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This section serves to keep this wiki consistent from one article to the next. (Based off of Obduction wiki's style guide: https://obduction.gamepedia.com/Talk:Obduction_Wiki - Thanks, [https://obduction.gamepedia.com/UserProfile:TheFloydman TheFloydman]!) You should also look at https://help.gamepedia.com/Manual_of_Style, but the below list is some more unique and basic things.
* The [https://minecraft.gamepedia.com Minecraft Wiki] and [https://nomanssky.gamepedia.com/No_Man%27s_Sky_Wiki No Man's Sky Wiki] are great examples of what we can achieve visually and textually. Let them inspire you in your work here. Inspiration for some pages such as missions might be gained from the [https://witcher.fandom.com/wiki/Witcher_Wiki Witcher Wiki], specifically The Witcher 3.▼
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==== Content Pages ====
*Page titles should be in sentence case. This means that you should capitalize the article title as if it were a sentence without an ending period. Only the first word and proper nouns/adjectives should start with a capital letter.▼
*The word "Everspace" or Everspace 2 should always be italicized when referring to the title of the game.
**''Everspace'' - <nowiki>''Everspace''</nowiki>
*When linking the word "Everspace" or "Everspace 2", the link should be directed to the ''Everspace'' page, not just the wiki's main page. ("Everspace" should still be italicized when linking.)
**''[[Everspace]]'' - <nowiki>''[[Everspace]]''</nowiki>
▲*Page titles should be in sentence case. This means that you should capitalize the article title as if it were a sentence without an ending period. Only the first word and proper nouns/adjectives should start with a capital letter.
*Please follow the file naming format. It should be something like this: File:GeneralThing-SpecificThing.filetype. If you're confused, try looking at similar files. Currently, most Everspace 2 files start with ES2-.▼
:*Most files older than January 2018 will have the older naming format which always had Everspace in the first part of the name.▼
*Galleries should follow this format : <nowiki><gallery mode="packed" style=text-align:left> </gallery> </nowiki>▼
*Images should be taken with Action Freeze (no HUD) and should not include the game watermark. Avoid editing the image with the action freeze tools - the object or area should look as it does in-game.▼
*Except for very short quotes, articles should paraphrase source material, not copy it. If context is needed, refer the reader to the source material instead. This should be easier once the wiki has transcripts of everything in the codex among other things▼
*'''Proofread before you finish creating/editing a page.''' This will save a lot of time down the road. [https://www.learning.ox.ac.uk/media/global/wwwadminoxacuk/localsites/oxfordlearninginstitute/documents/pdg/managingyourself/1_guide-to-editing-and-proofreading.pdf This short guide] is very useful.
▲*Except for very short quotes, articles should paraphrase source material, not copy it. If context is needed, refer the reader to the source material instead. This should be easier once the wiki has transcripts of everything in the codex among other things
▲* The [https://minecraft.gamepedia.com Minecraft Wiki] and [https://nomanssky.gamepedia.com/No_Man%27s_Sky_Wiki No Man's Sky Wiki] are great examples of what we can achieve visually and textually. Let them inspire you in your work here. Inspiration for some pages such as missions might be gained from the [https://witcher.fandom.com/wiki/Witcher_Wiki Witcher Wiki], specifically The Witcher 3.
▲*For more visual styling (such as with css, templates, and infoboxes) see the official community style guide made by Rockfish, dealing with colors, fonts, logos, and elements. [[File:ES2-CommunityStyleGuide.pdf]]
==== Media ====
▲*Images should be taken with Action Freeze (no HUD) and should not include the game watermark. Avoid significantly editing the image with the action freeze tools - the object or area should look as it does in-game. Changing the FOV can be good to use however.
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▲:*Most files older than January 2018 will have the older naming format which always had Everspace in the first part of the name.
:*Don't forget to categorize the image (See [[:Category:Media]] for a list of categories) and add licensing (Just use the "From the game" copyright for any in-game screenshots/etc)
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