Style Sheet

## Setting

This wiki is focused on the original "Yoroiden Samurai Troopers" and all content featured here should reflect this. Content referring to the English-dub version of the series, "Ronin Warriors", should not be included without approval from an administrator.

## Content Deletion and Modification

No content should be deleted from the wiki without administrator approval. Significant modification of articles should be done with carefully and thoughtfully.

## Language

American English is the current default language for this wiki and the primary content for this wiki should use American English spelling and grammar rules. Special exceptions and examples are noted below.

### Japanese-language content

Romanized Japanese and Japanese characters are welcome but should only be included alongside an English language translation. For more complex characters, analysis and discussion of the characters are welcome. For example: *Rai Ko Zan 雷光斬 (Thunder/Lightening Thrust).*

### Capitalization

The beginning of sentences, names of characters, clans, named locations, armors, special artifacts, and similar things should all be capitalized.

### Pronouns

The TV series "Yoroiden Samurai Troopers" and its OAV pre-date the evolving modern early-21st century pronoun standards. As such, pronouns should be used as typical in period-appropriate materials, i.e., the late 20th century.

### Punctuation

* This wiki uses the Oxford comma, which is the final comma in a list of things, preceding the word "and". For example: *Please bring me a pencil, eraser, and notebook.*
* Commons, periods, exclamation marks, and question marks will be placed after closing quotation marks unless they are part of the original quote. For example: *Wasn’t it Dickens who wrote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”?*

### Tense

Unless posting a quotation from an official source, the wiki should be written using third person past tense. For example: *"He walked across the room and picked up the cup of water."*

### Tone

The wiki should be written without bias or opinion, with exceptions made only for personal essays posted to the wiki. Descriptive adverbs such as "beautiful", "ugly", or "foul" should only be included when directly citing, quoting, or copying over materials from official sources.

## Names

### Artifacts and Locations

Romanized Japanese names are preferred for use in articles and article titles. For example: *"Inochi no Magatama"* should be used instead of *"Jewel of Life"*. It is also acceptable to use *"Inochi no Magatama (Jewel of Life)"* within articles.

### Characters

* Utilize the article names for the exact romanized spelling of character names on this wiki. Character names will be organized according to the custom of the character's home. For example: use *"Sanada Ryo"* instead of "Ryo Sanada"
* Character titles will follow the usage from the original series and OAV. For example: *"Rekka no Ryo"* instead of *"Ryo of the Wildfire"*.

## Content

Special templates being used:

* Template: Armor
* Template: Character

## Citing Sources

Utilize the following format when adding content citations.

### Books

Article/section title, Book Name, Publisher, copyright year. Translation source if needed, date mechanical/computer translator accessed.

For example: Yoroiden Samurai Troopers, 30th Anniversary Book, Tatsumi Publication. Fan translation by The URWWS.

### Websites

Website name, webpage name, content author (if applicable), specific webpage address. Archived date (if applicable). Date content was accessed for wiki content.

For example: The Nether Realm, The Armor Gear, https://web.archive.org/web/20081231142013/http://nether-realm.net/tv/yoroi/yoroi.html. Archived December 31, 2008. Accessed May 30, 2022.