Difference between revisions of "AchaeaWiki:Formatting"

1,181 bytes added ,  20:29, 17 July 2007
next round of agreed-to guildeline updates
(capitalisation rules)
(next round of agreed-to guildeline updates)
Line 4: Line 4:


* If it's capitalised in Achaea, capitalise it in the wiki. If it's not capitalised in Achaea, don't capitalise it in the wiki. Don't capitalise adventurer, newbie, denizen, or other general groupings.  
* If it's capitalised in Achaea, capitalise it in the wiki. If it's not capitalised in Achaea, don't capitalise it in the wiki. Don't capitalise adventurer, newbie, denizen, or other general groupings.  
**For example: "Asara is an Adventurer" should be "Asara is an adventurer."
:For example: "Asara is an Adventurer" should be "Asara is an adventurer."


* Do capitalise certain immortal (not Immortal) pronouns. These include those that refer to the Pentad, the Pantheon, the Elder Gods, and Demigods. These do NOT include the Administration, Celani, Aldar, Guides, or Lord Clementius.  
* Do capitalise certain immortal pronouns. These include those that refer to the Pentad, the Pantheon, the Elder Gods, and Demigods. These do NOT include the Administration, Celani, Aldar, Guides, or Lord Clementius.  


* Do capitalise all race names, both adventurer and denizen, when referring to them as a group or as a singular noun. Do NOT capitalise these terms when used in the adjective form. The only exception to these rules are humans whose references should be lowercase in all instances (except at the start of a sentence.)  
* Do capitalise all race names, both adventurer and denizen, when referring to them as a group or as a singular noun. Do NOT capitalise these terms when used in the adjective form. The only exception to these rules are humans whose references should be lowercase in all instances (except at the start of a sentence.)  
**For example: "Asara is a member of the Mingruk community" or "Asara is a Tsol'aa" or "Asara is dwarven" or "Asara is a human."  
:For example: "Asara is a member of the Mingruk community" or "Asara is a Tsol'aa" or "Asara is dwarven" or "Asara is a human."  


* Do capitalise all racial languages, both adventurer and denizen. For example: "Asara speaks Dwarven." vs. "Asara is dwarven."
* Do capitalise all racial languages, both adventurer and denizen. For example: "Asara speaks Dwarven." vs. "Asara is dwarven."


* Do not capitalise all words in an article title that has more than one word unless it is a proper noun or it is capitalised in Achaea.  
* Do not capitalise all words in an article title that has more than one word unless it is a proper noun or it is capitalised in Achaea.  
**For example: "Toady Bellhops" should be "Toady bellhops" both in the article title and in the article itself.
:For example: "Toady Bellhops" should be "Toady bellhops" both in the article title and in the article itself.


* Do capitalise the words "House" and "Guild" when refering to those organisations that transitioned from Guilds to Houses. A "house" uncapitalised refers to things such as player subdivision housing or denizen houses (i.e. regular residential houses).
* Do capitalise the words "House" and "Guild" when refering to those organisations that transitioned from Guilds to Houses. A "house" uncapitalised refers to things such as player subdivision housing or denizen houses (i.e. regular residential houses).


* Do capitalise skill names as they are proper nouns.  
* Do capitalise skill names as they are proper nouns.  
**For example: "I have the Metamorphosis skill."
:For example: "I have the Metamorphosis skill."
 
=Categorisation=
 
* To avoid excessive categorisation, only categorise articles with the "lowest common denominator" category.
:For example, when you categorize Maya, you don't have to use Pentad, then Immortals. Just use Pentad. Similarly, when we categorised humans, we didn't put adventurer races, ethnic groups, and then society! We just put adventurer races. The "lowest common denominator" category is already included in the higher categories.


=Bolding=
=Bolding=


* All names and proper titles should be bolded the first time they appear on their page.
* All names and proper titles should be bolded the first time they appear on their page.
:For example, '''''Rurin''', the Crafter'' should look like '''''Rurin, the Crafter'''''.
=Denizen Articles=
* In order to create an article for a denizen, there must be an actual living interactive NPC. Being mentioned in text, in room descriptions or by other methods, would not qualify. It would be fine to place these individual in a larger article, such as a city article, instead.
=Infoboxes=
* Do not italicize infobox information unless using "None" or "Unknown".


=Linking=
=Linking=


* Only link to relevant pages.
* Only link to pages that are related to what's being linked.
:For example, don't link the word "tattoos" in the sentence, "He has cool rainbow tattoos." A more appropriate link for "tattoos" would be, "Salai sells inks for tattoos" because what you're linking to actually refers to the Tattoos skill.


[[Category: For Chroniclers]][[Category: Policy]]
[[Category: For Chroniclers]][[Category: Policy]]