How to Contribute to Creators and Producers Pages

Part 3 of How To Follow The Format

# Who Goes Under the "Creators and producers" Pages?

## MGA Entertainment and Designers/Product Developers

This refers to anyone who currently works for or formerly worked for the main company that owns Bratz at the moment, MGA Entertainment. This section also refers to any collaborative brands or companies that released Bratz dolls or merchandise. This page can include "Real Characters" (more on this later). This doesn't include any third-party developers involved with Bratz's media (books, movies, music, etc). That belongs in the next section.

## Commercial, Movie, Series, and Music Producers

This refers to anyone who had a hand in commercials, movies, series, or music with the Bratz brand name. This includes actors, voice-actors, and commercial models. This page can include "Real Characters" (more on this later).

## Celebrity and Shop Supporters

A celebrity is someone who is very well-known and famous. This page refers to anyone famous who showed up to support the Bratz at events or openly showed support for Bratz products on social media. This doesn't always include anyone who appeared in commercials or other forms of media unless they showed up at outside events or posted products on social media. This page can include "Real Characters" (more on this later).

## List of Famous References in Universes

This refers to any celebrities, famous real-life TV shows, famous real-life movies, famous real-life events, famous real-life places, among others, referenced by the Bratz or other characters in the Bratz Universes. This page is also for parodies or spoofs (characters, locations, and other things that were designed to mimic real-life people, locations, and other things). This page can include "Real Characters" (more on this later).

### "Real Characters" V.S. Other "Creators and Producers"

#### "Real Characters"

In the Bratz Universe, some "real-life" people interact with the Bratz in a "personal" way, such as BoA and Christina Milian, who "featured" with the Bratz on their music albums. They are basically "acting as themselves". These "Real-life" people will be treated as Media-Exclusive Characters, unlike those real-life people who portray or act as the Bratz in the various movies, series, video games, etc. "Real-Life Characters" ***can*** appear under the Media-Exclusive Characters area as well as ***ALL*** of the "Creators and Producers" sections (drop-down menu at the top of the Fandom page), including MGA Entertainment and Designers/Product Developers, Commercial, Movie, Series, and Music Producers, Celebrity and Shop Supporters, and List of Famous References in Universes, as long as they both "interacted" with the Bratz and had a hand in the development of Bratz products, media, and other merchandise (which is normally the case for most real-life people who directly appear in the media "interacting" with the Bratz as themselves). "Real Characters" are mostly people who have appeared to be associated with Bratz products being produced or conceptualized by the company (not customs made by fans or on Bratz's social media).

Some "Real Characters" have dolls, like Jeanne B. They will be treated as a part of the Pack.

#### Celebrity References

Various celebrity references are often found throughout the Bratz Media as well. For example, in the *Bratz* live action film, Beyonce, Madonna, and Fergie were mentioned. In the *Bratz* TV series, there are also parody or spoof characters that are meant to resemble "real-life" celebrities, such as "Aloncé" (meant to be Beyoncé) and "London Milton" (Paris Hilton). For parody or spoof characters, their "spoof" character should be the only one to appear under Media-Exclusive Characters, while the real-life celebrity they are imitating **should appear** under List of Famous References in Universes unless their real "self" also interacts with the Bratz in some way.

#### Actors

Actors, those who portray the Bratz in some way, whether live or voice-acting, will be openly listed in the Commercial, Movie, Series, and Music Producers area (though there may be references to them on the various individual media pages associated with the Bratz lines). However, most of them are not a part of the "stories" and **should not appear on the Media-Exclusive Characters page.**

#### Celebrity Supporters

Any other celebrities who are fans of the Bratz, promoted their merchandise, or were involved in any other way besides the Bratz Media (Movies, Books, Video Games, TV Series, etc) and development should ***only*** be situated under Celebrity and Shop Supporters. **They also should not appear on the Media-Exclusive Characters page.**

#### Other Real-life people

Some "third-party" designers, creators, producers, developers, commercial models, social media influencers, etc have outwardly shown support for the Bratz, have acted or voice-acted the characters, or have even appeared in the Bratz Media as "characters" themselves, like the designer of Bratz line GCDS Giuliano Calza who appeared in *Talking Bratz*, the Tik Tok series. These people will be treated like celebrities. Everything mentioned above applies to them, too.

# Adding to "Creators and Producers" Pages

These pages won't be as elaborate as the "Bratz Pack", "Collection", and "Spin-Offs" pages. Still, they will have a specific format that will make navigation easier for viewers.

## Main Page

### Headings

On the main pages, how they are to be formatted depends on the page. Each page should have "**headings**", though.

