LOTR:Content Parameters

There is a plethora of content related in some way to J.R.R. Tolkien and Middle-earth that exists throughout our society; much of it is addressed and codified on this wiki. However, while The One Wiki to Rule Them All does not, with the exception of fanon, exclude any particular facet of this content, it has become necessary to set parameters on what should have an article of its own here.

Ordinary things
Any generic object or entity appearing in Tolkien's works that can be found in our own world (i.e. mountains, deer, apples, etc.) should not have a separate article unless Tolkien ascribes it significant and unique attributes that the real world equivalent does not. For instance, an article exists for trees because of the unique characteristics shared by many trees shown to be considered as normal within Middle-earth.

Video games
Because of many video games' extensive nature, articles created for characters, things, and locations unique to a specific game will be limited to those which have a significant role within the game or its expansions as a whole.

To illustrate using Middle-earth: Shadow of War as an example: In the case of the enormous scale of The Lord of the Rings Online, separate articles will be restricted to things central to a particular book as a whole. Thus, the Blackwolds, the Eglain, and the Gaunt-men may have articles, but characters or objects which pertain to only a few or less individual quests may not.