These Formatting Standards detail the way things should be laid out on Wiki pages. They are very much a work in progress, and may undergo revision from time-to-time. If you want to comment on these standards or propose new ones, please voice your opinion on this article's Talk Page.
If you notice an article which does not meet these standards, please either tidy it up yourself, or add a {{cleanup}} tag to the top of the article to bring it to the attention of others.
Current Standards
These are the current standards as of 11/11/2020.
Pages
- ALL pages should use simple and correct American English, as laid out in the Manual of Style.
- ALL pages should start with a simple sentence giving a very quick and broad description. Make sure to bold the article name/subject. Example: Cows are animals that live on farms.
- DO NOT start pages with a header saying "Item Description". This is a wiki. Everything is a description/info already.
Tags
Tags should be used where appropriate. Here is a list of our tags:
- {{Incomplete}}: For pages that do not have all of their information.
- {{Stub}}: For pages that are not finished. This is interchangeable with {{Incomplete}}.
- {{Skin}}: For pages that are unsightly or broken in the Oasis Skin (the default skin).
- {{Cleanup}}: For pages that are not formatted according to the guidelines on this page.
- {{Unconfirmed}}: For pages that have out of date or unconfirmed information.
- {{Vandalism}}: For pages that have been severely vandalized.
Headings
The largest header on a page should be h2 (==header==), moving down through h3, h4, and so on. h1 (=header=) should not be used.
Enemy Pages
Enemy pages should contain:
- An {{EnemyInfobox}}.
- The following headings, in this order:
- Behavior
- Development Blog Information (if applicable)
- Sprocket Information
- Quest Relevance
- Related Enemies
- Trivia (if applicable)
- Gallery (if applicable)
- Location Maps (a gallery of maps with the locations of the enemy)
NPC Pages
NPC pages should have:
- A {{CharacterInfobox}}.
- The following headings, in this order:
- Background (info about character outside of Sprocket information)
- Sprocket Information
- Quest Relevance (list all Quests that the NPC gives and/or is involved in)
- Inventory (if the NPC has a shop)
- Related Links
- Trivia (if applicable)
- Location Maps (gallery with maps of all the locations of the NPC).
Location Pages
Location pages should have the following information:
- A {{LocationInfobox}}.
- Description of the location.
- Sub Areas at the location.
- NPCs, Mimics, and Quest Relevance.
- A Map of the location.
Item Pages
Item Pages should include the following:
- A {{ItemInfobox}}.
- A description of the item.
- Quest Relevance.
- Usage of the item.
- Furniture and Clothes should be compiled into the page of their category. i.e. "Abyss Wallpaper" should be on the "Abyss" Page
Brand Pages
Brand Pages are all Clothing and Furniture pages. They should have:
- A {{BrandInfobox}}.
- A short description. Something along the lines of "Abyss is a category of furniture" will suffice.
- A {{BrandItem}} for each item in the category of furniture or clothes.
Quest and Mission Pages
Quest and Mission pages should use the {{mission}} template.
Parameters:
- |brief = A short, one sentence description of the main part of the Quest.
- |objectives = All of the objectives in the Quest.
- |description = Everything the Quest-giver tells you about the Quest.
- |remarks= Everything the Quest-giver says after the Quest (if notable)
- |location = Where the Quest takes place.
- |from = The person who gave you the Quest.
- |reward = What you get for completing the Quest.
- |prereq = The prerequisites for the Quest.
- |notes = Any other information. This line will not show up if it is not specified.
Images
- Images should usually be saved as .png, or .gif if it is animated. .jpgs take up much less space, but result in poor quality. .
- Try your best not to stretch or alter the image in any way.
- Make sure to put the correct licensing on the image.
- When uploading, don't forget about adding descriptions and categories.
Items
- All item pictures should be 74 x 84 pixels (includes the border). The item picture name should be the same as it is in-game with spaces. All item pictures should be .png, for better quality, low quality is highly noticeable in small pictures like items.
Here is an example of what we want. It's a .png that is 74 x 84 pixels. The file is called: "Abyss_Large_Table.png"
Brand Items
- See above. Include border, name as it appears in game, .png extension.
Maps
- Maps of objects should include the picture of the object.
- Maps of mimics during quests should include a list saying how many are in each sub area, either in the map, or the caption.
- Daily maps should be hosted by an external image host. See Daily Maps#Policy for Uploading Images.
- Maps should always be created using blank maps. Blank Steamport Map, Blank Hatchwood Map, Blank Ridgeback Map.
Screenshots
- If an image is not used anywhere, it will probably be deleted.
- Screenshots should almost always include a description.
Other
Table Colors
- Here are suggested table colors (they often don't work with the link color, so adjust as necessary)
| Color | Hex | RGB |
|---|---|---|
| Red | #FFCCCC | 255,204,204 |
| Orange | #FFCC66 | 255,204,102 |
| Yellow | #FFFFCC | 255,255,204 |
| Green | #CCFFCC | 204,255,204 |
| Blue | #CCCCFF | 204,204,255 |
| Teal | #CCFFFF | 204,255,255 |
| Purple | #FFCCFF | 255,204,255 |
| Gray | #CCCCCC | 204,204,204 |
| Light Gray | #EFEFEF | 235,235,235 |
| White | #FFFFFF | 255,255,255 |
| Brown | This color varies between mediums. Because brown is a very RoS-ish color, you can fiddle with numbers until you get a color that looks nice, and it'll mesh with the rest of the wiki. | |
| HTML Red | #FF0000 | 255,0,0 |