Changes: Angry Birds Fans Wikia:Manual of Style

Revision as of 06:38, 3 October 2015

Like all wikis, this wiki has it`s own style. Follow these rules when making articles. Not doing so will end up in a block. Of course, none of these rules are set in stone. They are merely what the creators and editors of Angry Birds Fans wiki currently feel is the best way to accomplish the above goals. Keep in mind that, like Angry Birds Fans Wiki itself, the Manual of Style is a work in progress, so if you come across something that's missing, feel free to either add a description of how you feel is the best way to organize an aspect of the site, or discuss possible options on the forum. Remember that everyone has a say in how Angry Birds Fans wiki is created.

When Editing

Only use the pictures that we have. To upload another photo, ask an admin for permission.
Templates must be used properly. To see how they should be used, click here.
Keep the article simple. When you`re not done editing but have to go, save it first. Then another user or an admin will do the rest for you.
Don`t make the article too long. Rather use a tab bar to seperate them into different places.
Vandalism of any form will not be tolerated. Vandalism is either:
- deleting a large portion of the page without proper reason.
- Inserting false information on Angry Birds News
- If someone becomes a vandal, admins will have the right to block the person for an indefinite amount of time, depending on the severity of the act.
Do not post or speculate any future information about future games/birds/etc without it being heavily supported with reliable sources. This might cause panic across the wiki.
Do not disrupt the format of a page unless if needed. If you want to change a certain page, contact an admin permission and approval.
Do not post any inappropriate language. Kids may visit this website, so no inappropriate language whatsoever. Any offense will result in an extended block.
Spamming is prohibited.
If someone undoes an edit of yours, it is not appropriate to undo their edit. This is called edit warning.
Copy and paste is not allowed. The reason why? It`s because that text copied isn`t yours. Rather modify that copied text instead.

