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So if there is a consensus on what the wiki should look like. It will be so

This initial Manual of Style is a complete arbitrary decision by ~~me, The Admin.~~

This initial Manual of Style is a complete arbitrary decision by the admin

== General Wiki Information ==

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===Article Titles===

Article titles should be concise, straightforward, consistent, and precise.

Articles should start with an uppercase letter, then all lowercase.

Character articles should be referred to by their ~~full~~ name ~~with middle initial, if known~~. For example: 'William J. Clarke' for William Joseph Clarke<br>

Episode articles should follow the format of '~~Episode_XXX~~'. Where '~~XXX~~' is ~~the number of the episode with no leading zeros~~

====Characters====

Character articles should be referred to by their first and last name. For example: 'William Clarke' for 'William Joseph Clarke'. Though the characters full name should be in their infobox<br>

====Episodes====

Part/Episode articles should follow the format of 'Chapter_one_part_two'. Where 'one' and 'two' are replaced by their respective numbers.

====Special Episodes====

Special episodes should be named as

'Special_episode_name_of_episode'.

For example 'Special episode: Summons'

The article is 'Special_episode_summons'

Or if they have parts, 'Special_episode_summons_part_one'

===Dates===

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If you're using numbers outside of an article context, and wish to use a number only format, Only use Y-M-D.

And always include leading zeros.

===Categories===

Categories are used by putting

<nowiki>[[Category:Name_of_category_here]]</nowiki> at the top of the article.

Categories are useful in making sure that locations, characters, and other articles can be located, and arent stranded in wiki abyss. With no links.

If a category doesn't exist, but you think it should. Feel free to do so!

The most common categories that should be used for most articles that will be created will be

* [[:Category:Locations|[[Category:Locations]]]]

* [[:Category:Characters|[[Category:Characters]]]]

* [[:Category:Chapters|[[Category:Chapters]]]]

* [[:Category:Episodes|[[Category:Episodes]]]]

==Specific Page Templates/Examples==

[[Soft_Touch_Wiki:Manual_of_style/Character_example|Character example article]]~~<br>~~

* [[Soft_Touch_Wiki:Manual_of_style/Character_example|Character example article]]

[[Soft_Touch_Wiki:Manual_of_style/Chapter_example|Chapter example article]]~~<br>~~

* [[Soft_Touch_Wiki:Manual_of_style/Chapter_example|Chapter example article]]

[[Soft_Touch_Wiki:Manual_of_style/Episode_example|Episode example article]]

* [[Soft_Touch_Wiki:Manual_of_style/Episode_example|Episode example article]]

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 So if there is a consensus on what the wiki should look like. It will be so
-This initial Manual of Style is a complete arbitrary decision by me, The Admin.
+This initial Manual of Style is a complete arbitrary decision by the admin
 == General Wiki Information ==
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 ===Article Titles===
 Article titles should be concise, straightforward, consistent, and precise.
 Articles should start with an uppercase letter, then all lowercase.
-Character articles should be referred to by their full name with middle initial, if known. For example: 'William J. Clarke' for William Joseph Clarke<br>
-Episode articles should follow the format of 'Episode_XXX'. Where 'XXX' is the number of the episode with no leading zeros
+====Characters====
+Character articles should be referred to by their first and last name. For example: 'William Clarke' for 'William Joseph Clarke'. Though the characters full name should be in their infobox<br>
+====Episodes====
+Part/Episode articles should follow the format of 'Chapter_one_part_two'. Where 'one' and 'two' are replaced by their respective numbers.
+====Special Episodes====
+Special episodes should be named as
+'Special_episode_name_of_episode'.
+For example 'Special episode: Summons'
+The article is 'Special_episode_summons'
+Or if they have parts, 'Special_episode_summons_part_one'
 ===Dates===
@@ Line 44: / Line 61: @@
 If you're using numbers outside of an article context, and wish to use a number only format, Only use Y-M-D.
 And always include leading zeros.
+===Categories===
+Categories are used by putting
+<nowiki>[[Category:Name_of_category_here]]</nowiki> at the top of the article.
+Categories are useful in making sure that locations, characters, and other articles can be located, and arent stranded in wiki abyss. With no links.
+If a category doesn't exist, but you think it should. Feel free to do so!
+The most common categories that should be used for most articles that will be created will be
+* [[:Category:Locations|&lsqb;&lsqb;Category:Locations&rsqb;&rsqb;]]
+* [[:Category:Characters|&lsqb;&lsqb;Category:Characters&rsqb;&rsqb;]]
+* [[:Category:Chapters|&lsqb;&lsqb;Category:Chapters&rsqb;&rsqb;]]
+* [[:Category:Episodes|&lsqb;&lsqb;Category:Episodes&rsqb;&rsqb;]]
 ==Specific Page Templates/Examples==
 <div style="font-size:large">
-[[Soft_Touch_Wiki:Manual_of_style/Character_example|Character example article]]<br>
+* [[Soft_Touch_Wiki:Manual_of_style/Character_example|Character example article]]
-[[Soft_Touch_Wiki:Manual_of_style/Chapter_example|Chapter example article]]<br>
+* [[Soft_Touch_Wiki:Manual_of_style/Chapter_example|Chapter example article]]
-[[Soft_Touch_Wiki:Manual_of_style/Episode_example|Episode example article]]
+* [[Soft_Touch_Wiki:Manual_of_style/Episode_example|Episode example article]]
 </div>