Editing (How To)

This is a basic style guide for editing and creating articles. Aside from special cases, all the requirements and rules found on this page must be followed. As such, users will need to read and familiarize themselves with the following in order to contribute to articles:.

If followed correctly, this manual will act as guidelines to maintain and organize articles in a way that will settle the basic layout of each page and eliminate disputes between users regarding the content. Any questions, suggestions, or complaints regarding these rules can be placed in the talk page.

## Page Creation

* Generally, the rule on the CNW Wiki for page creation is this: If it only exists in the series, or if something in real-life has significant relevance or changes in the CNW, an article can be created for it.
	+ For example, although earth obviously exists in our world, the unique history it has in the series and specifications like population that make it different than ours makes it fall under the rule for page creation.

## Writing Style

There are a few things to remember concerning the general writing style of articles on this wiki.

* Write from the 3rd person point of view.
* Do not add content unrelated to the article. Be sure to make sure that everything on a page is directly related to the subject of the article.
* Do not insert personal opinions or speculation into the article.
* Use words that are appropriate to the article and keep the language simple.
	+ Avoid the use of obscenities in articles. They can be used **only** in the context of quotes from characters.
	+ Avoid the use of slang terms, euphemisms, and idiomatic terms and phrases as much as possible.

### Grammar

* The beginning word of who or what the page is about should be **bolded**.
* This wiki uses exclusively British English.
* Avoid the use of any contractions, such as “can't”, etc. Use the full form “can not” instead. Contractions do not belong in encyclopedic writing styles.
	+ "It’s" is a contraction, and should not be used. "It’s" is short for "it is" and is **not** the possessive of "it", the possessive form of "it" is "its" with no apostrophe.

#### Verb Tense

* If you are writing on an article about real world media, like novels or comic books, use the present tense to describe facts about the media itself, like "Earth Falls" is the second novel in the series, preceding "Yuan Rises".

### WikiText Style

* Links like [[Ninja|ninja]], [[Paraenesis(Dire Wolf)|Paraenesis]] and [[Yuan Rises (Book One)|Yuan Rises]] are preferred over links with redirects like [[xenobiologist]], [[Ender]] and [[Years]].
* For links that are possessive, include the 's in the link. For example, use [[Jonathan Yuan|Jonathan's]] instead of [[Jonathan]]'s.

### Capitalization

* When creating a new page, capitalize all words in the title, unless the article title matches the title of a novel or other work that follows a different capitalization rule.
* Generally, proper nouns in articles should be capitalized. However, the Ender's Game wiki will also capitalize things that are not capitalized in the novels or short stories, like Tree lord since only Christ is Lord.

### Miscellaneous

* When referring to "lords", such as the Desert lord, always lowercase the "*l"*.

## Sourcing

* When adding to articles, all new information should be referenced with proper citations.

### How to Cite

To cite content, simply add these to the end of the information that needs citing, supplying the the appropriate source.

* **For Novels/Movies:** <ref>''[[Novel/Movie Name]]''</ref>
	+ **E.g.** <ref>''Yuan Rises''</ref>
* **For outside links:** <ref>[URL name of article or site]</ref>
	+ **E.g.** <ref>[https://www.google.com Google]</ref>>

**When multiple pieces of information share the same reference use**:

* <ref name="Name">''Novel name''</ref>

The name should be a number. If it is the first source on the article, use 0. If it is the second, use 1, and so on.

*Note: If the article name of the page being referenced is different than its actual name, use the divider mark* | *and follow it with the actual name. For example, when referencing the novel* Energy Flows*, the article is titled Energy Flows (Book Three). Use the* | *key and write in* Ender's Game *behind it.*
If the page doesn't already have one, include <references/>. This is where the references using the ref tag will appear.

## Template Use

* Spoiler Template
	+ There currently doesn't exist any template for spoilers. If one is created, the spoiler template should not be left simply as {{Spoiler}}, but rather should be followed by the divider | .
		- For example, {{Spoiler|Dire Wolf}}.
	+ If the article does not contain significant plot details, the spoiler template can be left off the page.