For MGA Entertainment and Designers/Product Developers and Commercial, Movie, Series, and Music Producers, each "heading" should reflect all of the companies and/or brands that created Bratz dolls, playsets, and/or merchandise. Above the heading there should be a company and/or brand logo. For example, MGA partnered with PUMA to release Bratz footwear. Puma, as a third-party brand that created Bratz merchandise, should be one of the headings.

For Celebrity and Shop Supporters, each "heading" should reflect the event or place where the celebrity was spotted. For example, if it was for the launch of Bratz Forever Diamondz, the "heading" can read "The Forever Diamondz Launch Party Event". One whole section can be made for all social media posts under a "Social Media" heading.

For List of Famous References in Universes, each "heading" should coincide with a **Bratz Universe** the celebrity was referenced in. This page will explain more about the "Universes" later.

To create a new heading, click "Edit" on the upper right-hand side of a page.

If using the "Visual Editor" (editors can tell they are in this mode by a "drop-down-like" menu on the right-hand side after clicking "Edit"), click "Paragraph" and then "Heading". Choose "Sub-heading 1".

If using "Source Editor" (which can be found by dropping down the editor menu again), use the format code:

```
==x, y, z==
```

while placing the title of the heading in between the two equal signs.

For MGA Entertainment and Designers/Product Developers and Commercial, Movie, Series, and Music Producers, headings should look similar to this:

```
==[[Puma]]==
```

or

```
==[[Fox Entertainment]]==
```

The "headings" on these pages should have links that lead to separate pages. These separate pages will elaborate more on the company/brand and what they contributed to the Bratz Brand. Links to their contributions on the "Collection" pages could help bring more clarity.

If using "Source Editor" mode, the code

```
[[ ]]
```
 around the "heading" name is what creates the link. This is the easiest way to create a link.

If using "Visual Editor" mode, you may have to "Add New Page" first. On the upper-right hand side of the Bratzpack Fandom, there are three dots. They lead to a drop-down menu. Start your new page with the "heading" name you want to use and save it. Then, return back to MGA Entertainment and Designers/Product Developers and Commercial, Movie, Series, and Music Producers.

This time, type the name of the company/brand that you just made a new page for and highlight it (if using a laptop or computer, highlight by right clicking and dragging the cursor across the words; if using a phone, use your finger to highlight the word).

At this point, you have two ways of creating a link. You can start the code

```
[[
```

A "search" menu will appear (you can find the company/brand page you started after the menu drops down.) Or you can click the "chain" icon on the gray bar at the top of the editing page called "Link CTRL-K". You can also press CTRL-K on your keyboard. This should create a link for the heading.

For Celebrity and Shop Supporters, headings should look similar to this:

```
==Bratz Forever Diamondz Launch Party==
```

For List of Famous References in Universes, headings should look similar to this:

```
==Pre-Debut & Doll Universe==

==Other Misc. Media Universes==

==Starrin' & Stylin' Universe==

==Rock Angelz & TV Series Universe==

==Bratz Babyz The Movie Universe==

==Live Action Film Universe==

==10th Anniversary Universe==

==2015 Universe==

==Adult Collectors Universe & Bratz High==

==Multi-Universe==
```

### Bratz Universes

For the List of Famous References in Universes page, they will be organized according to the **Bratz Universes**.

For formatting purposes, please consider that Bratz has been altered several times throughout their lifespan. If you're not sure which universe your information falls under, **please ask an admin first** before posting.

Below is a summary of what types of information should be under each category.

**Pre-Debut & Doll Universe**
Under this section, there will be information from the original conceptual designer, Carter Bryant, and the 2001-2009 dolls, their boxes, the official Bratz websites, and commercials. Some of Carter Bryant's earlier concepts were scrapped before debut, but the information can still add context to the Bratz dolls' backgrounds.
Many of the earlier dolls, their boxes, the official Bratz websites, and commercials have had their own information and stories, with them often coming into conflict with the story-telling found in other universes. Yet, the information coming from these sources are directly from MGA Entertainment's earliest creators, developers, and/or producers, unlike the other universes, which often came from third-party developers and producers. Therefore, the information from these sources are valid and will be united under this section.

**Other Misc. Media Universes**
Under this section, there will be information from the Bratz's earliest media (such as the *Beach Party!* book) from between 2001-2003, media from 2001-2007 that often doesn't fit neatly into any other era (such as the Bratz Secret Date Electronic Game), and 2001-2007 media that's difficult to find (such as *Coool TV* (TV Series) and the official *Show Me What You Got* (Album) website). Often this media is produced through a third-party developer that collaborated with MGA Entertainment to produce content for Bratz. However, this media may have been developed and produced for one period of time only, with little to no other connections to other eras in the Bratz timeline. Any information from the dolls, doll boxes, official Bratz website, and the doll commercials released around this time will be listed under the "Pre-Debut & Doll Universe" tab.

