Worm Wiki:Manual of Style: Difference between revisions

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This page is all about the Worm Wiki. Policies listed here are for writing articles. Unless stated otherwise, they must be followed across the wiki without exceptions.

Other important pages to note when editing articles:

Worm Wiki:Layout Guide - a guide to the layout and structure of articles.
Worm_Wiki:Policy - policies enforced across the Worm Wikia.

All wikis have a manual of style which they follow in order to maintain clean and organized articles. Below are some of the guidelines used for such purposes. Please take your time to read and follow these guidelines as closely as possible as you edit or add pages.

Perspective

In-Universe

Articles should be written as if the Worm world was the real world. For example, "chapters" should not be referred to in a sentence. Rather, events should be referred to in sequential order if possible, such as “After event X, character Y…” Any article which has information based around the contents of the site (i.e character pages, chapter summaries, etc.) is considered an in-universe article.

Content

Official Language

The content of this wiki is expressed in American English. This is an English language wiki, and all edits are expected to be carried out in English. This includes articles, forum posts, blogs, and talk pages. If a user's second language is English and they are not familiar with correct grammar and sentence structure, we can only ask that you have someone help you with the content you wish to provide here, as editing will be extremely difficult if you cannot properly understand or converse with others in the community. Such edits would likely end up being undone, as they cannot be understood.

Trivia

The Trivia section is for actual relevant, proven facts related to the article. This includes inconsistencies in the chapters, any information about a given topic given by J. McCrae that would not fit in any other section of the article, the etymology of obscure words used, and poll results. Fan speculation and “what ifs/maybe” as well as Junk Trivia type of information should not be included in this section.

Talk Pages

The talk page is for conversations on maintenance and article correctness only. This includes inquiries dealing with the organization of the article, correction of inaccurate details, and adding/removing content. Also, please remember to sign your posts with ~~~~. To begin a new topic, please create a new section by clicking the “Add New Topic” button and placing ==Topic Name== at the top of the section.

Also, note that if a discussion is closed, do not continue posting under it and do not reopen a recently closed topic by creating a new section under it. General conversations and speculations are to be placed in forums. This includes fan theories, discussion about how the character has developed, opinions on the character, etc.

Quotes

The quotes section is for relevant quotes that showcase the character's personality or personal feelings, not for random words anyone could have said in the same situation or any quote from the character that you may like. Do not add short, irrelevant quotes that do not add to the article (e.g. "Fuck!" -Taylor).

Citations

When citing a quote or chapter, do not place the text directly into the article if it can be avoided. The reader should be able to check the quote itself and have it interpreted for them in the text.

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-This page is all about the Worm Wiki.
+This page is all about the Worm Wiki. Policies listed here are for writing articles. Unless stated otherwise, they must be followed across the wiki without exceptions.
-Policies listed here are for writing articles. Unless stated, they must be followed across the wiki, without exceptions.
+Other important pages to note when editing articles:
+*[[Worm Wiki:Layout Guide]] - a guide to the layout and structure of articles.
+*[[Worm_Wiki:Policy]] - policies enforced across the Worm Wikia.
-Other important pages to note when editing articles:
+All wikis have a manual of style which they follow in order to maintain clean and organized articles. Below are some of the guidelines used for such purposes. Please take your time to read and follow these guidelines as closely as possible as you edit or add pages.
-[[Worm Wiki:Layout Guide]] - guide to layout and structure of articles.
-As you know, all wikis have a manual of style which they follow in order to maintain clean and organized articles. Bleach Wiki has a style which it uses to keep pages similar. Below are some of the guidelines we use here for such purposes. Please take your time to read and follow the guidelines as closely as possible as you edit any and all pages.
 ==Perspective==
 ===In-Universe===
-Articles should be written as if the Worm world was the real world. For example, "chapters" should not be referred to in a sentence. Rather, events should be referred to in a sequential order if possible, such as “After Event X, Character Y…” Any article which has information based around the contents of the site (i.e Character pages, chapterssummaries, etc.) is an in-universe article.
+Articles should be written as if the Worm world was the real world. For example, "chapters" should not be referred to in a sentence. Rather, events should be referred to in sequential order if possible, such as “After event X, character Y…” Any article which has information based around the contents of the site (i.e character pages, chapter summaries, etc.) is considered an in-universe article.
 ==Content==
 ===Official Language===
 The content of this wiki is expressed in American English. This is an English language wiki, and all edits are expected to be carried out in English. This includes articles, forum posts, blogs, and talk pages. If a user's second language is English and they are not familiar with correct grammar and sentence structure, we can only ask that you have someone help you with the content you wish to provide here, as editing will be extremely difficult if you cannot properly understand or converse with others in the community. Such edits would likely end up being undone, as they cannot be understood.
 ===Trivia===
-The Trivia section is for actual relevant, proven facts related to the article. This includes inconsistencies in the chapters, any information about a given topic given by J. McCrae that would not fit in any other section of the article, etymology of obscure words used, and poll results. Fan speculation and “what ifs/maybe” as well Junk Trivia type of information should not be included in this section. This includes comparing two characters/techniques.
+The Trivia section is for actual relevant, proven facts related to the article. This includes inconsistencies in the chapters, any information about a given topic given by J. McCrae that would not fit in any other section of the article, the etymology of obscure words used, and poll results. Fan speculation and “what ifs/maybe” as well as Junk Trivia type of information should not be included in this section.
 ===Talk Pages===
-The talk page is for conversations on maintenance and article correctness only. This includes: inquiries dealing with the organization of the article, correction of inaccurate details, and adding/removing content. Also, please remember to sign your posts with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. To begin a new topic, please create a new section by clicking the “Add New Topic” button and placing ==Topic Name== at the top of the section.
+The talk page is for conversations on maintenance and article correctness only. This includes inquiries dealing with the organization of the article, correction of inaccurate details, and adding/removing content. Also, please remember to sign your posts with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. To begin a new topic, please create a new section by clicking the “Add New Topic” button and placing ==Topic Name== at the top of the section.
-Also, note that if a discussion is closed, ‘’’do not’’’ continue posting under it, and do not reopen a recently closed topic by creating a new section under it. General conversations and speculations are to be placed in forums. This includes: Fan theories, discussion about how the character has developed/opinions on the character, etc.
+Also, note that if a discussion is closed, ''do not ''continue posting under it and do not reopen a recently closed topic by creating a new section under it. General conversations and speculations are to be placed in forums. This includes fan theories, discussion about how the character has developed, opinions on the character, etc.
 ===Quotes===
-The quotes section is for relevant quotes which showcase the character's personality or personal feelings, not for random words anyone could have said in the same situation, or any quote that character have said that people may have liked. While there is cussing in Worm, it is only necessary to use it in the quotes section for relevant quotes. Adding irrelevant quotes with random cuss words and/or just putting down random cuss words which may have been said is unacceptable.
+The quotes section is for relevant quotes that showcase the character's personality or personal feelings, not for random words anyone could have said in the same situation or any quote from the character that you may like. Do not add short, irrelevant quotes that do not add to the article (e.g. "Fuck!" -Taylor).
 ====Citations====
-When citing a quote or chapter do not place the text directly into the article if it can be avoided. The reader should be able to check the quote itself and have it interpreted for them in the text.
+When citing a quote or chapter, do not place the text directly into the article if it can be avoided. The reader should be able to check the quote itself and have it interpreted for them in the text.