Titannica Wiki Formatting
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Titannica Wiki Formatting sets out the in-page formatting used by Titannica to keep pages tidy and conforming to a single standard of editing.
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[edit] Type Styles
[edit] Bold
Bold should be used for the title of the page, as well as special emphasis within a page (and should be used sparingly).
[edit] Italics
Italics (''Italics'') should be used for the titles of various media (Audio / Print / Video). For example:
- The Keep of the Lich-Lord (book)
- The Daily Telegraph (newspaper)
- The Empire Strikes Back (film)
- 99 Luftballons (song)
- Doctor Who (television show)
Italics should be placed outside a link, for example:
- ''[[Knights of Doom]]''
[edit] Capitalization
Capitial letters should be used for the following:
- Names of places (Fang, Silverton)
- Names of people (Gereth Yaztromo, Zanbar Bone)
- Titles of authority (Headman, Chief, King)
- Names of animals (Giant Spider, Lynx)
- Names of races (Elf, Human)
- Names of monsters (Zombie, Wight)
Trades (blacksmith, jeweller, assassin, thief) are presented in lower case letters, as are everyday objects or general classifications of things (plant, animal, monster, tree).
[edit] Attributes
For the standard three attributes use the following code:
- <span style="font-variant:small-caps;text-transform:lowercase">[[Skill (attribute)|skill]]</span>
- <span style="font-variant:small-caps;text-transform:lowercase">[[Stamina (attribute)|stamina]]</span>
- <span style="font-variant:small-caps;text-transform:lowercase">[[Luck (attribute)|luck]]</span>
<span style="font-variant:small-caps;text-transform:lowercase"> </span> is also the modifying tag for the non-standard, gamebook-specific attributes thus:
- <span style="font-variant:small-caps;text-transform:lowercase">honour</span>, becomes:
- honour
[edit] Quotes
For short quotes of a sentence or less use speech marks (" ") and italics ('' '').
- "This is a short quotation."
For those of two or more sentences use the quotation mark up and italics:
- {{Quotation|''This is a much longer and more amusing quotation involving much more than one sentence. As indicated by the fact that this is a second sentence.''}}
“ This is a much longer and more amusing quotation involving much more than one sentence. As indicated by the fact that this is a second sentence. ”
[edit] Referencing
The references are always at the foot of the page should be set out thus:
- ==References==
- <small><references/></small>
[edit] Puffin Gamebooks
To reference a Puffin Fighting Fantasy gamebook, simply use the following:
- {{FF#}}
or
- {{Sor#}}
with the Puffin/Sorcery! number of the book replacing the "#" symbol.
When referencing a paragraph from one of the gamebooks, the following system should be used:
- <ref>{{FF56}} - 38, 147</ref>
which looks like this:
- Knights of Doom - 38, 147
For two or more books to one reference use the following system:
- <ref>{{FF56}} - 38, 147; {{FF59}} - 56</ref>
which looks like this:
- Knights of Doom - 38, 147; Curse of the Mummy - 56
Referencing something other than a paragraph entry:
- <ref>{{FF24}} - Map; {{Howlofthewerewolf}} - "Bad Moon Rising"; {{FF48}} - p.9</ref>
If you are referencing an illustration, reference thus:
- <ref>{{Sor3}} - 150*</ref>
Note: The reference should always appear after the full stop (.[1]), comma (,[2]) or the point in the sentence[3] at which the referenced information ends.
[edit] Wizard-Only Gamebooks
To reference the new Fighting Fantasy gamebooks published only by Wizard, use the following:
- {{Eyeofthedragon}} ... for Eye of the Dragon
- {{Bloodbones}} ... for Bloodbones
- {{Howlofthewerewolf}} ... for Howl of the Werewolf
- {{Stormslayer}} ... for Stormslayer
- {{Nightofthenecromancer}} ... for Night of the Necromancer
Referencing a paragraph is the same as with the Puffin books.
- {{Bloodbones}} - 78
for:
- Bloodbones - 78
[edit] Magazines
[edit] Warlock
To reference an issue of Warlock simply use the following:
- {{Warlock#}} - p.47
replacing # with the issue number:
- {{Warlock3}} - p.47
which looks like this:
- Warlock Issue 3 - p.47
[edit] Other
To reference a non-Warlock magazine article, use the following:
- ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' (#42, June [[1983]]) "Open Box" (p16-17)
where you have magazine title; issue number and month/year of publication in brackets; article title in speech marks; and page numbers in brackets.
[edit] Online Article or Message Board Post
Create an outside link to the post using single square brackets along with the URL:
- [http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Rebuilding_Titan/message/503]
Then add the details in the following manner:
- [http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Rebuilding_Titan/message/503 Post 503 at [[Rebuilding Titan]]]
Should more than one reference mention the same board or website, only the first reference has the [[ ]] link to the wikia article on that board/site.
[edit] Templates
- For a list of all the referencing templates, see Template List
[edit] Images
Please add the following to an uploaded image:
- ==Description==
- A picture of [[Oldoran Zagor]].
- {{I-FF1}}
[edit] Links
[edit] Plurals
With plurals, simply link as follows with the 's' outside the brackets:
- [[Human]]s
or thus when a 's' is not used:
- [[Wolf|Wolves]]
[edit] Date
When referencing at date:
- [[282AC]]
[edit] Building/Organisation
When referencing a non-specific building/organisation within a city:
- [[Thieves' Guild (Blacksand)|Thieves' Guild]]
[edit] Differentiation
This is required when more than one page would be using the same title.
When including a term within brackets (), capitals are only used for Monster names, place names, and the names of people:
- Fangs of Fury (volcano)
- Ivy (disambiguation)
- Ivy (Troll)
- Ivy (plant)
- Seas of Blood (book)
- Eye of the Dragon (text)
[edit] Nicknames
A character's main page in the wikia is based on their known name, not including any "descriptors". So, "Gregory the Axeman" is linked as [[Gregory]] the Axeman. In the case of nicknames or secret identities, these are included in speech-marks: "Blaster" [[Babbet]].
[edit] Categories
- see Category Tree for list
Please tag newly created pages with relevant categories.
