Editing guide

Hey Editor: This short, simple instruction will provide you with some recommendations and suggestions for creating articles on the End CMP Fandom! Even if you've edited previously, we still encourage you to take a quick look at this because you never know what you might discover!

## General editing

These points apply to **all** **articles** on the wiki, so be careful!

### Only use facts when writing articles.

This is a light community, but this wiki wants to keep the facts separate from the jokes (Ex: Steve in a minecart is NOT a separate personality). Also, try to exclude speculation unless there is heavy speculation or if it is strongly implied. Edits that don't follow this will be undone to ensure accuracy.

### Don't narrate!

When writing, avoid sounding like you're talking to your friend. Try to write them like reports.

Here is an example of what NOT to write:

*'In rage, Kyle grabbed out his sword and ran at someone he hates.'*

This is a good way to narrate a story, but not a very professional way to write in an article. Alternatively we could say:

*'Out of rage, Kyle took out his sword and fought Ender.'*

Of course it doesn't sound as appealing, but it would be easier to follow for newcomers and would make much more sense between sentences.

### Hyperlinks

Only hyperlink the first time something is mentioned in an article. For example, if a paragraph has Jaden linked twice, you only need to link the page Jaden once. The only exception to this are tables (relationship charts) and infoboxes.

### Capitalization rules

This wiki uses capitalization rules similar to Wikipedia and many other well known wikis. The rule can be found at this link. Essentially, this rule states that if words are not an official title or proper noun, they should not be capitalized.

Example title: **Mango in prison** as opposed to **Mango In Prison**.

Example header: "Oliver's mind." as opposed to "Oliver's Mind."

### Date format

When writing the full date of events in text, timeline headers, or infoboxes, use the Month DD, YYYY format. Spell out the full month and do not use ordinals for the day. In cases that full dates are not necessary (such as when referencing another unrelated or minor event), follow the same conventions as full date, but without the year.

* 01/01/21
* January 1st, 2021
* January first, 2021
 * January 1
* Jan 1
* January first
* January 1st

**Grammar**

When writing, please remember to use proper grammar. Grammar is very important in conveying the point, and grammatically incorrect sentences are difficult to read and confuse readers. After writing, reread your changes to ensure that what you wrote properly conveys your intended message.

#### **Unclear pronouns**

When writing sentences with multiple antecedents, be careful with pronouns.

Example:

He is worried he would go thought the same thing Jaden went through.
Oliver is worried he would go thought the same thing Jaden went through.

As you can see with sample sentence 1, it is difficult to distinguish if "he" means Oliver, Ender, or Kyle. Sample sentence 2 is written such that "he" could only mean Oliver.

#### **Verb tense**

Remember to always use consistent and proper word tense. Events that happened in the past use past tense. Timeline entries on this wiki are always written in present tense.

## Characters

Characters are actors, often by YouTubers of the same name. Here are some important points to follow when writing about them:

### Remember that characters aren't always the person who plays them

Some prefer to be themselves when not continuing the plot, and sometimes they may take short breaks from the roleplay. Remember to only write what is relevant to the character!

### Some characters have more than one personality

The CMP has been active for some time now, and this have given characters the chance to grow and switch between personalities. Some personalities can have extremely conflicting traits and their own history.

For example, Ender and Ghost Ender. Both are the same character but are almost completely unique. These personalities have their own pages; make sure what you write is relevant to the correct personality.

### Character skins

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### Character relationships

The order of characters in each character relationship chart is by alphabetical order, not positivity order. This is to ensure that if a relationship changes, the whole order of the chart does not need to be rearranged.

### Character history

The character page history section is a summary of their involvement in the event. As a result, it should only summarize their involvement and the impact. Do not include details of the event; details belong on their respective pages, not character pages. Link the event pages using {{Main}} and {{See also}} beneath the section header on the character page.

## File uploads

When uploading files, please use a short name that describes the file being uploaded as the file name.

## New pages

New pages are created when content does not fit in any existing page. Prior to creating a page, ask these questions:

* Is this content significant enough to have its own page?
* Is this content official? (Fan-made content such as theories, headcanons, art, etc. belongs in Fan content, user blogs, or user pages.)
* Is there enough information for the page?
* Does a page with this content already exist?
* Would the community be willing to help expand and maintain the page?

Any new pages that do not follow these guidelines will be redirected or deleted.