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As with titles, neither British nor American spellings are preferred. However, try to be consistent within an article, and always use the in-game spelling where possible. | As with titles, neither British nor American spellings are preferred. However, try to be consistent within an article, and always use the in-game spelling where possible. | ||
For the first mention of (or link to) a game, use its full title (eg [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]). For every subsequent mention, abbreviate Grand Theft Auto to GTA (eg [[GTA Vice City]]) - but don't use a colon (:). If a title is being used lots, you may use an acronym, eg: <code>GTA 1, GTA 2, GTA III, GTA VC, GTA SA, GTA LCS, GTA VCS, GTA IV</code> (without a colon, but with a space). Never use "VC" or "Vice City" to refer to a game, that should only be used to mention the city/place. | For the first mention of (or link to) a game, use its full title (eg [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]). For every subsequent mention, abbreviate Grand Theft Auto to GTA (eg [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|GTA Vice City]]) - but don't use a colon (:). If a title is being used lots, you may use an acronym, eg: <code>GTA 1, GTA 2, GTA III, GTA VC, GTA SA, GTA LCS, GTA VCS, GTA IV</code> (without a colon, but with a space). Never use "VC" or "Vice City" to refer to a game, that should only be used to mention the city/place. | ||
Sentences should be in sentence case, such as this sentence. Use capital letters for the first word in a sentence, proper nouns (eg names) and acronyms (eg SPANK). Don't use dots in acronyms, unless the game specifically uses them. | Sentences should be in sentence case, such as this sentence. Use capital letters for the first word in a sentence, proper nouns (eg names) and acronyms (eg SPANK). Don't use dots in acronyms, unless the game specifically uses them. | ||
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The title of each page should be clarified, often by adding an extra word to explain which subject the page is about. If a name is used for a mission and a character, use [[Big Smoke]] without an extra word for characters and [[Big Smoke (mission)]] for mission names. | The title of each page should be clarified, often by adding an extra word to explain which subject the page is about. If a name is used for a mission and a character, use [[Big Smoke]] without an extra word for characters and [[Big Smoke (mission)]] for mission names. | ||
If there is a different character/mission/vehicle with the same name in two different games/cities, specify the game/city name with its acronym, eg [[Downtown (Vice City)]]. However, if one of the versions is a lot more prominent than the other, you can leave one page at its name, and only specify the less-important page. For example [[Big Smoke]] is the character, and links to [[Big Smoke (mission)]], which is less prominent. Likewise that [[Vice City]] refers to the city in the GTA III era, more than the less-prominent GTA 1 rendition; and [[Grand Theft Auto|GTA]] refers to the series rather than [[GTA 1]]. | If there is a different character/mission/vehicle with the same name in two different games/cities, specify the game/city name with its acronym, eg [[Downtown (Vice City)]]. However, if one of the versions is a lot more prominent than the other, you can leave one page at its name, and only specify the less-important page. For example [[Big Smoke]] is the character, and links to [[Big Smoke (mission)]], which is less prominent. Likewise that [[Vice City]] refers to the city in the GTA III era, more than the less-prominent GTA 1 rendition; and [[Grand Theft Auto|GTA]] refers to the series rather than [[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]]. | ||
If there are more than two pages with the same name (or similar), you should create a disambiguation page at that page name (eg [[City Hall]]), use the {{template|disambig}} tag, and link to each possible page. Each of those pages should be named as above. You can include other links to pages with similar names, eg at [[City Hall]]. | If there are more than two pages with the same name (or similar), you should create a disambiguation page at that page name (eg [[City Hall]]), use the {{template|disambig}} tag, and link to each possible page. Each of those pages should be named as above. You can include other links to pages with similar names, eg at [[City Hall]]. | ||
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===Spoilers=== | ===Spoilers=== | ||
"Spoilers" are pieces of information revealing important plot developments, which many users don't want to know until they play that part of the game themselves. Spoilers should not be included on general pages (eg [[GTA IV]]) or list-type pages (such as [[Missions in GTA San Andreas]]). | "Spoilers" are pieces of information revealing important plot developments, which many users don't want to know until they play that part of the game themselves. Spoilers should not be included on general pages (eg [[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]]) or list-type pages (such as [[Missions in GTA San Andreas]]). | ||
Spoilers may be included on the article to which they directly relate to, such as the page for that mission or character. However, they should be discreet and not in the first sentence. For bigger spoilers, use the {{template|spoiler}} tag to make it very obvious not to read that section if the reader doesn't want to know the secrets. If you are unsure, place a spoiler tag and discuss it on the talk page. | Spoilers may be included on the article to which they directly relate to, such as the page for that mission or character. However, they should be discreet and not in the first sentence. For bigger spoilers, use the {{template|spoiler}} tag to make it very obvious not to read that section if the reader doesn't want to know the secrets. If you are unsure, place a spoiler tag and discuss it on the talk page. | ||