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This '''Manual of Style''' outlines a standard of clean, consistent formatting for articles on this wiki. The formatting described here is a ''guideline'' and can be overridden where circumstances warrant it. These guidelines will never be unerringly perfect for every situation. However, please try your best to keep to the advice outlined in this article so others may use your edits as an example when creating and editing their own articles. | This '''Manual of Style''' outlines a standard of clean, consistent formatting for articles on this wiki. The formatting described here is a ''guideline'' and can be overridden where circumstances warrant it. These guidelines will never be unerringly perfect for every situation. However, please try your best to keep to the advice outlined in this article so others may use your edits as an example when creating and editing their own articles. | ||
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Always keep headings short and simple. Headings are guidelines to your page's structure and should inform the reader rather than confuse. To keep it short, avoid unnecessary words or redundancy in headings, i.e. avoid a, an, and the, pronouns, repeating the article title, and so on. Also, try to avoid giving identical titles to different sections. | Always keep headings short and simple. Headings are guidelines to your page's structure and should inform the reader rather than confuse. To keep it short, avoid unnecessary words or redundancy in headings, i.e. avoid a, an, and the, pronouns, repeating the article title, and so on. Also, try to avoid giving identical titles to different sections. | ||
=== | === Files === | ||
[[ | [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|Caption]] | ||
Files make an article memorable and pretty. They can speak where words fail. At the same time, misplaced or untidy files can detract from an article. When choosing files, keep in mind placement, size, and the appropriateness of the file to the section. Let files flow with the text instead of break it up. | |||
Large files such as screenshots should use the "thumb" (example:<code><nowiki>[[File:Example.jpg|thumb]]</nowiki></code>) option which displays large files as thumbnails. Files should generally be right aligned to enhance readability by allowing a smooth flow of text down the left margin - the "thumb" option does this by default. If an infobox is not being used in an article, a right aligned file in the lead section is encouraged. | |||
==== Galleries ==== | ==== Galleries ==== | ||
When an article has many | When an article has many files, or can be improved by having more, and having inline files be detract from the readability of an articles, the use of a <code><nowiki><gallery></nowiki></code> section is encouraged. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Example.jpg|Caption | |||
File:Example.jpg|Caption | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Categories should be added to the end of an article - a full list can be found on [[Special:Categories]]. They take the form <code><nowiki>[[Category:Categoryname]]</nowiki></code>. | Categories should be added to the end of an article - a full list can be found on [[Special:Categories]]. They take the form <code><nowiki>[[Category:Categoryname]]</nowiki></code>. | ||
All articles should be accessible starting from [[:Category: | All articles should be accessible starting from [[:Category:Chip's Challenge Wiki]], via subcategories. | ||
===Disambiguation=== | ===Disambiguation=== | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Wikipedia's Manual of Style]] | * [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Wikipedia's Manual of Style]] | ||
* [[wikipedia:Development of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|''Development of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion'' on Wikipedia]] | * [[wikipedia:Development of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|''Development of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion'' on Wikipedia]] | ||
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