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==Units of Measurement==
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For consistency, all in universe articles should use metric units of weight, mass, size, and other measurements. This also matches many sources of official Star Wars cannon.

Revision as of 05:44, 3 November 2005

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This page or section is an official policy on Wookieepedia.

It has wide acceptance among editors and is considered a standard that everyone must follow. Please use the Consensus track to propose changes to this policy.

Template:Shortcut We here at Wookieepedia like things to be uniform and everything so this Manual of Style is here to set things straight.

For information on the most basic writing techniques and styles, which are used here, see Wikipedia's Manual of Style.

Below are some basic Star Wars formatting do's and don't's.


Format for systems versus Sectors

When we name systems, and when we link to them, the word "system" should remain in lower case, while the word "Sector" when coupled with the name of a sector, should be capitalized.

Examples: Corellian Sector and Corellian system

Out of Universe

Out of Universe refers to the perspective in which an article is written; it is the opposite of in universe. Something written from an out of universe (OOU) perspective is written from a real life point of view. It will refer, for example, to real life publications, actors, authors, events, and so on, acknowledging that its subject is fictional. In contrast, an in universe perspective will strive for verisimilitude; that is, it will be written as though the author existed within the Star Wars universe. Articles about any in-universe things, such as characters, vehicles, terminology, or species, should always be written from an in universe perspective. If a section in the article is not, such as the listing of a character's published appearances or behind the scenes details, it should be tagged as such. In contrast, articles about books, movies, games, or other real life Star Wars material should obviously be written from an out of universe perspective, but should still be noted as such. Basically, in universe articles should never refer to Star Wars by name, or any other real life things such as publications, actors, or the like.

This is similar to wookification.

Tense

All in universe articles should be in past tense.

The reasons for this are twofold. Firstly, the articles on Wookipedia are presented as historical recordings that have been pieced together from scraps of information left over from the Star Wars era. As such, all details pertaining to this history have not yet been uncovered, and more information may be added at a later date. Keeping articles written in past tense provides consistency and flavor. Secondly, the Star Wars universe takes place a long, long time ago, in the past. Writing in universe articles in past tense properly relates the timeline of that universe with our own perspective.

The Force

While "the Force" is a proper name and therefore must be capitalized, the light and dark sides of the Force are not capitalized in the vast majority of official sources and therefore must not be capitalized on Wookieepedia. For example: "Anakin Skywalker fell to the dark side", not "...to the Dark Side".

Class and Ship names

Names of specific spaceships should be:

  • Capitalized
  • Italicized
  • Used without the definite article
  • Preceded by the appropriate Ship prefix. If the prefix is unknown, do not create one
  • Referred to by feminine pronouns (she, her)
e.g.
Chimaera was a fine ship. Her commanding officer was Captain Pellaeon.

Class names are italicized only when a spaceship in the class bears the same name. The definite article may be used, but it is not required.

  • When a ship’s class is a modifier, use a hyphen:
Quasar Fire-class Bulk Cruiser
  • When it is a noun, do not use a hyphen:
Ships of the Victory class were often overlooked
e.g.
An Executor-class Star dreadnaught

Starfighter, missile, and other craft types where a specific spaceship does not bear the class name should be

  • Capitalized
  • Un-italicized
  • Preceded by the full technical designation in the first instance, and may be referred to solely by type name or common name in all succeeding instances.
  • Referred to with neuter pronouns (it)
e.g.
The T-65 X-wing, or X-wing in all further instances

Quotations

Quotations should follow this general format:

  • If the quote is less than a paragraph long, simply including it in the article's body with "and" will suffice.
  • If the quote is at least a paragraph in length, or a dialogue, insert as a block quote:
"Block quotes are indented with a colon at the beginning of each new paragraph. Each paragraph needs only one colon, not a new colon for each line (word wrap will accomplish this automatically).
New paragraphs, however, do require their own colon."

Please be sure to provide as much information as possible (for instance: source, page if applicable, and characters speaking if applicable).

Using the #

Do not use the # in a link unless you intend to direct to a section of that article with the title after the # as a section. When linking to articles, particular books and guides with numbers denoting their order, omit the # and simply put the number. Otherwise the software will look for that number as a section title on the page.

e.g. Star Wars Adventure Journal 4, not Star Wars Adventure Journal #4



Units of Measurement

For consistency, all in universe articles should use metric units of weight, mass, size, and other measurements. This also matches many sources of official Star Wars cannon.