User:Skylord wars/Style guide

This Style Guide outlines a standard of clean, consistent formatting for all articles with the Minecraft Dungeons namespace. The style rule described here is a guideline and can be overridden when needed. If any contradiction arises, please refer to this page to resolve these disputes and to reaching a consensus.

Although the main wiki provides a more general style guide, containing valuable guidelines that are applicable for all articles, a more specific one is necessary to suit Minecraft Dungeons-specific articles.

Notability
Articles are only allowed in the Minecraft Dungeons namespace if they fit the following criteria. Articles that do not fit the criteria may be deleted without notice.


 * 1) Articles must contain enough information to warrant a full page. If they do not have enough content, they should be merged with other similar articles.
 * 2) Articles must pertain directly to Minecraft Dungeons in some way.
 * 3) Features that are not currently in the game should only be documented if they are publicly announced.
 * 4) Articles on data mining are strictly prohibited.
 * 5) This excludes features which have been removed or features from development versions, which may be noted on articles affected by the feature and the relevant version article(s).
 * 6) Articles about versions of Minecraft Dungeons may be created for released editions, of which separate articles should be created for closed beta versions.
 * 7) Unreleased version articles may be created, provided there is a significant source of the unreleased version's existence. Sources include official announcements or multiple sources of features for the next update.
 * 8) Launcher versions should be on Minecraft Dungeons:launcher. If the changelog is long, a separate article can be created, prefixed with "Minecraft Dungeons:Launcher".
 * 1) Launcher versions should be on Minecraft Dungeons:launcher. If the changelog is long, a separate article can be created, prefixed with "Minecraft Dungeons:Launcher".



Gameplay strategies, guides, how-to's, etc., should be sub-articles of Tutorials.

Redirects
Redirects are exempt from the normal notability but must redirect to an article that fits the notability guidelines. If a redirect leads to another wiki, it must use soft redirect. Redirects can be created if they fit one of the following:


 * 1) Alternate spelling of the title, such as "Artefact" for "Artifact".
 * 2) Incorrect spelling, typos, and irregular formatting are not allowed.
 * 3) Alternate or shortened name provided the name is common usage, such as "Dash" for "Roll". Previous in-game names are also allowed.
 * 4) Previous article title, including if the article was moved to another wiki.
 * 5) Alternate capitalization or form, including changing the title to the plural case.
 * 6) A part of a merged or multi-topic article, such as a potion or a mentioned feature.

Article titles
A title should be an official name that is natural, sufficiently precise, concise, and consistent with those of related articles. If these criteria are in conflict, they should be balanced against one another.

Article titles are generally singular to maintain consistency, e.g. Zombie, not Zombies

Articles should follow a general naming format based on the type.

Articles about blocks, items, and entities in-game should use the in-game name capitalized as it appears in-game. If the feature does not have an in-game name, it should follow the same format as other articles of the same type. For example, the mob Spider Jockey. If the article is about multiple things in the game, the title should equally represent all the titles. Disambiguation articles should only contain "(disambiguation)" if the title without the word is used by an article. If the article's type is unlisted, it should use the most relevant title in sentence case, not title case, unless it is a proper noun.

Writing
As this wiki's purpose is to document facts, you should always avoid speculative and unsourced information. Generally speaking, any information does not require sources if they can directly be seen in-game or are otherwise obvious. Other information, however, such as quotes from Mojang Studios employees and information that is not widely known, must be sourced with a proper reference. The template should be placed after any information that requires a source. Do not add content to an article if you cannot find a proper source.

Articles should always be written in the third-person perspective and without terms referential to the reader. The recommended term for this is "Hero", or "Heroes". The exception to this is tutorials and guides, where in most cases "you" is the most appropriate pronoun to use when referring to the reader. Try not to use abbreviations of words either. For instance, sentences like "You shouldn't come close to creepers because they'll explode and kill you." should be written as "Heroes should not come close to creepers as they will explode, potentially killing them."

To emphasize points, italics should be used, not bold or ALL CAPS.

Keeping articles concise and up to date
In short, articles should only contain information that is up to date, i.e., implemented in the latest full version of the game. Anything that is outdated should be moved to the History section of the article. When something changes, note the change in the History section and remove the outdated information from other sections of the article. It is unnecessary to mention when a particular feature was implemented.



Content added in future updates may be added to the article in the main content, provided the features are marked using upcoming and are officially announced. If the update contains major changes to the article, then the content may be noted as a subsection of the main section, or as its own section called Upcoming. Upcoming features must be noted as well in the history section using the proper upcoming header.

Spelling
Pages on the wiki should use the in-game name.

Capitalization
In-game items should be treated as common nouns and as such by default should not be capitalized unless they start a new sentence. Proper nouns, however, such as the Overworld or the Arch-Illager should always be capitalized.


 * Missions

Missions should always be capitalized.


 * Mobs

Any instance of a mob should be treated as a common noun, except where the mob is referred to using a proper noun. If the word "the" is used before the mob name, it should not be capitalized unless it is at the beginning of the sentence. Examples:
 * The family of green slimes are in their element in the Soggy Swamp.
 * The Villagers have constructed a ship by the water's edge in Pumpkin Pastures.
 * The Monstrosity is a boss variant of the redstone golem.


 * Enchantments

Enchantment names should always be capitalized. Example:
 * The Chains enchantment chain a cluster of mobs together and keep them bound for a short time.


 * Difficulty

Difficulty names should be capitalized. Examples:
 * The Adventure difficulty can be unlocked after defeating Obsidian Pinnacle in Default difficulty.


 * Emeralds

Emeralds should always be capitalized