A stub is an article that is short and lacking information. In general, it must be long enough to at least define the article's title, which generally means 3 to 10 short sentences. Note that a longer article on a complicated topic may be a stub; conversely, a short article on a topic of narrow scope may not be a stub.
Another way to define a stub is an article so incomplete that an editor who knows little or nothing about the topic could improve its content after a superficial Web search or a few minutes in a reference library. An article that can be improved by only a rather knowledgeable editor, or after significant research, may not be a stub.
Note that a stub is not just a short article. A stub is a short article where more information can be added.
Marking stubs[]
- {{Stub}}: place this on articles where little info is added and you know there's more to be added. (View stubs)
- It's possible to view every article as a stub when a show like LOST is the subject; use discretion. If it's four pages long, it's not a stub any more!
- Use the templates below for stubs on a specific topic
- {{cast-stub}}: Stubs regarding Lost's cast, background cast, or guest stars. (View stubs)
- {{char-stub}}: Stubs regarding the characters in Lost. (View stubs)
- {{crew-stub}}: Stubs regarding the crew (directors, writers, etc.) of Lost. (View stubs)
- {{item-stub}}: Stubs regarding items in Lost. (View stubs)
- {{list-stub}}: Incomplete lists in Lostpedia. (View stubs)
- {{location-stub}}: Stubs regarding Lost locations, filming locations, or fan locations. (View stubs)
- {{podcast-stub}}: Stubs regarding Official Lost Podcast episodes (View stubs)
- {{TLE-stub}}: Stubs regarding The Lost Experience. (View stubs)
- {{voice-stub}}: Stubs regarding Voice actors. (View stubs)
- Use the templates below for stubs on a specific topic