Elysia MC:Editing guidelines
These guidelines must be followed by editors on the wiki.
English conventions
Standard English must be used.
▶ novaterra is a country east of spawn
▶ Novaterra is a country east of Spawn.
In cases where British English and American English conflict, American English takes priority.
▶ The main colours of Shintsuchi are red and yellow.
▶ The main colors of Shintsuchi are red and yellow.
The serial comma (or Oxford comma) is to be used in lists.
▶ Elysia was created by Alexia, ZeBoss and Flopsy.
▶ Elysia was created by Alexia, ZeBoss, and Flopsy.
Use proper long dates.
▶ Vasti was founded on 16/04/23.
▶ Vasti was founded on April 16, 2023.
▶ Vasti was founded on April 16th, 2023.
▶ Vasti was founded on the 16th of April, 2023.
Short dates may be allowed in statistics, in which case, use DD/MM/YYYY.
▶ Founded 04/16/23
▶ Founded 16/04/23
Verifiability
Do not spread wrong information, intentionally or not.
▶ Vasti is known for its pacifist foreign policy.
Be neutral, no matter how justifiable the viewpoint.
▶ Kartoonzz was a sick, evil, and twisted man.
▶ Kartoonzz was a griefer who held controversial views.
Being 'wiki-like'
Bold the subject's names on their first mention. Don't bold the article (the, a).
▶ Patrium (officially the Republic of Patrium) is a country north of spawn.
▶ Patrium (officially the Republic of Patrium) is a country north of spawn.
Make wiki links to the first mention of a subject.
▶ World War One was a war between Novaterra and Penis Country. It began when Novaterra declared war on Penis Country.
▶ World War One was a war between Novaterra and Penis Country. It began when Novaterra declared war on Penis Country.
▶ World War One was a war between Novaterra and Penis Country. It began when Novaterra declared war on Penis Country.
Do not advertise.
▶ Seanánville is now looking for new citizens - offering a free starter kit.
Avoid emotive language.
▶ Novaterra mercilessly attacked the defenseless Westportian people.
▶ Novaterra declared war on Westportia.
Give appropriate detail, avoid basic or unwieldly long sentences.
▶ StevensJax griefed Novaterra.
▶ Shortly after the establishment of Novaterra, StevensJax would come to New Amsterdam on the 1st of August, 2022, at approximately 21:30 UTC, and destroy two houses, later then getting banned for one week after this event.
▶ StevensJax is responsible for the destruction of two houses in New Amsterdam.