User blog:Zenry.N/Page Formatting

So I've been agonizing on how to consistently format and write pages, these are just some of my ideas on how I would like to format them after looking at currently existing pages and some discussions we have had on the discord, as well as my personal preference. Suggestions and feedback desperately needed.

I'll make this into a proper article once we get all the kinks sorted.

Grammar, Spelling, & Punctuation

 * As much as I hate to do this as an Aussie, please use American spellings, as that is what the novels and the majority of the wiki is written in.
 * Feel free to use En and Em dashes in their correct usage.
 * I personally use the Oxford comma in lists (eg: Shin, Lena, and Frederica). (Need feedback)
 * Measurement units should be separated with a space from the value (eg: 88 mm Smoothbore Gun). This is how measurements are already written.
 * Names should follow their latest Yen Press iteration (Gran Mule -> Gran Mur).
 * Names and Japanese should be written with the template. For consistency, I'll be the moderator of Katakana to Romaji conversions. Unofficial romanization should be accompanied with a question mark (eg: Alice Araich?). I personally use - Jisho.org to look for already Romanized terms, most useful for unromanized Personal Names.
 * Capitalize 86 -Eighty Six- specific terms, such as Processor, Legion, and Sirin.
 * Singular armaments should be written without 1x. (eg: XM2 Reginleif)

Links
This is the part where I am most confused on how to go about it. Either:
 * Only 1 link allowed for a referenced page, no redundancies.
 * Only 2 links allowed for a referenced page, 1 in the article proper (prioritizing section headers, then the order in the article) and 1 in the infobox.
 * Only 3 links allowed, 1 for section headers (eg: a link to a character in a header of the Relatioships section, Anju Emma has examples), 1 for the infobox, 1 for the article proper.
 * One of the methods above, plus another link for different sections of a referenced page (eg: Ethnic Groups and Ethnic Groups)

After deliberation with User:Blonkevnoci over on the discord, we have decided on this method of Linking.

Quote

 * The Quote can be filled with the quote most relevant to a character or topic. This is reserved for the quotes at the beginning of every volume of LN pages.

Infobox

 * The Infobox can be filled with all of the basic and relevant information of a character.
 * It is up to the writer whether or not they should include the Infobox information in other sections of the article, personally I would only include them if another piece of info depends on it.
 * How info is written should follow title capitalization rules (First & last word, verb, adjective, adverb are capitalized, articles and prepositions are not). Try to not write full sentences, but write one with standard punctuation if necessary.
 * Use  to separate information in a list instead of commas or a paragraph break.
 * The only exception is for weapon armaments, which use a bulleted list.
 * Discussion over on the discord has forwarded the idea of using bulleted lists for everything instead of  . I'll be completely honest that I do not have the drive to go over all of the pages to change it. If anyone is interested to do this, hit up the discord.

Basic Description

 * The Basic Description (Start of article) should be what said topic is, what they are known for, and what they are called.
 * Names and nicknames may use  Bold Text.
 * This section should be written in present tense that is up to date with either the EN or JP novels. If said topic is not alive/does not exist any more, then it should be past tense.

History

 * The History should be filled with events that happened before the topic was first introduced in the main story. This would be RY 367 for most topics. Events which happened in prequel stories such as Light Novel Volume 10: Fragmental Neotony would also be included here. Written in past tense.
 * In my opinion, this section should not have to be collapsed.
 * For example, the history of Viktor Idinarohk would be any events prior to Light Novel Volume 5.

Plot/Story

 * The Plot/Story (undecided name) should be filled with events which have happened inside the timeframe of the story. Basically, everything which is shown to happen in the present time of the story should be put here. Written in past tense. (Good luck to anyone who wants to write this section)
 * In my opinion, this section should not have to be collapsed.
 * Alternatively, we could merge History and Plot into Chronology. (Need feedback)

Misc

 * Feel free to add other sections relating to the topic, such as Personality, Relationships, Organization, Reputation, Quotes, etc.
 * Spoiler sections such as Spearhead Squadron may be collapsed. Alternatively we could just add to the top and call it a day. (Need feedback)
 * The Gallery includes all official art relating to a specific topic, whether sourced from the works themselves or somewhere like - Shirabii's twitter.
 * This section may be collapsed. The Add to Gallery button may be hidden for aesthetic reasons. (Need feedback)
 * The Trivia is any piece of information that does not fit into other sections written as bullet points.
 * The Footnotes is any accompanying piece of information that expands upon another, while not fitting in into the section.
 * The References should include a reference to any piece of information that is not obvious from the get go. Better to go overboard with the references than underboard. At minimum it should be a link to the source or a volume/chapter/episode number.
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