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== Style Guidelines ==
== Style Guidelines ==


* Use start case (capitalization of all words, regardless of the part of speech) for page names (e.g. Carrot On A Stick)
# Use start case (capitalization of all words, regardless of the part of speech) for page names (e.g. Carrot On A Stick)
* Page titles should use the exact name from the game, but not necessarily the same case (see previous guideline)
# Page titles should use the exact name from the game, but not necessarily the same case (see previous guideline)
* Internal links should display grammatically correct case (e.g. the link for the page Carrot on a Stick at the start of a sentence would be: <nowiki>[[Carrot on a Stick|Carrot on a stick]]</nowiki>)
# Internal links should display grammatically correct case (e.g. the link for the page Carrot on a Stick at the start of a sentence would be: <nowiki>[[Carrot on a Stick|Carrot on a stick]]</nowiki>)
* Image links must display thumbnails 300px wide (e.g. the link would be <nowiki>[[File:foo.png|thumb|300px|foo being pecked to death by a dodo]]</nowiki>)
# Image links must display thumbnails 300px wide (e.g. the link would be <nowiki>[[File:foo.png|thumb|300px|foo being pecked to death by a dodo]]</nowiki>)
* Images should only be centered on the page if inserted at the end of a paragraph to illustrates a specific point from the preceding paragraph
# Images should only be centered on the page if inserted at the end of a paragraph to illustrates a specific point from the preceding paragraph
* Images should have captions describing the subject of interest for the page
# Images should have captions describing the subject of interest for the page
# Use spoiler tags (<nowiki><spoiler></spoiler></nowiki>) for spoily information


== Using the Wiki ==
== Using the Wiki ==


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Revision as of 01:06, 24 January 2013

Style Guidelines

  1. Use start case (capitalization of all words, regardless of the part of speech) for page names (e.g. Carrot On A Stick)
  2. Page titles should use the exact name from the game, but not necessarily the same case (see previous guideline)
  3. Internal links should display grammatically correct case (e.g. the link for the page Carrot on a Stick at the start of a sentence would be: [[Carrot on a Stick|Carrot on a stick]])
  4. Image links must display thumbnails 300px wide (e.g. the link would be [[File:foo.png|thumb|300px|foo being pecked to death by a dodo]])
  5. Images should only be centered on the page if inserted at the end of a paragraph to illustrates a specific point from the preceding paragraph
  6. Images should have captions describing the subject of interest for the page
  7. Use spoiler tags (<spoiler></spoiler>) for spoily information

Using the Wiki

Consult the MediaWiki User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.