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=== Recommended Order of sections and section headings === |
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# '''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. |
# '''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. |
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# '''Description''': Detailed description of the user (Which topics they post in, what their roleplay status is, etc.). |
# '''Description''': Detailed description of the user (Which topics they post in, what their roleplay status is, etc.). |
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== Forum Articles == |
== Forum Articles == |
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Revision as of 12:11, 9 September 2013
General
- 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.
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".
- 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
- A User template with all available fields filled out. A User template should consist of the following...
- A signature (if they have no signature, just remove to field)
- A SourceBox with their activity status, source, and the day it was last updated.
- Their badge information. (leave blank if they do not have any badges)
- Their profile, including their rank and avatar.
- A |Username= field if appropriate.
- Their number of posts and rank.
- Information on their roleplay
- 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.
- A user article should never use the {{DISPLAYTITLE}} function. If a user has a name that a page cannot be named, add the |Username= field to the user template above.
Recommended Order of sections and section headings
- User Template: A page should always start off with a User template, containing all the information available.
- 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.
- Description: Detailed description of the user (Which topics they post in, what their roleplay status is, etc.).
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
- An up-to-date post and topic count
- A link to the forum
Image Formats
This wiki supports 3 main file types : GIF, JPEG, and PNG. These image formats 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 amount 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.