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Unless an article fits into a more defined style guide (such as [[Vintage_Story_Wiki:Style_guide/Versions|Style_guide/Versions]]), almost all pages on the site should attempt to follow the following layout, in order: | Unless an article fits into a more defined style guide (such as [[Vintage_Story_Wiki:Style_guide/Versions|Style_guide/Versions]]), almost all pages on the site should attempt to follow the following layout, in order: | ||
# '''Hatnotes''' | # '''Hatnotes''': short notes at the very top of a page, to help readers locate a different article if the one they are at is not the one they're looking for | ||
# '''[[:Category:Notice_templates|Notice templates]]''' | # '''[[:Category:Notice_templates|Notice templates]]''': such as {{Tl|WIP}} or {{Tl|Outdated}} | ||
# '''[[:Category:Infobox_templates|Infobox]]''' | # '''[[:Category:Infobox_templates|Infobox]]''': if applicable, an image and basic data | ||
# '''Summary''': a general overview of the page's subject | # '''Summary''': a general overview of the page's subject | ||
# '''Creation/Obtaining''': what process the player needs to undergo in order to acquire the object in question | # '''Creation/Obtaining''': what process the player needs to undergo in order to acquire the object in question | ||
# '''Usage''': the uses of the respective object, i.e. uses in other crafting recipes, world interactions, etc. | # '''Usage''': the uses of the respective object, i.e. uses in other crafting recipes, world interactions, etc. | ||
# '''Contextual sections''': any further sections needed that would help provide extra information about the subject | # '''Contextual sections''': any further sections needed that would help provide extra information about the subject | ||
# '''History''': all changes relating to the page's subject throughout all game versions | # '''[https://www.vintagestory.at/blog.html History]''': all changes relating to the page's subject throughout all game versions | ||
# '''Notes''': extra notes pertaining to the page's subject that do not fit in the rest of the article | # '''Notes''': extra notes pertaining to the page's subject that do not fit in the rest of the article | ||
# '''Gallery''': supplementary images of the subject | # '''[https://wiki.vintagestory.at/index.php/Special:Upload Gallery]''': supplementary images of the subject | ||
# '''See also''': links to other closely related topics | # '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Link See also]''': links to other closely related topics | ||
# '''References''': a list of all references made in the article to point towards external sources of info | # '''References''': a list of all references made in the article to point towards external sources of info | ||
# '''Navbox''': if applicable, a fitting Navbox, such as {{Tl|Game navbox}} | # '''Navbox''': if applicable, a fitting Navbox, such as {{Tl|Game navbox}} | ||
Certain articles might fit into particular article categories which have received unique style guides that do not fully respect the above layout order. These unique style guides are: | Certain articles might fit into particular article categories which have received unique style guides that do not fully respect the above layout order. These unique style guides are: | ||
* [[Vintage_Story_Wiki:Style_guide/Versions|Versions]] | * [[Vintage_Story_Wiki:Style_guide/Versions|Versions]] | ||
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When adding to a History section, use the same citation format as [[Versions#References|References]]. | |||
== Categories and templates == | == Categories and templates == | ||
