User:TotallyTinkerbell/Sandbox/EditingGuide

This Editing Guide is an official The 100 Wikia policy regarding editing articles on the Wikia. The guide is intended to make the wikia consistent, organised and clear and to help editors with language, layout, etc.

In situations the Editing Guide does not cover, please contact an Administrator for guidance. Issues or suggestions regarding the Editing Guide can be discussed in the Suggestions forum.

Before editing or posting on this wiki, please review the Policies first. Be aware that any content posted here will likely be edited at some point by other users. Everyone is working together to make the 100 wiki better. Please do not take offense.

Any user violating one of these rules with be given a warning by one of the Admins. Multiple offences can result in being banned from the wiki. If you would like to report an offence, please contact the Admins as well.

General

 * Correct spelling and grammar is to be used on the articles.
 * This is an American television show so American English is used on this wikia.
 * Spelling examples: color instead of colour, familiarize instead of familiarise, offense instead of offence.
 * Commas and periods go inside quotation marks.
 * Dates are written in American format: Month DD, YYYY.
 * The serial comma is used.
 * Numbers under ten should be spelled out.
 * Avoid making multiple edits on an article at a time. Editing errors are understandable. Making edits to boost achievement points is not okay.
 * Use the "Preview" button before making the edit to ensure everything is the way it should be.

Perspective and Tense
All articles are written in '''third person. '''Articles should be informative, unbiased, and factual rather than speculative. Articles should not include personal opinion.
 * Use present tense when referring to most articles. Such articles include: Alive Character, Cast, Episode, and the Novel articles.
 * Example: "Clarke Griffin is a character featured in The 100. Clarke is the daughter of Doctor Abigail Griffin and Senior Environmental Engineer and Deputy Resource Officer Jake Griffin."


 * Use past tense when referring to Deceased Character articles.
 * Example: "Jake Griffin was a character featured on The 100. He was the husband of Abigail Griffin, and the father of Clarke Griffin."
 * If a character dies in the show, the tense does not need to be retroactively changed (i.e. Finn Collins).

Special Formatting

 * Titles of pages should be in bold (i.e. Bellamy Blake).
 * Episode titles are used as minor headings in the Throughout the Series and Quotes sections to easily identify episodes and should be written in italics and in bold (i.e. The Calm).
 * Otherwise, when used as a reference, it should be written in quotes (i.e. "The Calm").
 * The show name should be written in italics (i.e. The 100).
 * Trigedasleng words and phrases should always be italicized.
 * Title Case is used on page names and second-level subheadings (Early Life, Throughout the Series, etc...).
 * To establish consistency, "dropship" is one word going forward.
 * To reduce page volume and the need to edit multiple locations, duplicate/redundant information should be linked via to the original page with a brief summary (see Trikru section for an example).
 * Proper nouns are capitalized (Sky People, Grounders, Mountain Men, Delinquents, Earth, etc...).
 * Note: "Delinquents" is used as a proper noun in place of "The 100" to avoid confusion between the 102 Sky People initially sent to Earth, the novel, and the TV show.
 * When a proper noun is always referred to with its definite article (the Culling, the Ark, "The Calm"), include it in the article title. Otherwise, omit it or create a redirect to the simplified version.

Linking

 * Avoid linking to the current page.
 * Captions on pictures are excluded.
 * Quotes sections on Character articles are excluded.
 * To prevent over-linking, link something only once per section of the article. A single thing may be linked 1 to 4 times per page.

Referencing

 * If an event occurs in the show, it does not need a reference.
 * Please try to properly cite references and always include a link to the original source.
 * If you do not have a reference or one is missing, please put "[Citation needed]."
 * References must be from a valid source (not a personal blog on tumblr or a spoiler speculation site).

Article Layout
All articles should have section that summarizes the subject of the article, unless otherwise stated, and the applicable infobox template if one exists. These are the clean layouts for each page, templates will not be shown here. To find proper Templates, please visit the Template Guide.

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Characters
See Raven as an example.

See character templates here.

For characters, the following layout should be used:

Episodes
See Pilot as an example.

See episode templates here.

For episodes, the following layout should be used:

Relationships
See Clarke and Finn as an example.

See relationship templates here.

For relationships, the following layout should be used:

Events
See The Culling as an example.

See events templates here.

For events there is some flexibility. The following layout is a sample:

Locations
See Arkadia as an example.

See locations templates here.

For locations, the following layout should be used:

Groups/Organizations
See Grounders as an example.

See group templates here.

Subject to change depending on group type.

