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In the faction infobox, when something is marked as "unknown," it means that the information in that field exists, but we don't know what it is. When the field is marked "none known," it means that we don't know if the information exists to begin with. | In the faction infobox, when something is marked as "unknown," it means that the information in that field exists, but we don't know what it is. When the field is marked "none known," it means that we don't know if the information exists to begin with. | ||
To be more precise with an example, if we say a faction has "unknown allies," it means that they have allies, but we don't know who they are. If a faction has "no known allies," it means the faction has no allies to our knowledge. | To be more precise with an example, if we say a faction has "unknown allies," it means that they have allies, but we don't know who they are. If a faction has "no known allies," it means the faction has no allies ''to our knowledge.'' Conversely, a simple "none" would mean the faction has no allies, full stop. | ||
If we want to drag "N/A," a comparable term, into this: | If we want to drag "N/A," a comparable term, into this: in the context of the faction infobox, I see "N/A" as the equivalent of leaving the field blank. If you don't know what to put for "Other Affiliations," chances are, you should put "N/A." | ||
--[[User:Bryan.christian|Bryan.christian]] ([[User talk:Bryan.christian|talk]]) 08:22, 29 August 2017 (UTC) | --[[User:Bryan.christian|Bryan.christian]] ([[User talk:Bryan.christian|talk]]) 08:22, 29 August 2017 (UTC) | ||
Latest revision as of 03:27, 29 August 2017
Making Clear: "Unknown" vs. "None Known"
Just so we're clear on why some fields have "unknown" but others have "none known" when those two terms might appear to mean the same thing:
In the faction infobox, when something is marked as "unknown," it means that the information in that field exists, but we don't know what it is. When the field is marked "none known," it means that we don't know if the information exists to begin with.
To be more precise with an example, if we say a faction has "unknown allies," it means that they have allies, but we don't know who they are. If a faction has "no known allies," it means the faction has no allies to our knowledge. Conversely, a simple "none" would mean the faction has no allies, full stop.
If we want to drag "N/A," a comparable term, into this: in the context of the faction infobox, I see "N/A" as the equivalent of leaving the field blank. If you don't know what to put for "Other Affiliations," chances are, you should put "N/A." --Bryan.christian (talk) 08:22, 29 August 2017 (UTC)