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The '''Manual of Style''' is a style guide for MTG Salvation Wiki and serves to standardize articles and other pages, with consistent and clear language, layout, and formatting, as much as practical, thereby improving article readability and, broadly, site quality. |
The '''Manual of Style''' is a style guide for MTG Salvation Wiki and serves to standardize articles and other pages, with consistent and clear language, layout, and formatting, as much as practical, thereby improving article readability and, broadly, site quality. |
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| + | In essence MTG Salvation follows the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style Wikipedia:Manual of Style]. However this wiki has a few specialties which will be laid out in the next sections. |
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| − | ==Basics== |
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| − | ===American English=== |
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| − | The title should be the subject of the first sentence of the article (and rather at its beginning than at the end). On first reference within the article, the title should be in bold, achieved by adding three apostrophes before and after the text: <nowiki>'''Article title'''</nowiki> gives '''Article title'''. |
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| + | ==Magic Products in Italics== |
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| − | ===Casing=== |
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| + | ''Magic'', ''Magic: The Gathering'' as well as all related products are written in Italics. |
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| − | Normal English orthography applies here, unless an expression is used as a proper noun in [[Magic]]. |
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| + | ''[[Innistrad]]'' refers to the set, but [[Innistrad (plane)|Innistrad]] refers to the plane of the same name. |
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| + | Note that the [[Innistrad block]] would not be capitalized, since it is not a magic product. |
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| − | Due to technical reasons, page titles begin with a capital letter. In cases where this is inappropriate (e.g. [[magicthegathering.com]]), put <nowiki>{{DISPLAYTITLE:</nowiki>''lowercase title here''<nowiki>}}</nowiki> at the top of the page. |
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| − | == |
+ | ==Epithets== |
| + | Epithets should not be part of an article name or the [[:Template:Infobox character|character infobox]], since characters can be represented by multiple cards with different epithets and it makes searching and linking more difficult. |
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| − | Place category tags at the bottom of the page in alphabetical order. Capitalize the "Category:" part of the wikilink (e.g. <nowiki>[[Category:Examples]] rather than [[category:Examples]]</nowiki>). |
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| + | ==Special Tools for Editors== |
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| − | ====Magic & Magic: The Gathering==== |
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| + | {{see|Help:Cheatsheet}} |
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| − | Capitalize each word of both the short and long form The short and long forms of the game title are both proper nouns. All words in each version of the name are capitalized on every reference. |
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| + | The Cheatsheet provides an overview how to display mana symbols ({{WUBRG}}), link card or decks and how to display foreign characters. |
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| − | ====Magic slang==== |
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| − | Don't capitalize slang expressions, except parts of slang that refer to a card or other proper noun (e.g. [[Wrath effect]] and [[Shock lands]]). |
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| − | ===Linking plural nouns=== |
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| − | When linking a plural noun, link only the singular form of the noun and leave the plural suffix outside the wiki link. For example, <nowiki>[[interrupt]]s</nowiki> is preferable to <nowiki>[[interrupts]]</nowiki> or the even more complex <nowiki>[[interrupt|interrupts]]</nowiki>. |
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| − | ===Person=== |
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| − | Indefinite third-person ("one") is preferred. Avoid second-person ("you") whenever possible. First-person ("I", "our") in reference to the editor(s) of an article should never be used. |
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| − | ===Redirects=== |
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| − | Redirects are meant for: |
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| − | *Abbreviations |
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| − | **For example, users are more likely to search for "[[Ravnica]]" than "[[Ravnica: City of Guilds]]". |
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| − | *Alternate names |
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| − | **[[Seat of the Synod]] → [[Lumengrid]] |
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| − | *Foreign letters |
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| − | **The English article about [[Raphaël Lévy]] should have a redirect from [[Raphael Levy]], while the French one does not have to |
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| − | Common typos should NOT be created as redirects. First, this encourages people to make the same mistake again, and second, we would get a dozen of redirects in some cases. |
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| − | ===Section headings=== |
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| − | Section headings are created by adding <nowiki>==</nowiki> before and after the text. No other emphasis is needed. Capitalize only the first word, and any proper nouns in the section heading, leaving all other words in lowercase. Also please do not make headings questions or long sentences. |
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| − | Avoid first level headings (i.e. <nowiki>=Section=</nowiki>), since they appear at the same size as the title of the article. |
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| − | ===Special characters=== |
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| − | Use the correct spelling ("[[Æther]]", not "AEther"). If the letter in question is not found on your keyboard, copy & paste from the [[Help:Cheatsheet]] or ask for help. |
