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* For consistency, use American-style English, e.g. "localization" instead of "localisation" and "color" instead of "colour". Redirects from UK spellings to US spellings are okay. | * For consistency, use American-style English, e.g. "localization" instead of "localisation" and "color" instead of "colour". Redirects from UK spellings to US spellings are okay. | ||
* Use the #dateformat [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words | * Use the <nowiki>{{#dateformat}}</nowiki> [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words#Formatting parser function] when inputting dates. This will allow users to see the dates in the format they've chosen in their [[Special:Preferences|Preferences]]. See [[News]] for examples. | ||
** Exception: Because adding citations is already cumbersome enough, using <nowiki>{{#dateformat}}</nowiki> is not required inside <nowiki><ref></nowiki> tags. Instead, you may simply use plain YYYY-MM-DD dates. | |||
* When expressing lengths/heights or weights, use [[Template:Height]] and [[Template:Weight]]. These templates automatically convert metric units to imperial, displaying both. For example, {{Weight|kg=76}} displays as "{{Weight|kg=76}}". | * When expressing lengths/heights or weights, use [[Template:Height]] and [[Template:Weight]]. These templates automatically convert metric units to imperial, displaying both. For example, {{Weight|kg=76}} displays as "{{Weight|kg=76}}". | ||
Revision as of 15:21, 7 June 2017
Uses of the Word ARMS
- When referring to the name of the video game, ARMS should be italicized because it is the title of a large work.
- The word "ARMS" (or "arms") can have several other meanings. See the ARMS (disambiguation) page for an explanation of the meanings as they are used throughout the wiki.
Formal Tone
- Avoid slang and contractions.
- Avoid the first-person and second-person points of view.
- Avoid situations where genderless singular pronouns are required. (Use they/them/their as a last resort, but try to avoid this because it breaks subject/verb agreement.)
Localization
- For consistency, use American-style English, e.g. "localization" instead of "localisation" and "color" instead of "colour". Redirects from UK spellings to US spellings are okay.
- Use the {{#dateformat}} parser function when inputting dates. This will allow users to see the dates in the format they've chosen in their Preferences. See News for examples.
- Exception: Because adding citations is already cumbersome enough, using {{#dateformat}} is not required inside <ref> tags. Instead, you may simply use plain YYYY-MM-DD dates.
- When expressing lengths/heights or weights, use Template:Height and Template:Weight. These templates automatically convert metric units to imperial, displaying both. For example, {{Weight|kg=76}} displays as "168 lb (76 kg)".