HighSpell Wiki/Style Guide: Difference between revisions

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* All article titles and spellings should mirror how they appear in-game first and foremost.

** E.g. "[[Helmet Of Melee]]" is how it appears in game, versus "Helmet of Melee".

* Articles written using ~~Amercian~~ English are preferred over other forms of English.

* Articles written using American English are preferred over other forms of English.

** E.g. Using the word "[[Chat Colors|color]]" instead of "colour".

* Capitalize article page titles according to [https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines APA style guidelines].

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* Use a plural noun as an article's title if the subject sounds more natural when grouped together.

** E.g. "[[Bronze Arrows]]" instead of "Bronze Arrow".

* Avoid placing images directly within paragraphs, as they can disrupt readability. Images should primarily be used in tables or designated image sections to maintain a clean and easy-to-follow layout.

** E.g. "The Goblin can drop [[Copper Ore]] sometimes." instead of "The Goblin can drop {{ItemIcon|Copper Ore|size=24px}} sometimes."

* Italicise titles of works.

** E.g. "''[[HighSpell]]'' is an online multiplayer game."

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* Prefer numerals with Western delimiting commas over written numbers when the value is eleven (11) or higher.

** E.g. "50,000" instead of "fifty-thousand".

* Unless ~~it is directly depicting~~ a ~~value of an~~ item.

* Unless representing a specific item quantity or cost, in which case numerals under eleven are acceptable for clarity.

** E.g. "5 ×{{ItemIcon|Fire Scroll|size=24px}}" instead of "Five ×{{ItemIcon|Fire Scroll|size=24px}}"

* Use the DD~~-MM~~-YYYY format for numerical dates (e.g., 04-20-2021).

* Use the MM-DD-YYYY format for numerical dates (e.g., 04-20-2021).

* Use the 'Month Day, Year' format for dates (e.g., April 20th, 2021).

* Use the <code style="border: 1px solid var(--border-color-base) !important; background: var(--bg-contrast) !important;"><nowiki>{{Stub}}</nowiki></code> template at the end of articles that are sparse and need more content.

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 * All article titles and spellings should mirror how they appear in-game first and foremost.
 ** E.g. "[[Helmet Of Melee]]" is how it appears in game, versus "Helmet of Melee".
-* Articles written using Amercian English are preferred over other forms of English.
+* Articles written using American English are preferred over other forms of English.
 ** E.g. Using the word "[[Chat Colors|color]]" instead of "colour".
 * Capitalize article page titles according to [https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines APA style guidelines].
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 * Use a plural noun as an article's title if the subject sounds more natural when grouped together.
 ** E.g. "[[Bronze Arrows]]" instead of "Bronze Arrow".
+* Avoid placing images directly within paragraphs, as they can disrupt readability. Images should primarily be used in tables or designated image sections to maintain a clean and easy-to-follow layout.
+** E.g. "The Goblin can drop [[Copper Ore]] sometimes." instead of "The Goblin can drop {{ItemIcon|Copper Ore|size=24px}} sometimes."
 * Italicise titles of works.
 ** E.g. "''[[HighSpell]]'' is an online multiplayer game."
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 * Prefer numerals with Western delimiting commas over written numbers when the value is eleven (11) or higher.
 ** E.g. "50,000" instead of "fifty-thousand".
-* Unless it is directly depicting a value of an item.
+* Unless representing a specific item quantity or cost, in which case numerals under eleven are acceptable for clarity.
 ** E.g. "5 ×{{ItemIcon|Fire Scroll|size=24px}}" instead of "Five ×{{ItemIcon|Fire Scroll|size=24px}}"
-* Use the DD-MM-YYYY format for numerical dates (e.g., 04-20-2021).
+* Use the MM-DD-YYYY format for numerical dates (e.g., 04-20-2021).
 * Use the 'Month Day, Year' format for dates (e.g., April 20th, 2021).
 * Use the <code style="border: 1px solid var(--border-color-base) !important; background: var(--bg-contrast) !important;"><nowiki>{{Stub}}</nowiki></code> template at the end of articles that are sparse and need more content.