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CyberAcme:Style guide: Difference between revisions
Added section from the Manual of Style about specific styling in the Wiki.
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== Style == | |||
''This section is transcluded from [[CyberAcme:Manual_of_Style]]''. | |||
*'''Spelling''': {{SITENAME}} has no preference as to whether to use [[wikipedia:American English|American English]] or [[wikipedia:British English|British English]] - however, once one style is defined within an article it should be employed consistently. Article titles, however, still preference American spellings. | |||
*'''Italics''': titles of any media and ships in the ''Marathon'' universe should always be italicized. An exception to this would be those for citation purposes. | |||
*'''Boldface''': in any article introduction, the article's title/name must be '''bolded'''. The introduction title/name should not have links within them. | |||
*'''Measurement''': unless presented as such, always use the [[wikipedia:Metric system|Metric system]] over [[wikipedia:United States customary units|US customary units]] as the primary measurement. Make sure to present the US customary units in brackets after the metric system (i.e. 130 kg (286 lbs), 2.18 meters (7'2")). | |||
== Beginning articles == | |||
Articles should always give a general overview of its subject first, '''bolding''' the first mention of it. Specific details should be left further below the introduction. | |||
== Writing tense == | == Writing tense == | ||
Keep all articles in the past tense, new or old games. As details develop or things are retconned, we can add more detail later. Present tense and past perfect make reading things more confusing as live developments are going to be very common. | Keep all articles in the past tense, new or old games. As details develop or things are retconned, we can add more detail later. Present tense and past perfect make reading things more confusing as live developments are going to be very common. | ||
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== Sourcing == | == Sourcing == | ||
Sources should be used as often as possible. Outside of plot synopsis, everything from AI roles to character origins should have a source. As Marathon tells its story in terminal format with wildly different interpretations, | Sources should be used as often as possible. Outside of plot synopsis, everything from AI roles to character origins should have a source. As Marathon tells its story in terminal format with wildly different interpretations, statements need to be backed up with terminal entries. Also, make sure you understand the context of the terminal before sourcing. | ||
== Theorycrafting == | == Theorycrafting == | ||