MewWiki:Manual of style

The Manual of style, sometimes shortened to MoS, if primarily an instruction manual that explains how an article should be created, including titles, formatting, templates and linking.

As the Manual of style is not an official policy, its contents are just a recommendation. If disputes over a particular article persist, contact an administrator and/or the site's owner.

Basic formatting
The type of formatting on a wiki is called wikicode, which is basically simplified HTML. Contributers are expected to use a basic level of wikicode when editing and article.

Some commonly used wikicode is as follows:


 * Emphasis
 * Text can be bolded by type three apostrophies on either end of the word or phrase that is to be emphasised, for example  would result in Hello. Bolding is usually used only for bolding articles in the opening sentence. To emphasise text throughout the article, words can be italised by typing two apostrophies on either side, instead of three, eg.   would result in Hello.


 * Linking
 * To link to a page within the wiki, simply type the article's name inside a double set of square brackets, for example  would result in Main Page. To link to an article with alternate text, separate the article and alternate text with a pipe, for example   would result in the homepage of this wiki (note how it links to the Main Page).
 * External linking is done in a smiliar way to internal linking, and there are three slightly different ways of doing it:
 * Type the url as it is:  would become http://www.pokemon.com
 * Type the url inside square brackets (used for references etc.):  would become
 * Type the url inside square brackets and privide alternate text with a space:  would become the official Pokémon website.


 * Images
 * To insert an image into an article, it is usually put it into a frame. Do do this, type something like . This would give us the image to the right. Of course, the size and alignment of the image can be adjusted to suit the article. If you need to link directly to an image without actually putting it on a page, you could type either:
 * , linking directly to the file; or
 * , linking to the image's description page.


 * Categories
 * All pages must be categorised. This is because it helps keep articles oragised, and also allows people to browse through similar sites. To categorise an article, type as if your were linking to the category, for example  would place an article into Category:Fansites. However, if you need to make a text link to a category without placing the article in the category itself, type a colon before the   namespace, eg.   would result in Category:Fansites.

Lists
There are a few ways to format lists.

Unordered lists: Use an asterisk for each new line, and multiple asterisks can be used to indent a list:
 * Bulbasaur
 * Charmander
 * Squirtle
 * Wartortle
 * Blastoise
 * Pikachu

would give:


 * Bulbasaur
 * Charmander
 * Squirtle
 * Wartortle
 * Blastoise
 * Pikachu

Ordered (numbered) lists: Use a hash for each new line, and multiple hashes can be used to indent a list:
 * 1) Bulbasaur
 * 2) Charmander
 * 3) Squirtle
 * 4) Wartortle
 * 5) Blastoise
 * 6) Pikachu

would give:


 * 1) Bulbasaur
 * 2) Charmander
 * 3) Squirtle
 * 4) Wartortle
 * 5) Blastoise
 * 6) Pikachu

Indented lists: Use a semicolon for each new line, and a colon  can be used to indent a list:
 * Bulbasaur
 * Grass-type


 * Charmander
 * Fire-type


 * Squirtle
 * Water-type

would give:


 * Bulbasaur
 * Grass-type


 * Charmander
 * Fire-type


 * Squirtle
 * Water-type

Tables
Tables are used throughout the wiki and they are a very usefull way of presenting infomation. Simple tables are formatted like this:

Which results in:

For more in-depth information in tables, see this page.

Titles
To create an article, simply type the desired name of the article into the search bar, and (assuming the title isn't already taken) click on the link that says "Create the page "pagename" on this wiki!"

When creating an article, make sure you use the subject's exact title, including correct capitolisation (for example, "The Cave of Dragonflies", not "The Cave Of Dragonflies"). It is recommended that common misspellings, names with alphanumeric characters, abbreviations and previous names be redirected your site's correct article. Here are some examples:
 * Pokemon &rarr; Pokémon
 * Ninetails &rarr; Ninetales
 * Takharii's Stuff &rarr; Takharii.com

Headings and sections
In wikicode, headings are added with equals signs on either side. For example:

Sub-subheading
A heading with one equals sign on either side should not be used as it is only for the title of the article.

If neccessary, sections of article can be linked to by typing. For example, typing  would result in History of Mew the Pokémon (note how it links to the "History" sections of the article).

Templates
Templates are very similar to php an virtual includes. Basically, a template is an 'article' that can be included in another, some with parameters to change the colorscheme and details.

A template with no parameters is included by typing:: (Where  is the name of the template)

A template with nameless parameters is included by typing:

A template with named parameters is included by typing:

The é and other characters
As Mew Wiki is primarily based around Pokémon, special characters, such as the e-acute (é) and sometimes Japanese letters, are commonly used around the wiki. You must remember to use these characters when writing words such as "Pokémon".

Below the editing window, there is a characater pallete that you can use to insert special characters into a sentence. This is there for convenience, so please use it.