and legally safe' tone.''' For articles about Living People, please refer to our Living Person article policy [link once it exists]. | '''All tier 2 articles should be written with the 'Factual, non-accusatory, and legally safe' tone.''' For articles about Living People, please refer to our Living Person article policy [link once it exists]. | ||
=== Companies === | === Companies: === | ||
[[Sample Company|Sample Company Article]] | |||
'''Company articles''' should contain: | '''Company articles''' should contain: | ||
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=== Product lines === | === Product lines === | ||
[[Sample Product Line|Sample Product Line Article]] | |||
'''Product line articles''' are to be created when it would be too cumbersome to discuss the full activities of a company within its article. For example, it would be unreasonable for Sony's article to list every consumer protection issue relating to each of their product lines in a single article; it would create an article which is simply too large. Instead, separate articles for product lines e.g. the Playstation systems should be created. | '''Product line articles''' are to be created when it would be too cumbersome to discuss the full activities of a company within its article. For example, it would be unreasonable for Sony's article to list every consumer protection issue relating to each of their product lines in a single article; it would create an article which is simply too large. Instead, separate articles for product lines e.g. the Playstation systems should be created. | ||
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=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
[[Sample Individual|Sample Individual Article]] | |||
'''Articles about an individual''' should be created to keep track of important people who have substantial relevance to consumer protection. These will typically be lawmakers, prominent members of regulatory bodies, and members of companies who have extensive decision making powers, who have been directly implicated in the decision-making processes behind multiple consumer-relevant incidents or policies. Keeping track of these individuals and their decisions as they move through, and between, various organisations will enable consumers to get a more informed perspective regarding the management of important organisations. | '''Articles about an individual''' should be created to keep track of important people who have substantial relevance to consumer protection. These will typically be lawmakers, prominent members of regulatory bodies, and members of companies who have extensive decision making powers, who have been directly implicated in the decision-making processes behind multiple consumer-relevant incidents or policies. Keeping track of these individuals and their decisions as they move through, and between, various organisations will enable consumers to get a more informed perspective regarding the management of important organisations. | ||
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=== Incidents === | === Incidents === | ||
[[Sample Incident|Sample Incident Article]] | |||
An '''Incident''' page will cover an event, or chain of events, which surrounds one instance of anti-consumer activity (or anything else, such as the passing of a law, which is relevant to the wiki). These will make up the bulk of the pages on the wiki, though likely not the bulk of the traffic. These pages should be able to be referred to as something of a ‘historical record’ and should have a good deal of factual content relating to the event(s) in question, complete with links to, and citations of, various contemporary sources. | An '''Incident''' page will cover an event, or chain of events, which surrounds one instance of anti-consumer activity (or anything else, such as the passing of a law, which is relevant to the wiki). These will make up the bulk of the pages on the wiki, though likely not the bulk of the traffic. These pages should be able to be referred to as something of a ‘historical record’ and should have a good deal of factual content relating to the event(s) in question, complete with links to, and citations of, various contemporary sources. | ||