Kekkaishi Wiki:Editing Guidelines

This page contains the Editing guideline of Kekkaishi Wiki.

General

 * The contents of the articles should be unbiased. Editors are not supposed to write their own opinions. Only the things mentioned in the anime or manga should be written.
 * Do not be over specific, or write a large description about a small event. Be as specific as necessary.
 * Do not add unnecessary information to the articles.
 * In general, content should be written in a style appropriate for an encyclopedia. Descriptions should be clear and precise; speculations or uncertain facts should be avoided.
 * Articles should be written in present tense. Exceptions are the events related to past, like flashbacks.
 * No attribution or date should be mentioned in the articles.

Perspective

 * Articles should be written in second or third person.
 * First person articles should not be included in articles. If editors want to discuss, they can visit the discussion pages.

Language

 * American English is preferred for articles.
 * Rōmaji or Kanji is used for the translation of names etc.
 * Lyrics for Opening or Ending song can be in English, Rōmaji and kanji as well.

Linking

 * Articles shouldn't be heavily linked.
 * A page should be linked only once, on its first occurrence.
 * Exceptions may be infoboxes, or list/tables of characters.

Capitalizing

 * Article's names and links should not be overcapitalized.
 * When used in a sentence, links should follow normal grammatical sentence structure, so unless it's a proper noun don't capitalize it.
 * Common words shouldn't be capitalized unnecessarily only because its a link.

General

 * New users should read Wiki Help.
 * Any article is supposed to be formatted in a constructive manner. No unnecessary text or information should be added.

Bold

 * Editors are supposed to bold the name of an article the first time it appears in the article itself. The same applies to any alternative name of that article.
 * Some important or newly introduced terms maybe be in bold.
 * Text shouldn't be in bold for general emphasis. Editors can use double inverted commas (") or italics in some places.

Italics

 * Italics can be used for general emphasis, but in a controlled manner.
 * Articles shouldn't be spammed with text in Italic.

Underlined

 * Underlined text should be avoided. Articles are not supposed to contain underlined text.

Emphasis

 * Avoid using ALL CAPS.
 * Avoid using bold and italic together.
 * Avoid bold for general emphasis.
 * Only important words should be emphasized. Use emphasis only when necessary.