TV5 Wiki:Manual of Style

This is the manual of style of the TV5 Wiki. Please do not do any reorganization or cleanup of wikitext on the wiki unless you are fixing things to follow this style guideline.

Article Names
Every article must have a name, chosen according to the Naming Policy of the wiki.

The following points are critical to formatting article titles:


 * "Title Case": The first letter of every word in a title must be capitalized, except for articles (a, an, the), coordinating conjunctions, prepositions and the "to" in an infinitive.
 * Singular form: Article names should be singular as a general rule, however, some exceptions are accepted.
 * Subpages: For articles, this template should be added:  where main topic is the main topic of the navbar, like "TV5", "One Sports", and programming. (example:   and  ) On subpage articles, like One Sports/TV network, use the MediaWiki magic word , where title is how you want the title to be displayed in the header. You can use markups (  for italics,   for bold,   for underline, or even   and   tags if you want to style the title in the header). Make sure it's appropriate, and it will be similar to the following:
 * Steven Universe Wiki: and  (both articles display Steven Universe as display title)
 * Encyclopedia SpongeBobia: and  (both articles display SpongeBob SquarePants as display title)
 * Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki: and  (both articles display Iron Man as display title)
 * Don't color words when using, however, this doesn't apply to IBA sa 5 and Get It On 5.

Article Sections
As a general guide, all articles should be structured as follows:
 * 1) Infobox
 * 2) Quote (optional)
 * 3) Description
 * 4) Main Sections
 * 5) Trivia
 * 6) Gallery
 * 7) References
 * 8) External Links
 * 9) Navbox (optional)
 * 10) Categories

Heading Format
In order to create Sections for an article, the  (heading) markup must be used headings, not the   (bold) markup.

Example:

which produces:
 * This is a heading 

Using this codes, a table of contents is automatically generated from the headings in an article. Sections can be automatically numbered for users with that preference set and words within properly marked headings are given greater weight in searches. Headings also help readers by breaking up the text and outlining the article.

Links

 * Internal Links: Any internal article should be linked in every mention in another article's infobox, once upon its first mention in another article's intro, and once upon its first mention in each of other articles' sub-sections.
 * Unnecessary Punctuation: Linking unnecesary punctuation should be avoided in the articles. Letters or words touching the link will be included in the link and should avoided as well (e.g. use TV5 's instead of TV5's ).
 * Headers should be in the form ==Header==, not the form == Header ==. This only applies to articles, image pages use == Summary == automatically and talkpages are free form and no changes should ever be made to header style.
 * Things like  and   are pointless, only   should be used.
 * Don't bypass redirects using things like  make use of the redirect properly with.
 * It is recommended to use linking templates rather than redirects.
 * Do not add external links to other sites without permission.
 * Do not use external links in the body of an article: External Links must be reserved for the trivia, external links, and references sections.

Images

 * Images appearing in articles should avoid having external logos of the series/networks where it has aired.
 * Avoid having text between two or more images (sandwich effect). or between an image and an infobox.
 * Thumbnails shown in the article should generally be 200px/250px. Images containing important detail (e.g. a map, diagram, or chart) may need larger sizes than usual to make them readable.

Templates
Templates should be added where it is necessary and removed when it is unnecessary.

Trivia
Trivia helps readers learn more facts about the subject that is not originally in the main body of the article.

Categories
Every article must be categorized, adding one of the existing categories that can be applied to it. Consult the Layout Guide and its derived sub-pages in order to consult the categories that should be applied to each article. A list of categories can be found here.

Italics

 * Use italics for the titles of television series, movies, books, and segments.
 * Incorrect: Frontline Pilipinas, FRONTLINE PILIPINAS, Frontline Pilipinas, "Frontline Pilipinas"
 * Correct: Frontline Pilipinas
 * Also for TV series, films, books, and segments, use the Italic title template on the top. See the template for more information.

Bold

 * When writing the introduction paragraph of an article, use bold for the main title, as well as any subsequent titles that redirect to that article.
 * Correct: (from TV5): "TV5 or 5 (formerly ABC or ABC 5 and The 5 Network) is a Philippine free-to-air television network based in Mandaluyong."
 * Do NOT use bold to emphasize text in a sentence, as this can be misleading to the above bulletpoint. Though sentences are recommended to have no text emphasis, the preferred alternative method is to use italics (see above).

Quotation Marks

 * Individual episode names, individual short names, and songs are to be "quoted" and not italicized. Use them only in the lead sentences.
 * Incorrect: Iba sa 5
 * Correct: "Iba sa 5"

Grammar
Grammar is a writer's toolbox. You can't build good sentences without knowing how to use your tools. Since a wiki article must be as clear as possible for all the people reading it, editors must keep close to correct grammar standards to ensure clear communication.

Three C's
To best achieve a Good Article, writers here generally apply this rule of thumb: language should be clear, consistent, and concise.


 * Clarity mandates that the language relay its message sharply, unambiguous, and be wholly self-evident. It is important to be as clear and neutral as possible so as to communicate the idea of a sentence effectively to the reader.
 * Consistency ensures article flow, an important aspect in being clear. The article should be easy to read and predictable, while assuming a reasonable comprehension level.
 * Concision, or brevity, is the art of using no more words than necessary to convey an idea, though it should not be misunderstood with "leaving out information". It is an important practice when writing so that you do not lose your audience — try to think "get to the point" as much as possible.

Capitalization
Despite unnecessary capitalization should be avoided, it should not be reserved for proper names only.

Spelling and Punctuation
This Manual of Style is not intended to be detailed English guide. Knowledge of basic spelling and punctuation is automatically assumed. However, some cases have brought themselves up and are thusly considered noteworthy; and therefore suitable of being listed here.