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This page details Blooncyclopedia's guidelines for structuring, writing, and categorizing articles. | |||
==Article titles== | ==Article titles== | ||
{{main|Blooncyclopedia:Article titles}} | {{main|Blooncyclopedia:Article titles}} | ||
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*Like article titles, headers should be written in sentence case; only the first word and proper nouns should be capitalized. | *Like article titles, headers should be written in sentence case; only the first word and proper nouns should be capitalized. | ||
*Try to avoid using headers below level 4. | *Try to avoid using headers below level 4. | ||
*These level 2 sections at the bottom of each page serve specific purposes and should always be in this order: | |||
**'''Gallery''': Images of the subject. | |||
**'''In other languages''': A list of in-game names and descriptions of the subject in the game's other supported languages, and any notes on differences in translation. This should only contain official translations. | |||
**'''Trivia''': Miscellaneous facts that don't fit in anywhere else in the article. In general, it's best to avoid having these kinds of sections unless they're ''absolutely'' necessary; see the section below for more information. | |||
**'''Footnotes''': If a page contains any footnotes via the {{temp|fn}} template, this section should be added and only contain the template {{temp|footnotes}}. | |||
**'''References''': If a page contains any citations via the {{temp|cite}} template, this section should be added and only contain the template {{temp|references}}. | |||
**'''External links''': Links to official ''Bloons''-related websites and social media posts, and articles with further information about the subject on other wikis such as Wikipedia and the PC Gaming Wiki. | |||
**'''Navigation''': All navigation templates and categories should be placed under a section titled "navigation". That way, it's easier to find the navigation templates on the mobile view and editors only need to edit the "navigation" section to add or remove categories. | |||
===Trivia sections=== | ===Trivia sections=== | ||
The purpose of headers and sections is to organize information in a way that makes finding specific topics easier. Sometimes information is worth noting but is not significant enough to warrant its own section, in which case it usually belongs in a "trivia" section. Unfortunately, some editors, especially new users, tend to ignore this and just dump everything they want to write about into trivia sections, which can quickly lead to trivia sections | The purpose of headers and sections is to organize information in a way that makes finding specific topics easier. Sometimes information is worth noting but is not significant enough to warrant its own section, in which case it usually belongs in a "trivia" section. Unfortunately, some editors, especially new users, tend to ignore this and just dump everything they want to write about into trivia sections, which can quickly lead to trivia sections becoming bloated with information that is irrelevant, or repeats information already explained better elsewhere, or could be expanded into its own section. | ||
*Be mindful when creating or adding to a trivia section. If a trivia section already has five bullet points or more, see if you can move any of it to a different section of the article or to another article. | *Be mindful when creating or adding to a trivia section. If a trivia section already has five bullet points or more, see if you can move any of it to a different section of the article or to another article. | ||
*Trivia sections should ''never'' have sub-headings. If there's enough information on a specific trivia point for it to have its own section, then it's ''not trivial'' and should have its own section elsewhere. | *Trivia sections should ''never'' have sub-headings. If there's enough information on a specific trivia point for it to have its own section, then it's ''not trivial'' and should have its own section elsewhere. | ||
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==Foreign languages== | ==Foreign languages== | ||
*If foreign text is written in a non-Latin script (i.e. Hangul or Cyrillic), then the [[wp:romanization|romanization]] of the text should be added using the {{temp|hover}} template. | *If foreign text is written in a non-Latin script (i.e. Hangul or Cyrillic), then the [[wp:romanization|romanization]] of the text should be added using the {{temp|hover}} template. | ||
*If foreign text does not have an official translation, then an unofficial translation should be placed next to it in parentheses. This mainly applies to voice clips in foreign languages and content exclusive to the [[ | *If foreign text does not have an official translation, then an unofficial translation should be placed next to it in parentheses and italics. This mainly applies to voice clips in foreign languages and content exclusive to the [[Qì Qiú Tǎ Fáng 6|Chinese version of ''Bloons TD 6'']], and should ''not'' be used for content that already has an official English equivalent. | ||
{|class="wikitable" | {|class="wikitable" | ||
!Foreign text | !Foreign text | ||
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|C'est la guerre ! | |C'est la guerre ! | ||
|<code><nowiki> | |<code><nowiki>C'est la guerre ! (''That's war!'')</nowiki></code> | ||
| | |C'est la guerre ! (''That's war!'') | ||
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|아싸, 지렸다리~ | |아싸, 지렸다리~ | ||
|<code><nowiki>{{hover| | |<code><nowiki>{{hover|아싸, 지렸다리~|Assa, jiryeotdari~}} (''Oh yeah, I was awesome~'')</nowiki></code> | ||
|{{hover| | |{{hover|아싸, 지렸다리~|Assa, jiryeotdari~}} (''Oh yeah, I was awesome~'') | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Other namespaces== | |||
===Stats=== | |||
{{main|Blooncyclopedia:Stats guidelines}} | |||
Stats articles contain lists of gameplay-related technical information that is either really interesting or really boring, depending on who you ask. Sections on these articles are designed to be able to be transcluded onto other pages, so only the stats page needs to be updated whenever balance changes happen. | |||
===Strategies=== | |||
{{main|Blooncyclopedia:Strategy guidelines}} | |||
Strategy articles contain community-created tips, tricks, and strategies for using a subject. | |||
===Galleries=== | |||
{{main|Blooncyclopedia:Gallery guidelines}} | |||
Gallery articles collect images and audio for the subject and present them in a more structured manner than media categories. | |||
==Once and only once== | ==Once and only once== | ||