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*The title should be the most common name of the subject | *The title should be the most common name of the subject | ||
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*If a topic shares a number of commonly used names, multiple pages should be created and redirected to a main page. (<span style="color:orange">0.0 (space)</span>, <span style="color:orange">Null Security Space</span>, and <span style="color:orange">Null Security</span> should redirect to <span style="color:orange">Null Sec</span>) | *If a topic shares a number of commonly used names, multiple pages should be created and redirected to a main page. (<span style="color:orange">0.0 (space)</span>, <span style="color:orange">Null Security Space</span>, and <span style="color:orange">Null Security</span> should redirect to <span style="color:orange">Null Sec</span>) | ||
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*The title should be as concise and descriptive as possible. | *The title should be as concise and descriptive as possible. | ||
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*The title should be a noun, gerund or noun-like adjective (<span style="color:orange">Jita</span>, <span style="color:orange">Can Tipping</span>, or <span style="color:orange">Red (standing)</span> ) | *The title should be a noun, gerund or noun-like adjective (<span style="color:orange">Jita</span>, <span style="color:orange">Can Tipping</span>, or <span style="color:orange">Red (standing)</span> ) | ||
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*If a topic is ambiguous or could be confused with another, a descriptor in parenthesis should append the title. (<span style="color:orange">Market (window)</span> and <span style="color:orange">Market (economy)</span> ) | *If a topic is ambiguous or could be confused with another, a descriptor in parenthesis should append the title. (<span style="color:orange">Market (window)</span> and <span style="color:orange">Market (economy)</span> ) | ||
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===Sections=== | ===Sections=== | ||
Revision as of 19:51, 3 August 2010
UNOFFICIAL EVELOPEDIA MANUAL OF STYLE
This is an unofficial style guide for the pages within the EVELOPEDIA website. At this time, an official guide does not exist.
This manual includes a series of suggestions It is based on the official wiki
Contents
Purpose
The intention of this guide is to encourage:
- Clarity - Promotes reader comprehension.
- Consistency - Accelerates the reader experience
- Accessibility - Increase reader adoption
- Stability - Discourages unnecessary changes
- Identification - Increases content accuracy
Format
Page Formatting
The page format consists of a few features. Included in the formatting are the page title, section organization, subsection organization, picture integration, and template integration.
Page Title
- A page title should be a specific reference to the page topic (Mining not Making money)
- The title should be the most common name of the subject
- If a topic shares a number of commonly used names, multiple pages should be created and redirected to a main page. (0.0 (space), Null Security Space, and Null Security should redirect to Null Sec)
- The title should be as concise and descriptive as possible.
- The title should be a noun, gerund or noun-like adjective (Jita, Can Tipping, or Red (standing) )
- If a topic is ambiguous or could be confused with another, a descriptor in parenthesis should append the title. (Market (window) and Market (economy) )
Sections
Major sections should represent the various user interaction types for the subject.
- Common sections include
- "Exploration"
- "Combat"
- "Industry"
- "Culture"
- "Fiction"
- "History"
Sub Headings
Sub headings are designed to improve the navigation of large or otherwise unwieldy pages. All sections, headings and subheadings will automatically generate an entry on the page's table of contents.