Don't Starve Wiki:Manual of Style

The Manual of Style is the style guide the Don't Starve wiki. Please read through the policy below to familiarize yourself with common practices and rules. If you have any questions, suggestions, or complaints, please post them on the talk page. Please do not introduce or alter guidelines on this page without consensus.

Layout

 * Disambiguation
 * Header templates and notifications / Stub
 * Quote
 * Infobox
 * Introduction
 * Body
 * Recipe
 * Usage
 * Trivia
 * Bugs
 * Gallery
 * References
 * Categories

Mobs

 * Disambiguation
 * Header templates and notifications / Stub
 * Quote
 * Infobox
 * Introduction
 * Body
 * Behavior
 * Hunting / Tips
 * Recipes
 * Trivia
 * Bugs
 * Gallery
 * References
 * Categories

Characters

 * Disambiguation
 * Header templates and notifications / Stub
 * Quote
 * Infobox
 * Introduction
 * Body
 * Special Power
 * (Dis)Advantage
 * Trivia
 * Bugs
 * Gallery
 * References
 * Categories

Usage
Formatting
 * The title of the game is italicized.
 * Strong emphasis that isn't adequately conveyed by an article's wording may be italicized.
 * Bold or capitalized text should not be used to convey emphasis.
 * Headings should use header tags, as opposed to bold text.
 * Bold text is used when the subject of an article is introduced. If other alternate English titles are also used to introduce the subject, they should be bold as well. Subsequent mentions of the same title(s) should not be bold.
 * A given page should only contain one link to any other page. If a page links to Pig in one place, then that should be the only link to Pig on that page. Typically this link should be the first instance of the term in the article. But in the case of large articles, it's also okay to instead make one link in each major section instead of just once.

Trivia
Trivia should be accurate, interesting, not fundamental to the body of the article, and preferable little known.

Images

 * If possible, each article should include at least one image that appropriately presents its subject.
 * Fan art is not permitted on articles, though representation of one's self by means of themed images is permissible for avatars, signatures or user descriptions.
 * Animated images should be used sparingly as they increase page load time for users with slow internet connection.
 * Images should be tagged with their license type.
 * Images should not be used excessively to the point that they crowd out and distract from the textual contents of an article.
 * Images should associated to a category to help find them better.