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* Refer to factual items using the wiki link markup (e.g. <nowiki>[[foo]]</nowiki>), but only in the first reference (or if it's not obvious). No need to make every word in the body a link. | * Refer to factual items using the wiki link markup (e.g. <nowiki>[[foo]]</nowiki>), but only in the first reference (or if it's not obvious). No need to make every word in the body a link. | ||
* Always remember to add a category to the article. | * Always remember to add a category to the article. | ||
* | * If you need to share information or comments about an article, use the "Talk"/"Discussion" tab for that page. | ||
* Use UK English to be consistent with in-game text - honour instead of honor, colour instead of color, et cetera. | * Use UK English to be consistent with in-game text - honour instead of honor, colour instead of color, et cetera. | ||
* When creating links, make sure you check the plurality of any existing topics. | * When creating links, make sure you check the plurality of any existing topics. | ||
==Privileged Information== | ==Privileged Information== | ||
* | * Please do not share information that should reasonably stay private (organisation posts, private communications, guild help files, etc). | ||
* | * Basic quest information is allowed, especially for newbie quests. However, outside of the newbie quests, just give general information rather then step by step instructions. | ||
==Imperian-specific considerations== | ==Imperian-specific considerations== | ||
* In pages about | * In pages about areas, individual places within the area should be bolded (unless they are linked). | ||
* Other areas and all | * Other areas and all NPCs should be linked, not bolded or italicised. | ||
* Adventurers are not usually linked (see [[ImperianWiki:Contributing Guidelines#Adventurers of Note|Adventurers of Note]]). | * Adventurers are not usually linked (see [[ImperianWiki:Contributing Guidelines#Adventurers of Note|Adventurers of Note]]). | ||
* Some categories have special meaning. For instance, | * Some categories have special meaning. For instance, areas, townes, councils and cities all classify different types of places (with special in-game meanings). Make sure you are using the correct category. | ||
* Locations should link via the entire proper name. For instance <nowiki>"[[Fenash River]]" not "[[Fenash]] River"</nowiki>. | * Locations should link via the entire proper name. For instance <nowiki>"[[Fenash River]]" not "[[Fenash]] River"</nowiki>. | ||
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==Article Naming== | ==Article Naming== | ||
Articles are referenced by their names, so choosing an appropriate one is very key. Most information can be referred to by its proper name, such as "Predator" or " | Articles are referenced by their names, so choosing an appropriate one is very key. Most information can be referred to by its proper name, such as "Predator" or "Theroc". Sometimes, it's helpful to further qualify a name if it's possibly ambiguous we do this by appending a parenthetical to the end. For example: "Peace (affliction)" could differentiate between "Peace" (referring to the realm of a the dead goddess). | ||
If an article's title has more than one word, ''DO'' use spaces. "Ithaqua Forest" not "IthaquaForest". | If an article's title has more than one word, ''DO'' use spaces. "Ithaqua Forest" not "IthaquaForest". | ||