LEGO Message Boards Wiki:Manual of Style

General
Example : Don't use phrases like "this user is the most famous user", because that is simply a matter of opinion. It's better to use facts that can be verified, such as "This user has the highest number of posts".
 * All articles should contain correct spelling, punctuation, capital letters and language structure.
 * Articles should be written from a neutral point of view (that is, objective). Pointing out features of the topic of the article (e.g. a forum) is encouraged, but using sentences such as "this forum is the best forum because...." is not. Do not add personal opinions.
 * A subject should be linked once upon its first appearance in the article's infobox, once upon its first mention in the article's lead section. Any more links to the same article are not permitted.
 * No article should contain a video due to the fact that there are no official videos for the LMBs.

User Articles

 * A description of the user
 * At least one up-to-date image of the user
 * Their signature if they have one (just put "They have no signature if they do not have one)
 * Their number of posts, studs, and rank.
 * Information on their roleplay
 * A SourceBox with their activity status, source, and the day it was last updated
 * The specific forums they post in most. If they post in several forums, then just say that there's no specific forums they post in most.

Recommended Order of sections and section headings

 * 1) Lead Section (no heading): Short paragraph that describes the basic information of the user, like join year, post count, studs, etc. It's common practice on most wikis that such a lead section does not have a section heading.
 * 2) Description: Detailed description of the user (Which topics they post in, what their roleplay status is, etc.).
 * 3) See Also: Links to the article about the rank the user is. (e.g. if "Bob" is an Artisan, a link to the Artisan article should be included) A link to the list of users who also have the rank the user has should also be included. (e.g. List of Artisans) Also, if the user has an account on this wiki, you should also include a link to their userpage.

Forum Articles
Forum articles should contain:
 * The description of the forum
 * The image or logo of the forum
 * A list of major roleplays/topics in the forum
 * Post and topic count
 * A link to the forum

Image Formats
This wiki supports 3 main file types : GIF, JPEG, and PNG. These image fomats have different strengths and weaknesses. Here are the recommended uses of these formats :

GIF : This format is good for small images, like emoticons. It is also the only format that supports animations. It has a limited range of colors, though, so it should not be used for anything with a high amout of color detail (photography, etc.).

PNG : This format is very good for images that contain large amounts of the same color, such as profiles and topics, where the majority of the picture is the background color. For larger pictures like these, PNG has more effective compression than GIF, so it should be used for pictures like these.

JPEG :This format is not recommended for anything on the LMBs. JPEG's strength is for photograph-like pictures, where there are tons of different colors involved. However, JPEG is not good for pictures on the LMBs, because it may result in graininess on the background, and poor compression, because the background is all one color.