HTUwiki:TheRules

***Note**: rules not yet fully documented; expansion and clean up pending - contact User:RPSfd for clarification.*

**Goal of the wiki:**

To be a well sourced and factually correct wiki; not a fanzine-esque site.

**Style of the wiki:**

To be finalised, though see Jake Lindsey and/or Megen Lynch for an inkling. Layout-wise, articles should be designed to suit the 'widescreen' Fandom layout - and only 'corrected' for other layouts if it is broken; i.e. not when the other layout(s) fix it themselves.

**Sourcing of the wiki:**

All details must be sourced sufficently.

**Neutral tone:**

Everything on the wiki must be written in as neutral a tone as possible. No "we", "us" etc.

**"List of..." for person articles:**

All appearances and goals (of 10 or under) are to be listed, via a collapsible football box, in a person's article - for people who have appeared/scored more than 10, then a new article is created (titled "List of appearances and goals (just appearances, if not scored) by [player name]"). If the latter, then link the new article via a bullet point under the statistics table. **Note:** the 10 total is based on amount of matches shown, so multiples goals scored in a game counts as 1.

**Penalty shoot-outs:**

For all purposes, penalty shoot-outs (won or lost) count as a draw.

**Assists:**

What is defined as an assist varies from site-to-site. Our definition: Last player to touch the ball before the scorer; if that's (even by accident) an opposing player, no assist is given. When it's unclear, no assist is given. For free-kicks/penalties, no assist is given for the player who won the foul; though throw-ins do count. If the ball reaches a teammate via the woodwork, no assist is given. Assists are only to be added when video proof exists; not only via (e.g.) tweets, as those likely do not take into account the actual (i.e. opposition player) final touch. For matches, if the scoring pattern isn't known then '#1 [assister]. #2 [assister].' can be used in place of '1-0 [assister]. 2-0 [assister]'.

**Wait for full-time:**

When adding data based around matches (goals, assists, club record against etc.), wait until the full-time whistle. If details are missing at full-time, those can be added at a later time.

**Minimum Age:**

Unless an exceptional situation (i.e. very young age at senior/reserve/development debut), no person articles for youth team players below the academy/development team(s). All players from youth football (U18s and below) will be referred to in other, more wide-ranging articles.

**Social media links:**

How they should be linked: "    ". Any profiles added must be proven for validity, so must be either followed and/or tagged by the official Hashtag United account(s) or by current players and/or staff; other ways include explicit proof, i.e. as mentioned by an aforementioned person or the person themself. Currently, just Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube are to be added. They should be added alphabetically (as shown above). Any 'private' accounts (e.g. away from the public eye) should not be added, however 'public' accounts set to private (via padlock) are to be added.

**Honours:**

An honour should only be added to a person's page if they were part of any match as a starter or a substitute (used or not and/or as a player or coach) in the cup run, even if they didn't appear in the final. However, the honour(s) should not be added in the event that the medal recipients are known and that person was not awarded one. A tally should always be added next to the competition, even if won just once - e.g. Essex Senior Cup (1): 2021-22. Runners-up/X-place 'honours' are not to be added.

**Player article sourcing:**

Every piece of information should be sourced correctly, unless it is proven by the wiki itself (e.g. match details) or is proven by the external links (National Football Teams, Soccerbase, Soccerway, World Football and/or person's own website only - not Wikipedia or Transfermarkt). Joined/departed from HTU should always be sourced, whether proven by the aforementioned or not.

**External Links:**

Externals links should be added between 'social media' and 'references'. Links should only be to these sites, and listed alphabetically: National Football Teams, Own Website, Soccerbase, Soccerway, Wikipedia, World Football.

**Team, competition etc. names:**

Teams/competitions/etc. (though not people, they should be called as they are currently known) should be referred as their name was based on the context; e.g. the Premier League should be referred to as the Premiership between 1993 and 2007.

**Position(s):**

If a player played/plays in multiple positions, then they should be shown in the infobox in positional order - e.g. Midfielder / Forward. A 'new' position should only be added after an extended run in that position, not after a cameo or singular match in it.

**Club record against...:**

These pages should only be created when a HTU team has played (not 'to play') the opponent at least once. Pages should be separated between youth (matches listed in those via links only, i.e. no footballbox collapsible like others), development, reserves and senior - men and women teams go together.

**Senior debut:**

A person counts as a senior player when they've played or appeared on the bench for a senior match; even if they don't come off the bench. This is how infobox are to be split between 'Youth career club(s)' and 'Senior career club(s)'.

**Images:**

For a person's infobox image, only images of when the person was 16+ should be used.

**Season Articles:**

For senior teams (men, women), season articles should look like this. For youth teams, season articles should look like this. New articles for future seasons should not be created until major news items (to do with the upcoming season, i.e. new stadium - but not retention of current stadium - or managerial change, fixture(s) [incl. pre-season] or transfer(s) are known, even if this is before the current season has officially concluded (last match played, incl. friendlies).

**Match Articles:**

For senior teams (men, women), match articles should look like this. For youth teams, match articles should look like this.

