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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Manual of Style}} <!-- Correct title --> | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Manual of Style}} <!-- Correct title --> | ||
This | This is the [[Screamer Wiki]] Manual of Style; all pages are expected to meet this MOS. This Guide consists of how to write and edit articles on the Screamer Wiki in order to keep articles uniform-looking. Anybody can add to this. An article that does not comply with the layout, will have the '''<nowiki>{{Cleanup}}</nowiki>''' Template added. | ||
Not following these guidelines will <font color=tomato><b>NOT</b></font> get your account banned. | Not following these guidelines will <font color=tomato><b>NOT</b></font> get your account banned. | ||
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==='''Example'''=== | ==='''Example'''=== | ||
<nowiki><!-- ... --></nowiki> means a comment. Things inside of those are not required when writing an article. | <nowiki><!-- ... --></nowiki> means a comment. Things inside of those are not required when writing an article. | ||
This is how the page should look like in source editor. | This is how the page should look like in the source editor. | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
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===More Info if needed=== | ===More Info if needed=== | ||
Things such as "history," "in popular culture," "see also", etc. | Things such as "history," "in popular culture," "see also", etc. | ||
===Gallery=== | ===Gallery=== | ||
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Image2.jpg|About the image | Image2.jpg|About the image | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===References=== | |||
<references /> | |||
You only need to add this section if <ref> was used in the article. | |||
===Links=== | ===Links=== | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
=='''Writing'''== | =='''Writing'''== | ||
*When writing the page, use common sense, make all sentences with a CAPITAL first letter of the first word in a sentence and to END all sentences with a period. However, you shouldn't abuse it | *When writing the page, use common sense, make all sentences with a CAPITAL first letter of the first word in a sentence, and to END all sentences with a period. However, you shouldn't abuse it | ||
Replace "If The Players Presses The Button, a close-up | Replace "If The Players Presses The Button, a close-up picture of [[Regan MacNeil]] appears with A loud Scream" | ||
with "If the player presses the button. a close-up picture of Regan MacNeil appears with a loud scream" | |||
== '''Quotation Marks and Quotes''' == | == '''Quotation Marks and Quotes''' == | ||
Punctuation <i>always</i> goes inside the quotation marks except when using a colon or semicolon. | Punctuation <i>always</i> goes inside the quotation marks except when using a colon or semicolon. | ||
*"Then, a voice reads "Ever been so wide awake? K-fee. Canned caffeine with coffee." | *"Then, a voice reads "Ever been so wide awake? K-fee. Canned caffeine with coffee." | ||
** "...finally hear the sound | ** "...finally hear the sound signaling the arrival of Christmas day"; the sentence then gets interrupted by the same loud scream used in the other K-fee commercials. | ||
==Uses Correct Templates== | |||
*The Article always has a template, if something that happens on the article, like it's Deleted, Closed, just make sure you use the template properly, many of them are incorrect, please follow this guidelines | |||
*<nowiki>{{Closed}}</nowiki> - which talks about the website, and [[shock sites]], and was no longer exist. | |||
*<nowiki>{{Deleted}}</nowiki> - which talks about the [[screamer]] that has been deleted, (not websites or shock sites). | |||
*<nowiki>{{Stub}}</nowiki> - if the wiki is not expanded enough, add a stub template! | |||
*<nowiki>{{NSFW}}</nowiki> - if the article is about a [[screamer]] or [[shock site]] that includes a NSFW materials, add a NSFW template. | |||
*<nowiki>{{NSFL}}</nowiki> - if the article has a topic about (tragic, disasters, murder, pedophilia, necrophilia), add a NSFL template. | |||
== '''I, You, We''' == | == '''I, You, We''' == | ||
Unless quoting someone, do not use these words. | Unless quoting someone, do not use these words. | ||
* Replace "Once <i>we</i> reach the third level of [[The Maze]], the walls get thin and <i>you</i> reach the screamer at the end..." | * Replace "Once <i>we</i> reach the third level of [[The Maze]], the walls get thin and <i>you</i> reach the screamer at the end..." | ||
** with "Once <i>the player</i> reaches the third level of [[The Maze]], the walls get thin and <i>the player</i> reaches the screamer at the end..." | ** with "Once <i>the player</i> reaches the third level of [[The Maze]], the walls get thin and <i>the player</i> reaches the screamer at the end..." | ||
The exception to this one | The exception to this one is jokes. | ||
== '''Sexist/Genderist Language''' == | == '''Sexist/Genderist Language''' == | ||
DO NOT use "he" or "she" if the gender is neutral; instead (in order of recommendation), use "they" (change the sentence to be plural) "he or she," or "ze/hir" (best used upon a gender neutral character in a screamer, but people may not know what this pronoun is). | DO NOT use "he" or "she" if the gender is neutral; instead (in order of recommendation), use "they" (change the sentence to be plural) "he or she," or "ze/hir" (best used upon a gender-neutral character in a screamer, but people may not know what this pronoun is). | ||
* <s>If the player presses the button on <b>his</b> keyboard...</s> | * <s>If the player presses the button on <b>his</b> keyboard...</s> | ||
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There are no banned websites for citing sources. Just make sure you know that the piece is correct. | There are no banned websites for citing sources. Just make sure you know that the piece is correct. | ||
