To Your Eternity Wiki:Manual of Style

This is the **To Your Eternity Wiki's Manual of Style**. Below are some of the guidelines that we use for keeping articles organized and in a similar fashion. Please take your time to read and follow the guidelines as closely as possible as you edit any and all pages.

Policies listed here are for usage in articles. Unless stated, they must be followed across the wiki, without exceptions.

## Perspective

* Articles should be written with In-Universe wording. With the exception of the Trivia section, phrases like "in Chapter 23" or "in the Spirit Bear arc" should be kept out of sentences.

## General writing style

* The content of this wiki is expressed in **English**. This is an English language wiki and all edits are expected to be carried out in English (with exception to the Japanese content required via technique, powers or skill names determined by the content of the series).
* The official Kodansha translations are to be used for names of chapters and names.
* Avoid the use of obscenities, slang terms, and euphemisms in articles. They can be used only in the context of quotes from characters.
* Keep the tenses of articles/sections consistent.

* Background sections of character articles should be written in **past tense**. All other sections of an article, including chapter summaries, should be written in **present tense**.
* If the content of a section of a chapter or episode is a flashback to a previous story point or the article of a deceased character, it should also be written in past tense.

* All information that has a page should be linked.

* (For example, Fushi went to the Takunaha with Pioran) - in this case all important info is linked whether it is a character, location etc.
* However, you don't need to link every time it appears, you just need to link the first version of the word

## Images and other media

For specific, detailed guidelines regarding the upload and use of images for this wiki, please see the image policy.

## Wiki Markup

* The same wiki markup should be used on the text's first appearance and should not be repeated in the same section.
* Redundant wiki markup, such as `[[Fushi|Fushi]]`, is unnecessary; `[[Rean Cropp|Rean]]` and `[[Fushi]]'s` will suffice, respectively. Also we don't use their full names unless they are called or known for their full name only.
* We also don't use URLs for the characters like: `[https://bungostraydogs.fandom.com/wiki/Atsushi_Nakajima Atsushi]`. We can only use it if you are linking external sites, like anime websites, news, etc.
* File link parameters should be formatted as such:

## Layout Guide

### Characters

Character pages should not be created before the character's name or alias has been revealed.

If applicable, character pages should begin with a meaningful quote by the character. Then it should have a 1-2 sentence general description and the following headings should be used in order if applicable to the character:

The Infobox should be {{Character Infobox}}.
* **Background** (if applicable)
* **Appearance**
* **Personality**
* **Abilities**
* **Battles** (if applicable)
* **Quotes** (if applicable)
* **Trivia** (if applicable)
* **References**
* **Site Navigation** (use {{Character NavBox}} template)

The Below sections should be in their respective subpages:
* **Plot** (if applicable, use a subheading for each story arc; in /Plot subpage) - The plot should be based on the manga and not the anime as some events in the manga may be left out or modified in the anime.
* **Relationships** (if applicable; in /Relationships subpage)
* **Image Gallery** (in /Image Gallery subpage)

### Chapters

On the infobox of a chapter page, Japanese raws are to be used. Do not use English (scanlations) chapter covers as some of the titles do not match the official Yen Press titles. New chapter pages **should not be created** before they're released by Kodansha.

The following headings should be used in order:

The Infobox should be {{Chapterbox}}.
* **Summary**
* **Characters** (in order of appearance; use {{Scroll box}} template) - A list of characters who appear in the chapter
* **Chapter Notes** - Brief bullets with key points or noteworthy events.
* **Site Navigation** (use {{Chapter NavBox}} template and respective story arc NavBox, such as {{Takunaha Arc Navbox}})

### Episodes

The Episode pages should have a summary of the episode and the following headings should be used in order:

The Infobox should be {{Infobox Episode}}.
* **Synopsis** - Short preview of the episode
* **Summary**
* **Characters** (in order of appearance; use {{Scroll box}} template) - A list of characters who appear in the episode
* **Anime Differences** (if applicable)
* **Trivia** (if applicable)
* **References**
* **Site Navigation** (use {{Episode Nav}} template)

### Story Arcs

The Story Arc pages should have a summary of the arc and the following headings should be used in order:

The Infobox should be {{Story Arc Infobox}}.
* **Summary**
* **Story Impact**
* **Battles**
* **Characters Introduced**
* **References**
* **Site Navigation** (use {{Story Arc NavBox}} template)

### Groups

The group pages should have a summary of the history of the group, influence, structure and a list of members in the group

* **History**
* **Influence**
* **Structure**
* **Members**
* **Trivia**
* **References**

## Source Referencing

* All information added to articles on this site must be referenced.
* Once a page has 8 or more references, the {{References}} template must be used, adding a small scroll box to the page. This is done so the references don't take up too much space on the page.
* The wiki's information should only come from manga, anime, official websites, official material.
* Although it will be acceptable to cite only the chapter as a reference, it is preferable to cite both chapter and page when referencing.
* The references should be in this style:

* **For Manga References: {{Ref|m|<chapter no.>|<page no.>}}**
* **For Anime References: {{Ref|a|<episode no.>}}**

## Source Code Formatting

For maximum source editing efficiency, source code must be formatted according to these rules:

### Infoboxes

* Infoboxes should be formatted cleanly by aligning all entries.

* Example of **correct** formatting:

```
{{Character Infobox
}}

```

* Example 1 of **incorrect** formatting:

```
{{Character Infobox
}}

```

* Example 2 of **incorrect** formatting:

```
{{Character Infobox
}}

```

* Although all three formats achieve the same result, the first is the easiest to read and edit.

* If line breaks are needed, the <br/> tag should be used instead of a new line in the source code.

* Example of **correct** formatting:

```

```

* Example 1 of **incorrect** formatting:

```
Unnamed Children
Unnamed Grandchildren

```

* Example 2 of **incorrect** formatting:

```
Unnamed Children<br/>
Unnamed Grandchildren

```

### Headings and Sections

* **One empty line** (only one) is required between every section and sub-section:

```
==Section 1==
<content>

===Section 1.1===
<content>

===Section 1.2===
<content>

==Section 2==
<content>

```

* If a section or sub-section has no content by itself, **no empty line** is required between it and its **first daughter section**:

```
==Section 1==
===Section 1.1===
<content>

===Section 1.2===
<content>

```

* Sub-headings should **not** be bold. However, underlines and italics can be used if necessary.

Adapted from the My Hero Academia Wiki, with revisions