The Wiki Expectations gives wiki editors a guide on how wiki pages should look. It also provides details on our editing specific policies. For our social and general rules, please see the guidelines page.
Content
- All content must be related to Incredibox.
- 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.
- All content must be objective. You could use Discussions or article comments to discuss your opinions. For example, it would not be okay to add "I think Rem is a really cool person and she is the most popular YouTuber ever!" to Rem's page.
- Use the edit summary as you submit your edit. It lets others know what changed in the article, even if it's just a minor change. This makes it easy for users to back track a page's history.
- Do not plagiarize content from Wikipedia or any other sources. Write it in your own words. The goal is to write the key ideas in your own words so that you don't plagiarize. This improves your overall credibility.
- Do not be overly specific when writing, only as specific as necessary.
- Use full sentences where possible.
- If you are new to wikis, you may want to read the tutorial on FANDOM Help.
- To learn the basics of editing a wiki, go to the page editing guide.
Writing conventions
Article title precedence
Often on Incredibox there will be the need to create articles for different subjects, all with the same title. When we do so, one of the articles will get a plain title, and the others will have an addition to them. The following list is an order of precedence for how these are decided.
- Version
- Example: Sunrise
- Version articles should NEVER have anything in their title besides the name of the version.
- Sound
- Example: Sunrise (Character)
- Sounds take precedence over other types of articles, but not over versions.
- Sounds with the same name as the version they appear in should have (sound) appended to the title.
- Sounds with the same name as another sound from another version should have ("Version Title") appended to the title.
- Every other page
- Example: Little Miss (Bonus).
If you're ever have doubt with how to title a page, please ask an admin.
Language
- American English is preferred on the wiki.
- Colloquialisms, slang, l33t speak and other informal styles are not acceptable.
- Users can use short hand on non-content namespaces only
- The following words should be avoided: Interestingly, Surprisingly, Coincidentally. These can be overused, so similar words should be used alongside explaining why the subject matter is interesting, for example.
- Furthermore, using "(subject) is a direct reference to.." is redundant. "Direct" is already implied from the subject matter being referred to in an episode, game etc. It is suitable to use “(subject) is a subtle reference to…” but this should not be overused, as references can be often subtle.
Linking
- Do not overlink. Generally, a page should be linked to, from a given article only once, on its first occurrence. Links may be repeated if the first link is far up the page or if the manner the word is used in makes it necessary.
- The exception to this would be episode titles, which should always be linked to each time they occur, regardless of how often they occur.
- If a link is not to this wiki put the URL like this:
[https://www.incredibox.com/ Incredibox]. It will look like this: Incredibox. - If the link is to a page in this wiki, use
[[Incredibox]]link. It will look like this: Incredibox.- Pipe-linking: Links may appear as different words than the name of the page that they link to. For example, if you write only "Romain" and want to link his page, you'll do it this way
[[Romain Delambily|Romain]]. You can write anything you want after "|" as it will always link to the page that comes before it. - Extra link text: Everything written after "]]" will expand the link. For example, if you want to link the plural of a page, instead of writing
[[Incredibox|Incredibox's]], you can write[[Incredibox]]'s.
- Pipe-linking: Links may appear as different words than the name of the page that they link to. For example, if you write only "Romain" and want to link his page, you'll do it this way
- To link to other wikis, you should use
[[w:c:wiki name:article name|intended name]].- For example,
[[w:c:community:Interwiki map|Interwiki map]]will produce Interwiki map.
- For example,
- To link articles from Wikipedia you should use
[[wikipedia:Article name|Article name]].
Attribution
- Do not add any attributions (like "written by XYZ") or dates ("written on 5/13/22") to articles. An accurate record of all contributions to an article is available via its "History" page.
Formatting
Bold
- Bold the article name the first time it appears in the article itself. Any alternative names should also be bolded at their first occurrence.
- Avoid using bold formatting for general emphasis.
Italics
- "Incredibox" should be italicized, but only if it's referring to the game.