== '''Links (For Real)''' == | == '''Links (For Real)''' == | ||
Screamer links should <u><b>ALWAYS</b></u> be non-clickable. This does not apply to other links in the article, nor censored screamers.<br /> | Screamer links should <u><b>ALWAYS</b></u> be non-clickable. This does not apply to other links in the article, nor censored screamers.<br /> | ||
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=='''Humor'''== | =='''Humor'''== | ||
Adding humor is encouraged on the wiki. Just make sure that the joke actually makes sense. Look at [http://Rationalwiki.org RationalWiki] and [http://tcrf.net The Cutting Room Floor] for inspiration. Also make sure jokes are not super offensive. | Adding humor is encouraged on the wiki. Just make sure that the joke actually makes sense. Look at [http://Rationalwiki.org RationalWiki] and [http://tcrf.net The Cutting Room Floor] for inspiration. Also, make sure jokes are not super offensive. | ||
=='''First Sentence'''== | =='''First Sentence'''== | ||
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*'''The Maze''' is a game created by Jeremy Winterrowd in 2005. | *'''The Maze''' is a game created by Jeremy Winterrowd in 2005. | ||
=='''Periods, Commas, and other Punctuation'''== | =='''Periods, Commas, and other Punctuation'''== | ||
When making a list, always add the oxford comma. This prevents misconceptions | When making a list, always add the oxford comma. This prevents misconceptions about what is happening. | ||
*<s>[[Jeff the Killer]], [[Regan MacNeil]] and [[Pazuzu]] pop up with a scream.</s> | *<s>[[Jeff the Killer]], [[Regan MacNeil]] and [[Pazuzu]] pop up with a scream.</s> | ||
*[[Jeff the Killer]], [[Regan MacNeil]], and [[Pazuzu]] pop up with a scream.<br /><br /> | *[[Jeff the Killer]], [[Regan MacNeil]], and [[Pazuzu]] pop up with a scream.<br /><br /> | ||
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=='''Passive and Active Voices'''== | =='''Passive and Active Voices'''== | ||
Articles should tend to use | Articles should tend to use the Active voice instead of the passive voice. | ||
*Active Voice: "when the player clicks the red button, a close-up picture of [[Pazuzu]] appears" | |||
**Passive Voice "when the button was clicked by a player, a close-up picture of [[Pazuzu]] is shown" | |||
=='''Profanity'''== | =='''Profanity'''== | ||
Profanity is allowed on the wiki uncensored. Profane language, however, should only be used in an informative | Profanity is allowed on the wiki uncensored. Profane language, however, should only be used in an informative manner and should never be censored. | ||
However, '''obsessive profanity should be censored'''. | However, '''obsessive profanity should be censored'''. | ||
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=='''Attributing the Creator'''== | =='''Attributing the Creator'''== | ||
The creator of the screamer should always, if possible, be the creator's real name (if one person). If multiple people, the username or name of the company is okay. | The creator of the screamer should always, if possible, be the creator's real name (if one person). If multiple people, the username or name of the company is okay. | ||
Do not go too far (going through leaked databases ([https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/10/28/000webhost-database-leak/#4f5058986098 000webhost leak], etc)) to get somebody's real name, however, as that is doxxing. | Do not go too far (going through leaked databases ([https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/10/28/000webhost-database-leak/#4f5058986098 000webhost leak], etc)) to get somebody's real name, however, as that is doxxing. | ||
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=='''Showcase Videos'''== | =='''Showcase Videos'''== | ||
If making a showcase video, make sure to blur or pixelate the video. When recording the video, please make sure the video is at the highest resolution possible. | |||
=='''Table of Contents'''== | |||
'''Table of Contents''' is a list of contents that can mostly be found on larger pages like [[K-fee commercials]], the TOC should ''not'' be hidden, On smaller pages with only one or two sections, should have <nowiki>{{TOCDefault}}</nowiki> added. | |||
=='''Infobox'''== | |||
{{Infobox | |||
|name = The Maze | |||
|Picture = The_Maze.jpg | |||
|Quote = The third level in The Maze. | |||
|Maker = Jeremy Winterrowd | |||
|Type = Flash game | |||
|Release date = October 2004 | |||
}} | |||
*Infoboxes are a list of information of the [[screamer]], they talk about the (type, release date, creator), which is seen the top right corner before scrolling down of the page, They are used to make the article good-looking, To properly uses them, make sure to follow all of these guidelines beneath. | |||
==='''Maker'''=== | |||
Self-explanatory. Who made the screamer? | |||
*Jeremy Winterrowd | |||
*SkyBlueCat | |||
*Unknown | |||
==='''Type'''=== | |||
What is the screamer? Fill in what the screamer or shock site is. | |||
*Bait-and-switch video | |||
*Website | |||
*Shock video | |||
*Commercial | |||
*Flash game | |||
*HTML5 game or Browser game | |||
*Video | |||
*Comics | |||
==='''Release date'''=== | |||
When was the screamer or shock site released. Use MM/DD/YY as your format. You can omit the month, day, and/or year if the exact date is not available. | |||
*March 15, 2020 | |||
*March 2020 | |||
*2020 | |||
==='''Images'''=== | |||
*Images are important to add on the infobox, make sure the images you used doesn't involve the [[screamer]] or NSFW, NSFL materials included, or else the administrators will delete the images for violating this rule. | |||
==='''Source'''=== | |||
<pre> | |||
{{Infobox | |||
|name = The Maze | |||
|Picture = The_Maze.jpg | |||
|Quote = The third level in The Maze. | |||
|Maker = Jeremy Winterrowd | |||
|Type = Flash game | |||
|Release date = October 2004 | |||
}} | |||
</pre> | |||