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-Like all wikis, this wiki has it`s own style. Follow these rules when making articles. Not doing so will end up in a block.Of course, none of these rules are set in stone. They are merely what the creators and editors of Angry Birds Fans wiki currently feel is the best way to accomplish the above goals. Keep in mind that, like Angry Birds Fans Wiki itself, the Manual of Style is a work in progress, so if you come across something that's missing, feel free to either add a description of how you feel is the best way to organize an aspect of the site, or discuss possible options on the '''forum'''. Remember that ''everyone'' has a say in how Angry Birds Fans '''wiki''' is created.
+Like all wikis, this wiki has it`s own style. Follow these rules when making articles. Not doing so will end up in a block. Of course, none of these rules are set in stone. They are merely what the creators and editors of Angry Birds Fans wiki currently feel is the best way to accomplish the above goals. Keep in mind that, like Angry Birds Fans Wiki itself, the Manual of Style is a work in progress, so if you come across something that's missing, feel free to either add a description of how you feel is the best way to organize an aspect of the site, or discuss possible options on the '''forum'''. Remember that ''everyone'' has a say in how '''Angry Birds Fans wiki''' is created.
+==When Editing==
-== Keep it simple Edit ==
+* Only use the pictures that we have. To upload another photo, ask an admin for permission.
-Above all else, you are encouraged to keep your articles '''simple'''! Don't try to get too fancy with your markup (like embedding tables within tables). The easier the markup is, the easier it will be for anyone to edit the article later on. Our first goal is to reliably and accurately display the information. The goal of wiki markup is to keep the articles simple and to emphasize the information as much as possible. We prefer content over form. For this and other reasons, HTML markup should be avoided in most circumstances.
+*Templates must be used properly. To see how they should be used, click [http://angry-birds-fans.wikia.com/wiki/How_to_use_Templates here].
+*Keep the article simple. When you`re not done editing but have to go, save it first. Then another user or an admin will do the rest for you.
-== Article names Edit ==
+*Don`t make the article too long. Rather use a tab bar to seperate them into different places.
-There are some general rules regarding how articles on Angry Birds '''Fans wiki''' should be named.
+* '''Vandalism''' of any form will not be tolerated. Vandalism is either:
-* Article names should be in singular form, not plural. The only exceptions are things which ''always'' appear in plural form in the English language, such as binoculars or boltcutter.
+** deleting a large portion of the page without proper reason.
+** Inserting false information on Angry Birds News
-* Unless the name of the article contains a proper noun, only the first word should be capitalized.
+** If someone becomes a vandal, admins will have the right to block the person for an indefinite amount of time, depending on the severity of the act.
+* '''Do not post or speculate any future information''' about future games/birds/etc without it being heavily supported with reliable sources. This might cause panic across the wiki.
-* Disambiguation tags may also be necessary in the title. See below for more information.
+* Do not disrupt the format of a page unless if needed. If you want to change a certain page, contact an admin permission and approval.
+* Do not post any inappropriate language. Kids may visit this website, so '''no''' inappropriate language whatsoever. Any offense will result in an extended block.
-== Disambiguation Edit ==
+* Spamming is prohibited.
-Disambiguation is the process of resolving ambiguity, the conflict that occurs when a term is closely associated with two or more different topics. In many cases, this word or phrase is the "natural" title of more than one article; however, disambiguation may also serve to differentiate more than one similarly titled article for a reader. Essentially, disambiguations are paths leading to different topics that share the same term or a similar term.
+* If someone undoes an edit of yours, it is '''not''' appropriate to undo their edit. This is called '''edit warning'''.
+*'''Copy and paste is not allowed'''. The reason why? It`s because that text copied isn`t yours. Rather modify that copied text instead.
-There are three ways to disambiguate on Angry Birds Fans Wiki:
-=== Disambiguation tags Edit ===
-Disambiguation tags are usually necessary for people, places or things which share the same name. These tags appear in the title in parentheses, eg. (Jurassic Park), (Operation Genesis), (actor), etc. Deciding what to title a tag can be tricky, but it should be consistent.
-In the case of characters with the same name, tags should indicate which film or novel they appeared. In the case of two characters from the same film or novel, title, position or affiliation may be used to distinguish. These same rules should be applied to non-character articles as well, if possible.
-Disambiguation tags usually won't be necessary for locations. If two locations share the same name, the titles of the articles should be expanded to be more specific. For example, "Portland, Oregon" and "Portland, Maine". "Portland" would then be made into a disambiguation page (see below).
-Situations for creating disambiguation tags may vary drastically, so there can be no set rules, but editors are asked to keep them as clear and consistent as possible.
-=== Disambiguation pages Edit ===
-As illustrated above, the most common form of disambiguation page on Angry Birds Fans distiguishes between character names. If two characters share an identical name or more than two characters share''similar'' names, a separate disambiguation page is created.
-For example, if there exist three characters named "Bob Smith," "Bob Jones" and "Bob Miller," no disambiguation page is needed. However, if there later appears a character named simply "Bob," a disambiguation page will need to be created (titled "Bob"), listing all four characters alphabetically with descriptions and links to their proper pages. The page for the character known only as "Bob" page will contain a disambiguation tag such as "(Jurassic Park)" or "(The Lost World)." If any ''other'' simply named Bob is later created, new disambiguation tags will be used, as illustrated above.
-Note that these rules apply exactly the same for last-name-only characters, as well as locations and items which share the same name.
-== Redirects Edit ==
-Occasionally, certain characters or items are known by more than one name or more than one spelling. In most situations, it's wise to create redirect pages for any and all alternate titles that may be queried when looking for a specific article.
-To create a redirect page, type the following in the edit field:
-: '''#REDIRECT [[''RealArticle'']]'''
-:
-== Article introduction  ==
-Every page should begin with an introduction, briefly summarizing the article for the reader. The introduction should give a quick explanation of what the article is about and establish its context. The length of the introduction can vary from a single sentence to multiple paragraphs. The title or subject of that article should appear in the first line in '''bold'''. Even though the article title is already listed, it's useful to emphasize the article's subject for the reader.
-== Headlines and sections  ==
-To create a new section in an article, surround the text with two or more == (equal signs). The wiki engine will automatically create a table of contents once there are four or more headers in an article.
-The first word and all proper nouns of the header should be capitalized, and ''all'' other words lowercase.
-Please avoid using links in headers. Depending on the browser's default settings, some users may not be able to see the links properly. It is much more useful to place the appropriate link in the first sentence after the header.
-== Perspective ==
-There exist two perspectives of articles on Angry Birds Fans, "in-universe" and "out-of-universe." In-universe describes things which exist within the world of Angry Birds, while out-of-universe describes things which exist in the real world. For example, in the upcoming Angry Birds Movie, Red exists ''in-universe'', while his voice actor, Jason Sudeikis exists ''out-of-universe''.
-=== In-universe  ===
-All in-universe (IU) articles are to be written in the past tense, from the perspective of someone documenting the events from the far future. This creates consistency across all in-universe articles and eliminates the necessity of subjectively deciding when an unresolved loose end is no longer "current" or "recent." Additionally, although much of Angry Birds takes place in our future, the future tense should ''never'' be used in in-universe articles.
-=== Out-Universe ===
-Out-Universe involves the actors of Angry Birds related media. Take Jason Sudeikis for example. He is Red`s voice actor in the movie.
-=== Articles ===
-Sometimes however, ''no'' information is given about a real life article and it is necessary to add one or two establishing facts in order for there to be enough to even ''create'' an article. This should be kept to a minimum and only done when absolutely necessary.
-Additionally, it's often useful for a reader to learn ''more'' about a real-world subject as it establishes context for the events in the series. This can be achieved by posting facts under the "Trivia" section and/or linking to an external site, such as Wikipedia.