Soft touch wiki:Manual of style: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
|||
Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
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> | 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 | Episode articles should follow the format of 'Episode_XXX'. Where 'XXX' is the number of the episode with no leading zeros | ||
===Dates=== | ===Dates=== |
Latest revision as of 19:03, 12 August 2025
This is a manual that dictates how things should be formatted to create a cohesive look for the wiki.
The most important thing about the style is that
This wiki is meant to be modified by the community.
That's the entire point of a wiki!
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.
General Wiki Information
edit sourceArticle Titles
edit sourceArticle 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
Episode articles should follow the format of 'Episode_XXX'. Where 'XXX' is the number of the episode with no leading zeros
Dates
edit sourceDates within an article, or an article title should always be the fully written out word.
August 6, 2025
2025-08-06
When using dates in an article, any order of Date-Month-Year is acceptable, as long as it is written out. Do not use a leading zero for numbers in the single digits.
August 6, 2025(M-D-Y)
6 Aug, 2025(D-m-Y)
2025, Aug 6(Y-m-D)
August 06, 2025
The month can be either long, 'August', or short, 'Aug'.
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.