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Kantraah: /* General */

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General

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	==General==		==General==
	*American English is used throughout the narration of ''The Wandering Inn'', so this wiki will also use American English.		*American English is used throughout the narration of ''The Wandering Inn'', so this wiki will also use American English. However Pirateaba uses levelling and not leveling
	**Examples: '''Realize''', not realise. '''Color''', not colour.		**Examples: '''Realize''', not realise. '''Color''', not colour.
	* Correct spelling and grammar are to be used in all articles.		* Correct spelling and grammar are to be used in all articles.

Kantraah: /* General */

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	**Examples: Humans, Cave Goblins, Hobs, Selphids.		**Examples: Humans, Cave Goblins, Hobs, Selphids.
	*To reduce article bloat and manual upkeep of multiple sections, redundant and duplicate information should be briefly summarized and then linked to its respective page. See [[Second Antinium War#The_Sacrifice of Roses\|The Sacrifice of Roses section]] for an example.		*To reduce article bloat and manual upkeep of multiple sections, redundant and duplicate information should be briefly summarized and then linked to its respective page. See [[Second Antinium War#The_Sacrifice of Roses\|The Sacrifice of Roses section]] for an example.
			*When copying for the text use an apostrophe ' instead of he singular quote ’

	==Perspective, Tone, and Tense==		==Perspective, Tone, and Tense==

Torenity: /* References and Citations */ adjusted structure

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References and Citations: adjusted structure

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	==References and Citations==		==References and Citations==
	*References ~~to online chapters~~ of ''The Wandering Inn'' are used when adding specific and notable information to an article, so that readers may use the citation to back track the information to a specific chapter.		References of ''The Wandering Inn'' are used when adding specific and notable information to an article, so that readers may use the citation to back track the information to a specific chapter.
	*References to online chapters can be added in two different ways:

			===References to online chapters can be added in two different ways:===
	#Visual Editing: Clicking the '''Cite''' button at the top of the page, and selecting '''TWI Website Chapter'''.<br>[[File:Cite TWI Website Chapter.png\|350px]]		#Visual Editing: Clicking the '''Cite''' button at the top of the page, and selecting '''TWI Website Chapter'''.<br>[[File:Cite TWI Website Chapter.png\|350px]]
	#Source Editing: Using the Ref Template: <code><nowiki>{{ref\|1.00}}</nowiki></code>		#Source Editing: Using the Ref Template: <code><nowiki>{{ref\|1.00}}</nowiki></code>

Torenity: /* References and Citations */ adjusted wording

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References and Citations: adjusted wording

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	==References and Citations==		==References and Citations==
	*References to online chapters of ''The Wandering Inn'' are used when adding specific and notable information to an article, so that readers may use the citation to back track the information to a specific chapter.		*References to online chapters of ''The Wandering Inn'' are used when adding specific and notable information to an article, so that readers may use the citation to back track the information to a specific chapter.
	*References to online chapters can be added by		*References to online chapters can be added in two different ways:
	**Visual Editing: Clicking the '''Cite''' button at the top of the page, and selecting '''TWI Website Chapter'''.<br>[[File:Cite TWI Website Chapter.png\|350px]]
	**Source Editing: Using the Ref Template: <code><nowiki>{{ref\|1.00}}</nowiki></code>		#Visual Editing: Clicking the '''Cite''' button at the top of the page, and selecting '''TWI Website Chapter'''.<br>[[File:Cite TWI Website Chapter.png\|350px]]
			#Source Editing: Using the Ref Template: <code><nowiki>{{ref\|1.00}}</nowiki></code>

Torenity: Removed Draft notice

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Removed Draft notice

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	\|tab6 = Fanart Upload Guide		\|tab6 = Fanart Upload Guide
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	\|message=This '''Style Guide''' is currently being drafted. Your input is highly valuable to establish wiki standards and overall article styling. After finalization and community consensus, this guide will become protected and only editable by Administrators.
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Torenity: /* General */ fixed heading link to Sacrifice of Roses

