User:Scrooge200/Manual of Style Draft

This is the manual of style for the Arthur Wiki. It exists to help make the wiki more orderly and guide new users. These policies must be followed at all times.
 * Key:
 * Correct
 * Incorrect

Writing

 * Use American English and spelling.
 * Arthur wears a yellow-colored sweater.
 * Arthur wears a yellow-coloured sweater.
 * Buster rides the elevator.
 * Buster rides the lift.
 * Write in present-tense. Only use past-tense if they events in question have already passed prior to the events of the episode.
 * Arthur asks, "What do you want to do?" Buster responds, "I don't know."
 * Arthur asked, "What do you want to do?" Buster responded, "I don't know."
 * In "Binky Goes Nuts," it is revealed that Binky has a peanut allergy.
 * In "Binky Goes Nuts," it was revealed that Binky had a peanut allergy.
 * The opening to "Invasion of the Soccer Fans" includes objects from previous episodes.
 * The opening to "Invasion of the Soccer Fans" included objects from previous episodes.
 * Write professionally. Do not use slang or abbreviations in article text.
 * Postcards from Buster is a spin-off of Arthur.
 * PFB is a spin-off of Arthur.
 * Arthur goes to the Sugar Bowl for ice cream.
 * Arthur goes 2 da Sugar Bowl 4 ice cream.
 * Put the titles of episodes in quotes. Italicize the titles of television shows or video games. This is particularly important if you're linking to, as the italics help distinguish if you're referring to the character or the cartoon.
 * Arthur
 * Arthur
 * "Arthur"
 * "D.W. on Ice"
 * D.W. on Ice
 * D.W. on Ice
 * Arthur's Absolutely Fun Day!
 * "Arthur's Absolutely Fun Day!"
 * Arthur's Absolutely Fun Day!
 * When writing airdates, use the full date in the "[month] [day], [year]" format. Do not abbreviate the month.
 * August 22, 2018
 * August 22
 * August twenty-second, 2018
 * August 22nd, 2018
 * Aug 22, 2018
 * 6/22/18
 * Spell "D.W." with the two periods.
 * D.W.
 * D.W.'s
 * DW
 * DW's
 * D.W
 * Do not refer to Jane and David as "Mom" and "Dad." Instead, use their names, Arthur's mother/father, or Mr./Mrs. Read.
 * Jane
 * Arthur's mother
 * Mrs. Read
 * Mom
 * David
 * Arthur's father
 * Mr. Read
 * Dad

WikiText

 * When linking an article, link it like this: Article name . Do not put punctuation or spaces in links. Do not link the article as an URL. If you're linking an italicized word or phrase, make sure to put '' around the link, not inside. If you want the link to be plural, put the "s" or "es" outside the link.
 * Arthur Read
 * Arthur Read
 * Arthur Read.
 * Arthur Read.
 * Postcards from Buster
 * Postcards from Buster
 * Arthur Read's
 * Arthur Read's
 * Avoid linking to redirects. For example, linking to Binky takes you to the Binky Barnes article. Redirects should be used for searching, not on mainspace articles. Instead, type Binky.
 * Binky Barnes
 * Binky
 * Binky
 * If you want to link to Wikipedia, use the template. If the article you want to link to has a different name than the text you want to display, add an extra parameter.
 * PBS Kids
 * Arthur
 * Arthur
 * Arthur

File names

 * Give your images descriptive names. Otherwise, the image is hard to identify.
 * Capture-0.png
 * Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa.png
 * Screen Shot at blah blah blah PM.png
 * IMG 3032.png
 * When creating a gallery, use the format "[episode's name] [number]." Increase the number for every image you upload.
 * Brain's Brain 001.png
 * Brain's Brain 105.png
 * Brain's Brain 012.png
 * BrainsBrain001.png
 * Brain's Brain 1.png
 * Brain's Brain Gallery - Image 001.png
 * Brain's Brain One.png
 * BrBr001.png
 * Title cards should be named "[episode name] Title Card."
 * Arthur's Spelling Trubble Title Card.png
 * AST Title Card.png
 * ArthursSpellingTrubbleTitleCard.png
 * Arthur's Spelling Trubble.png

Glossary

 * Gallery: A collection of images related to the subject.
 * Navbox: A template that goes at the bottom of an article and contains links to similar pages.
 * Transcript: A list of all dialogue and actions in an episode.
 * Stub: An article that has very little information compared to the subject's role in the episode. A short article is not always a stub. Before tagging an article as a stub, ask yourself "is there anything else that could be added to this article?" If the answer is no, the article is probably fine.