The Manual of Style is a resource specifying the guidelines or standards expected of certain pages on the wiki. It will also be a resource for how to use templates and the editor.
External Resources
When looking for resources to help style templates or wiki pages, it's more effective to refer to documentation labeled for MediaWiki as opposed to labeled for Fandom. While both Fandom and NBITTRPG Wiki are both built on MediaWiki, they do not share the exact same extensions or capabilities as one another.
- See this page for help on creating templates.
- If you are familiar with CSS, Javascript, and understand what functions are and aren't available between NBITTRPG Wiki and Fandom, you can use Fandom-related style guides, like here.
Writing Style
Most pages should be written in past tense. This is to avoid unintentional spoilers for those casually browsing the wiki. Future or present tense may be used for campaigns that have not happened yet.
It usually does not matter whether pages use American or British English, but direct quotes must be kept as they are.
Citations
Citations should primarily be used for surprising trivia or one-off jokes that need links to Discord messages. They can also be used to clarify certain choices made in wiki styling or organization.
Templates
To make a template, go to the URL and after the ".xyz/", type Template:[Template Name]. This will bring you to an entirely new page that you can then create a template on. See page on MediaWiki for more general information on templates.
Below is a guide on how to use common message/maintenance templates on this wiki. For information on other template categories, refer to this page.
Stub
{{Stub}}The template above is used for incomplete or pages with a lot of incorrect information. This is placed on top of the page, above all other templates. Please be liberal with your usage of this template and add it to anything that's not finished. It helps people find pages to work on.
If you need to specify a reason for marking something as a stub, write:
{{Stub|Reason}}...and replace "Reason" with a sentence explaining why.
Spoilers
{{Spoilers}}The template above is used for pages that have content that may spoil major plot points in their related campaign. This may be used for deaths, identity reveals, and much more if applicable. You may also be liberal with usage of this template. This also does not need to be listed at the top of the page and can be moved downwards.
Delete
{{Delete}}The template above is used for pages that are unnecessary or have been made on accident. This is to make sure the people with permissions to delete the page can see it and can be useful for allowing discussion before it's deleted.
Categories
Categories are a tagging system that allow certain page lists to exist and to organize information better. Please put tags in the plural, as that avoids confusion with templates. For example, Stub denotes the name of a template, while Stubs refer to the category.
When adding categories, you may use the "Advanced Options" tool in the visual editor or simply place something like [[Category:Category Name]] at the bottom of the page. It does not matter what order tags are added, as they're sorted alphabetically thanks to one of this wiki's extensions.
Character Pages
Characters should be tagged with:
- [World Name]
- Characters
- NPCs or PCs
- [World Name] NPCs or [World Name] PCs
Locations
Locations should be tagged with:
Sessions
Sessions should be tagged with:
Page Formatting
For in-depth information on how to format pages, please see this page.