Help:Style guide

This page is a brief list of style notes to help keep the writing on Medapedia consistant. You should try to follow these!

(A more comprehensive style guide may be put here later.)

General style notes

• When possible, please use the Japanese names for all characters, Medarots, places, things, etc. (See Help:Japanese vs. English names for more info.)

• When talking about Medarots, please use their names as listed on one of the Medarot lists, since those pages have the most current name translations. If you think a name needs changing, it's preferred that you leave a message on the list's talk page before modifying the list.

• Article titles do not require capitalization unless they contain a proper noun. (This makes them easier to link to, since links are case-sensitive past the first letter.) Proper nouns include the word "Medarot", Medarot names, attack and action names, language names, game titles, manga titles, and person names. Some Medarot terms (such as "Medal" and "Medachange") are also treated as proper nouns.

• When talking about a model of Medarot, please use gender-neutral pronouns like "its" and "they", even if it's known that the Medarot is for a male or female Tinpet. (This is to keep it from sounding too personal.) If you're talking about a specific character that is that Medarot, gender-specific pronouns (he and she) can be used.

• The writing style for all articles should be encyclopedia-like, but it doesn't need to be entirely formal. Try to avoid informal contractions and personal notes, and focus on being informative before anything else.

Specific pages

• Medapedia:Sample Medarot - Explains the format to follow when writing Medarot pages.

Notice about Medabots Wiki

Please do not copy content or files from Medabots Wiki. This wiki branched off from Medabots Wiki in late 2010, and any pages deemed useful to carry over have already been imported. Copying any pages now is not only unneccesary, but may also violate the license it was published under by not preserving the entire history of the page.

This list may be added to at any time. To discuss any changes, please use the associated talk page.