2024-01-29T01:09:01Z

General: fixed heading link to Sacrifice of Roses

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	*When referring to species, the species is capitalized.		*When referring to species, the species is capitalized.
	**Examples: Humans, Cave Goblins, Hobs, Selphids.		**Examples: Humans, Cave Goblins, Hobs, Selphids.
	*To reduce article bloat and manual upkeep of multiple sections, redundant and duplicate information should be briefly summarized and then linked to its respective page. See [[Second Antinium War#~~Sacrifice~~ of Roses\|Sacrifice of Roses section]] for an example.		*To reduce article bloat and manual upkeep of multiple sections, redundant and duplicate information should be briefly summarized and then linked to its respective page. See [[Second Antinium War#The_Sacrifice of Roses\|The Sacrifice of Roses section]] for an example.

	==Perspective, Tone, and Tense==		==Perspective, Tone, and Tense==

StoneEdgeGod: /* Special Formatting */

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Special Formatting

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	**Example: ''lingbegh''.		**Example: ''lingbegh''.
	*Quotes, book titles, vehicles, ships, and other italicized objects from ''The Wandering Inn'' should also be italicized within the wiki.		*Quotes, book titles, vehicles, ships, and other italicized objects from ''The Wandering Inn'' should also be italicized within the wiki.
	**Examples: ''Naq-~~alrama~~'' steel. The ''Illuminary'' ship.		**Examples: ''Naq-Alrama'' steel. The ''Illuminary'' ship.
	**Pages whose names need to be italicized, such as the ''[[Illuminary]]'' can have their article titles italicized by adding <code><nowiki>{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Illuminary''}}</nowiki></code> to their source code.		**Pages whose names need to be italicized, such as the ''[[Illuminary]]'' can have their article titles italicized by adding <code><nowiki>{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Illuminary''}}</nowiki></code> to their source code.
	*''The Wandering Inn'' uses right single quotation marks(Unicode 2019) in place of apostrophes(Unicode 0027). Redirects are created from the apostrophe page to the right single quotation page of an article.		*''The Wandering Inn'' uses right single quotation marks(Unicode 2019) in place of apostrophes(Unicode 0027). Redirects are created from the apostrophe page to the right single quotation page of an article.

Torenity: Added Reference instructions

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Added Reference instructions

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	==References and Citations==		==References and Citations==
	*References to online chapters of ''The Wandering Inn'' are used when adding specific and notable information to an article, so that readers may use the citation to back track the information to a specific chapter.		*References to online chapters of ''The Wandering Inn'' are used when adding specific and notable information to an article, so that readers may use the citation to back track the information to a specific chapter.
	**TBA: References to online chapters can be added by...		*References to online chapters can be added by
			**Visual Editing: Clicking the '''Cite''' button at the top of the page, and selecting '''TWI Website Chapter'''.<br>[[File:Cite TWI Website Chapter.png\|350px]]
			**Source Editing: Using the Ref Template: <code><nowiki>{{ref\|1.00}}</nowiki></code>

Torenity: /* References and Citations */

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References and Citations

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	==References and Citations==		==References and Citations==
			*References to online chapters of ''The Wandering Inn'' are used when adding specific and notable information to an article, so that readers may use the citation to back track the information to a specific chapter.
			**TBA: References to online chapters can be added by...

Torenity: italics

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italics

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	This '''Style Guide''' defines the appearance of all articles on the '''''Wandering Inn Wiki'''''. It is intended to make the wiki consistent, clear, and precise with generally accepted standards that serve to help editors with language, layout, and formatting. Suggestions regarding these guidelines can be discussed with a [[Project:Staff\|staff member]] or within the comments below.		This '''Style Guide''' defines the appearance of all articles on the '''''Wandering Inn Wiki'''''. It is intended to make the wiki consistent, clear, and precise with generally accepted standards that serve to help editors with language, layout, and formatting. Suggestions regarding these guidelines can be discussed with a [[Project:Staff\|staff member]] or within the comments below.

	For content guidelines concerning a particular article page, see the [[Help:Policies/Article Guide\|Article Guide]].		''For content guidelines concerning a particular article page, see the [[Help:Policies/Article Guide\|Article Guide]].''

	==General==		==General==