Epic Mickey World of Inspiration:Style Guide

This page aims to outline the expected style of Epic Mickey: World of Inspiration articles to keep a consistent look, feel, and tone across the wiki.

## General writing guidelines

* Because the original Epic Mickey game was produced in the United States, this wiki uses American English spelling across all article pages.
* All articles should be written in the third person. This means no using "I" or "we". Instead of referring directly to the player ("you"), refer to Mickey whenever possible. The exception for this is when referring to controller inputs.
	+ Bad example: Next, **I** want **you** to perform a spin move on the gear.
	+ Good example: Next, **Mickey** must perform a spin move on the gear.
* Writing should be kept professional and not include text-speak. It is okay to use contractions (it's, he's), but please refrain from using slang, emojis, and abbreviations in articles.
* Articles should be unbiased and not favor a particular point of view. Avoid writing sentences like "But because Pete was a jerk, he refused to help Mickey, even though he should have." The same goes for the Epic Mickey games. Saying "This feature was added in Epic Mickey 2 because it's way better" is not accepted.
* This wiki is designed for the sharing of fan ideas, mods, and fan games related to *Epic Mickey*. With that in mind, try to keep all your pages within this wiki relevant to the series.

## Article guidelines

### Article Titles

* When creating a new article within the main space, make sure to include your user name in the title as such: "Article Title - Username". This will help distinguish different versions of the same character as each user will have a different scenario written for each character.
* If more than one User has created a certain concept, then both users must be credited in alphabetical order in the title as such: "Article Title - User1, User2, & User3".

### Infoboxes

* If a relevant infobox exists for an article, as many fields should be filled out as possible.
* The infobox image must clearly represent the article topic.
	+ Try using the most up to date artwork you have for each of your infoboxes.

### Opening paragraphs

* The opening paragraph should provide a brief introduction to the topic. Typically, it should not be longer than five or six paragraphs.
* Clearly describe whether the topic relates to a particular concept, mod, fangame, or is simply a one-off idea.

### Links

* Wiki links should be added when they are relevant and helpful in the context to give the reader a way to learn more about a particular topic.
	+ As your Username should appear within the title of each page, make sure tk fix the link to not show it.
* Links to a specific article should typically only appear once; at their first mentioning. For example, if Mickey's name is mentioned 30 times in an article, it should only be linked the first time. The exception to this rule is in infoboxes and image captions.
* External links should be kept to a minimum in article text. They are better suited for references and the External links section.

### Sections

* Headings should be used to split content into different sections. Shorter articles, such as quest pages, may not require any headings. Generally, the longer an article, the more sections it should be divided into.

#### Recommended order

1. Opening paragraph (no heading)
2. Body sections (Personality, History, Synopsis, In *Epic Mickey*, etc.)
3. Origins
4. Trivia
5. Gallery
6. References
7. External links
8. Navbox template (no heading)

#### Common sections

* **Character articles:** Personality, Appearance, In *Epic Mickey*, Origins, Trivia, Gallery, References, External links
* **Location articles:** Locations, In *Epic Mickey*, Trivia, Gallery, References, External links
* **Quest articles:** Sections for each branching path, Gallery

#### Origins

* When creating a page of a prexisting charcter or based upon a prexisting character, always include an "Origins" with a relevant inage and a paragraph explaining there first appearance in their origunal media and how their applied to your project.

#### Note about Trivia sections

While Trivia sections are a handy section for facts that do not fit anywhere else, they should be used as a last resort for adding new information. Whenever possible, Trivia sections should be no longer than just a few bullet points and information should be integrated into existing sections or, if needed, new sections. Below are some examples of some things that are acceptable for a Trivia section and others that are not.

* Acceptable:
	+ Descriptions of scrapped content or unused game files of fangames
		- Scrapped content facts based only on concept art content should be kept brief; within one or two bullet points
	+ Statistics, patterns, and first/last occurrences (ex: this level introduces the first Beetleworx, this is the last level containing a Gold Pin, etc..)
	+ Other interesting information that either does not fit into another section or is too brief to justify adding another
* Unacceptable:
	+ Synopses of the subject's role in the story (this is basic information that belongs in other sections)
	+ Descriptions of basic gameplay mechanics (this is better suited for a *Gameplay* or *In Epic Mickey* section)
	+ Physical descriptions of characters (this is better suited for an *Appearance* section)
	+ Information already included elsewhere in the article, including the infobox

### Images/galleries

* In longer articles, images should be included next to every few paragraphs in the article's body. A picture is worth a thousand words!
	+ Images should be relevant to the paragraph they are next to.
	+ They should float to alternating sides. (left, right, left, right)
	+ Not every paragraph needs an image. Cramming too many images into a page can make it appear narrow and crowded.
* When a similar image already exists on the wiki, use it instead of uploading a duplicate.
* Gallery sections should be used for any additional images not included in the article body.
	+ In small articles with less than four paragraphs, there should be no more than one image in the body; either in the infobox or, if there is not an infobox present, at the top-right of the article. All other relevant images should be placed in a Gallery section near the bottom of the page.
	+ Long galleries should be split off into a separate page, formatted as *[Page Name]/Gallery*.
* Always remember to follow the file uploading rules when uploading images to the wiki.

### External links

* External links that provide further information on a topic can be included under the "External links heading" in a bulleted list.
	+ Formatting example: Mickey Mouse on Wikipedia

### Categories

* Every article should be in at least one category. Do not create new categories if they are not needed.