Grand Theft Wiki:Style Guide - Revision history

A-Dust at 00:59, 19 July 2012

2012-07-19T00:59:03Z

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	It is acceptable to link to either the full or short form of game titles.		It is acceptable to link to either the full or short form of game titles.

	Note that [[Grand Theft Auto 1\|GTA 1]] and [[Grand Theft Auto 2\|GTA 2]] use english numbers (1 and 2), whilst [[Grand Theft Auto III\|GTA III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto IV\|GTA IV]] use roman numberals (III and IV). We must follow the convention of the game's actual name. The exception is [[GTA 1]] which is ''technically'' called "Grand Theft Auto" but we always refer to it as GTA 1.		Note that [[Grand Theft Auto 1\|GTA 1]] and [[Grand Theft Auto 2\|GTA 2]] use english numbers (1 and 2), whilst [[Grand Theft Auto III\|GTA III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto IV\|GTA IV]] use roman numberals (III and IV). We must follow the convention of the game's actual name. The exception is GTA 1 which is ''technically'' called "Grand Theft Auto" but we always refer to it as GTA 1.

	Also note that the numbered games do not have colons in the title ([[Grand Theft Auto III]] vs [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]). Colons should never be used in the short forms.		Also note that the numbered games do not have colons in the title ([[Grand Theft Auto III]] vs [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]). Colons should never be used in the short forms.

Gboyers: /* Article */ Merged from Grand Theft Wiki: Titles

2011-08-05T15:56:35Z

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 ==Article==
 See [[Grand Theft Wiki:Consistency]] for detailed information on language and naming pages.
 ===Page Titles===
 The title of an article should be ''exactly'' the term used in-game.  For characters who have "nick-names," use the most common/obvious one (eg [[Big Smoke]]). Neither British nor American spellings are preferred, but use those used in-game if possible, and try to remain consistent. If there are multiple possible names, or multiple possible spellings, create redirect pages for those and redirect them to the main article.

JFletcher: /* Page Titles */ Fix

2011-01-06T04:40:37Z

Page Titles: Fix

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	Examples:		Examples:
	*The Vitamins Are in My Fresh Brussels Sprouts		*The Vitamins Are in My Fresh Brussels Sprouts
	*Missions in ~~Grand Theft Auto:~~ Liberty City Stories		*Missions in GTA Liberty City Stories
	*Welcome to the House of Fun		*Welcome to the House of Fun

A-Dust at 14:14, 4 November 2010

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	*'''[[Help:How To\|How To]]:''' - How to format text, images, tables, and pages		*'''[[Help:How To\|How To]]:''' - How to format text, images, tables, and pages
	*'''[[Help]]:''' - Help with many different aspects of Grand Theft Wiki		*'''[[Help]]:''' - Help with many different aspects of Grand Theft Wiki

			[[Category:Policy]]

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2010-10-10T02:14:38Z

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A-Dust at 17:16, 9 September 2010

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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.

Gta-mysteries at 08:49, 14 July 2010

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	==Article==		==Article==
	See [[Grand Theft Wiki:Consistency]] for ~~defailed~~ information on language and naming pages.		See [[Grand Theft Wiki:Consistency]] for detailed information on language and naming pages.

	===Page Titles===		===Page Titles===
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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 [[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 [[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]].

gtw>Faalagorn: /* Language */ just a small note, I think worth noticing

2009-09-22T04:16:52Z

Language: just a small note, I think worth noticing

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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). 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 [[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.

Gboyers: For the most recent version, see Help:Articles

2009-04-27T01:36:28Z

For the most recent version, see Help:Articles

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	{{info\|This is new policy, so may change at any time. If you have any questions or suggestions, please discuss them on the [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}\|Talk Page]]}}		{{info\|This is new policy, so may change at any time. If you have any questions or suggestions, please discuss them on the [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}\|Talk Page]]<br>For the most recent version, see [[Help:Articles]]}}

	{{toc}}		{{toc}}

GuildKnight: /* Disambiguation */ remove no-longer-applicable example

2009-04-07T04:00:06Z

Disambiguation: remove no-longer-applicable example

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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)]]. ~~This can extend to others, such as [[GTA San Andreas Cheats (PC)]] and [[GTA San Andreas Cheats (Xbox 360)]]~~		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 [[GTA]] refers to the series rather than [[GTA 1]].

	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 [[GTA]] refers to the series rather than [[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]].