Article Guidelines

Welcome to the Hideous Grain Wiki's Article Guidelines.

Please refer to the wiki's guidelines for more information.

Introduction
This page will answer many of your questions pertaining to articles on this wiki. If you still can't find an answer, feel free to contact an administrator.

Articles
Moving on to articles. The following section will answer many of your questions pertaining to articles on this wiki.

What is an article
An article should be a page, officially named, with a topic falling under one of these categories:
 * A character from God's Eyes, such as Jason Stella
 * A chapter from Primordial Dimensions, such as "Chapter 1: Primordial Dimensions"
 * A place in God's Eyes, such as Cyro

Article Content
Depending on the page, there will be different content. Please keep certain information to the allocated page, and please add the correct category tag at the bottom of the article page.

Character Articles
Each character should have an article, as long as they are important enough. What defines important enough are shown in the three standards below.
 * Every character that visually appears on the show is allowed to have a page, except for characters that only appear in a group and don't perform any unique individual actions.
 * For the above group characters, a character page about the group should be created instead. (Example: Black Sparrow Legion)
 * We have some Category Lists of characters, objects and animals making it easier to find specific articles.

Each page of a character should have the following sections: Avoid using euphemisms such as "overweight" or medical terms such as "obese".
 * the Infobox with relevant information about the character (see character infobox template for instructions)
 * An introduction section giving a brief explanation of the character.
 * Next, in order, Appearance, Personality, Background and sections to further describe the character. If there is not enough information on the character, the Personality section can be omitted. When describing the character's appearance, first describe their physical appearance followed by their typical clothing and accessories. To describe a person's skin color, please use "light-skinned", "olive-skinned", "dark-skinned", or similar descriptions. Body size descriptions such as "thin", "fat", "tall", and "short" are okay.
 * A Gallery section should be added for any page that has an associated gallery. In this section, simply put.
 * A References section should be included if any references are used. In this section, simply put.
 * At the bottom of the page, include a characters navigation template.

Example of a character page: Wang Teng.

Locations
Each major location should have an article. Depending on the information, sublocations may be given their own page or assimilated onto the main location page.

A location article should include:
 * A place template for the infobox.
 * The Appearance section, detailing what the place is like or what is found there,
 * The Background section, detailing where the location was featured, what chapter it appeared in, what was the importance of the location.
 * A Gallery section should be added for any page that has an associated gallery. In this section, simply put.
 * A References section should be included if any references are used. In this section, simply put.
 * A places navigational template at the bottom of the page.

Example of a location page: Xingwu.

Objects
Each major object should have an article. An object article should include:
 * An infobox using the Object template.
 * A Background section describing when or where the object is seen and what is its function.
 * An Appearance section describing the appearance of the object.
 * A Gallery section should be added for any page that has an associated gallery. In this section, simply put.
 * A References section should be included if any references are used. In this section, imply put.
 * An objects navigational template at the bottom of the page.

Example of an object article: Shooting Star Spiral

Chapters
Each Chapter should have an article. It is best not to create too in-depth articles about chapters not translated or released yet, as the information and words can change according to the translator. Each chapter page should have:
 * An introductory paragraph (or sentence). This should include the title and chapter number.
 * A Overview section, giving a very short description of the chapter. It should consist of a short summary or recap about the chapter and major events that happened in the chapter, e.g. Main Character destroying an organization, obtaining an item, or leaving Earth. Try to avoid editing these sections, unless deemed necessary.
 * A Featured section, for all the items, organizations and characters that were featured in that chapter. Including links that go to their respective pages.
 * A Gallery section should be added for any page that has an associated gallery. In this section, simply put.
 * A References section should be included if any references are used. In this section, simply put.
 * Any chapter page that is not officialy translated and released should use the spoiler template.

Example of a chapter page: "Chapter 1: This World Isn't Right!."

Replacing Infobox Images

 * Main: Media Guidelines

Special note
Please avoid adding non-factual information/opinions.

Article titles
The article title must be the subject's official name, e.g. "Jason Stella" instead of "Main Character." The article title should be official but also concise.

Article titles should follow capitalization rules mentioned below.

Relationships
Please create relationship pages. Instead of creating a section in a character's article describing relationships, please create a seperate sub-page describing the characters relationship with all of the other characters.