**Personal Life:**

For personal life sections, general details are to be added - but nothing overly personal, e.g. addresses etc. Generally, though only when aged 18 or over, work and education should be added. For relationships, when aged 18 or over, only relevant ones - i.e. marriage. For family, only mention child/children's first name and year of birth. For other family members, only if relevant (i.e. a footballer or well known for something like sport, entertainment etc. or make non-routine (i.e. death or crime, not for viral tweets etc.) news headlines). For controversies, i.e. court cases, only add what is reported by the media or sourced strongly via facts on a reliable social media (by a club, the people involved etc.) - when added, mention in a neutral tone (e.g. 'allegedly'). For any cosmetic/medical surgeries, they should only be noted if related directly to football (i.e. via an injury or if caused them to miss games) or is serious (i.e. life-threatening or related to an above controversy).

**Expunged Statistics:**

If the league expunges results/statistics/etc. due to a team withdrawing/season curtailed/etc., then we keep all results/statistics/etc. as normal.

**Match Article Gallery:**

See below for which galleries should be used under a 'Gallery' section on a match article. They should be added after 'Post-match'. Actual match photos should not be added due to copyright, unless explicit permission is given - if added, they should listed directly below the Gallery under ;(no space)Photos... if none, then official match photos can be linked like: (italics)\*For match photography, see: @Nashyphoto (italics). If one or more is not applicable, remove. If all are not applicable, remove the gallery section. **Digital Teamsheet** = The teamsheet posted on social media by the club an hour before kick-off (not the video's line-up). **Physical Teamsheet** = The teamsheet printed at the match itself. **Programme Cover** = The matchday programme's cover produced by the home club (even if not HTU's). All file names should be in vein of: DT270320161DT - 'DT' (1st) for opponent's initials, '27032016' for match date, '1' for the edition, to avoid more than one match played with the same prior details, 'DT' (2nd) for Digital Teamsheet or PT for Physical Teamsheet or PC for Programme Cover.

**Digital Teamsheet****Physical Teamsheet****Programme Cover**
**Person Article Career Section:**

When detailing a person's career via the article, the sections should be shown chronologically and told in a recap fashion. The wording show flow via paragraphs, with debuts noted as well as goals and assists - if text becomes repetitively, goals/assists can be noted either indivdually and then in groups or vice-versa - i.e. don't list every single goal every single time across a stint with a club. Every appearance does not need to be noted, unless the person only appeared in a few matches for a club. Overall, check various articles to see how this section is to be shown - e.g. Neil Richmond.

**Numerically:**

Numbers should be shown as 1, 2, 3 etc. - rather than one, two, three. Suffixes for numbers, i.e. 20th, should be shown as such, rather than twentieth - however, 'first', 'second' etc. should be used when describing other events - such as first match or second goal.

**Loan returns:**

Loan returns should be enacted when the loan team's final match of the season (incl. friendlies) has been played - unless the exact length/end date of the loan is published by the player and/or club(s).

**End of season departures:**

For end of season departures, they should be listed under the current season on player articles but on seasonal articles they should be noted under the new season article. E.g. Departure announced on 17 May 2023 = 2022–23 section on player article, but on 2023–24 seasonal article.

**HTU stats breakdown:**

See Matthew Wooldridge for an example. A statistics table should only be added when a player has played or been on the bench for a senior first-team match, friendly or competitive. Only HTU stats are to be added. A 'new' season should only be added when they do the aforementioned in that season, i.e. not automatically at the start of a season - unless they are confirmed by the club/player as being attached without featuring or have already appeared but are currently assigned to the youth teams. No columns should be 'crossed off', all should remain 'open' - this is to make the stats breakdown future-proof. FA Trophy/FA Vase should be added under 'Other Cups', as no new columns are to be added. All columns should remain the same across every player article, men's or women's, for consistency. If a player is with the team for (e.g.) 3 seasons but missed the middle season due to injury and did not appear, all 3 season rows should still be added.

**Last statistical update:**

'LSU' should be updated when statistics are updated, or when a period of time has passed without an appearance when the person is still attached to HTU; to show that they are still attached but not playing to the reader. When updating statistics, you must update both the infobox, statistics table and appearance/goals tallies.

**Player flagicons/Place of Birth:**

Person flagicons (i.e. on teamsheets) should only be added when birthplace or international team status (which supersedes birthplace) is confirmed. Same goes for birthplace in a person's infobox. Stat sites can be used to verify birthplace, but only if they officially note it and/or list a city/town/etc. of birth - e.g. Soccerway sometimes assume a person is born in their place of work if their exact birthplace is unknown, so in this instance Soccerway should not be used to verify POB.

**Infobox:**

Statistics should only include competitive appearances/goals for teams that aren't HTU. For HTU, infobox statistics should include non-competitive appearances/goals.

**Player of the Match (PotM):**

Should be referred as that always, not Man of the Match etc. For match articles, infobox PotM's should only be added if the player was selected as the match's official PotM (i.e. through the competition or neutral broadcaster) - for a club's individual PotM, they should only be added under the 'Player of the Match' section near the teamsheet.