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=== Character infobox === | === Character infobox === | ||
| − | <pre>{{Character | + | <pre> |
| − | |name= | + | {{Character |
| − | |image= | + | |name = |
| − | |gender= | + | |identity = |
| − | |hair= | + | |image = |
| − | |age= | + | |gender = |
| − | |status = | + | |alias = |
| − | |job= | + | |hair = |
| − | |relatives= | + | |age = |
| − | |appearance= | + | |status = |
| − | |voiced by= | + | |job = |
| − | }}</pre> | + | |relatives = |
| + | |appearance = | ||
| + | |mentioned = | ||
| + | |voiced by = | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| − | + | ==== Explanation ==== | |
| − | + | *'''Name:''' The name of the character. This is usually the article name. | |
| − | + | *'''Identity:''' If the character article is for a superhero or another alter-ego, the identity is their real identity. | |
| − | + | *'''Image:''' Image of the character. | |
| + | *'''Gender:''' Gender of the character. If the article is for a character group with more than two genders, use <code>|gender2 =</code> | ||
| + | *'''Alias:''' Nicknames and other names the character has gone by. | ||
| + | *'''Hair:''' The character's hair color. | ||
| + | *'''Age:''' The age of the character. This needs to be referenced with the media the age was mentioned. No guesses or estimates are allowed. See [[Wikisimpsons:Ages|ages]] for more information. | ||
| + | *'''Status:''' The last known status of the character. See [[Wikisimpsons:Character statuses|character statuses]] for more information. | ||
| + | *'''Job:''' The character's job or jobs. | ||
| + | *'''Relatives:''' The known relatives of a character. If a character has many relatives, only use the immediate relatives. | ||
| + | *'''Appearance:''' The first appearance of a character. | ||
| + | *'''Mentioned:''' The first time a character is mentioned, only if they haven't appeared before then. | ||
| + | *'''Voiced by:''' The voice actor for the character. | ||
=== Maintenance templates === | === Maintenance templates === | ||
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=== The article itself === | === The article itself === | ||
| − | The article should be written in-universe view, without mentioning episode names in the text. Episodes should be referenced with the <code><nowiki><ref>"[[Episode Name]]"</ref></nowiki></code> (quotation marks), while comics and other media should be referenced with <code><nowiki><ref>''[[Comic Name]]''</ref></nowiki></code> ( | + | The article should be written in-universe view, without mentioning episode names in the text. Episodes should be referenced with the <code><nowiki><ref>"[[Episode Name]]"</ref></nowiki></code> (quotation marks), while comics and other media should be referenced with <code><nowiki><ref>''[[Comic Name]]''</ref></nowiki></code> (italics). Any articles with references should have |
<pre> | <pre> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
at the bottom of the article. | at the bottom of the article. | ||
| − | Episode names are only allowed in the infobox, trivia, appearances, and references. If you come across an article about a character that is not written in-universe view, then you can help by fixing it, or by adding <code><nowiki>{{In-universe}}</nowiki></code>. | + | |
| + | Episode names are only allowed in the infobox, trivia, Behind the Laughter appearances, and references. If you come across an article about a character that is not written in-universe view, then you can help by fixing it, or by adding <code><nowiki>{{In-universe}}</nowiki></code>. | ||
Note that one-time characters do not need references. | Note that one-time characters do not need references. | ||
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*If the article is lacking information, then add <code><nowiki>{{Character stub}}</nowiki></code> to the end of the article. | *If the article is lacking information, then add <code><nowiki>{{Character stub}}</nowiki></code> to the end of the article. | ||
*Every character's talk page should have <code><nowiki>{{Talkheader}}</nowiki></code> followed by <code><nowiki>{{Article Style Guide Characters}}</nowiki></code>. | *Every character's talk page should have <code><nowiki>{{Talkheader}}</nowiki></code> followed by <code><nowiki>{{Article Style Guide Characters}}</nowiki></code>. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Layout == | ||
| + | The basic layout of a character article should follow this format, with unneeded sections left out: | ||
| + | |||
| + | #{{t|Title}} templates, Featured article templates, and the maintenance templates. | ||
| + | #Infobox | ||
| + | #Article opening | ||
| + | #History/Biography sections | ||
| + | #Non-canon sections | ||
| + | #Trivia | ||
| + | #Behind the Laughter | ||
| + | #Appearances | ||
| + | #References | ||
| + | #External links | ||
| + | #Navboxes, including {{t|Simpsons characters}} | ||
| + | #Categories | ||
| + | |||
| + | See [[Wikisimpsons:Style Guide Characters/Example|the example]] for what a page should look like. | ||
{{Style Guides}} | {{Style Guides}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Characters}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Characters}} | ||
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[[Category:Style Guide Characters| ]] | [[Category:Style Guide Characters| ]] | ||
Revision as of 09:01, May 7, 2021
Style Guide: Characters  | ||||||||
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The following is a style guide on how to create a high quality character page, and is part of our Manual of Style. AimsThis style guide aims to help you write articles on all one-time, mentioned and recurring characters from The Simpsons, provided they fall within our notability policy. Structure of an articleNamingNaming should follow our naming policy. This states that full names should be used wherever possible. If not, the following conventions should be used:
Articles with brackets should use Articles with conjectural titles should have Character infobox
{{Character
|name =
|identity =
|image =
|gender =
|alias =
|hair =
|age =
|status =
|job =
|relatives =
|appearance =
|mentioned =
|voiced by =
}}
Explanation
Maintenance templatesIf the page lacks certain things, then respective templates should be added to the top of the article, or if it pertains to only one section, then at the top of that. The most commonly used are The article itselfThe article should be written in-universe view, without mentioning episode names in the text. Episodes should be referenced with the
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
at the bottom of the article. Episode names are only allowed in the infobox, trivia, Behind the Laughter appearances, and references. If you come across an article about a character that is not written in-universe view, then you can help by fixing it, or by adding Note that one-time characters do not need references. Non-canonNon-canon information should follow the above conventions, but be split from canon information. For most characters, this will be through a non-canon section, which should feature AppearancesFor a very minor character a list is used, though for a recurring character, the following scroll box is used. Every appearance should be mentioned. {{scroll|
*{{ul|Good Night}}
*{{ep|Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire}}
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror}}
*{{mov}}
*{{ep|Holidays of Future Passed}}
*{{bon|The Amazing Colossal Homer}}
*{{game|The Simpsons: Hit & Run}}
*{{bk|The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album}}
*{{ad|Hard Times}}
*{{spec|FOX's 25th Anniversary Special}}
}}
will produce Every character page should end with CategoriesEvery character should be in Category:Characters, which is automatically added by the infobox. Gender is also automatically added, as are many other categories, which are added with the relevant navbox, for example Category:Simpson family is added when Besides the automatic categories, the following should be considered:
There are also other minor categories you may consider. Every relevant category can be found within Category:Characters. Other
LayoutThe basic layout of a character article should follow this format, with unneeded sections left out:
See the example for what a page should look like.
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