Guidelines

This page was put together with hopes to provide guidelines for those making pages for their characters. If you're new to Wikia or simply unsure how to navigate around the layout the Northwright Academy wiki uses, read through this page as you go along. You can also wing it and come back to double check, or to correct a mistake.

## Infobox

When creating a character page, start by clicking the page icon near the top right of your screen. Name your page and click next.

Be sure that you're using the **Visual Editor** when creating your page. It's much friendlier and easier to use. Feel free to follow some other pages while creating your own. For some good examples, click here or here. First, click insert, infobox, and select "**CharFixed**". Fill in the information accordingly.

**A few notes:**

* Family should only include those present on campus; students, faculty. If they have a page, hyperlink it. When typing information into the infobox, each sibling should be listed with a single space between. I.E.

**[[John Doe]] - Brother**

(hyperlinked, they *do* have a page)

**Jane Doe - Sister**

(not hyperlinked, they *don't* have a page)

* If your character is affiliated with a clique, type the name of their clique underneath '**affiliation**'. To provide a hyperlink to the clique page, be sure to encase the title in [[ ]]. I.E.

**[[Varsity]]**

If they were *previously* affiliated with another clique, add it on like so.

**[[Rejects]], [[Varsity]]** **<small>(Formerly)</small></i>**

* As for **aliases**, if you'd like to hyperlink the name of the person who gave your character respective nickname, do it like this. **[[Character Name|Nickname]]**. When you publish the page, you'll only see the nickname. There's no set limit on how many you may list, but please, be reasonable.

* **IMAGES**. These are important. **If you don't have a GFX, you can use an R15 image of your character**. GFX are highly recommended as they look nice. If you're wondering where to get an image, dm molly#5562 or faithnet#5102. To **upload** yours, navigate over to the **3 dots** located at the far and top right of your screen. **Add new image, choose the file, and scroll to upload it. Copy the name of your file and paste it into the image bar on the infobox**.
* ***ANOTHER NOTE REGARDING GFX: If you make them yourself, PLEASE be sure to render on CYCLES with a completely transparent background. We're trying to keep things consistent.***
* I.E: Image: CordeliaCabott.png

## Page Contents

Now that the infobox has been filled in, you can work on the actual contents of the page.

### Quote

Quotes are not required, but they are definitely a good way of giving the reader a taste of your characters personality.

Insert>template>'**Quote2**'>add template.

All pieces of the template other than 1 and 2 are irrelevant. 1 is the quote itself and 2 is the context, I.E. somebody regarding your character, your character to someone, or your character regarding an object or activity.

1: <b>Broadway's just a plan. First step is college.</b>

2: Indiana to her mother.

"***Broadway's just a plan. First step is college.***"
—Indiana to her mother.

### Introduction

**John Doe** is a character at Northwright Academy and a member of the Prefects. He is played by Builderman.

**Bryce Hargrove** is a Junior at Northwright Academy, the leader of Varsity, and the football captain. He is played by freshhdad.

To bold the name, copy it and click the 'B' icon at the top of the screen. To hyperlink Northwright Academy, copy the link of the game itself. Copy Northwright Academy and click the link icon. Paste it in and click done. Do the same for your profile.

## Description, Characteristics, and Backstory

Make sure that these are headers, to ensure this, click paragraph at the top left of the editor. Select header. When you click enter, it should automatically go back to paragraph, therefore, you can start writing. Do this for every section of your page.

**Physical Description**

* Should include the basics of your characters appearance; height, weight, build, eye color, hair color, skin tone, freckles (y/n) other facial features. Attire; what they would regularly be seen in, include clothing and accessories.

**Characteristics**

* Should describe their personality, hobbies, places they can be found, etc.

**Backstory**

* Your character's backstory. Where they grew up, who their parents were, what their childhood was like. Possibly include their reasoning for attending Northwright Academy. This is optional, but recommended.

Remember, you don't *need* to write novels for your characters. A basic summary is perfectly fine.

## Relationships

This is optional. Include relationships (platonic, romantic, sisterly/brotherly, etc).

To do so, insert the '**scroll**' template.

Click the template, and then click edit. 1 and width should be left alone.

In contents, start with the name of the friend, sibling, or partner.

===John Doe===

Once again, if they don't have a page, leave it as is. If they do;

===[[Lacey Beaumont]]===

**Quotes** are a great way to give a better taste or understanding of their relationship. Use something memorable or notable; I.E., something your character said to them or they said to you.

Following the quote, give a basic description of their relationship. Maybe include how they met, something notable.

{{Quote2|<b>This is boring, can we rob a bank?</b>|Lacey as Molly tried to teach her how to roll up.}}

Their friendship is definitely odd. They initially met each other outside of the female dorms where they played ping pong for roughly 6 hours before Lacey accepted her utter defeat. Molly acts as a terrible influence to Lacey, however, they get along regardless and the two are always there for each other.

Whenever you click done, it will appear like so.

Molly Bell

"***This is boring, can we rob a bank?***"
—Lacey as Molly tried to teach her how to roll up.

Their friendship is definitely odd. They initially met each other outside of the female dorms where they played ping pong for roughly 6 hours before Lacey accepted her utter defeat. Molly acts as a terrible influence to Lacey, however, they get along regardless and the two are always there for each other.

## Trivia

Trivia is incredibly simple.

Click the bullet list icon at the top of the visual editor. Simply list some random or interesting facts about your character.

* Jacob owns a variety of artifacts from the Vietnam war.

* She was named after Princess Lacey from Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses.

## Categories

These are vital; a necessity. To add categories, **publish your page and scroll to the bottom where it will say Add Categories. Type in Characters and then the name of their clique.**

I.E.

**Characters (enter) Varsity (enter)**

or

**Characters (enter) Punks (enter)**

Please do not make any new categories.

Click save and you're done!

Blank pages will be deleted if they haven't been edited recently (past week). If you struggle to set up your page, don't worry! Reach out to someone on the Wiki Staff team for further assistance. Even if you don't, we regularly check up on the recent edits.