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| − | ==Expansions and sets== |
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===Card tags=== |
===Card tags=== |
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| + | Landy<br/> |
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| − | <nowiki><d title=Rats> |
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| − | Land |
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20 Swamp |
20 Swamp |
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+ | Creature<br/> |
36 Relentless Rats |
36 Relentless Rats |
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| − | Artifact |
+ | Artifact<br/> |
| − | 4 |
+ | 4 Aether Vial |
| − | Sideboard |
+ | Sideboard<br/> |
15 Relentless Rats |
15 Relentless Rats |
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| − | [[Ability word]]s should always be italicized in running text ([[Gotcha!]] is an exception). [[Keyword]]s should never be italicized to avoid any confusion. |
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| − | ===Set and block names=== |
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| − | Set names should be italicized in running text, e.g. ''[[Shadowmoor]]''. The set name should '''not''' be italicized when referring to a block, e.g. [[Shadowmoor block]]. |
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| − | "Block" should only be capitalized when referring to a [[Block Constructed]] format ("Shadowmoor Block" vs. "Shadowmoor block"). |
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| − | ===Tournament formats=== |
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| − | The "Type" designations have been deprecated by Wizards years ago and should not be used outside of a single reference in the main article for each format. The correct constructed tournament format names are: |
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| − | *[[Vintage]] |
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| − | *[[Legacy]] |
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| − | *[[Extended]] |
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| − | *[[Modern]] |
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| − | *[[Standard]] |
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| − | ==Storyline== |
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| − | {{see|MTG Salvation Wiki:Storylines}} |
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| − | ===Book titles=== |
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| − | Book titles should be presented in italics, achieved by putting two apostrophes before and after the title: <nowiki>''Brothers' War''</nowiki> gives ''Brothers' War''. |
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| − | ===Categories=== |
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| − | Categories should be sorted like this: |
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| − | *Storyline stub |
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| − | *Storylines |
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| − | **Publications |
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| − | **Affiliations |
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| − | ***Guilds ''(of Ravnica)'' |
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| − | **Artifacts ''(only non-sentient)'' |
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| − | **Characters |
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| − | ***Planeswalkers |
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| − | **Events |
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| − | ***Wars |
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| − | **Locations |
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| − | ***Planes |
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| − | **Spells and Magics |
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| − | **Species and Races |
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| − | ***Creature types |
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| − | *''Setting, e.g.'' Weatherlight Saga |
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| − | Epithets should not be part of an article name, since that makes searching and linking more difficult. They should appear in the [[:template:character|character box]] though. |
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ISBN-13 is preferred. For older books, use the [http://www.isbn.org/converterpub.asp ISBN-13 Online Converter]. |
ISBN-13 is preferred. For older books, use the [http://www.isbn.org/converterpub.asp ISBN-13 Online Converter]. |
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Revision as of 07:45, 15 January 2017
The Manual of Style is a style guide for MTG Salvation Wiki and serves to standardize articles and other pages, with consistent and clear language, layout, and formatting, as much as practical, thereby improving article readability and, broadly, site quality.
In essence MTG Salvation follows the Wikipedia:Manual of Style. However this wiki has a few specialties which will be laid out in the next sections.
American English
American English is preferred, since Wizards is a U.S.-based company.
Magic Products in Italics
Magic, Magic: The Gathering as well as all related products are written in Italics.
Innistrad refers to the set, but Innistrad refers to the plane of the same name.
Note that the Innistrad block would not be capitalized, since it is not a magic product.
Epithets
Epithets should not be part of an article name or the character infobox, since characters can be represented by multiple cards with different epithets and it makes searching and linking more difficult.
Special Tools for Editors
- See also Help:Cheatsheet.
The Cheatsheet provides an overview how to display mana symbols (Template:WUBRG), link card or decks and how to display foreign characters.
Card tags
- See also Help:Card tags.
Follow capitalization on the card. Also use the wiki card tag template for card names: <c>Dark Ritual</c> gives Dark Ritual.
Deck tags
- See also Help:Deck tags.
Within deck tags, add the appropriate card types and alphabetize cards within their card type. Card types should be in the following order, if found in that deck:
- Lands - This shows what colors the deck are right away.
- Creatures
- Planeswalkers
- Artifacts - Theses remaining are types by alphabetical order.
- Enchantments
- Instants
- Sorceries
- Sideboard - Last, but certainly not least of any deck.
All cards should be alphabetical within each section. The sideboard is automatically seperated from the main deck.
<d title=Rats>
Landy Creature Artifact Sideboard |
Rats |
New Sets
Use {{subst:ExpansionDummy}} to start a page of a new expansion.
ISBN
ISBN-13 is preferred. For older books, use the ISBN-13 Online Converter.