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===Content criteria=== | ===Content criteria=== | ||
* All content should relate to ''Foundation'' series of games, its setting or game mechanics. | * All content should relate to ''Foundation'' series of games, its setting or game mechanics. | ||
* All content needs to be accurate. Foundation Wiki aims to provide reliable information. In particular, adding speculation and own inventions (fan fiction, fan art etc.) to articles should be avoided. However, feel free to write to include this content in your [[Special:Mypage|user pages]] | * All content needs to be accurate. Foundation Wiki aims to provide reliable information. In particular, adding speculation and own inventions (fan fiction, fan art etc.) to articles should be avoided. However, feel free to write to include this content in your [[Special:Mypage|user pages]]. | ||
* All content needs to be verifiable. Other editors need to be able to check and verify it. | * All content needs to be verifiable. Other editors need to be able to check and verify it. | ||
* All content needs to be informative. Information which is only of interest to the writer or to other editors (as opposed to readers) should not be included in articles. | * All content needs to be informative. Information which is only of interest to the writer or to other editors (as opposed to readers) should not be included in articles. | ||
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| item name (generic) | | item name (generic) | ||
| lowercase<br /><small>(except trademarks within the name)</small> | | lowercase<br /><small>(except trademarks within the name)</small> | ||
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| media (real and fictional) | | media (real and fictional) | ||
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===Written Numbers=== | ===Written Numbers=== | ||
Written numbers should be used in writing where the number is between zero and one hundred. Numbers exceeding one hundred should be in numeric form.<ref>[https://www.grammarly.com/blog/when-to-spell-out-numbers/ Grammarly]</ref> | Written numbers should be used in writing where the number is between zero and one hundred. Numbers exceeding one hundred should be in numeric form.<ref>[https://www.grammarly.com/blog/when-to-spell-out-numbers/ Grammarly]</ref> | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
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===Titles=== | ===Titles=== | ||
Overall, article titles should be in the singular, rather than the plural. The only exception to this is overview articles, which cover multiple subjects in a topic | Overall, article titles should be in the singular, rather than the plural. The only exception to this is overview articles, which cover multiple subjects in a topic. | ||
Article titles should also follow [[#Capitalization|Capitalization]] policy. | Article titles should also follow [[#Capitalization|Capitalization]] policy. | ||
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====Redirects==== | ====Redirects==== | ||
Redirects should only be created in the following situations: | Redirects should only be created in the following situations: | ||
* Where a user is likely to search with words included or omitted | * Where a user is likely to search with words included or omitted. | ||
* Where a subject is bundled into another article only | * Where a subject is bundled into another article only. | ||
* Common misspellings - these would be done by the [[Project:Staff|administrators]] based on | * Common misspellings - these would be done by the [[Project:Staff|administrators]] based on commonly recreated misspelled articles. | ||
* Ease of maintenance - where the text to a page link often will not match the article title (e.g using first name only, pluralism which differs from the singular) a redirect may be beneficial to editors and readers. | * Ease of maintenance - where the text to a page link often will not match the article title (e.g using first name only, pluralism which differs from the singular) a redirect may be beneficial to editors and readers. | ||
** Plurals that do not change the spelling of the singular (e.g. carrots) should not be created. | ** Plurals that do not change the spelling of the singular (e.g. carrots) should not be created. | ||