Appearances
Please include an appearance section in an article and not in a character box.

Internal references
If you wish to cite a specific chapter, you can use the cite chapter template. To use this template, use the following format with the episode number. For example:

would cite chapter 1 (in other words, "Chapter 1: Primordial Dimensions.")

Article Do's and Don'ts
Do's
 * Write in paragraphs
 * Use punctuation
 * Add Link
 * Add categories
 * Fix grammar
 * Use templates

Don'ts
 * Forget capitalization
 * Leave blank articles
 * Vandalize articles
 * Add opinionative information
 * Add both appearance and personality in character info boxes

Article Talk Pages
Please keep the topic of article talk page discussions about improving the article itself. Do not post personal or opinionative comments, as those belong to the [|Community Forum].

General Tips
For tips on improving article writing and general quality guidelines, please read this article from Wikipedia.

Quotation Marks
Chapter titles should have quotes around them. Example: "This World Isn't Right!" instead of This World Isn't Right!.

Capital letters
Capitalization of article titles and section headers should include the first letter of the every word being a capital letter. For example, an article title should be "Wang Teng" instead of "Wang teng".

Spelling
Words on this wiki can conform to the spelling used in the UK or the US. As long as you use English, it doesn't matter which Standard Format you use.

Date and Time Formatting
''Read this article from Wikipedia for more on date and time formatting and standards. Below are excerpts from that article.''

Acceptable Date Formats
The following date styles are acceptable in Wikipedia articles, subject to rules included thereafter:
 * {| class="wikitable"

! Format ! Example ! Scope Full month name, space, numeric day, comma, space, full year Numeric day, space, short month name, space, full year Short month name, space, numeric day, comma, space, full year Four-digit year, hyphen, two-digit month, hyphen, two-digit day
 * MMMM D, YYYY
 * MMMM D, YYYY
 * September 8, 2001
 * Everywhere
 * D MMM YYYY
 * D MMM YYYY
 * 8 Sep 2001
 * rowspan="3" | Only in references, tables, lists or areas where conciseness is needed.
 * MMM D, YYYY
 * MMM D, YYYY
 * Sep 8, 2001
 * YYYY-MM-DD
 * YYYY-MM-DD
 * 2001-09-08
 * }

Unacceptable Date Formats
The following date styles are not acceptable in the Gravity Falls Wiki except in external titles and quotes:
 * We do not use ordinal suffixes, articles, or leading zeros (except for the YYYY-MM-DD format). We do not insert a comma between month and year, nor does it insert a full stop after the day (10 June 1921); however, when using the mdy format, a comma is required between day and year. When a date in mdy format appears in the middle of text, include a comma after the year (The weather on September 8, 2001, was clear and warm). Write out the full year string instead of using the apostrophe to abbreviate the first two digits of the year.
 * {| class="wikitable"

! style="text-align:left" | Incorrect ! style="text-align:left" | Correct the 9th of June 9. June || June 9 09 June 2001 || June 9, 2001 June 09, 2001|| June 9, 2001
 * 9 June 2001 || June 9, 2001
 * 9th June
 * 9th June
 * 9th June
 * June 9th || June 9
 * June, 2001 || June 2001
 * 9 June, 2001
 * June, 2001 || June 2001
 * 9 June, 2001
 * 9 June, 2001
 * June 9 2001
 * June 9 2001
 * '01|| 2001
 * }
 * An exception to this guideline is when a specific style of a date achieves notability within a culture, such as the Fourth of July (does not adhere to ordinal nor spelled out guideline, yet is acceptable).
 * Do not use year-final numerical date formats (DD/MM/YYYY or MM/DD/YYYY), as they are ambiguous: "03/04/2005" could refer to 3 April or to March 4. For consistency, do not use such formats even if the day number is greater than 12.
 * Do not use customized variations of the YYYY-MM-DD format. E.g., do not replace hyphen characters ("-") with any other character; do not change the order of year, month, or day. Use leading zeros for days or months when needed to make these fields two digits.
 * Yearless dates (March 5) are inappropriate unless the year is obvious from the context. There is no such ambiguity with recurring dates, such as January 1 is New Year's Day.
 * Do not use Roman numerals, such as "MMXII" for "2012", to denote years.
 * Do not use Roman numerals, such as "MMXII" for "2012", to denote years.