YoYoGames Wiki:Article formatting/general
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Here are some general tips for Formatting Articles.
- You can link others to this article by sending them a link to YY:FORMAT.
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General Article Format
Introductory paragraph about the article. For stubs, this paragraph includes all information about the topic. ==First, topmost, header== Content ==Second header== Some content ===Subheader 1=== More content, etc. ===Subheader 2=== More content ... ==Third Header== Some more content as well... ... ==See Also== *[[Bulleted]] *[[topics]] *[[that]] **[[are]] **[[related]] *[[to the]] *[[topic]] ==External Links== *[http://if any] *[...] [[Category:...]] (Categorization occurs here. Add as many categories as it applies)
Using Headers
The topmost level of headers allowed is the h2 header, which is written by surrounding a certain piece of text with a "==". For example, the header above "Using Headers" is achieved by writing:
==Using Headers==
Each header may have additional sub-header but of course it is not required. To achieve a sub-header of a certain section, all you need to do is add an additional "=" character on each side of the header text to surround it. For example, a possible subsection of this "Using Headers" section would be written by:
===Example Sub-header===
The process of additional subheaders can be added to achieve level 4 and level 5 sub-headers!
Introductory Paragraphs
An introduction paragraph would talk about the topic of the article in general and refer to it, usually defining it, etc. Taking the page Game Maker 5.1 as an example, you can see how it starts:
- Begins with name of the topic (in this case "Game Maker 5.1") is boldened. This is achieved by surrounding the text with three inverted commas '''.
- It is not included under any heading
- Except for
- Important templates,
- certain images,
- etc., the introductory paragraph is the first piece of content in the article.
If its not possible to begin with the name of the topic (i.e. the title is a singular common noun) such as Room, then a typical beginning would be: "A room is ...".
Categorization
Please see the Categorization Page for more information about categorizing articles properly.
All category links should be included at the end of the page so that others can easily edit them or change them as needed. All categories begin with "[[Category:" followed by the name of the category and a closing "]]".
See Also
- Other Article Formatting Guidelines
