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This is intended to be an overview of community-driven stylistic decisions for the Victory Belles wiki. As items arise, they will be added. | This is intended to be an overview of community-driven stylistic decisions for the Victory Belles wiki. As items arise, they will be added. | ||
==Abbreviations and Shortenings== | |||
For consistency, please observe the following abbreviations/shortenings since more than one valid option exists. | |||
* World War 2 - '''WW2''' | |||
==Accents and Language Marks== | ==Accents and Language Marks== | ||
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==Belle Detail Pages== | ==Belle Detail Pages== | ||
To keep large data-dumps off the main Belle pages, each Belle has (or will have) a "DetailsPage" that contains her stock configuration, information about vestures, and default armor statistics. Such pages are very legible on mobile devices despite the large amount of data presented. [[ | To keep large data-dumps off the main Belle pages, each Belle has (or will have) a "DetailsPage" that contains her stock configuration, information about vestures, and default armor statistics. Such pages are very legible on mobile devices despite the large amount of data presented. [[La_Motte-Picquet/DetailsPage|La Motte-Picquet]] has a fully-filled example of a details page. | ||
The Belle page template should take care of adding a "no details page" box to any newly-created Belle page, however if a page without such a notice is encountered, add the following code. This adds a box with an automatically-generated link which invokes a pre-loaded template to build out the Belle's detail page. The editor then only needs to fill all known fields. Generally the below should be placed after the Gameplay Information section. | |||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
{{NoBelleDetailsPage}} | {{NoBelleDetailsPage}} | ||
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=== Empty Categories === | === Empty Categories === | ||
Some Belles have nothing ''at all'' in a certain category--for instance some destroyers have no secondary battery, most battleships do not equip torpedoes. See [[Victory Belles Wikia:NoStockPage|this list]] of templates for use on Belle detail pages in these circumstances. | Some Belles have nothing ''at all'' in a certain category--for instance some destroyers have no secondary battery, and most battleships do not equip torpedoes. See [[Victory Belles Wikia:NoStockPage|this list]] of templates for use on Belle detail pages in these circumstances. | ||
==Belle Name, Ship Name== | ==Belle Name, Ship Name== | ||
===Wiki Page=== | ===Wiki Page=== | ||
A Belle page should be the name of the ship the Belle represents without any national modifiers (like "USS") or hull designators (like "CA"). Several US Belle pages were moved to a namespace with only their name in September 2021. | |||
If you find any Belle pages with modifiers/designators, feel free to move them to "just the name." No redirects are required. | |||
===Character=== | ===Character=== | ||
Refer to the Belle in the same way as the page. | |||
:"[[Maury]] is one of the starting Belles available to the United States faction." | :"[[Maury]] is one of the starting Belles available to the United States faction." | ||
===Ship=== | ===Ship=== | ||
Refer to the historical ship using its national designator ("USS," "HMS," etc.) and hull number if needed (in cases of multiple ships sharing the same name such as aircraft carrier USS Wasp--CV-7 and CV-18). | |||
There is no consensus on whether historical ship names should be ''italicized'' when used in the wiki. When a consensus is reached, this page shall be updated. | There is no consensus on whether historical ship names should be ''italicized'' when used in the wiki. When a consensus is reached, this page shall be updated. | ||
:"USS Maury (DD-401) was one of the most decorated ships of | :"USS Maury (DD-401) was one of the most decorated ships of WW2." | ||
==Capitalization== | ==Capitalization== | ||
Due to community prevalence (such as on Discord, and existing content on this and another inactive wiki) and staff usage, both "Belle" and "Morgana" should be | Due to community prevalence (such as on Discord, and existing content on this and another inactive wiki) and staff usage, both "Belle" and "Morgana" should be treated as proper nouns. | ||
Referencing the wiki itself ("On this wiki...") should not be capitalized. | Referencing the wiki itself ("On this wiki...") should not be capitalized. | ||
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Text for an empty value should follow these guidelines. | Text for an empty value should follow these guidelines. | ||
*If the line can be filled in the future, but the information that would populate it is not currently available, ''don't type anything into the template for that field!'' See the below template, which would be an ''Unknown'' Belle.<p>[[File:empty_template.JPG|300px]][[File:unknown_belle.JPG|300px]]</p> | *If the line can be filled in the future, but the information that would populate it is not currently available, ''don't type anything into the template for that field!'' For example, a Belle with a voice whose actress has not been credited publicly at time of page creation would have her voice actress listed as ''Unknown''. See the below template, which would be an ''Unknown'' Belle.<p>[[File:empty_template.JPG|300px]][[File:unknown_belle.JPG|300px]]</p> | ||
*"None" if the line can be filled, but isn't. For example, a Belle whose stock main battery contains an open but empty RDF slot should list RDF as "None," and an unvoiced Belle should list her voice actress as "None." | *"None" if the line can be filled, but isn't. For example, a Belle whose stock main battery contains an open but empty RDF slot should list RDF as "None," and an unvoiced Belle should list her voice actress as "None." | ||
* "N/A" if the line applies to ''other'' uses of the table (as part of the template), but the line is not valid for the table in question. For example, a Belle whose stock main battery configuration has a locked RDF slot would list this as "N/A." | * "N/A" if the line applies to ''other'' uses of the table (as part of the template), but the line is not valid for the table in question. For example, a Belle whose stock main battery configuration has a locked RDF slot would list this as "N/A." | ||
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== Equipment== | == Equipment== | ||
Equipment names in Victory Belles can be very complex and lengthy, with a single digit denoting two different pieces of otherwise-similar equipment. | Equipment names in Victory Belles can be very complex and lengthy, with a single digit denoting two different pieces of otherwise-similar equipment. | ||
===Wiki Page === | ===Wiki Page === | ||
No consensus yet exists (September 2021) as to how to name pages for equipment. | No consensus yet exists (September 2021) as to how to name pages for equipment, and equipment pages aren't a priority for the wiki maintainers yet. | ||
==Leading Zeroes== | ==Leading Zeroes== | ||
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== Links== | == Links== | ||
'''Bare links are bad!''' Even in trivia sections! (Like dumping a link to the ship's Wikipedia article.) The only place bare links won't look ugly is in reference sections at the bottom of pages. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links Read up] on how to create MediaWiki links if you have questions. | '''Bare links are bad!''' Even in trivia sections! (Like dumping a link to the ship's Wikipedia article.) The only place bare links won't look ugly is in reference sections at the bottom of pages. | ||
It is recommended to link WikiWords (such as "Belle") on their first use in an article. | |||
[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links Read up] on how to create MediaWiki links if you have questions. | |||
==Mobile First== | ==Mobile First== | ||
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This game contains a large amount of data that needs to be presented in a unified, mobile-friendly format. Tables allow corralling said data while maintaining a mobile-friendly experience. | This game contains a large amount of data that needs to be presented in a unified, mobile-friendly format. Tables allow corralling said data while maintaining a mobile-friendly experience. | ||
Minimize image usage on main pages. For example, if a Belle receives a "skins" page, | Minimize image usage on main pages--just the infobox for the item, nothing more. For example, if a Belle receives many Skins, those should be documented on a "skins" page, not on her main page! | ||
==Speculative Belles== | ==Speculative Belles== | ||