Simdol Wiki:Manual of Style

The Manual of Style outlines the formatting for articles on Simdol Wiki.

Bolding
Bold text is used in its first usage at the intro of the article, and well as its alternate names. To bold a word or phrase, add 3 apostrophes on each end.
 * bolding
 * Airing (에어링), formerly known as Cupid Hearts (큐피드 하트), is a...

Columns
To create columns, first place and on the next line the number of columns you need (eg. Two columns:  )

At the end of the first column, place the same wikitext (in this case ) on the next line. At the final column, place on its own line as well.

Example: Zoisite#Discography

Italics
Italic text is used when referring to the titles of any published media. This not include singles or standalone tracks. To italicized a word or phrase, add 2 apostrophes on each end.
 * italicized
 * Blueming is the sixth mini-album by Airing.

You can also use 5 apostrophes for a bold italic.

Font size
Either place and between the text you want a smaller font size. Alternatively you can use the template.
 * This is an example
 * This is an example
 * This is an example
 * This is an example

Line break
Place  between the text you want a line break.
 * This is an example of a line break.
 * This is an example of a line break.

Quotations
"Quoted" text is used when referring to quotes, the title of songs & singles, TV episodes, articles, or to emphasize specific words.
 * "Lovelinus" is the first single album by Blushing.
 * "Cheer Up" is a song by YouUs.
 * Their name is an acronym for "You & Us".

Tables
When creating a table, please use class="wikitable" as opposed to class="article-table". For those using the Visual Editor, it is recommended that you switch to the Source Editor as the Visual Editor uses the default latter table class.

An example wikitext of a table is provided below (this case for group articles):

Disambiguation
When a page share the same title with another, please let the admins know and they will create a disambiguation page that lists all the pages under that said name, separated into appropriate sub-sections if needed (Artists, Individuals, Music, Shows etc.). It is also best to rename the page with a different title.


 * Template
 * Disambig

Restrictions
Due to Wiki technical restrictions, the symbols (# < > [ ] { } |) can not be included in the name.

People
When naming an individual, it should be the one they are referred in public and promotions. For example, use Indie instead of her birth name Yoon Indie, the stage name Mondai Mayu instead of Hasegawa Mayu.

For birth names inside the artist's infoboxes, it should spelled based on their living locations. Most common ways to write someone name is either last/family name then first name (Park Subin) or first name then last/family name. (John Smith)

 Western name order  is usually used in most European countries and in countries that have cultures predominantly influenced by Western Europe (e.g. North and South America, North, East, Central and West India, Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines).

 Eastern name order  is primarily used in East Asia (for example in China, Japan and Korea), as well as in Southeast Asia (Cambodia and Vietnam), and southern and north eastern parts of India, and also in Hungary.


 * Lee Daeho
 * Nallia (Not referred as Chou Nallia in group/individual promotions, teasers etc.)
 * Chrystal Garlits
 * Eudoxia (Not referred as Itou Masami in group promotions.)

Media
For media (eg. albums, singles, TV shows), English takes prevalence as this is an English-language Wiki. When a release does not have an official English name, their native name should be Romanized.


 * Examples:
 * How You Like That(Girl Gang)
 * The group's name is included in brackets as it shares the same name with other articles
 * "No Fear (Leyla)"
 * Original name is "Non Peur" but English should be used if the album has a direct translation available.
 * "shitsuren"
 * (Romanized from "失恋")

Language
Not every person, group or published media has an English-only name. Many are in another language with an accompanying English name. In these cases, the English name takes prevalence for easy identification, following with their native name.

Because this wiki contains multiple language's in it's content, it is not necessary to provide translations for albums, people, groups in all languages.

It is necessary to specify a person/groups country of origin (eg. Limitless is a South Korean girl group) as this is a Sim Idol wiki multiple types of idols, celebrates, influencers, ect. will be on this wiki.

If you are someone that uses real world locations then please use real world locations in your descriptions. If you use sim world locations then feel free to use those locations.

Dates and numbers
Dates are preferred to be expressed as Month-Day-Year (eg. January 1, 2018).

For measurements, numbers should be under the metric system (kg, cm etc.). There are plenty of converters online you can use.

Numbers can either be numeric or spelled out though numeric is preferred for larger numbers (eg. 20 and over).

Spelling
The English language varies depending on the country or region, but American English is the standard language used on the Wiki for all content.

Capitalization
Headings and article titles use sentence case when it comes to capitalizing words. This means the first letter is uppercase and subsequent letters lowercase with exceptions such as proper nouns or acronyms.
 * Sister's Slam Dunk (show)
 * Kim Hye-lim
 * HVSH

Tense
Sentences should be in past tense unless it refers to an upcoming release or event. In which case please remember to go back and change it when the release or event pasts.

Wikilinks
To link to an article within this Wiki, use double square brackets to enclose the target link:
 * Example article
 * BEFORE SCHOOL

You can also format the link to either show it as bolded, italicized, etc. Just follow the formatting section on this page.To give the same link a different name, use the vertical bar "|":
 * S&J

To link to a specific section in the article, add a hashtag after the main article to the section title:
 * Example article
 * the history of UNIVERSE

A red link shows up if an article does not exist yet. Also links are case-sensitive, so check to make sure that you have the correct link (eg. SUNee vs Sunee)

Interwiki links
Here are examples on how to link to another Wikia or Wiki site:
 * Mt. Komorebi
 * Barnacle Bay
 * The Wikipedia entry for The Sims

Categories
Categories intend to group together pages on a similar subject. It help readers to find and navigate the subject area and it's relationships with one another.

They are found at the bottom of the article's page. Clicking it brings up a category page listing the articles (or other pages) that have been added to that particular category. There may also be a section listing the subcategories of that category.

Example of a category tree (from least to most specific):

Additional help
Need more assistance? Contact the admin for more specific questions. For other basic questions, check out the Wikia Community Central.