- Italics should be used for the titles of albums, books, songs, movies, shows, and games.
Emphasis
- Do not use ALL CAPS.
- Avoid bolding words for general emphasis.
- Avoid using double emphasis (e.g. combining bold and italics).
- Use emphasis sparingly and only when necessary.
Underlining
- Underlining article content should be used sparingly and only in special cases.
Character names
- Do not use Fanon names, if the character has no name, please send a message to an admin and it will be discussed.
- For topics without a name, it is customary to choose a name that describes the topic.
Categories
Categories are used for both organizational and navigational purposes. When adding categories, make sure that the category belongs in the article. Also always check the description for each category before adding it.
- Always pay attention when adding a category, categories need to be written and capitalized properly in order for them to work.
- Please consult with an administrator prior to creating new categories. While categories are great for organization, the also present unintended side-effects.
- Episode specific categories don't belong in character articles and vice versa.
- Do not make-up unneeded categories, they will be removed from the article and deleted.
- Do not recreate or restore categories/category pages deleted by administrators.
Sources
- Information such as ages, birthdays, dates of birth, a real person's current or past life, and release dates must be backed up by a valid and credible source. There are no exceptions to this rule and this should be considered a zero-tolerance offense. If you don't have a valid source, then you do not know the information, regardless of how 'sure' you may think you are. If you are unable to format a citation, contact an administrator for assistance.
Files
Images
- Images are highly recommended to be named appropriately, relating to the image's contents. Images will be renamed or removed if the name contains random numbers or letters such as "711_image-15.jpg" or "Screenshot 2022-13-05 at 8.42.08 PM.png". Names should relate to the image's contents or purpose such as "incredible-polo.png" or "sunrise.png".
- All files you upload should be used somewhere on the wiki. files that have been on the wiki are mostly recommended.
- Do not upload multiple images in a short amount of time without the approval of an administrator first.
- Do not upload duplicate images. Check the topic's gallery to see if your image has been already uploaded. If you want to upload a better version of an image, go to the file page, and replace the image if it's the same format (png, jpg, etc.). If your image has a different format, we recommend using a website that converts images to another format.
- Galleries should not contain more than 115 images unless necessary,
- Images added to any galleries should be of the highest quality available, just like the current images.
Videos
- If you find a video that doesn't work or it's no longer available, contact an administrator as fast as possible.
Main article linking
Some times it may become necessary to add a short paragraph about something that already has an article. To do so, do the following:
- First, take note of the page you are linking to.
- Second, add the template below to the top of the section or paragraph you wish to link back to an article:
- {{main|PAGE TITLE HERE}}
Example: Entering in {{main|Axe Boat}} produces:
- Main article: [[]]
- Note: Use this template in the correct spot. It is always best to add it either above the paragraph or just below the section header. Use sparingly. Do not add this template to every singe subsection. If you are in doubt, ask an administrator, we would be glad to help you.
Templates
It is recommended to consult an administrator before creating a new template. They are usually created in order to display material that needs to be shown on multiple pages at the same time. Therefore, there is no point in creating a template for personal use.
Page Templates
There are templates to help with page creation. You can copy the source to create your own page.
Boosting
Boosting is the process of making either useless or malicious edits just to heighten the count of edits they have made. Some things may appear to be boosting, but is not always so. For example, edit wars between a normal user and a vandal, who is trying to vandalize a page, and the user who is quickly undoing his edits.
- Do not edit the same article five times or more in a short amount of time. (ex: 1 hour or less)
- Check multiple times if your edits are right and make use of the "Preview" feature.
- An exception to this rule can be made when adding a lot of content to the page. (ex: writing the entire overview, history, etc)
References
- Always cite your reference when adding factual information in an article from a source other than the show, movie, or game.
- Always cite your reference when adding a character's age.
- The preferred format of citing your reference is:
<ref>{{cite web |url= |title= |publisher=}}</ref>
Redirects and renaming articles
Please do not create useless redirects or rename articles without at least discussing it in the comments or discussions.