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| − | This is an instruction manual that addresses the conventions adopted by Wikisimpsons in writing, titles, articles, and linking. Please read it before you contribute to Wikisimpsons. | + | This is an instruction manual that addresses the conventions adopted by Wikisimpsons in writing, titles, articles, and linking. Please read it before you contribute to Wikisimpsons. |
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| − | ==Basic wikicode== | + | == Article titles == |
| | + | {{Main|Wikisimpsons: Naming}} |
| | + | The conventions for titles dictate that all proper nouns are capitalized, as are all locations, and names unless specifically not capitalized. |
| | + | Any page title that includes a name should not be stored in a biographical format; i.e., "Homer Simpson", not "Simpson, Homer" as the page title for Bart's Dad. In cases where only a first name ([[Charlie (Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou?)|Charlie]]) exists, that should be used as the sole title of the page. |
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| − | Contributors are expected to use decent spelling and grammar and a basic level of wikicode. Some of the most commonly used aspects of wikicode are listed below.
| + | == Media names in articles == |
| | + | Each media type has a different representation: |
| | + | *Episodes have speech marks around them, e.g. "[[Duffless]]". |
| | + | *''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' has italics, as does every other movie and television show. |
| | + | *Songs are always in speech marks. |
| | + | *Books, games, comics, comic stories are all in ''Italics''. |
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| − | *Text formatting: To make text bold, put three apostrophes on either side of it, such as <code><nowiki>'''Homer'''</nowiki></code>. This will result in '''Homer'''. However, bold text is mostly used to define the name of the subject matter at the start of an article or for any notes which need a very large amount of emphasis. For a normal emphasis, it is common style to put text in italics, which is done with two apostrophes instead of three, such as <code><nowiki>''Homer''</nowiki></code>. This will result in ''Homer''. | + | == Style Guides == |
| | + | Style guides aim to help you create high quality articles: |
| | + | *[[Wikisimpsons:Style Guide Characters|Characters]] |
| | + | *[[Wikisimpsons:Style Guide Comics|Comics]] |
| | + | *[[Wikisimpsons:Style Guide Crew|Crew]] |
| | + | *[[Wikisimpsons:Style Guide Episodes|Episodes]] |
| | + | *[[Wikisimpsons:Style Guide Games|Games]] |
| | + | *[[Wikisimpsons:Style Guide Guest Stars|Guest Stars]] |
| | + | *[[Wikisimpsons:Style Guide Images|Images]] |
| | + | *[[Wikisimpsons:Style Guide Locations|Locations]] |
| | + | *[[Wikisimpsons:Style Guide Merchandise|Merchandise]] |
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| − | *Links: Whenever something else is referenced in an article which has its own article on Wikisimpsons, be sure to link to it. This is done by putting two brackets on either side of a word. For example, <code><nowiki>[[Bart]]</nowiki></code> will result in [[Bart]]. However, sometimes there's no way to use the exact name of an article in a sentence without the sentence being awkwardly-worded. In these instances, to have different text display than the article's name, put a vertical pipe between the article's name and the text you would like to display. For example, <code><nowiki>[[Homer|Bart's Dad]]</nowiki></code> will result in [[Homer|Bart's Dad]], which you may notice links to the Homer article.
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| − | **Wikipedia links: When something is referenced outside of the Simpson universe, it is often useful to link to the Wikipedia article on the subject. When linking to a Wikipedia subject, simply put the word "wikipedia:" before the article's name. However, be careful that this doesn't show up in the link text itself, and be sure to check to see if you're linking to an existing Wikipedia article. As an example, to link to the Wikipedia article on The Simpsons, typing <code><nowiki>[[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]</nowiki></code> would result in [[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]].
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| − | **External links: Other links can be done with using a single bracket. In this instance, a vertical line is not necessary to divide the name from the link. However, the full address is needed to link to a page. For example, to link to the Simpsons website, typing <code><nowiki>[http://www.simpsons.com/ The Simpsons website]</nowiki></code> would result in [http://www.simpsons.com/ The simpsons wmebsite]. External links are primarily used to cite references and to link to any related websites.
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| − | *Headlines: Articles are divided by levels of headlines, much like a large outline. These are indicated by equals signs on either side of the headline text. There are six levels of headlines, with one equals sign being the first and highest level, which would look like <code><nowiki>=Headline text=</nowiki></code>, and six equals signs being the sixth and lowest level, which would look like <code><nowiki>======Headline text======</nowiki></code>. First and second level headlines are underlined. Text size decreases with lower level headlines.
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| − | *Images: Images are added in a manner similar to links. To add in an image, link to the image's name, but add in "Image:" before the name. For example, <code><nowiki>[[Image:Homer Simpson.png]]</nowiki></code> would add an image of Homer to the article. Formatting attributes can be added to an image as well, divided with vertical lines. For example, <code><nowiki>[[Image:Homer Simpson.png|thumb|100px|right|Homer]]</nowiki></code> will add the image to the right.
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| − | *Categories: Categories are also added in a manner similar to Links. To categorize an article, link to the category's name, but add in "Category:" before the name. For example, <code><nowiki>[[Category:Characters]]</nowiki></code> would add this article to Category:Characters. To link to a category and not add the article to the category, add in an extra colon before the name, like [[:Category:Characters]], all pages should be categorised.
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| − | *Lists: There are two major ways to do lists.
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| − | **Bulleted lists: To create a bulleted list, put an asterisk before each item. For example:
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| − | * Marge
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| − | * Bart
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| − | * Lisa
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| − | **Definition lists: To create a list with definitions, put a semicolon before each item, and a colon before the details on each item. For example:
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| − | ; Bart
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| − | : Naughty
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| − | ; Lisa
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| − | ; Homer
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| − | : Stupid
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| − | ; Marge
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| − | ==Episode==
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| − | ===Main Article===
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| − | * Tabs on the top
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| − | * Template
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| − | * A general summary of when released and a basic plot
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| − | * A Synopsis
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| − | * Reception
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| − | * References
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| − | * Season Template
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| − | ===References===
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| − | * Tab
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| − | * Trivia
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| − | * Error
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| − | * Cultural References
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| − | * Production
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| − | * Season Reference Template
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| − | ===Appearances===
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| − | * Tab
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| − | * Character Appearances, in gallery format, in order of appearance
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| − | * Vehicle Appearances, in gallery format, in order of appearance
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| − | * Location appearances, in gallery format, in order of appearance
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| − | * Misc appearances, in gallery format, in order of appearance
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| − | * season appearance template
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| − | ===Credits===
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| − | See [[Wikisimpsons:Manual of Style/Credits]]
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| − | ===Quotes===
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| − | * tab
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| − | * Notable quotes
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| − | * Quote template
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This is an instruction manual that addresses the conventions adopted by Wikisimpsons in writing, titles, articles, and linking. Please read it before you contribute to Wikisimpsons.
The conventions for titles dictate that all proper nouns are capitalized, as are all locations, and names unless specifically not capitalized.
Any page title that includes a name should not be stored in a biographical format; i.e., "Homer Simpson", not "Simpson, Homer" as the page title for Bart's Dad. In cases where only a first name (Charlie) exists, that should be used as the sole title of the page.
