Manual of Style

This is the Manual of Style, a guide to editing on the Navy Simulator wiki, intended for SEA Round Table Team Wiki staff, but open to use for anyone wishing to contribute.
Make sure to follow these guidelines when editing to ensure consistency. If any help is needed, ask on the SEA Round Table server on discord or post the question on the the discussion page. This Manual of Style is heavily influenced by the Arsenal manual of style. Please note that to edit this wiki, editors need a FANDOM account at least 4 days old.
Purposely attempting to create low quality articles that breach these requirements, or creating such low quality articles multiple times after being told not to and how to correct such a mistake (only after being told to) may sometimes result in a temporary block, or even a strike if severe. This does not apply to formatting if you do not know how to source edit - unless formatting is made purposefully/ negligently made poor or otherwise ruined.
This Wiki follows all the writing guidelines of the English Wikipedia. If in doubt, consult the Wikipedia Manual of Style or the help page.
For general rules, consult the Rules/Policies article.
==General Guidelines==
*Be objective. Do not insert any personal opinions. For example, do not state that a certain ship or gun is better than another, even if it can be proven.
*Correct vandalism and incorrect information. This helps maintain the accuracy of the wiki.
*Use proper grammar. This makes articles readable and of a high quality.
*Make new pages when new content is released. This helps keep this wiki up-to-date with the game.
==Wording and Grammar==
The following guidelines have been developed as a reference for writers to maintain consistency. 
* Editors should only use third-person; writing in first-person is subjective, while second-person is informal.
*Editors should write articles objectively. They should not state personal opinions such as the effectiveness of a certain ship for example.
*Pages must be named their in-game names.
*Editors should not make jokes in articles as they detract from the professional nature of the wiki.
*Editors should use Abbreviations sparingly. However, when using, they must state the abbreviation's meaning, for example; The Military Police (MP).
*The first time a page's name is mentioned should be bold, while the rest should be in normal text.
*Editors should avoid contractions. For example, cannot instead of can't.
==Formatting==
=== Ships===
Page Structure
#A quote including the game description
#An infobox including basic information about the ship 
##Image
##Cost (_ Cash)
##Max SPS (_)
##Armament (In dot-points)
##Gamepass Required (Yes or No)
##Spawn Location (In dot-points and hyperlinked locations)
#A paragraph providing a basic overview of the ship's role and usage
# A table of contents
#A paragraph outlining the usage of the ship, titled 'Usage' with a h2 heading (Heading)
##A paragraph describing how to use a ship to its maximum potential, titled 'Using' with a h3 heading (Sub-heading 1)
##A paragraph describing how to counter the ship, titled 'Countering' with a h3 heading (Sub-heading 1)
#A h2 heading titled 'Pros & Cons'
##A list of dot-points defining the positive aspects of the ship, titled 'Pros' with a h3 heading (Sub-heading 1)
##A list of dot-points defining the negative aspects of the ship, titled 'Cons' with a h3 heading (Sub-heading 1)
#A h2 heading titled 'Turret Layouts'
##Template:Turret Layouts filled in
#A gallery with exterior and interior screenshots of the ship (characters must not be visible). See Corvette for examples and code for gallery.
##7 (exceptions apply for the submarine) exterior screenshots of the ship. The background of the screenshots should be water only, and shadows should be minimised.
##*The front view of the ___
##*The back view of the ___
##*The starboard view of the ___
##*The front orthogonal view of the ___
##*The back orthogonal view of the ___
##*The top view of the ___
##Interior screenshots of the ship labelled appropriately
#A list of dot-points with any notes or trivia concerning the ship, titled 'Notes & Trivia' with a h2 heading (Heading)
#Template:Vehicles Navbox The vehicles navbox
====Source Code Template====
'...' means text
{{Ships|title1=...|image1=...|Cost=... [[Cash]]]|Max SPS=...|TurretLayout=...|GamepassRequired=Yes/No|SpawnLocation=
*...
*...
*...}}{{Quote|...|Game Description}}
...
==Usage==
===Using===
...
===Countering===
...
 
==Pros & Cons==
===Pros===
...
===Cons===
...
==Turret Layouts==
{{TurretLayouts|Layouts1=...|Turrets1=...|Layouts2=...|Turrets2=...|Layouts3=...|Turrets3=...|Layouts4=...|Turrets4=...|Layouts5=...|Turrets5=...|Layouts6=...|Turrets6=...}}
==Gallery==
===Exterior===
<gallery position="center" spacing="small" orientation="none" widths="185">
.png|The front view of the _
.png|The back view of the _
.png|The starboard view of the _
.png|The port view of the _
.png|The front orthogonal view of the _
.png|The back orthogonal view of the _
.png|The top view of the _
</gallery>
===Interior===
<gallery position="center" spacing="small" orientation="none" widths="185">
.png|...
.png|...
.png|...
.png|...
</gallery>
{{Vehicles Navbox}}
[[Category:Ships]]
==Avatars==
Images uploaded to the wiki and used in articles should contain no visible players if possible, however if necessary, the provided avatar should be used. Faces, heads, torsos, arms, and legs should all be deselected. Alongside this, a realistic skin tone should preferably used without any excessive accessories visible.
The only time a player other than the avatar below should be seen is if a picture is intended to gather raw gameplay.
Avatar.png|Avatar in-game
Avatar 1.png|Completed avatar
Avatar 2.png|Classic Faces
Avatar 3.png|Classic Shirts
Avatar 4.png|Classic Pants
Avatar 5.png|Scale
Avatar 6.png|Skin Tone
Avatar 7.png|Uniform
WIP