Warriors Wiki:World/Guidelines

This is aimed to be a style guide for World articles. At this moment, it is not a guideline; only some ideas that need discussion before implementation. Please leave comments on the Talk page. Thanks, 20:14, October 19, 2010 (UTC)

General Considerations
These are some guidelines that all World articles should fulfill.
 * Article and section titles and Category names shall be nouns or noun phrases with correct capitalization. They shall be in singular (f.i. Twoleg instead of Twolegs), except if the concept is always referred to in plural (f.i. Sunningrocks)
 * Write and capitalize the names of locations and concepts as they appear in the book (e.g. sun-drown-place instead of Sun-Drown-Place, Gathering instead of gathering etc)
 * Articles shall be encyclopedic in content, mentioning every aspect of the topic without bias. If there are conflicting descriptions in the books (e.g. different definition of a concept), both should be mentioned in the article
 * Create links for other wiki articles whenever applicable; do not let pages get orphaned. One link for a certain other page in an article body is enough; lists references might contain an exception for aesthetic considerations
 * Spoiler tags should be put at the beginning and the end of things related to the plot
 * Book Mentions / History sections should be structured appropriately by series / book, and text should be indented by one tab
 * Note: For location / creature articles, the title for the section describing the book appearances should be "Book Mentions". For Clans, this section should be named "History".
 * When writing a synopsis (such as the Book Mentions of a location), use present tense. Do not alter present and past tenses when describing a plot; past tense is only used for things that happened before the storyline (e.g. a flashback)
 * Use in-universe terms, such as "sunhigh" instead of noon, "moon" instead of month
 * References sections shall have the title "References and Citations"
 * Article should be included in correct Categories

Articles on Locations
These refer to articles about locations appearing in the Warriors series, such as Sunningrocks.
 * It should contain a short, spoiler-free introduction, and preferably a free-use image on the location (images from the books do not fall in the free use category)
 * The article should be structured in the following way:
 * Description - a section describing the location:
 * Place and appearance
 * What is it used for, if applicable
 * Prey and plants found nearby, if applicable
 * A Mythology sub-section, if applicable
 * A History sub-section, if applicable. This should appear only if the location itself has a history of appearing, changing or being destroyed (such as Sunningrocks). It should not be confused with the Book Mentions section
 * Book Mentions, a section describing what happened at the location in question, structured by series / books (similar to the History section of a Character in PC)
 * References and Citations and See Also sections (if applicable)
 * Article should contain appropriate references:
 * For the Description section, reference every distinct and debatable information
 * For the Book Mentions section, reference major events and situations. Every line shouldn't be cited, but every key event (a codebreaking, a death, ect) should be
 * Article should be included in the Locations category

Articles on Clans and Groups
These refer to articles like ThunderClan or the Tribe.
 * It should contain a short, spoiler-free introduction, and the Clan infobox
 * The article should be structured in the following way:
 * Description, describing the Clan (where do they live, what do they prefer, skills etc), with sub-sections if needed
 * Territory, describing the Clan territory and the major landmarks (with links); structured by The Forest / The Lake (if applicable)
 * History, describing what happened to the Clan and its members in the Warriors books, structured by series / books (similar to the History section of a Character in PC)
 * History of Ranks, a table with the succession in the Leader, Deputy and Medicine Cat positions
 * References and Citations and See Also sections (if applicable)
 * Article should contain appropriate references:
 * For the Description and Territory section, reference every distinct and debatable information
 * For the History section, reference major events and situations
 * Article should be included in the Clans category

Articles on Ranks and Positions
These refer to articles like Warrior or Mentor.
 * It should contain a short, spoiler-free introduction, defining the rank
 * The article should be structured in the following way:
 * Description, describing the rank or position and its role in the Clan, their place, their den etc
 * Tasks, describing the tasks of the cats (if applicable)
 * Education, describing how to attain the rank or position (if applicable)
 * Special Cases, if applicable
 * References and Citations and See Also sections (if applicable)
 * Article should contain appropriate references to all sections
 * It should contain a link to a Category listing all cats with that rank

Articles on Creatures
These refer to articles about creature types like Badger or Rat. Note: articles on individual creatures, such as Midnight or Rat Leader belong to Characters, not to World.
 * It should contain a short, spoiler-free introduction, and the Charother infobox
 * The article should be structured in the following way:
 * Description, a general presentation of the creature, its appearance, habitat etc
 * Relation to Clan cats, describing if they are friendly or hostile to cats
 * Book Mentions, a section describing the events associated with the creatures, structured by series / books (similar to the History section of a Character in PC)
 * References and Citations and See Also sections (if applicable)
 * Article should contain appropriate references:
 * For the Description and Relation sections, reference every distinct and debatable information
 * For the Book Mentions section, reference major events and situations
 * Article should be included in the Creatures category

Articles on Ceremonies
These refer to articles like Warrior Ceremony, Vigil, or Gathering.
 * It should contain a short, spoiler-free introduction
 * The article should be structured in the following way:
 * Description, general information about the ceremony (purpose, when and where is it held etc)
 * Process, describing a ceremony and quoting the words used
 * References and Citations and See Also sections (if applicable)
 * Article should contain appropriate references for the Description and Process sections
 * Article should be included in the Ceremonies category

Reference Articles
These refer to articles like Diseases and Injuries, Medicine, or Fighting Techniques.
 * Known information should be presented in a list and referenced appropriately
 * If applicable, mention occurrences in a Book Mentions section, referenced as needed

Other Articles
There are some unique articles that cannot be included in any above category; such as Events Timeline. Common sense should be used and all distinct and debatable information should be referenced.