Wikisimpsons:Manual of Style
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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Article titles
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.
Character Articles
Character infobox
Example
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Character Information
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At the start of each character article should be the character infobox with a picture of the character, their gender, hair, age, job, relatives, episode they first appeared in, and their voice actor(s) (see right).
The Article Itself
The article should be written in Simpsons universe view, without mentioning episode names in the text. Episodes should be referenced with the <ref>[[Episode Name]]</ref> and have:
=== References === <references/>
At the bottom of the article.
Appearances
For a very minor character, a list would be fine, for a recurring character, the following is used. A list of every Ulmann Short, Episode, Game, comic, and Movie this character appeared in. e.g.
Below is a list of the templates which can be added at the end of the page. Each page should have {{Simpsons characters}} There are also a number of optional templates that can be added.
| What to type | Used if |
|---|---|
{{Simpson Family Relatives}}
|
Character part of the Simpson family. |
{{Mafia Members}}
|
Character is or was part of the Springfield Mafia |
{{Series Superheroes}}
|
Page is about a superhero |
{{THOH characters}}
|
Characters who only appear in Treehouse of Horror episodes |
{{SNPP Employees}}
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Characters working in the Sprinfield Nuclear Power Plant |
{{Krusty the Clown Show}}
|
Characters working on the Krusty the Clown Show |
{{Springfield Police Force Members}}
|
Characters on the Springfield Police Force |
Categories
Each character should be put into the appropriate categories.
- Category:Characters - For all major characters
- Category:Simpson family - Should be automatically added when {{Simpsons Family Relatives}} is on the page.
Episode
Main Article
- Tabs on the top
- Template
- A general summary of when released and a basic plot
- A Synopsis
- Reception
- References
- Season Template
References
- Tab
- Trivia
- Goofs
- Cultural references
- Production
- Season reference template
Appearances
- Tab
- Character Appearances, in gallery format, in order of appearance
- Vehicle Appearances, in gallery format, in order of appearance
- Location appearances, in gallery format, in order of appearance
- Misc appearances, in gallery format, in order of appearance
- season appearance template
Credits
{{tabc
|episode=
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After that you start with the credits.
Start with bolding the title
'''Blah'''
Then underneath put the person/company
[[Blah]]
Beneath each Screen of the credits (eg between Starring and also starring) put 4 spaces
If there are two positions on the screen do this
'''Blah'''{{space|12}}'''Blah'''
[[Blah]]{{space|24}}[[Blah]]
The values on the second line should be changed depending on the end result.
at the end put the seasons credit template
Quotes
- tab
- Notable quotes
- Quote template
Media names in articles
Each media type has a different representation:
- Episodes have speech marks around them. i.e. "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.
