This is the Manual of Style that explains the aspects that must be taken into account at the time of writing articles. Following these guidelines will result in articles of high quality, pleasant to read, correct and organized.
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Writing
Perspective
- Summaries should only include information that is known at the point of that installment's release. If there is an element to a story with unknown details at the time; the details should remain unknown, with only a pipe link added on occasion for nameless characters who are named later.
Grammar and Formality
- Since this is an encyclopedia, we use a formal writing style. This means, for example, that we avoid the use of any contractions, such as "he's", "didn't" "could've", etc. Use the full forms "he is", "did not", "could have" instead.
- "It's" is a contraction, and should not be used. "It's" is short for "it is" and is not the possessive of "it"; the possessive form of "it" is "its" with no apostrophe.
- All dates should be in Month D, Yr format (i.e. February 14, 2006).
- The metric system should be used when giving measurements, as this system is what is used in the series. Thus, for lengths and distances use centimeters, meters, and kilometers instead of inches, feet, and miles, and for weights use grams and kilograms rather than ounces and pounds. However, for heights, weights, and other sizes given in infoboxes, it is appropriate to include the imperial measurement in parentheses next to the metric.
- Keep the tenses of articles/sections consistent.
Neutrality
- Use a neutral point of view when writing. Any opinion or bias should be expressed on the forum, the Discord server or on the respective Talk Page, not in the article itself.
American English or British English
- We use only American English on this wiki, since the official translations of the manga by Yen Press are provided in American English; Wikia is also an American company which has its interface and documentation written in this localization of the language, and this wiki targets primarily an American audience.
- Diacritic such as á, à or â are not allowed in page names but they can be used for Romanji within the articles.
Level of detail
- Quantity does not mean quality, and not every detail is important. Articles should be written focused on the topic in question, extracting the relevant facts and avoiding unnecessary and unrelated information.
- Articles about media (chapters, episodes, movies, etc) should cover all main events but in a summarized way, not literally descriptive. Not "he opens the door, he enters the room, he finds a person, first-person says this, second person says this...", but "he finds some person and they talk about something".
- In general for any page, transcribing literal conversations in the style of "this character says, that character responds" should be avoided, since just mentioning the topic is relevant in most cases. Only when it is really important to mention the words of a character or it can not be found a way to write the summary without using this style, this could be allowed; but this should be done as little as possible.
- Articles about characters should focus on the actions of that character. Actions of third characters should be mentioned only when they directly involve the one of the topic and are relevant to the subject; but preferably should be told just quickly.
Presentation
- Paragraphs should be short and to the point, preferably no more than 10 lines and ideally with at least a reference at the end and an illustrative image every few paragraphs (see Images and References below).
Canon
- The canon material is the content accepted as part of the same continuity of the original series, the manga.
- Content made by series writer Aka Akasaka (including short stories and light novels), as well as Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko -interlude- chapters, is generally accepted as canon, while derivative material from other authors is intended to take place in alternate continuities and therefore is considered non-canon; unless it is specifically adapted by the author into the main continuity.