Grand Theft Wiki:Layout Guide

This Layout Guide is an official guide as to how an in-universe article should be structured. Feel free to discuss the Layout Guide on the talk page.

Main article

• official and canonical information only
• NO Infinities or non-canon information (unless the entire article is devoted to an Infinities or non-canon subject)
• NO speculation, not even an author's speculation

Stub

• used when an article is too vague or brief, AND when there is clearly more information that can be added

Behind the scenes (notice the capitalization)

• portrayal information (for characters appearing in games, cartoons)
• origin of subject - subject's first appearance, who was responsible for creating and/or naming the subject, how the subject came about, was it based on anything, who did the concept art, etc.
• retcon information - how (if) subject's story has been changed in a retcon
• any related Infinities or non-canon information
• contradictions - point out if one official source contradicts another, and which (if any) is accepted as canon
• speculation - only included if the speculation is WIDELY believed by fans, or any speculation made by authors

Appearances

• Bulleted list of games, magna, and cartoons that the subject has appeared in
• These are de facto references or sources, but they are listed separately because they are in-universe
• Should be sorted in order of In-universe chronology

Sources

• Bulleted list of Reference books, Roleplaying books, webites, game strategy guides
• Includes even the smallest mentions
• Should be sorted by date of publication

Notes and references

• List of sources for information in the "Behind the scenes" section.
• Items are added to the list by placing <ref>Source goes here</ref> after the information tidbit in question.
• To get the references to show up in this section, insert the following code:

<div class="references-small">
<references/>
</div>

See also

• links to related topics not already linked in article

External links

• It's called "External links" even if there is currently only one link
• Links to other unofficial sources, e.g. fan sites

Category

• Every article should have at least one category
• Categories should be listed in alphabetical order
• People should be categorized by their last name (if available)
• Articles beginning with an article ("a," "an," or "the") should be categorized by the first significant word; for example, [[Category:Characters|Johnson, Carl]].