This page contains L.A. Noire Wiki's editing guideline. It describes the style in which the articles at this wiki should be written and how the various formatting options should be applied.
Writing conventions
General
- This wiki uses all of the same writing conventions found in the Wikipedia:Manual of Style.
- In general, content should be written in a style appropriate for an encyclopedia. Descriptions should be clear and precise; speculations or uncertain facts should be avoided.
- Do not be overly specific when writing, only as specific as necessary.
- Use full sentences where possible.
Language
- Colloquialisms, slang, l33t speak and other informal styles are not acceptable.
- Game-specific words should always use the ingame spelling, even in cases when it is incorrect.
Perspective
- Contributions should use second-person ("you") or third-person ("the player"; not "this editor").
- Keep first-person sentences out of articles. Talking about your own experiences in a familiar way should be kept to the discussion pages.
Linking
- Do not overlink. Generally, a page should be linked to from a given article only once, on its first occurrence. Links may be repeated if the first link is far up the page or if the manner the word is used in makes it necessary (e.g. in summary lists).
Attribution
- Do not add any attributions (like "written by XYZ") or dates ("written on 14/02/09") to articles. An accurate record of all contributions to an article is available via its "History" page.
Formatting
General
- If you are new to wikis, you may want to read the tutorial on Wikia Help.
- To learn the basics of editing a wiki, go to the page editing guide.
Bold
- Bold the article name the first time it appears in the article itself. Any alternative names should also be bolded at their first occurrence.
- Keywords for which readers are likely to be scanning may be in bold for emphasis, but this should be used sparingly.
- Avoid using bold formatting for general emphasis.
Italics
- Italics should be used for the titles of books and games.
- Italics can be used for general emphasis, but should be used sparingly.
Emphasis
- Avoid using ALL CAPS.
- Avoid using quotation marks for emphasis.
- Avoid bolding words for general emphasis.
- Avoid using double emphasis (e.g. combining bold and italics).
- Use emphasis sparingly and only when necessary.
Categorization
- Any page belonging to a subcategory should not also be put under the parent category. For example, a page categorized as a "Landmark" should not also be categorized as "Location" because "Landmark" is a subcategory.