Revision as of 22:04, 11 April 2010 by PhrozenDragon3@legacy41772721(talk | contribs)(Capitalized headers (in accordance with the style guide) and added additional link info.)
Items, monsters, areas, quests etc. are all considered to be names. Abyss Knight should thus have a capital K, as should the Cold Plains, Breath of the Dying and Terror's End and so on.
Prepositions are usually not part of a name. Do not write The Dark Wood, but the Dark Wood
Article Names
All words in article names are capitalized except for prepositions, except for when the preposition is in fact part of the name.
Article headers are, just like article names, to be capitalized on each word.
Categories
Words in category names are capitalized except for prepositions, except for when the preposition is in fact part of the name.
Incorrect
(generic):
Category:Unique items
Correct
(generic):
Category:Unique Items
Flowing Text
Capitals are not to be used in flowing text for emphasis or similar purposes. Use italicized words instead.
Incorrect
(generic):
Gloams are EXTREMELY dangerous
Incorrect
(generic):
Gloams are Extremely dangerous
Correct
(generic):
Gloams are extremely dangerous
Page Names
Article Names
Page names should be short yet adequately describe what the page contains. They should not be too long (unless necessary) and not contain useless words and prepositions.
Incorrect
(generic):
List of All Unique Items in Diablo II
Accepted
(generic):
List of Unique Items (Diablo II) (Only to be used if it is in fact a list)
Correct
(generic):
Unique Items (Diablo II) (The preferred way of naming pages with many different items on them)
Article Headers
Like articles, headers should express what the section contains.
Headers should not be phrased as questions, imperatives, sentences or other complex structures.
Category Names
Categories, unlike articles, must sometimes have quite long and descriptive names to adequately explain what they contain, much more so than article names. They should still avoid entirely unnecessary words however.
Naming Conflicts
Sometimes there are several pages that could have the same name, only they can't because they articles belong to different games. An example of this is the Monk class.
There are three monks in total: one in Diablo III, one in Diablo: Hellfire, and one in Diablo: The Hell. Even though they share the same name, they are distinct classes from very different games, and so cannot be on the same page.
The solution is to add a "game suffix" after some of the articles to easily differentiate pages from the Diablo III equivalent.
If one item is unlikely to be more popular than another, or if there are simply too many pages with similar names, a disambiguation page should be created that links to each of the articles in question.
Linking
If another article in the wiki is mentioned, it should be linked to. Links should be used sparingly however.
Other articles should only be linked to once per article, unless the article is very long. Multiple links to the same article are not to be used in quick succession.
Diablo traveled to Lut Gholein after putting Andariel to guard the monastery. Seeking his brother, Diablo went out into the desert in search of Tal Rasha's Tomb. When he came there though, Tyrael was waiting for him, and he almost managed to defeat Diablo had not Marius freed Baal during the fight.
Links in Headers
Do not put links in article headers. Both use the same color, and the link will not be visible; it will appear just like normal.
Acronyms
Acronyms should be kept to a minimum in the wiki, at least in flowing text. In a table or other area of compilation it might be a good idea to use them however due to repetition and/or size constraints. If an acronym is used, it should be a commonly used one, such as FCR for Faster Cast Rate.
References
Citations in Diablo Wiki will almost exclusively be to one of the Diablo books or a webpage.
If a book is cited, the title and author needs to be included. The page number is often a good thing to include as well. Anything else, such as publishing date or publisher, is entirely optional. The title of the book should be italicized.[1]
Very many colors have been specified for specific purposes in the wiki, and the same color should always be used for the same purpose.
Template colors
Color
Hex value
RGB Value
Description
#2F0600
47 06 00
Header used in tables
#3F2115
63 33 21
Color used in navbox groups
#501E0A
80 30 10
Header used in navboxes
Text colors
Color
Hex value
RGB Value
Description
#FFA500
255 165 0
Color of crafted items
#4169E1
65 105 225
Color of magic items
#CCCC52
204 204 82
Color of rare items
#00FF00
00 255 00
Color of set items
#A59263
165 146 99
Color of unique items
#F2D5AD
242 213 173
Color of headers in infoboxes
Usage of Colors
Colors are not to be used on flowing text, either for emphasis or other reasons.
In templates and tables colors can however be used. This can be to:
Show what quality, or kind, an item, monster or similar is of. Such usage of color should always closely represent how the object in question is displayed in-game.
Highlight specific parts of templates, such as headers.
Clearer structure or better design.
Incorrect
(generic):
The Paladin's Conviction aura does not reduce poison resistance.
