Guidelines

When creating/editing pages and uploading files on ORP, these are some guidelines that should be followed whenever possible. Guidelines may be added or modified later on.

## Page Creation

* When creating pages, please **only make them for things that are already in ORP**.
* **Do not** create pages of specific users, OCs, or drama in respect of community privacy.

### Only Use Reliable Information

* Sources like the English translation of the *Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia* that have proven to be inaccurate / have several misconceptions should **not** be used as a primary source. Another known inaccurate source is the English *Super Mario Galaxy* webpage for Nintendo's Mario Portal, which had several misnomers ("Pokeynut" for Pokey, "Spiny Piranha Plant" for Prickly Piranha Plant, and Rocky Wrench for Monty, as some examples). Notable mistakes like these may be included as trivia, but clearly stated that translation is dubious or that it was done by error.
* Characters or species should **only** be listed as a particular species if they have supporting evidence to prove so. For example, similar naming conventions (which can also be supported if these conventions appear in other languages unless the translation is notoriously dubious or made out of error). Official descriptions and **multiple** specific role / appearance similarities can also serve as evidence towards a species or character being related to the species.

### Page Layout Guide

* Super Mario Wiki article link (if any)
* First paragraph, includes when character was added (and remodeled if remade), what game/media they originated from (+year of release), and their morph commands if they do not have a large amount of morphs. (Large number of morphs = make a table (initially collapsed))
* Additional paragraphs with more information on the character/species. Please organize these into headings.
* "Previous Versions" Gallery of a character/species' previous ORP models if any.
* Additional gallery of evidence of a characters' / variants' existence or a behavior's existence ONLY IF NECESSARY. Check first bullet in **Media Uploading** for what constitutes as needing another Gallery.
* Trivia section
* Disclaimer message stating that the character was created by Nintendo and the model was created by its ORP developer.

### Additional Page Creation Guidelines

* Beyond the first paragraph, try to **limit mention of games or meta**, unless it is used to state their last appearance or to source where a piece of information about a character/species comes from. Try to broaden the scope of how a character/species interacts with others (ex: instead of describing how Mario defeats them, state how anyone can defeat them. Instead of stating they are vulnerable to fireballs, state they are vulnerable to fire-based attacks). History sections for a character can mention games or their protagonists for event description purposes.
* Also beyond the first paragraph, headings should be used to organize the various aspects of a character. Examples include '**Alignment and Residence**', '**Abilities and Weaknesses**', '**History**', and '**Character Bio**'.

## Media Uploading:

* Limit Gallery images to when they are **necessary** or **display obscure character/species behavior** (like if the information cannot be found on the Internet (at least without digging)). Some examples of pages that demonstrate this are Pencil Virus, Ragumo, and Bowser Jr..
* ORP in-game screenshots can be used for character images in their infoboxes, but **must not** include other players' usernames or any text / chat for the sake of their privacy.