For group, the following layout should be used:

Seasons
See Season One as an example.

See season templates here.

For season, the following layout should be used:

Novels
See The 100 (Novel) as an example.

See novel templates here.

For novel, the following layout should be used:

Actor / Actress
See Eliza Taylor as an example.

Subject to change depending on actor/actress.

For actors/actresses, the following layout should be used:

Templates
See Template Guide too see which templates belong on which articles.

Categories
Categories are used to group articles with similar content, thereby making it easier to connect the information gathered in the wiki. When an article has a category it allows users to find it, and realize that it is part of that group, gender, or other specific type of classification. Every article should have at least one category attached to it.

There are two types of ways to add categories to an article.


 * 1) Go to the bottom of the article and click on the box "Add category". Type in the correct name and hit "enter". After select "Save".
 * 2) Go to the top of the article and click on the button "Edit". On the edit screen, on the right hand side, you'll see "Categories". Type in the correct name and hit "enter". After select "Publish".

Be careful removing categories, they were put there for a reason. Removing categories repeatedly can result in a ban on this wiki. However, perhaps you made an error or want to correct someone else error.


 * To remove a category, click the "Edit" button at the top of an article. On the edit screen, on the right hand side, you'll see boxes with a article's categories. Click on the little trash can next to the name of the category that you wish to remove. After select "Publish".

Please note that if more than one category applies, place both.

To see a full list of Categories click here.

Characters
Click 'expand' to see the categories.

Episodes
Click 'expand' to see the categories.

Season
Click 'expand' to see the categories.

Relationship
Click 'expand' to see the categories (cross-overs are possible with these categories).

Location
Click 'expand' to see the categories.

Other
Click 'expand' to see the categories.

Media
'''Media is defined as any sort of image on the wiki, including user pages.

User pages are a way for users to express themselves, and therefore, are allowed to contain images unrelated to the 100, as long as they are not:
 * Sexual/explicitly graphic
 * Inappropriate
 * Fanmade (see above policy)
 * Gifs not from the wiki
 * Containing inappropriate language
 * Considered offensive in any way

File extensions and naming conventions

 * Due to .PNG file's lossless compression, they are the preferred file type on the . However, .JPG files, while secondary, are also encouraged on the wiki.
 * Please make sure all file names include either the episode name or number and a brief description of the picture (i.e. "2.12 Oct Linc.png" or "Spacewalker Raven Bell.jpg").
 * User made .gif files are not to be permitted on the wiki. Gifs made by admins for character or relationship pages are the only form of gifs that are to be permitted.
 * A list of pre-made gifs, made by our wiki photographer, can be found here.

Copyright Policies

 * Images on  are allowed by the Fair Use Doctrine of the United States Fair Use Law. This states that non-free images on this wiki are for educational or informational use only.
 * Due to copyright, we do not allow images that are watermarked by anyone other than the CW.
 * This includes but not limited to: Spoiler TV, Zap2it, ksitetv, and any other website that features the 100 pictures.

Image Usage

 * Due to copyright issues and appearances,  prefers to use images sparingly, only when needed. Excess images communicating a similar idea will be removed.
 * The policy on The 100 Wiki is four images per scene.
 * Continued violations of this policy will result in admin intervention or blocking of the user in question.

Image Relevance

 * With the exception of user pages, images published on  without relevancy to the show or the cast and crew will be deleted.
 * All photos must be relevant to the page where it is posted, and it's title.
 * An exception is photos relating to our affiliates, such as logos, which should only be uploaded by admins.

Quality

 * Only images of the highest possible quality are permitted. Stretched or blurry images will be immediately deleted. If an image of high quality is unable to be found, contact the wiki photographer.
 * Cropping and alterations of light or color are permitted only when they enhance or better communicate the picture message.
 * For example, if an image contains a large amount of empty space around the main focal point, cropping the picture may enhance the image, and offer clarity on the subject.
 * Watermarks are only permitted when no images are available without watermarks. When non-watermarked images are available, they are the preferred image type.
 * Images can be replaced when a better version of the image exists. The replaced image must be identical to the previous image.

Fanart

 * Due to copyright issues, fan art is not permitted anywhere on . Fanart for user pages must be approved by an admin, and must be of the users own making.
 * This policy will be strictly enforced.
 * Fanart is defined as any drastically edited images, graphics, and fan videos.

Video

 * Only videos released by The CW Network or videos containing official, exclusive content, of or relating to The 100 are permitted.
 * Fan videos are NOT permitted, as addressed in the above policy.