Star Wars Fanon:Crossover policy
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This policy in a nutshell:Crossover articles are forbidden on this wiki, except for the noted exceptions.
The Star Wars Fanon Wiki crossover policy is an official policy on the Star Wars Fanon Wiki that forbids the use of crossovers on the wiki. In this policy, crossover articles are no longer permissible, except for the noted exceptions.
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[edit] Crossovers
A crossover is a storyline in which characters, settings, universes, and/or other elements of a particular fictional story is placed in another fictional storyline from a different franchise. A popular culture example is when the television crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation crossed over with the sitcom Two and a Half Men, allowing characters and actors from each show to appear in an episode of the other show.
Crossover articles and storylines, even in the context of fan fiction narratives, are forbidden on the Star Wars Fanon Wiki. There are two main reasons for this. First, this is a fanon wiki for the Star Wars franchise and is intended to remain that way. Second, the legality of crossing over with other franchises is questionable. For example, Paramount Pictures is very touchy on what is and is not allowed regarding Star Trek fan works. It is best not to walk the line with copyright holders by crossing one franchise into another.
Crossovers do not include homages to other non-Star Wars characters by using a name or parts of personalities, and/or names of companies, ships, and other such things. Crossovers also do not include the use of pictures from other franchises. Pictures and homages are highly acceptable.
This policy applies to both in-universe and out-of-universe articles, such as making an article about an imaginary fanon video game such as Super Mario Brothers: Attack of the Sith (this is a random name and has not been used by any author on this wiki).
[edit] Exceptions
The following are currently the only exceptions to the crossover policy and should not be frequently invoked. It is preferred that users come up with their own storylines instead.
[edit] Soulcalibur
The video game Soulcalibur IV marked an unusual move for its franchise as it included the canon Star Wars characters Darth Vader, Yoda, and Galen Marek. An Infinities comic titled Star Wars: Visions of the Blade was published later on StarWars.com. This comic gave a potential explanation as to how the three Star Wars characters had become involved in the Soulcalibur universe.
Because this is an established crossover carried out by LucasArts in conjunction with the makers of Soulcalibur IV, storylines crossing Soulcailbur and Star Wars will be allowed on this wiki.
[edit] Legitimate video games
Should a user decide to put the time and effort into making an actual video game, such as Star Wars: Avian Hunt (which is not a crossover), they are allowed to create articles about said video game. This is due to the immense time and effort it takes to create video games.
[edit] Consequences
Should a user create an article that other users deem to be a crossover, said user(s) may nominate the article for deletion on the deletion page. This is to allow a clear community consensus on the issue. The discussion will last for one week, and if the community deems it to be a crossover then it will be deleted and the author will be warned. If the user becomes a repeat offender by creating additional crossover articles, administrators may invoke the disruption policy and/or any other applicable policy to deal with the situation.
