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* Always include basic information about the subject when starting an article. The first sentence should have the subject written in '''bold'''. The first sentence should detail the name, classification, and game (or compilation, or series if it recurs). In succeeding sentences, the place where the thing is found, what the thing looks like (or sounds like if it is audio), and its purpose within its appearance. | * Always include basic information about the subject when starting an article. The first sentence should have the subject written in '''bold'''. The first sentence should detail the name, classification, and game (or compilation, or series if it recurs). In succeeding sentences, the place where the thing is found, what the thing looks like (or sounds like if it is audio), and its purpose within its appearance. | ||
**If the subject is referred to by multiple names, these must be mentioned in bold followed by the situation, e.g. "[[Crono]]". | **If the subject is referred to by multiple names, these must be mentioned in bold followed by the situation, e.g. "[[Crono]]". | ||
* When writing the article content, game titles should be written in ''italics'', e.g. ''Chrono Cross'' and | * When writing the article content, game titles should be written in ''italics'', e.g. ''Chrono Cross''. The {{tl|CT}}, {{tl|CC}}, {{tl|RD}}, and {{tl|CE}} are useful for this. Song titles should use "quotation marks", e.g. "Fight with Magus". | ||
* The definite article (the) and indefinite articles (a/an) should be avoided in article titles except if they are used as the official title. | * The definite article (the) and indefinite articles (a/an) should be avoided in article titles except if they are used as the official title. | ||
* Please write in third person: use "the player" instead of "you". Disregard this when writing walkthroughs. | * Please write in third person: use "the player" instead of "you". Disregard this when writing walkthroughs. | ||
* Please avoid writing abbreviations for game titles, e.g ''CT'' - it should be ''Chrono Trigger'', and gaming systems e.g. PS - it should be ''PlayStation''. Exceptions are for spaces where the full name would not fit. | * Please avoid writing abbreviations for game titles, e.g ''CT'' - it should be ''Chrono Trigger'', and gaming systems e.g. PS - it should be ''PlayStation''. Exceptions are for spaces where the full name would not fit. | ||
* Wikilinking is limited to the first occurrence of the word or phrase. | * Wikilinking is limited to the first occurrence of the word or phrase. Wikilinks should be repeated if an subject of interest is included in an infobox or image caption, as well as the body of the article. Exceptionally long articles should link to other articles twice, if necessary: once upon first occurrence, and once again near the bottom or midsection of the article. | ||
==What should an article have?== | ==What should an article have?== | ||