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==Writing style== | ==Writing style== | ||
{{main|Blooncyclopedia:Writing guidelines}} | {{main|Blooncyclopedia:Writing guidelines}} | ||
*Don't insert speculation, don't state the obvious, don't use overly verbose or flowery language, and don't editorialize. This is a wiki, not fanfiction. | |||
*A little bit of flippancy or casualness is fine as long as the text is mostly focused on conveying factual information. Don't just waste the reader's time with jokes. | |||
==Spelling== | ==Spelling== | ||
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===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 becoming bloated with information that is irrelevant, or repeats information already explained better elsewhere, or could be expanded into its own section. | 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. | ||
*Trivia sections should be bullet-point lists. Each point should be clear and concise. If the topic is too big to be summarized in a few sentences, then it probably belongs in 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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==Categorization== | ==Categorization== | ||
{{main|Blooncyclopedia:Category guidelines}} | {{main|Blooncyclopedia:Category guidelines}} | ||
*Category titles follow the same rules as article titles, except they should always be plural if possible. | |||
*Category pages should contain a brief summary of what the category means. | |||
*A category should not be added to an article if it belongs to a subcategory of it. ''[[Bloons Card Storm]]'' should not belong to both [[:Category:Windows games]] and [[:Category:Games]], for example. | |||
==Other namespaces== | ==Other namespaces== | ||