**Starrin' & Stylin' Universe**
Under this section, there will be information connected to the *Keepin' It Real* (Novel) by Charles O' Conner and the first Bratz film *Bratz The Video: Starrin' & Stylin'* (Film). The information posted here will come from any third-party media, including third-party websites, that reflect the story's continuation in some way or makes reference to the events that happened in the novel and film. Mostly, anything written by Charles O' Conner is listed here. However, any information from the dolls, doll boxes, official Bratz website, and the doll commercials released during this time will be listed under the "Pre-Debut & Doll Universe" tab.

**Rock Angelz & TV Series Universe**
Under this section, there will be information connected to *Bratz* (TV series) and *Bratz Rock Angelz* (Film). The information posted here will come from any third-party media, including third-party websites, that reflect the story's continuation in some way or makes reference to the events that happened in the series and film. All of the CGI films (including Bratz Babyz and Bratz Kidz films) released between 2005 and 2012 are connected to this universe. Any information from the dolls, doll boxes, the official Bratz website, and the doll commercials released around this time will be listed under the "Pre-Debut & Doll Universe" tab.

**Bratz Babyz The Movie Universe**
Under this section, there will be information connected to the *Bratz Babyz The Movie* (Film). The information posted here will come from any third-party media, including third-party websites, that reflect the story's continuation in some way or makes reference to the events that happened in the film. Any information from the dolls, doll boxes, the official Bratz website, and the doll commercials released to coincide with this film will be listed under the "Pre-Debut & Doll Universe" tab.

**Live Action Film Universe**
Under this section, there will be information connected to *Bratz* (Film). The information posted here will come from any third-party media, including third-party websites, that reflect the story's continuation in some way or makes reference to the events that happened in the film. However, any information from the dolls, doll boxes, the official Bratz website, and the doll commercials released during this time will be listed under the "Pre-Debut & Doll Universe" tab.

**10th Anniversary Universe**
Under this section, there will be all information connected to the Bratz's first reboot (2010-2014), ushered in time for their 10th Anniversary, and the *Bratz Makin' the Band* (Web Series) online series that was supposed to be released around this time. This universe could include other online web series, the online blogs, and more. The information from the dolls, the doll boxes, the official Bratz website, and the commercials released in this era will be included in this section as they were designed to more closely reflect all the other forms of media released during this time.

**2015 Universe**
Under this section, there will be all information connected to the Bratz's second reboot (2015-2016), including the app games. The information from the dolls, doll boxes, the official Bratz website, commercials, and online ads released in this era will be included in this section as they were designed to more closely reflect all the other forms of media released during this time.

**Adult Collectors Universe & Bratz High**
Under this section, there will be all information connected to the Bratz's third reboot (2018-Present), beginning with the Hayden Williams Bratz Collector dolls. The information from the dolls, the doll boxes, the official Bratz website, social media, and commercials released in this era will be included in this section as they were designed to more closely reflect all the other media released during this time. The *Bratz High* (Web Series) will also be included in this section as it was created due to the success of the "Adult Collectors" universe.

Headings will all end up looking similar to this:

## Insert Name

### Photos

The brand/company logo photos on the main pages MGA Entertainment and Designers/Product Developers and Commercial, Movie, Series, and Music Producers should appear above a "heading" and should be centered.

For celebrity listings on the Celebrity and Shop Supporters page, a photo of the event or Social Media platforms associated should be above the "heading" and should be centered.

For the List of Famous References in Universes page, a photo representing the corresponding Bratz Universe should be above each "heading" and the photo should be centered.

In order to upload, insert, and center a photo, editors have three options.

First, editors can drag a photo from their desktop or phone onto the editing page.

Second, editors can hover over the three dots on the upper right-hand side of the whole Bratzpack Fandom. On the drop-down menu, click "Upload New File". Click "Choose File" to upload a photo. Editors can create a destination file name and a summary for the photo if they like. Once uploaded, the name of the photo will appear at the top of the page. Take that name and bring it to the company, brand, or person's page being edited.

If using "Source Editor" mode, insert this code using the image's name in place of the word "image":

```
[[File:image.jpg|center|400px]]
```

If using the "Visual Editor" mode, on the gray bar in the editing area, click the "Images and Media" icon (hover your cursor over the pictures on the gray bar to find it). If on a phone, it may appear under the "Insert" drop-down menu. Search for the image you just uploaded and insert it into the page. You can drag the photo where you want it to go and make it the perfect size for viewing (400px).

