Blooncyclopedia:Style guide: Difference between revisions
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==Writing style== | ==Writing style== | ||
{{main|Blooncyclopedia:Writing guidelines}} | {{main|Blooncyclopedia:Writing guidelines}} | ||
*Your writing within articles must follow the basic rules of English at least. Unless transcribing in-game text directly, you should capitalize the first letter of each sentence, end sentences with a fullstop, use proper grammar and spelling, et cetera. | |||
*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. | *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. | *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. | ||
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==Linking== | ==Linking== | ||
*In general, articles should only be linked to once in a single page, though links can be repeated if in a section much later in the article. If the word "monkey" is used 10 times in a page, then only the first occurrence of the word should be linked, and maybe a later one too if the article is long and has multiple major sections. | *In general, articles should only be linked to once in a single page, though links can be repeated if in a section much later in the article. If the word "monkey" is used 10 times in a page, then only the first occurrence of the word should be linked, and maybe a later one too if the article is long and has multiple major sections. | ||
* | *In the source editor, try to optimize links as much as possible. For example, you can use <code><nowiki>[[Monkey]]</nowiki>s</code> instead of <code><nowiki>[[Monkey|Monkeys]]</nowiki></code> to render the link text in plural form. (See [[Help:Links]] for more information.) | ||
**If you need to link to a subsection and it has a redirect, just link to the redirect instead of using a piped link. For example, use <code><nowiki>[[Paragon power]]</nowiki></code> instead of <code><nowiki>[[Paragon#Power|Paragon power]]</nowiki></code> when linking to the section about Paragon power. That way, the link doesn't need to be updated in case the section is split into its own article at a later point. | **If you need to link to a subsection and it has a redirect, just link to the redirect instead of using a piped link. For example, use <code><nowiki>[[Paragon power]]</nowiki></code> instead of <code><nowiki>[[Paragon#Power|Paragon power]]</nowiki></code> when linking to the section about Paragon power. That way, the link doesn't need to be updated in case the section is split into its own article at a later point. | ||