Galaxypedia:Formatting Policy: Difference between revisions

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This page outlines the formatting guidelines for creating and editing pages on the Galaxypedia. Please refer to the bottom of the page for specific formatting policies for different entity types. If you haven't already, read the Terms of Service as this does not replace it.

Note: Formatting policies may change. Check this page and its sub-pages regularly for updates. You can also add this page to your watchlist to receive notifications.

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Basic Editing Do's and Don'ts

Do proofread your edits before publishing.
Do contact Galaxypedia Staff if you encounter problems or have questions.
Avoid adding personal opinions into informational pages. The purpose of Galaxypedia's informational pages is to provide unbiased information for readers, so personal opinions belong in discussion pages.
Don't include inaccurate or unverified information without marking it with a question mark (?) or the Citation needed template.
Don't engage in hostile arguments on discussion pages; report to Galaxypedia staff.
Don't use abbreviations in edits; use clear phrasing for all readers.

Need help with source editing?

Visit the MediaWiki Editing Help page or contact Galaxypedia Staff.

Formatting Policies

Ships Formatting Policy For Ships.
Planets/Bases Formatting Policy For Planets and Bases.
Clans/Player Factions Formatting Policy For Clans.
'Player Biographies Formatting Policy: For Biographies.

Player/Clan Biography Guidelines

Applies to both Clan/Player Factions and Player Biographies:

Approach with impartiality.
Base writing on facts, not opinions or speculation.
Avoid generalizations and comparisons without evidence.
Omit unnecessary comments and individual names.

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-<h1 style="text-align:center">General Formatting Policy/Editing Guidelines</h1>
-This page is about the format that should be followed when creating or editing pages on any [[:Category:Ships|ship]] in Galaxy.
-<h2 style="text-align:left">Top of the page/Notices and Information</h2>
+<div class="cardcontainer" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px;"> This page outlines the formatting guidelines for creating and editing pages on the Galaxypedia. Please refer to the bottom of the page for specific formatting policies for different entity types. If you haven't already, read the [[Galaxypedia:Terms of Service|Terms of Service]] as this does not replace it. </div> Note: '''Formatting policies may change.''' Check this page and its sub-pages regularly for updates. You can also [https://robloxgalaxy.wiki/index.php?title=Galaxypedia:Formatting_Policy&action=watch add this page to your watchlist] to receive notifications.
-When creating/editing a ship page, consider the following:
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-# Do you (or the page) have full, complete information (including images) on the ship you are creating a page on?
+== Basic Editing Do's and Don'ts ==
-# Does the page have outdated or inaccurate information?
+*<span style="color:green">'''Do'''</span> proofread your edits before publishing.
-# Is the ship the page is related to in a special category of ships (e.g. [[:Category:Super Capital Ship|Super Capitals]], [[:Category:Prototype|Prototypes]], [[:Category:Advanced Ship|Advanced ships]], etc)?
+*<span style="color:green">'''Do'''</span> contact [[Galaxypedia Staff]] if you encounter problems or have questions.
-# Does the page otherwise have any information that would warrant a disclaimer of some type at the top of the page (missing/low quality images, subjective information, easily confused name[s], etc)?
+*<span style="color:#FA0004"><u>'''Avoid adding personal opinions into informational pages.'''</u></span> The purpose of Galaxypedia's informational pages is to provide unbiased information for readers, so personal opinions belong in discussion pages.
+*<span style="color:red">'''Don't'''</span> include inaccurate or unverified information without marking it with a question mark (?) or the [[Template:Citation needed|Citation needed]] template.
+*<span style="color:red">'''Don't'''</span> engage in hostile arguments on discussion pages; report to Galaxypedia staff.
+*<span style="color:red">'''Don't'''</span> use abbreviations in edits; use clear phrasing for all readers.
-If yes to #1 and no to #2, #3, and #4; then you should not need any notice at the top of the page and can skip this part. Otherwise, use a template at the top of the page for the respective information available on the page (ex.: If images are missing, add an [[Template:Outdated (Image)|Outdated (image)]] template to the top of the page). An example of templates used for a ship page about a ship that is an advanced, but also lacks up-to-date information and images is shown below:
+=== Need help with source editing? ===
-[[File:Template-example.png|Example of templates at the top of a ship page.]]
+Visit the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing MediaWiki Editing Help] page or contact Galaxypedia Staff.
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+== Formatting Policies ==
+*'''[[/Ships/|Ships Formatting Policy]]''' For [[Ships]].
+*'''[[/Planets/|Planets/Bases Formatting Policy]]''' For [[:Category:Planets|Planets]] and [[:Category:Starbase|Bases]].
+*'''[[/Clan Biographies/|Clans/Player Factions Formatting Policy]]''' For [[:Category:Clans|Clans]].
+*'''[[/Player Biographies/|Player Biographies Formatting Policy]]'': For [[:Category:Biographies|Biographies]].
+=== Player/Clan Biography Guidelines ===
+Applies to both [[/Clan Biographies/|Clan/Player Factions]] and [[/Player Biographies/|Player Biographies]]:
+*Approach with impartiality.
+*Base writing on facts, not opinions or speculation.
+*Avoid generalizations and comparisons without evidence.
+*Omit unnecessary comments and individual names.
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