### Listing

When listing important people involved with the Bratz franchise under each "heading", a simple bulleted list is fine. The names should link to a new page, though.

To create a bullet list with an "internal hyperlink", editors have two ways of doing it:

If using "Source Editor", enter the following code:

```
*[[insert name]]
```

Results:

* insert name

If using "Visual Editor", click on the gray bar at the top of the editing page, press "Advanced", and use the "bullet list". Next to a bullet, type in the name of a particular Bratz line. Editors can find the corresponding line under the "Collection" section at the top of the whole fandom page. Highlight the words you typed, and click the "link chain icon" called LINK or press CTRL-K buttons on your keyboard. The exact link to a Bratz fashion line, listed under "Collection" on this fandom page, should appear.

## Starting a New Page

Click the link you made and start a new page.

If you clicked a company/brand "heading", the new page should have the company/brand's logo photo once again and a brief summary introducing the company/brand and their connection to Bratz below it. A link back to their original main pages should also exist on the page.

If you clicked a link to a particular person, the new page should have a photo of them at the top and a brief summary introducing who they are and stating how they are connected to the Bratz. A link back to their original main pages should also exist on the page.

### Centering Photos

The photo on these pages should be centered as well. In order to upload, insert, and center a photo, first hover over the three dots on the upper right-hand side of the whole Bratzpack Fandom. On the drop-down menu, click "Upload New File". Click "Choose File" to upload a photo. You can create a destination file name and a summary for the photo if you like. Once you upload it, the name of the photo will appear at the top of the page. Take that name and bring it to the company, brand, or person's page you're trying to edit.

If using "Source Editor" mode, insert this code using the image's name in place of the word "image":

```
[[File:image.jpg|center|400px]]
```

If using the "Visual Editor" mode, on the gray bar in the editing area, click the "Images and Media" icon (hover your cursor over the pictures on the gray bar to find it). If on a phone, it may appear under the "Insert" drop-down menu. Search for the image you just uploaded and insert it into the page. You can drag the photo where you want it to go and make it the perfect size for viewing (400px).

### "Bratz Pack", "Collection", and "Spin-Offs" Connections

If the company/brand or person you're editing for is linked to "Bratz Pack" pages or "Collection" and "Spin-Offs" pages, provide that information in the summary and link to the page they are associated with. If they are referenced in the Bratz series, the **Bratz Universe** they are connected to should also be mentioned in the summary.

## Categories

Standard "Categories" are usually a natural part of the Fandom/Wiki's design. These "Categories" are found at the bottom of the page when a page is complete. There's usually a drop-down menu to add a new category.

When editing a page, the category will also appear as a code at the bottom of the page. Editors can add another code while editing.

### Main Pages

Main pages, MGA Entertainment and Designers/Product Developers, Commercial, Movie, Series, and Music Producers, Celebrity and Shop Supporters, and List of Famous References in Universes, will all have the category

```
[[Category:Bratzpack Fandom Wiki]]
```
.

### New Pages

For all separate company and brand pages (listed by "heading") found on the above main pages, the categories should be

```
[[Category:Creators and Producers]]
```
,

```
[[Category:Company]]
```
, and

```
[[Category:Brands]]
```

For an individual person's page listed under those companies and brands, they should also have the same categories as listed above.

If any person is a celebrity, and they aren't associated with the company or brands that created products for Bratz, their categories should be

```
[[Categories:Creators and Producers]]
```
 and

```
[[Category:Celebrity]]
```

If a person both works for the company or any of the brands and is a celebrity, they should have all of the categories above listed on their page.

If a person is considered one of the "Real Characters", a part of any of the drop-down menus under "Bratz Pack", follow the How To Contribute to Bratz Pack Pages category format.

## References

This fandom wiki aims to provide as many sources as possible to verify information. This means it will be important to add references for information that's not so obvious. If the source for the information isn't placed anywhere in the fandom wiki, then it's considered an "external hyperlink". These links can be included in a **reference** section at the very bottom of each page.

In order to add references, editors first need to make a reference section. Editors can do this by putting in the reference code

```
<references/>
```

This code should be at the end of all the words on the page. Now, editors can't place their references at the end of the information they are adding. There is another code for that.

```
<ref></ref>
```

The external link should be placed within this code. For example:

"The Bratz pack member was supposed to be released in 2003.

```
<ref>whatever.com</ref>
```
"

The information should appear at the bottom of the page.

# Samples and Format Practice

Below will be links of a Sample Page and Format Practice.

* Creators and Producers (Samples)
* Format Practice
* For more ways to "follow the format", return to How To Follow The Format.