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That is [[Screamer Wiki]] Manual of Style, all pages are expected to meet this MOS, This Guide consists of how to write and edit articles on the Screamer Wiki and to maintain articles uniform-looking. Anybody can add to this. If the Article does not comply with the layout, will merely add a Cleanup Template as quickly to signifies that the Article doesn't observe the Guide | |||
Not following these guidelines will <font color=tomato><b>NOT</b></font> get your account banned. | Not following these guidelines will <font color=tomato><b>NOT</b></font> get your account banned. | ||
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==='''Example'''=== | ==='''Example'''=== | ||
<nowiki><!-- ... --></nowiki> means a comment. Things inside of those are not required when writing an article. | <nowiki><!-- ... --></nowiki> means a comment. Things inside of those are not required when writing an article. | ||
This is how the page should look like in source editor. | This is how the page should look like in the source editor. | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
=='''Writing'''== | =='''Writing'''== | ||
*When writing the page, use common sense, make all sentences with a CAPITAL first letter of the first word in a sentence and to END all sentences with a period. However, you shouldn't abuse it | *When writing the page, use common sense, make all sentences with a CAPITAL first letter of the first word in a sentence, and to END all sentences with a period. However, you shouldn't abuse it | ||
Replace "If The Players Presses The Button, a close-up Picture of | Replace "If The Players Presses The Button, a close-up Picture of Regan MacNeil appears with A loud Scream" | ||
with "If the player presses the button. a close-up picture of Regan MacNeil appears with a loud scream" | with "If the player presses the button. a close-up picture of Regan MacNeil appears with a loud scream" | ||
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Punctuation <i>always</i> goes inside the quotation marks except when using a colon or semicolon. | Punctuation <i>always</i> goes inside the quotation marks except when using a colon or semicolon. | ||
*"Then, a voice reads "Ever been so wide awake? K-fee. Canned caffeine with coffee." | *"Then, a voice reads "Ever been so wide awake? K-fee. Canned caffeine with coffee." | ||
** "...finally hear the sound | ** "...finally hear the sound signaling the arrival of Christmas day"; the sentence then gets interrupted by the same loud scream used in the other K-fee commercials. | ||
== '''I, You, We''' == | == '''I, You, We''' == | ||
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* Replace "Once <i>we</i> reach the third level of [[The Maze]], the walls get thin and <i>you</i> reach the screamer at the end..." | * Replace "Once <i>we</i> reach the third level of [[The Maze]], the walls get thin and <i>you</i> reach the screamer at the end..." | ||
** with "Once <i>the player</i> reaches the third level of [[The Maze]], the walls get thin and <i>the player</i> reaches the screamer at the end..." | ** with "Once <i>the player</i> reaches the third level of [[The Maze]], the walls get thin and <i>the player</i> reaches the screamer at the end..." | ||
The exception to this one | The exception to this one is jokes. | ||
== '''Sexist/Genderist Language''' == | == '''Sexist/Genderist Language''' == | ||
DO NOT use "he" or "she" if the gender is neutral; instead (in order of recommendation), use "they" (change the sentence to be plural) "he or she," or "ze/hir" (best used upon a gender neutral character in a screamer, but people may not know what this pronoun is). | DO NOT use "he" or "she" if the gender is neutral; instead (in order of recommendation), use "they" (change the sentence to be plural) "he or she," or "ze/hir" (best used upon a gender-neutral character in a screamer, but people may not know what this pronoun is). | ||
* <s>If the player presses the button on <b>his</b> keyboard...</s> | * <s>If the player presses the button on <b>his</b> keyboard...</s> | ||
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=='''Humor'''== | =='''Humor'''== | ||
Adding humor is encouraged on the wiki. Just make sure that the joke actually makes sense. Look at [http://Rationalwiki.org RationalWiki] and [http://tcrf.net The Cutting Room Floor] for inspiration. Also make sure jokes are not super offensive. | Adding humor is encouraged on the wiki. Just make sure that the joke actually makes sense. Look at [http://Rationalwiki.org RationalWiki] and [http://tcrf.net The Cutting Room Floor] for inspiration. Also, make sure jokes are not super offensive. | ||
=='''First Sentence'''== | =='''First Sentence'''== | ||
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*'''The Maze''' is a game created by Jeremy Winterrowd in 2005. | *'''The Maze''' is a game created by Jeremy Winterrowd in 2005. | ||
=='''Periods, Commas, and other Punctuation'''== | =='''Periods, Commas, and other Punctuation'''== | ||
When making a list, always add the oxford comma. This prevents misconceptions | When making a list, always add the oxford comma. This prevents misconceptions about what is happening. | ||
*<s>[[Jeff the Killer]], [[Regan MacNeil]] and [[Pazuzu]] pop up with a scream.</s> | *<s>[[Jeff the Killer]], [[Regan MacNeil]] and [[Pazuzu]] pop up with a scream.</s> | ||
*[[Jeff the Killer]], [[Regan MacNeil]], and [[Pazuzu]] pop up with a scream.<br /><br /> | *[[Jeff the Killer]], [[Regan MacNeil]], and [[Pazuzu]] pop up with a scream.<br /><br /> | ||
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=='''Passive and Active Voices'''== | =='''Passive and Active Voices'''== | ||
Articles should tend to use | Articles should tend to use the Active voice instead of the passive voice. | ||
=='''Profanity'''== | =='''Profanity'''== | ||
Profanity is allowed on the wiki uncensored. Profane language, however, should only be used in an informative | Profanity is allowed on the wiki uncensored. Profane language, however, should only be used in an informative manner and should never be censored. | ||
However, '''obsessive profanity should be censored'''. | However, '''obsessive profanity should be censored'''. | ||
