Attack on Titan Wiki talk:Manual of Style

Building the Manual
Heya. This mainly goes out to admins and council members but regular users and anons should feel free to contribute too.

So as most of you know, this is one of the main things a wiki needs in order to well, keep things neat and tidy. However, this really does require everyone's input even if you can't vote or not. The manual of style should have things such as.
 * Perspective
 * English (UK) or English (US)
 * Naming guide
 * Way of writing
 * Reference to image policies which have yet to be included
 * Capitalization of words
 * Referencing in articles
 * Tense
 * Categorization

If you wish to put forward an idea for any of the above, simply follow this:

===Example===

*Policy about example* ~

For those who wish to put forward their opinion on example matter, simply do this:
 * If you oppose-  *state reason here (optional) ~
 * If you oppose-  *state reason here (optional) ~

Start below the line --  XGlass    ☣    Reflection

Perspective
In-Universe: Articles should be written with In-Universe wording. Phrases like "in Episode 7" or "in the Female Titan arc" out of sentences. These articles include all characters, locations, and abilities. Basically, any article that has information based around the contents of the site, is an in-universe article. Occasionally, it may be necessary to mention the manga or anime in an "in-universe" article. This will be allowed, but only on a case-to-case basis. Credit goes to FT Wiki. --  XGlass    ☣    Reflection

Way of writing
Formal Articles: As a "wiki" is supposed to be a serious source for information, the articles should be formal, both in regards to the choice of words, as well as the structure of the text. Less formal words should only be used, if all possible formal words are susceptible to misunderstandings and/or misinterpretations (e.g. homonyms). What is considered formal and what not is left to each editor's discretion. Should a disagreement about whether an article is formal enough, or not, arise, the case is to be discussed on the article's talk page. All editors' input are considered equal, however in the case that, for example, one of two editors shows willingness to discuss the matter, but the other one does not, the proposition of the editor that was ready to discuss the matter is favored. In the case that both editors are willing to discuss the matter, but don't seem to be able to find an agreement, but also in the case that none of the editors are willing to discuss the matter, the Shingeki no Kyojin Wiki staff reserves the right to decide over the conclusion of the dispute. The only exceptions to this rule are the evident use of vulgar words and vandalism, which should be, depending on the cirumstances, revised or removed.

Comprehensible Talk Pages: Compared to articles, the stylistic freedom is greater in talkpages, as every post on the talkpage reflects the specific user's stance alone, and not, as the articles do, the whole Shingeki no Kyojin wikia. Therefore it is left to the user's own discetion, what level of formality he/she wants to use, even though the use of informal language is discouraged. Insults and excessively vulgar sentences will be deleted by the Shingeki no Kyojin Wiki staff at their own discetion. For more information about the Talk Pages, see: Talk Page Policy

For the "Way of writing" of blogs and chats, see Blog Policy and Chat Policy repectively. NeoSuperior (talk) 04:54, December 13, 2013 (UTC)

Opinion and NPoV
It is important to not add opinion and bias to the articles. When writting, a neutral point of view is preferred. As noted above, everything should be written in an in-universe perspective.

Characters genders are to be qualified in the same way. Character infoboxes list "biological data" of characters and said character's gender identity is to be considered irrelevant and treated as opinion unless stated in-canon (original japanese manga). In said case, genders may be changed to reflect this fact.  h fc 2 X  19:45, December 22, 2013 (UTC)