This page will give an idea of how to write articles so they are consistent with many of the similar articles.
General Article Guide[]
- Article title must follow the subject's official English name.
- Always include at least a sentence about the subject when starting an article.
- The first sentence should be about the article's subject, and the subject has to be written in bold. It should also state what game the subject of the page is from.
- Include Infoboxes where appropriate.
- When writing the article content, game titles should be written in italics, e.g. Final Fantasy IX and song titles should be with "quotation marks", e.g. "Prelude".
- Follow the official game title and use roman numerals, it's Final Fantasy III, NOT Final Fantasy 3.
- Wikilinking is limited to the first occurrence of the word or phrase.
- Never wikilink headers. Ever.
What should an article have?[]
This depends on the page. Some things are meant for some pages.
For Games[]
Game Format Page contains the basis of game articles.
- Intro
- Simple synopsis on plot and development
- Plot - Character
- List of playable characters is enough
- Plot - Setting
- List of plot related places is enough
- Trivia
- also known as "Connections", "Allusions"
- Box Art
- Box artwork for all versions
- External links
- You know what that is.
Put in the Category: Games in there.
- Best Example: Final Fantasy XII
For Characters[]
Character Format Page contains the basis of character articles.
- Intro
- Simple synopsis on character development
- Appearance
- List of game appearances
- Profile
- Simple role enough
- Gallery
- Image gallery
- External links
- You know what that is.
Put in the Category: Characters in there.
- Best Example: Vaan
For Music[]
Music Format Page contains the basis of music articles.
- Intro
- Simple synopsis on album
- Tracklist
- In a table
- External links
- You know what that is.
Put in the Category: Music in there.
- Best example: Final Fantasy III Eternal Legend of the Wind
For Corporate/Personnel[]
- Intro
- Simple description
- Profile
- More simple descriptions
- Works
- In a table.
Put in the Category: Corporate or for staff, Category: Personnel in there.
- Best example: Final Fantasy III Eternal Legend of the Wind
Quote[]
- One per article.
- Write {{Q|the quote|source}}
Language[]
- English. Who cares if its American or British.
- Japanese for certain titles and names.
- Forget everything else.
Point of view[]
- "Neutral Point of View" (NPOV).
- Don't be a fanboy/girl.
Spoilers[]
- Nobody cares.
- Spoiler warnings will be removed.
Infobox[]
- Template:Infobox-game for games.
- Template:Infobox-character for characters.
- Template:Infobox-soundtrack for soundtracks.
Categorizing[]
- Category: Games for games.
- Category: Characters for characters.
- Category: Music for soundtracks.
- Category: Personnel for staff.
- Category: Corporate for the Company.
- Images have many categories. Consult the Category:Images page.
- Game images go under its particular game image category ie. Category:Final Fantasy XII Images
Tables[]
{| border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center;" width="20%" |- bgcolor="#b20016" ! <font color="white">Header !! <font color="white">Header |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Content || Content |}
Header | Header |
---|---|
Content | Content |
Template[]
- Don't make templates except when asked and allowed.
Talk Templates[]
- Absolutely no talk templates.