FairyTail - Mirai no Eda! Wiki:Standards

These are standards on how articles on the FairyTail - Mirai no Eda! Wiki should be made.

Use the Edit Summary
When editing pages, try to fill in the "Summary" box above the Save/Preview buttons before saving, when you do please make sure that you fill it with a clear description of the edit you made and, if it's not obvious, why the edit was made. Writing "made some changes" does not count as a summary. Accurate Summaries make it easier for the rest of us to keep track of all the recent changes.

Use the Minor Edit Button
A check to the minor edit box, above the summary box is intended to signify that only superficial differences exist between the current and previous version: typo fixes, formatting, or otherwise rearranging text without changing content.

On the other hand, a major edit is a version that should be reviewed by other editors to ensure that everyone agrees on the change. Therefor, any change that affects the meaning of an article is not minor, even if the edit is a single word.

Link Once
A given page should only contain one link to any other page. If a page links to Astoria Kurai in one place, then that should be the only link to Astoria Kurai on that page. Typically this link should be the first instance of the term in the article. But in the case of large articles, it's also ok to instead make one link in each major section instead of just once. Going with normal english, it's also a good idea to use a full name the first time you mention a character then use a shortened name such as Astoria to refer to Astoria Kurai.

Don't use conversational style
Although this is a wiki for a fanon project, it is still an encyclopedia. It should read like an encyclopedia, not like your daily message writing.
 * Check your spelling and grammar. Don't use internet slang (ex. "How r u?" or "c u 2nite"). If you're not 100% sure about the way a word is spelled, type it into Google. If you know that you're not the strongest speller, compose your edits and you can ask one of the members or the administrators for help.
 * Don't use "smileys" or "emoticons" in articles.

Article Creation

 * Do not create articles just because. If a lot of information is still unknown, figure it out first, ask other members or the administrators for help, before creating the article page. Remember that writing ??? on infoboxes and other templates is not allowed. An article can always be edited later, not every information has to be known right away.
 * All articles should be created with proper grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure. See the Manual of Style.

Neutral Point of View
The neutral point of view is a means of dealing with conflicting views. The policy requires that: As the name suggests, the neutral point of view is a point of view, not the absence or elimination of viewpoints. It is a point of view that is neutral—that is neither sympathetic nor in opposition to its subject.
 * Where there are or have been conflicting views, these should be presented fairly, but not asserted.
 * All significant points of view are presented, not just the most popular one.
 * It should not be asserted that the most popular view or some sort of intermediate view among the different views is the correct one.
 * Readers are left to form their own opinions.