Common Editing Mistakes

## Introduction

This is a page to help our members avoid common mistakes when writing source code, so our staff members do not need to spend constant considerable work time cleaning up the mess.

## Links

The links recurrently cause problems, especially when somebody is linking to another wiki.

### Links to other pages within this wiki

* You have to **always** link to other pages via internal links (instead of external ones).

* If the verse page's name has some additional text (such as *verse* or *franchise* in brackets), then you have to remake the link in the way without it – only the actual name must be kept.

### Links to websites outside

* You have to link to pages from other wikis within FANDOM via internal links as well. This is considered one of the hardest methods, but when you get used to it, this method will not be so hard anymore. First of all, you should put `w:c:` at the beginning, then type a certain wiki's domain. Put another colon and a certain page's name, and at the end put "|" and your text. Do not forget to clean up "\_"s as well.

* You should preferably link to pages from Wikipedia via "internal"/short links as well. First of all, you should put `wikipedia:` at the beginning, then type a certain page's name. Put "|" and your text. Do not forget to clean up "\_"s as well.

* Wikis unrelated to FANDOM do not have shortened links. Thus you may use external links while linking to some independent wiki related to your profile page.

* Other websites, such as YouTube or Imgur, are completely acceptable to be linked to via external links. However, when you link to a YouTube video, do not forget about the specific timestamp for the relevant scene in question.

## Bolding/Spacing

Some members have massive troubles with either bolding or spacing text fragments (either unnecessary gaps or bolding too much).

* You have to avoid unnecessary gaps between quotation marks.

* Do not bold some section's name and its following text at the same time. They both must be between separate quotation marks.

* If your profile is divided by several keys, then you have to bold each key separately.

* Try to avoid using colons outside of quotation marks. Also do not use "-" instead.

* Do not forget about the gap between a link and the word in front of it.

## Punctuation

* Never use full-stops in statistics sections outside of parentheses. Use a semicolon if commas create ambiguity. Having a full sentence within that statistic would be the only exception. Additionally, full-stops should only be used after full sentences, unless that sentence is ended with a parenthesis/bracket.

* A semicolon should be used to separate the ability type, and the corresponding justification.

* Reference tags should be placed after other bits of grammar, such as periods, and commas. The only exception to this rule is when the last sentence is enclosed within parentheses; in such cases, references should be placed before the closing parenthesis.

## Ratings

* Do not use «Class» when it comes to the Striking Strength section. Instead, you have to use «level» just like in the Attack Potency, and Durability sections.

* If a character has a rating for basic physical strikes, without any enhancements and the like, then that first rating should be specified and written.

* Speed types/ratings should be listed completely.

* You have to explicitly list speed ratings. The speed ratings should not be collapsed using "normally", unless the file has a large number of keys and ratings.

## Images

* Always change `thumb` to `right` in image codes.

* The number of pixels should be without the remainder of division by 5.

* The maximum size of an image should not exceed 480px if its alignment is to the right, otherwise it disturbs the formatting of the page viewed from a tablet.

* If you want to link to an image uploaded to the wiki, instead of posting it onto a page directly, you should do so via internal links. First of all, you should replace everything before your image's name with `Media:`. Replace the rest external link part with "|" after your image's name, and then type your text. Do not forget to clean up "\_"s as well.

## Slang

Try to avoid using battleboard slang words. Use formal words that mean the same thing instead.]

## Grammar

If you are uncertain about how to use proper grammar, such as the difference between "it's" and "its", please look it up in a reliable online dictionary.