Wiki Style Guide

WORK IN PROGRESS Welcome to the wiki style guide! Some parts are recycled from Screened's wiki style guide.

Naming A Page
When naming a new page please try to remember the following.

Films & TV Shows
Please include the year in parenthesis at the end of its name.

Example: Halloween (1978)

The above is a good example because it enables us to include another page for a different film of the same name i.e. Halloween (2007).

If a title starts with a small word such as "The", then do not put it at the start of the page name. Include it at the end after a comma.

Example: Walking Dead, The (2010)

If we hadn't moved "The" to the end, Walking Dead would have been filed under "T" in the A-Z which obviously makes little sense.

Characters
Please include the TV Show or Film that this character appears in, in parenthesis at the end.

Example: Jon Snow (Game of Thrones)

Some characters appear in more than one show or movie but try to pick the one they are best known for. Characters such as Hercules can have more than one page because they are portrayed so differently in various shows and films.

Example 1, the Disney character: Hercules (Hercules (1997))

Example 2, a TV show character: Hercules (Hercules:The Legendary Journeys)

People i.e. Actors, Directors & Crew
Please include their birth year in parenthesis at the end.

Example 1 for the director of Clerks: Kevin Smith (1970)

Example 2, TV Actor from Xena: Warrior Princess: Kevin Smith (1963)

Adding Categories to a Page
It's a good idea to add some categories to the page you are creating because this will increase its presence on the site and make it easier to discover. When you start typing a category name at the bottom of the page (or in edit mode), existing category pages will appear in a drop-down list below where you are typing for you to select. You can also create new ones, simply by typing it in.

Films
All Films need to be added to the Films category. This category is designed to list every film on the site in A-Z.

Other categories to include.


 * The year it was released. For example, Big Trouble in Little China (1986) is attached to the Category 1986 movies.


 * Any relevant genres such as Action, Adventure, Comedy etc.


 * At least one film studio involved with its production e.g. 20th Century Fox
 * A franchise page may need to be included but in many cases isn't necessary. If you need to create a new franchise page, please make sure to include the word "Franchise" at the end of the name. e.g. James Bond Franchise

TV Shows
All TV Shows are added to the TV Shows category.

Other categories to include.


 * The year the TV Show premiered. Example categories for TV shows: 1995 TV, 2010 TV, etc.


 * Genre categories for TV are named a little differently. e.g. Fantasy TV, Adventure TV, etc. Add as many as you feel are appropriate.


 * Include the TV Network originally responsible for its broadcast but feel free to add more if it seems appropriate. e.g. CBS, NBC, BBC
 * A franchise page may need to be included but in many cases isn't necessary. If you need to create a new franchise page, please make sure to include the word "Franchise" at the end of the name. e.g. James Bond Franchise

TV Characters
All TV characters are added to the main Characters TV category for an all encompassing A-Z.


 * Please also include gender (if applicable). Select from the following TV gender categories. Male Characters TV and Female Characters TV. Some characters, such as monsters, aliens, robots etc, that do not have a gender do not need to be included in either gender category above. Their presence in the main Characters TV category is enough.


 * This may not apply in all cases but feel free to add characters to a relevant TV Show Characters category. For example all characters from the show Game of Thrones are attached to the Game of Thrones Characters category. This category is, in turn, added to the Characters category.

Film Characters
All Film characters are added to the main Characters Movies category for A-Z purposes.


 * Please also include gender (if applicable). Select from the following movie gender categories. Male Characters Movies and Female Characters Movies. Some characters, such as monsters, aliens, robots etc, that do not have a gender do not need to be included in either gender category above. Their presence in the main Characters Movies category is enough.


 * This may not apply in all cases but feel free to add characters to a relevant Movie Characters category. See the last item in TV Characters above for a Game of Thrones example.

Film Articles
The main headings for any article page should be formatted to the "Heading" (Visual Editor) or "Heading 2" (Classic Editor, Visual Mode) format. Sub-headings (such as "Season 1") should use the heading format one tier below the main heading.

Overview
Describe what this movie is and how it may relate to genres, time period, creators, sequels, reboots etc. Try to keep it to one paragraph.

Plot
Summarise important and significant events of the film but avoid going into too much detail. Give the reader a good idea of the flow of the story but don't describe every little thing.

Cast
This should be in a bullet list format.
 * Actor/Actress as Character

Production

 * This section should provide any behind-the-scenes information.

Reception

 * Don't add your personal opinion here. Objectively discuss why audiences/reviewers accepted or rejected a film.

Photo Gallery

 * Feel free to create or add to a Photo Gallery at the bottom of the page.But please to try to keep on-topic with the photos you include.





TV Show Articles
The main headings for any article page should be formatted to the "Heading" (Visual Editor) or "Heading 2" (Classic Editor, Visual Mode) format. Sub-headings (such as "Season 1") should use the heading format one tier below the main heading.

Overview

 * The Overview Section should just be two or three lines that describe the basic premise of the show.

Notable Characters

 * Please put important characters in this section only. It should not be an exhaustive list because each episode page should have a more detailed cast list. Please format the list into bullet form.

Season 1

 * Summarise main events of each season but do not recap every little detail. Just cover the important stuff and leave more detail for individual episode pages.

Season 1

 * Summarise main events of each season but do not recap every little detail. Just cover the important stuff and leave more detail for individual episode pages.

Episode Articles
The main headings for any article page should be formatted to the "Heading" (Visual Editor) or "Heading 2" (Classic Editor, Visual Mode) format. Sub-headings (such as "Season 1") should use the heading format one tier below the main heading.

Plot Summary

 * Unlike character articles, these sections can be detailed but not too much.

Cast

 * This should be in a bullet list format.
 * Actor/Actress as Character

Production

 * This section should provide any behind-the-scenes information.

Trivia & Quotes

 * Write down any trivia. An example of trivia are alterations in episodes aired in different countries (IE: Censorship) and allusions/references to outside sources (IE: TV Shows and Pop Culture).
 * For quotes, they must have the character's name at least. The time in the episode is recommended but not required.

Character Articles
The main headings for any article page should be formatted to the "Heading" (Visual Editor) or "Heading 2" (Classic Editor, Visual Mode) format. Sub-headings (such as "Season 1") should use the heading format one tier below the main heading.

Background

 * Discuss the basic fundamentals of this character. This should be one/two paragraph(s).

Major Plots

 * Use seasons as sub-headers to divide the summaries. One can use episodes as sub-headers underneath the seasons. The plot section shouldn't be too detailed.

Personality and Traits

 * Include their personality, appearances, and traits that make them unique. You can include powers as sub-header if the character has superpowers. These details regarding powers should be pertain to the films and TV shows. Any details outside these mediums should not be included.

Photo Gallery

 * Feel free to create or add to a Photo Gallery at the bottom of the page. But please to try to keep on-topic with the photos you include.