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== Introduction ==
The '''World Conquest Manual of Style''' is the style manual applied to all pages of the World Conquest Wiki. It is meant to keep the Wiki clean and organized, and this article will be displayed at all times on the main [[World Conquest Wiki]] Page. If you see any pages that contradict the guidelines described by this page, you are allowed to fix these errors.

== Usernames ==
The title of an article should be a recognizable or the most-recognizable name of a subject. In the case of Roblox Usernames, if a username has been recently changed, but the older one is the most popular, the name can stay. However, over long periods of time, or if requested by the person the article is about, it can be changed. It can also be changed when recognizability shifts from one name to another. Examples include <span style="color: green;">AHistoryFanatic</span> instead of <span style="color: red;">AdmiralFanatic</span>, the term "AHistoryFanatic" would be the most applicable as AdmiralFanatic is most widely known as AHF.

It is recommended to use the second name as a redirect page.

== Bolding ==
For bolding in articles detailing a user, you are to bold the first mention of their username. If there is a nickname that follows the username, you are allowed to bold the nickname too.

For bolding in articles that detail lists, such as the [[Timeline of World Conquest]], you are allowed to bold the dates. For lists similar to the [[World Conquest Dictionary]], you are allowed to bold the words that are being described.  Do not bold dates on any other article. Do not bold headings, they do not need to be bolded and it is unnecessary to do so.

== Underlining ==
Underlining is reserved for underlining a phrase where a standard of roleplay is exhibited. Inn an excerpt from the [[Adept Conqueror]] article, you would underline all the phrases in which Adept Standards are shown. 

''An army of <u>150,000</u> German <u>infantry</u> armed with <u>bolt-action rifle</u>s makes an assault, overcoming the<u> hilly terrain</u> by conducting mass bombardments on the enemy… Then beginning a<u> spearhead</u> composed of medium <u>tank units</u> towards… ''

Do not underline headings, there is already an underline underneath them. 

== People Titles == 
When writing articles about people, and you want to state what Rank they are in World Conquest, there are 2 situations.

If you are writing a sentence such as "[[5yawn]] is a World Conquest [[administrator]]," then the lowercase "administrator" is acceptable. However, if you are writing as sentence such as "it is led by [[Administrator]] [[5yawn]]," you would need to capitalize "Administrator" due to it's placement directly before the name.

== Italics == 
Italics are used for notes that are not part of the article itself, or books, films, TV series, named exhibitions, video games, albums, and art. You may also use Italics for emphasis.

Italics are also used for if the would-be section of an article has a seperate article. An example of usage would be:

===== Resignation of Arunsongkhram =====
''Main article: [[Resignation of Arunsongkhram]]''

== Table of Contents ==
The table of contents on pages should be either set to automatically collapsed, or entirely removed if the table is not necessary. The table of contents can be removed on a page if the page is a stub and can be read without scrolling.

== Writing ==
When writing a page, your point of view must be unbiased, and you should have sufficient evidence to back your article. The wiki is meant to be a neutral source of all information relating to World Conquest.

Do not insert troll content into pages. An example of troll content is "I think this is yap" being inserted into pages. If you insert troll content or misinformation into pages, your account WILL be blocked from the wiki.

== Images ==
Do not flood an article with images, it ruins the formatting of the text. On the other hand, do not leave an article without an image. Have atleast one related image for the article.


== Dates ==
When using dates, do not include "rd" or "th." An example of correct usage would be <span style="color: green;">9 January</span> or <span style="color: green;">January 9</span>. Incorrect usage would be <span style="color: red;">9th of January</span> or <span style="color: red;">January 9th</span>.

The minimum is including the month along with the year. If there is no other information, you are then allowed to only say the year.
When including the month and year, do NOT say "January of 2024." Say "January 2024" instead. Do not include "the year of" before a year as well.

As much as you can, be precise with dates. If information is available that allows you to insert exact dates, do so.

== Current == 
When you are updating an active member of the community, you are to write "As of (Date)" instead of "Currently.." Additionally, articles should be consistently updated to avoid them being abandoned for years on end.

== Citations ==
Articles should have evidence to back statements up, mainly from the [[World Conquest Discord]]. An example of a discord citation would be:<ref group="Test">Tikititoy. (November 26, 2024). Retrieved from [https://discord.com/channels/326697913327681536/920333738775289888/1311021951233425538 World Conquest #bot-commands].</ref>

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== Good Articles ==
Pages on the World Conquest Wiki will be reviewed. If a page meets all the requirements listed on here, it is classified as a Good Article, in which the Good Article icon appears on the corner of that page. These articles will be categorized and featured on the main page at some point.

=== List of Good Articles ===
''Main Article: [https://wc-roblox.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Good_Articles |Good Articles]''

== Other == 
For other topics not mentioned here, refer to the main [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style|Wikipedia Manual of Style]].

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