Editing Guidelines

## Article Creation

### When to create a new article

* All cryptids, ghosts, and supernatural abilities should have an article, even if they are just mentioned in passing.
* All major and recurring characters should have an article. One-time or minor characters that are significant to the plot, such as Healy ancestors or one-book antagonists, should also have an article.
* One-off characters or "background extras" with minimal impact on the plot do not need articles, i.e. Liz, the waitress Verity convinces to let her out the back of the club and is never seen again. For that, we have List of minor characters.
* Special:WantedPages is a good way to determine the highest-priority needed articles.

### Formatting

* Use Template:Story Article, Template:Character Article, and Template:Field Guide Article as basic formatting guides.
* As there is such varied information available on cryptids, ghosts, and supernaturals, use best judgement in tweaking headers. e.g. non-sapient cryptids likely don't need a "culture" subheading, while supernaturals (e.g. ghosts) rarely need a "habitat" subheading.

## References and Citations

* You do not need to cite information that is frequently referenced throughout the series, i.e. dates from the Price Family Tree or general details about Thomas's disappearance.
* For information that does need a citation, include the story and chapter number, if applicable, i.e. Discount Armageddon Ch. 5

## Special Templates

* **{{cite}}** indicates information that needs to be verified with a reference note.
* **{{stub}}** identifies articles with incomplete information. Note that not all "short pages" are stubs.
* Use spoiler tags to identify sections that have significant, embedded spoilers. Note that this is not necessary on sections clearly marked with the story titles, i.e. In the Series > [Title of Most Recent Novel].
	+ **{{Patreon Spoiler}}**
	+ **{{Angel Spoiler}}**: Angel of the Overpass (2021) / Ghost Roads
	+ **{{Calculated Spoiler}}**: Calculated Risks (2021) - phased out after Backpacking is released
	+ **{{Spelunking Spoiler}}**: Spelunking Through Hell (2022)
	+ **{{Backpacking Spoiler}}**: Backpacking Through Bedlam (2023)

## Wiki Maintenance

This wiki is young enough that almost everything needs maintenance! As the dust begins to settle, maintenance tasks will be added to this list.

### Content

* Add details to existing pages.
* Wanted Pages and Wanted Categories: Write articles for these pages that people have linked to but don't actually exist.
* Short Pages are often, though not always, missing important information.
	+ Likewise, if you see a page that needs more info but aren't able to add it yourself, mark it as a {{stub}}.
* Create pages for missing content: (i.e. newly introduced character or location, newly published short story)

### References

* Citations Needed: Add appropriate references.
* Cite novel references down to the chapter level (i.e. Pocket Apocalypse Ch. 5.)
* Combine repeat references using Reference-->"Re-Use" on the visual editor.
* Mark information that needs citations within articles using {{cite}}

### Design

* Upload images and add them to the appropriate pages.

* Fix pages with reference errors

### Organization

* Identify unnecessary pages or categories for deletion based on community guidelines. Mark with {{delete}}
* Uncategorized Pages and Uncategorized Categories: Add categories to improve browsability.
* Double redirects: Fix by redirecting the first page to the third/final page.
* Broken redirects: Either mark for deletion or find a more appropriate target.

Check out the full list of special pages.