Nettlebrook Wiki Manual of Style

So far this is only a draft. For suggestions, leave a comment on the talk page, or discuss it on the Discord.

## General

Just listing stuff here, going to write them up nicer later.

* Use American English
* Do not use contractions (*don't, can't, isn't*)
* YouTube is spelled with the T capitalized
* Page title should appear as first words on the page, and be **bold**
* Titles of videos, blogs, etc should be in *italics*
* I have spontaneously decided the date format we are using is DD Month YYYY ("22 September 2022")
* Write articles in third person (this page is an exception)
* When linking to another page, only do so the first time it is mentioned. You do not need to link every instance of the term appearing to its respective page

## Page Layout

The final sections of each article should be **Trivia** and **References**, respectively. The Trivia section is good for various information that does not fit anywhere else on the page. The References are explained in greater detail below.

### Videos

Remember to add an infobox and the right categories.

Start with stating the title (as it appears on the site it was uploaded), then the channel (and uploader, if certain), and finally the date of the upload.

The next line should contain a quick, one-sentence summary of the video.

#### Video & Description

To give this section the option to expand/collapse and not take up too much space on the page, go into the Source Editor and add the line

```
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">

```

right after the headline, and

```
</div>

```

right at the end.

##### Video

To add a video to the page, you first have to upload it to the Wiki. Go to this page and select "Add a Video" on the top-right corner. Insert the link, and click "Add".

To then add the video to the page, simple go to the "Images and media" icon (in the Visual Editor) and select the video. In the "Media settings" box, go to the "Advanced" tab and uncheck the box "Wrap text around this item". Afterwards, just click insert and the video should appear.

An easier way to add videos is through the Source Editor. Just add the line

```
[[File:YOURFILENAME|thumb|none]]

```

into the code.

##### Description

Simply copy and paste the official description on the upload site, and format it to be in Block quote.

##### Pinned comment

If there is an important pinned comment, you can add it here, again in Block quote.

#### Synopsis

The synopsis should give a short recap of the events and characters in the video, without going into too much detail.

#### Other sections

In some videos, it can be necessary to add a special section to explain certain events in the video (for example the "glitches" in *Bog vlog 1*). In such a case, the section should be added after the synopsis.

## References

Whenever there is a claim that needs to be backed up, add a reference. This is important to keep information on this Wiki factual, and to keep the Wiki organized.
A reference should have the following format:

> *Name of article/video/post/etc* source of the claim; link
>
>

Remember to link items to their Wiki pages, if possible. Examples:

> *The Best Laid Plans...* on Flora Gonzalez's Tumblr; https://floraflow.tumblr.com/post/689620470165815296/the-best-laid-plans
>
>

> *Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening* on Wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stopping\_by\_Woods\_on\_a\_Snowy\_Evening
>
>