The Dark Lord’s Confession Wiki:Manual of style

Here is a set of guidelines for users who wish to contribute by editing or creating articles. We ask that **all users** respect the rules and policies of The Dark Lord’s Confession Wiki, and edit in good faith. Keep in mind that activity on this wiki is monitored and violations of editing protocol may result in edit reversion. Recurring offenses will incur a warning or block. The following is a list and description of the rules and policies of The Dark Lord’s Confession Wiki

## Language

**All articles must be written in English.** This wiki consists of an English-speaking community, and all edits are expected to adhere to proper English writing and grammar. Do not use jargon or colloquial phrases outside of the subject matter itself, and try to avoid unnecessarily complex wording. All pages should be easily understood by readers who have a passable level of fluency in the English language.

This wiki is a free encyclopedia accessible to users of all ages. **Vulgar language and profanity is strictly prohibited in articles, forums, discussions, and anywhere in the wiki.** First-time offenders will receive a warning; any subsequent violations will result in an immediate block.

## Writing Style

All articles should be written in a **neutral, third-person format**. Words such as "I" or "you" are strictly forbidden outside of direct quotes from the source material. Factual information must be clearly detailed, cited, and free of opinion or bias. Parentheticals or phrases that are enclosed within parentheses are discouraged on text-based pages. Any additional details can be expressed in a separate sentence or comma-separated clause. Italics should be used when a direct quote is being written, but not when paraphrasing.

## Images

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For cohesion purposes, please name all images in accordance to its contents and intended use.

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* Multiple images featuring the same subject can be numbered or expanded within reason"
	+ For example, Mapharams’ character profile thumbnail should be named “Mapharam character icon”.
* Any image’s description page should have its’ source attached.
	+ For example, an image from episode 65 should have in its description “Source : Episode 65”
	+ Any image that is not directly from the webcomic should have a linked source.
		- For example, an image from Topseoung’s Twitter should have a link to the tweet in question.

All users are expected to abide by this naming system to avoid duplicate images and unintentional image overwrite. Unused or irrelevant images are subject to removal.

## Citation and Referencing

General statements taken from the webtoon do not need to be cited. Any factual information such as character personality traits, plot points, and character histories must be referenced and linked to its corresponding episodes. This allows readers to check any facts they may disagree with.

* Duplicate references can be combined using <ref name="identifier"/>.

To add a reference, cite the source of information between <ref> </ref> tags.

* Information pulled from the webtoon series can be cited as:

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<ref name="Episode#">[[Episode #]]</ref>
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* Any information from external sources should be referenced as:

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<ref name="Publication">[Website URL - Website Title]</ref>
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* Duplicate references can be combined using:

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<ref name="identifier"/>
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Please maintain proper formatting to ensure cohesiveness of the page.

## Page Content

### **Use of templates**

The three main user-generated templates used in the Wiki are as follows :

* The tabs template. This template allows for character pages to be separated into different sub-sections. However, the tab sections should always be ordered as follows : Main page, Synopsis (which includes history and synopsis) and Relationships. There can be no other section. Furthermore, any information which can be found in a different sub-page using tabs should not be found in the main page. For example, a character’s history should be written in their synopsis page, not their main page. The tabs template must always be the very first thing on a page, and should only be used for character pages where there is too much content to efficiently fit in the main page. If you aren’t sure whether to add tabs to a page or not, contact an administrator for help.

* The spoiler button template. This template should **always** be used alongside the hide spoiler template. Furthermore, it should always be the next template below tabs.

* The hide spoiler template. This template allows you to hide any spoilers, but should be used sparingly, and always alongside the spoiler button tab.

### **Character infoboxes**

The **General information** section is formatted into infoboxes and should contain relevant, accurate statistics. If statistics such as a family name or age change throughout the webtoon, the most recent information should be used. Spoilers in infoboxes should still be hidden, using the spoiler button template and the spoiler hiding template. For help using these templates, contact our administrator.

### **Trivia**

The **Trivia** section is reserved for **relevant, proven facts** related to the article. This includes inconsistencies throughout the plot, obscure facts about the article's content, and author footnotes. This could also be things that the author has said about the article's topic. General, vague statements, speculations, and opinions do not belong in this section. Information that can belong elsewhere in the article should not be written in the trivia section.

### **Spoilers**

This wiki deals with information provided on the **fast pass chapters** of *The Dark Lord’s Confession*. Users who use fast passes to read ahead should hide spoilers using the spoiler templates.

For pages that serve as a summary of events from the general plot (**ie. synopsis and relationship pages**), the spoiler templates should, exceptionally, not be used, as it can go against Fandom’s customization policies. Instead, a simple message at the very top of the page should read : “Spoilers ahead! Proceed with caution.” using

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 <div style="text-align: center; font-size: large>'''Spoilers ahead! Proceed with caution.''' </div>
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### **Speculation/Theories and Assumptions**

**Guesswork through unconfirmed speculation is unacceptable**. This wiki only deals with clearly defined facts. Any mentions of references to materials outside of the series must be clear and direct homages to those other works. There should be no guesswork involved when recounting the events that actually happen in a story or relationships among different characters.

Speculations and other unknowns can be added to talk pages, such as discussion forums and blog posts, where these ideas can be put to discussion. Some theories are interesting and sometimes even plausible, but they cannot be displayed alongside things that are factual, as it can become difficult for readers to determine which is which if it is all mixed together on the same pa