Bedwars Wiki:Manual of Style

This **Manual of Style** outlines a set of guidelines for editors of *Blockman Go: Bedwars Wiki*. The purpose of this manual is to help ensure the articles of this wiki remain organised, clear and consistent in both formatting and content. Understand that these guidelines could change over time, some could be removed, and new ones could be added. This manual could be modified at any time as situations occur, or community discussion takes place on this wiki which warrant an update of the manual.

For standard wiki formatting and etiquette guidelines, refer to this general set of guidelines on Wikipedia: Wikipedia Manual of Style.

## Article layout

The layout of an article is important, as it determines the reader's first impression of an article, how easily they can find the information for which they are looking, and whether they will feel a desire to contribute to the article themselves. Keeping an article simple will help convey information more easily, yet it is also useful to include any relevant information which may help the reader better understand the topic of the article.

### Article title

The title of the article is the best way to let readers find their article. The article name should be as the same in the game, like "Flame Bomb" but not "Fire Charge". Also, if the category is same, like Pickaxe or Bow, you may merge it into one article instead of many.

### Intro

It is good practice to include a brief intro at the top of each article, before any sections. It should be short, only be about a sentence or two in length, and is meant to quickly identify what the topic of the article is. This way, the user will not have to read through a lengthy paragraph to determine whether the article is going to be useful to them. The title of the article itself should be **Bolded** within this intro by using three apostrophes (`'''Article Title'''`). Unless it is necessary to help define the topic of the article, try to avoid putting information in an intro, which is going to be detailed in a later section of that page.

### Notices & Notice Boxes

A link to a similar topic, which may be confused with the article in question (or a Disambiguation page), should be placed above the intro, just after the code for the infobox. You can use a template for this.

Article notice boxes should be located at the top of the page, above everything else. If the notice box is small, it may be more visually appealing to place it just under the infobox code, so it appears parallel to the infobox within the article.

### Table of contents

A table of contents (TOC) automatically displays in articles with at least four headings. It is left-aligned above the first section heading by default.

* To force a TOC position (left-aligned): `__TOC__`
* Right-aligned TOC that floats next to text: {{tocright}}
* To completely remove the TOC from a page: `__NOTOC__`

### Article Sections

On *Blockman Go: Bedwars Wiki*, sections may vary, but add these few sections in every page.

* **Overview** or **Mechanics**- Detailing general information about the topic, or the game mechanics of how an object, item etc. operates within *Blockman Go: Bedwars*.

* **Defensive Strategy**- A simple guide how to defense using the item/block.

* **Offensive Strategy**- A guide to attack, destroy or defense the item/block.

* **Trivia**- A list of interesting facts directly related to the subject of the article. Try not to duplicate information already included in the other sections of the article, and avoid obvious, common-sense or common-knowledge points.

* **References**- A list of any references which were used to support information contained within the article. This is typically the last section within an article.

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## Writing

* **Write simply** - If something can be explained in fewer words, do so. While doing so, use complete sentences wherever possible.

* **Check spelling and grammar** - Avoid 'u' in place of 'you' or '2' in place of 'to'. Write in proper UK English (e.g. *colour* instead of *color*) to the best of your ability. Keep in mind that most devices which you will be using to edit this wiki have built in spelling and grammar-correcting tools; Use them. Always use capital letters at the front of every item/block name (e.g. "Flame Bomb" but not "flame bomb").

* **Stay on topic** - All content on a page should be relevant to the article itself, any related info can easily be "linked to" by encasing the name within square brackets within the source code editor, taking the reader to that separate article on this wiki when clicked. This ensures the reader will not be forced to read through more information than what they are seeking.

* **Write in a third-person perspective** - Do not use personal pronouns such as "I" or "me". When possible, refer to the reader not as "you" but as "the player". This makes the article seem like more of a catalogue of information, rather than appearing to directly tell the reader what to do.

* **Fix things when you find them** - If you find incorrect info, spelling or grammar, feel free to correct it yourself. If you think you can reword something so it conveys the information more clearly, re-write it. If something important is missing from an article, add it. Don't be afraid to screw up, as there is typically someone to come by after you and further modify the article.

* **Names and Titles** - Any instance of "*Blockman Go: Bedwars*", other games in "*Blockman Go*" or any other video game should be in *italics*.