Editing guide

The Randomcraft Wiki uses **Fandom's editing guide**.

Before you get started editing on the Randomcraft wiki, you may want to learn how to begin editing and updating the Wiki. Below are some guidelines as well as some guidelines specific to the Wiki. Remember that these are guidelines only.

## General editing

### Basics

* Only write facts. Do not include personal theories, or other opinions, especially when writing about Randomcraft characters.
* Include references whenever possible (Wikipedia's format). Randoms episode or stream VODs are the best citation source.
* Write formally; pay attention to grammar and do not use contractions.

### Spelling and grammar

Follow English conventions.

> *Example: "colour" rather than "color".*
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> *Example: In sentences, "Hardcore" in "Hardcore mode" is capitalized.*
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For spelling that is server-specific, check the server's wiki.

> *Example: Randomcraft does not have a capital **C** in craft and there is no spaces.*
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### Quotations and punctuation

Punctuation lies outside of quotations unless the quote ends with a punctuation mark.

> *Example: Lag Monster, also known as "Lag", is an American member of Randomcraft.*
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> *Example: Sir Derpol stated in his YouTube livestream that "I am not a Panda, do I look like a Panda?"*
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When quoting inside of quotations, use single quotes (' ') rater than regular quotes (" ").

> *Example: Enigma said, "Sir Derpol was lying when he said 'I'm not a Panda'. He is!"*
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When quoting long blocks of text (more than a sentence), use the "block quote" format.

### Numbers

Dates are written in the Month DD, YYYY format, except in tables.

> *Example: January 16, 2020*
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> *Example in tables: 16 January 2020*
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### Links

Each link is only used once in an article. Tables, "*see also:*"s, and "*main article:*"s are exempt from this rule, and include links whenever possible.

Remember to differentiate between the content creator and the character when linking.

### Images & files

Images and files should follow a format as that makes them easy to locate, alter, or update. For Randoms pages all images must be prepended with the Randoms name

> *Example: uploading a new video thumbnail to Enigmas episode list section, the image would be called **"enigma-s#e#"** with the correct numbers replacing the "#".*
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> *Example: uploading a new image of a base or build to a Randoms page the image should be named "[name]-[season]-[build], so for example; **"enigma-s1-megabuild"**.*
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> *Example: uploading a new image of something related only to a season (not a Random) the image would be called **"season1-[name]"** with the correct name of the build replacing the "[name]".*
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If adding images to an infobox, images should be more than 200px wide and no more than 1000px wide.

## Referencing

When mentioning players or characters, ensure you reference them with a link to their page.

> *Example: rather than "Lag Monster visited Enigma's base and blew it up". It should be Lag monster visited Enigma's base and blew it up".*
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 Names of players and characters should not be referenced within their own pages.

## Obtaining images/files

When obtaining images, skins, or files to add to the wiki. Please use the following resources to keep the wiki uniform:

* Thumbnail Grabber: For episode thumbnails.
* NameMC: For adding images of alternative player skins.
* Random Fandom Discord: the Randoms share images of builds there, alternatively you can screenshot videos from their YouTube videos.