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 spellings.
 * Arthur wears a yellow-colored sweater.
 * Arthur wears a yellow-coloured sweater.
 * Buster rides the elevator.
 * Buster rides the lift.
 * Write in present-tense.
 * 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."
 * 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 are 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
 * DW.

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
 * 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 1.png
 * Brain's Brain Gallery - Image 001.png
 * Brain's Brain One.png
 * BrBr001.png