Akashic Record:Manual of Style

The purpose of this manual is to create uniform guidelines to help keep consistency across articles in this wiki. Reading this is recommended keep the editing process easy and efficient. If any questions, suggestions or issues arise please contact administration. Thank you.

Disclaimer: This manual is still a work in progress. Anything written here is subject to change, and certain exceptions may apply.

## General

### Language

* SRW Ignition and its subsidiaries were created in American English, and thus this wiki will likely largely lean toward standard American English. Other standardized styles of English are perfectly welcome, we just ask for proper spelling and grammar, and preferably internally consistent style.
* As most machines featured in SRW Ignition and its offshoots originate from Japanese franchises, their official measurements use the metric system. Original mobile units being assigned measurements by players are asked to retain the metric system for ease of comparison.
	+ Character statistics may use metric or imperial units. If providing both, please double check your conversions.
* For the majority of content, the past tense is preferred, as this wiki records characters and events have already featured on the associated roleplay boards. The exception is the initial identification of characters, events, and concepts that are still active and/or in the process of playing out.
	+ Eg: characters from past Nulalius installments are referred to in the past tense ("Strato Caster was a servant in Nulalius III: Pergamon"), while characters from the current installment are in the present tense ("Agent Wind is a servant in Nulalius IV: Kaleidos Obscura").

### Article Content

* Factual: All content on this Wiki should be factual; that is, concerned with actuality, as opposed to what is theorized or believed. **Please refrain from adding theories, "headcanons", conjecture, opinions, and other kinds of non-factual information.**
	+ Conjecture may exist in this wiki **only** if it's indisputable, thoroughly supported, or required. In all cases, defer to the opinions of the original author responsible for the roleplay content in question.
* Verifiable: Most, if not all, content from this Wiki should be verifiable. This means that the reader should be able to confirm if the content is true, accurate, and justified, should doubts arise.
* Relevant: Articles must contain information closely related to the topic in question, without digressing or going into tangents. Associated or adjacent topics should be given their own page where appropriate.
* Neutral POV: situations must be discussed in a disinterested tone, giving no bias or preferences and avoiding giving unimportant issues undue weight. Avoid the use of imperative form and second person (you) when writing articles.
* Formal Language: Not colloquial. Avoid the usage of slang and conversational or casual undertones.
* Encyclopedic Language: Language must be clear and unambiguous. Avoid unnecessary verbosity. This Wiki should use simple language and sentence structure for the sake of all readers. Language should not be too vague, and sentences should not be too long.

### Preferred Terminology

* For the purposes of this wiki, **Episode** refers to thread-sized installments of story. That is not to say they are synonymous - multiple short threads can add up to the content of a single long thread, for instance. But in most cases, a completed thread will have enough content to full an episode synopsis.
	+ Large-scale events that comprise multiple concurrent threads, but are collectively limited to a short period of time, are a better fit under the Conflict layout.
* A **Conflict** is any event with a discernible altercation between parties. It can be as small as a single noteworthy duel or hijacking, or as large as a major battle or entire war. Conflicts can thus, naturally, comprise multiple sub-conflicts. If one is protracted enough, it may be a better fit as a Story Arc.
* **Story Arcs** are similar to conflicts, but intended to encompass a broader, chronologically longer, and more nuanced progression of events. Where a Conflict should be centered on how parties came to be at odds, how their altercation played out, and how it was resolved, a Story Arc is more focused with parsing the development of people and organizations as their strive to meet their goals or rise to a challenge.