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*'''Preview your edits''' with the "Show preview" button whenever you're unsure if your edit will appear correctly. | *'''Preview your edits''' with the "Show preview" button whenever you're unsure if your edit will appear correctly. | ||
*'''Sign your comments on talk pages''' by adding <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> to the end of each one. If you don't, other editors will have to take the time to sign your comments for you with [[Template:Unsigned]]. (You can also click on the http://wiki.shartak.com/skins/common/images/button_sig.png icon at the top of an edit box to have your signature added to your comment.) | *'''Sign your comments on talk pages''' by adding <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> to the end of each one. If you don't, other editors will have to take the time to sign your comments for you with [[Template:Unsigned]]. (You can also click on the http://wiki.shartak.com/skins/common/images/button_sig.png icon at the top of an edit box to have your signature added to your comment.) | ||
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| + | == Style recommendations == | ||
| + | These recommendations represent attempts at wiki-wide consistency but are thus far completely arbitrary. Please voice any comments you have on the [[Help talk:Editing|talk page]]. | ||
| + | === Capitalization === | ||
| + | The following '''should''' be capitalized wherever they appear: | ||
| + | * Village names ("[[Dalpok]]", "[[Derby]]", "[[Durham]]", "[[Raktam]]", "[[Wiksik]]", and "[[York]]"). | ||
| + | * [[Skills]] ("Close Quarter Combat", "Basic Tracking", etc.). All words in a skill's name should be capitalized. | ||
| + | * [[Clan]] names ("[[Civilized Highway Society]]", "[[Protectors of Raktam]]", etc.), according to spelling the clan itself uses. | ||
| + | The following should '''not''' be capitalized (unless they begin a sentence or header, of course): | ||
| + | * Side names ("native" and "outsider"). | ||
| + | * [[Character Classes|Class]] names and [[NPC]] types ("settler", "shaman", "warrior", "soldier", "trader", "pirate", etc.). | ||
| + | * Locations ("the mountain", "the shipwreck", "the tunnels", etc.) | ||
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| + | === Article and header names === | ||
| + | The first word in each article title and header should be capitalized, but words after that should only be capitalized according to the above rules (e.g., "Mountain path", "Roads to Dalpok", "Roads to the mountain"). | ||
Revision as of 23:40, 25 May 2006
Editing help can be found in the Help:Editing article at Wikimedia, which is a handy reference for beginning editors, or in the Mediawiki Handbook, a detailed editing guide.
Editors are strongly encouraged to:
- Preview your edits with the "Show preview" button whenever you're unsure if your edit will appear correctly.
- Sign your comments on talk pages by adding ~~~~ to the end of each one. If you don't, other editors will have to take the time to sign your comments for you with Template:Unsigned. (You can also click on the http://wiki.shartak.com/skins/common/images/button_sig.png icon at the top of an edit box to have your signature added to your comment.)
Style recommendations
These recommendations represent attempts at wiki-wide consistency but are thus far completely arbitrary. Please voice any comments you have on the talk page.
Capitalization
The following should be capitalized wherever they appear:
- Village names ("Dalpok", "Derby", "Durham", "Raktam", "Wiksik", and "York").
- Skills ("Close Quarter Combat", "Basic Tracking", etc.). All words in a skill's name should be capitalized.
- Clan names ("Civilized Highway Society", "Protectors of Raktam", etc.), according to spelling the clan itself uses.
The following should not be capitalized (unless they begin a sentence or header, of course):
- Side names ("native" and "outsider").
- Class names and NPC types ("settler", "shaman", "warrior", "soldier", "trader", "pirate", etc.).
- Locations ("the mountain", "the shipwreck", "the tunnels", etc.)
Article and header names
The first word in each article title and header should be capitalized, but words after that should only be capitalized according to the above rules (e.g., "Mountain path", "Roads to Dalpok", "Roads to the mountain").
