TenthFleet:Manual of Style - Revision history

JNeitz: add links

2022-06-29T20:00:15Z

add links

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	===Post-Nominals===		===Post-Nominals===
	Award recipients that are entitled to suffix their name with post-nominal honors shall always be abbreviated and linked to the relevant award page (ie: [[QCB]], [[KDR]], [[KCE]], etc). Furthermore, post-nominals should only be used in the body of an article, never in an infobox/sidebox/navbox, to allow the nature of such boxes to remain succinct in presenting information.		Award recipients that are entitled to suffix their name with [[post-nominal]] honors shall always be abbreviated and linked to the relevant award page (ie: [[QCB]], [[KDR]], [[KCE]], etc). Furthermore, post-nominals should only be used in the body of an article, never in an infobox/sidebox/navbox, to allow the nature of such boxes to remain succinct in presenting information.

	Lastly, on award pages, please only use the post-nominal ~~Germaine~~ to the article itself. If we add a full set of post-nominals to every page, this will be an added editing point every wiki editor must check if more awards are received by the subject.		Lastly, on award pages, please only use the post-nominal germaine to the article itself. If we add a full set of post-nominals to every page, this will be an added editing point every wiki editor must check if more awards are received by the subject.

	===See Also===		===See Also===
			*[[Post-nominals]]
	*[[TRMN:Rank abbreviation guide\|Rank Abbreviation Guide]]		*[[TRMN:Rank abbreviation guide\|Rank Abbreviation Guide]]
	*[[List of TRMN Awards]]		*[[List of TRMN Awards]]

MDGarcia: /* Post-Nominals */ adding Ben's post-nom policy suggestion

2022-06-29T19:16:00Z

Post-Nominals: adding Ben's post-nom policy suggestion

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	===Post-Nominals===		===Post-Nominals===
	Award recipients that are entitled to suffix their name with post-nominal honors shall always be abbreviated and linked to the relevant award page (ie: [[QCB]], [[KDR]], [[KCE]], etc). Furthermore, post-nominals should only be used in the body of an article, never in an infobox/sidebox/navbox, to allow the nature of such boxes to remain succinct in presenting information.		Award recipients that are entitled to suffix their name with post-nominal honors shall always be abbreviated and linked to the relevant award page (ie: [[QCB]], [[KDR]], [[KCE]], etc). Furthermore, post-nominals should only be used in the body of an article, never in an infobox/sidebox/navbox, to allow the nature of such boxes to remain succinct in presenting information.

			Lastly, on award pages, please only use the post-nominal Germaine to the article itself. If we add a full set of post-nominals to every page, this will be an added editing point every wiki editor must check if more awards are received by the subject.

	===See Also===		===See Also===

JNeitz: fix link

2022-06-16T16:25:22Z

fix link

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	At the beginning of every article, the title or subject of that article should be '''bold''' in the first line. Even though the article title is already listed, it is useful to emphasize the article's subject for the reader. (Don't forget to also use '''''italicized''''' text when necessary. See [[TRMN:Manual of Style (titles)\|Manual of Style (titles)]] for further information.)		At the beginning of every article, the title or subject of that article should be '''bold''' in the first line. Even though the article title is already listed, it is useful to emphasize the article's subject for the reader. (Don't forget to also use '''''italicized''''' text when necessary. See [[TRMN:Manual of Style (titles)\|Manual of Style (titles)]] for further information.)

	:"The '''Tenth Fleet''' is one of the [[List of ~~RMN~~ Numbered Fleets\|numbered fleets]] within {{trmn}}. "		:"The '''Tenth Fleet''' is one of the [[Fleet#List of Numbered Fleets\|numbered fleets]] within {{trmn}}. "

	If the subject of the article has more than one name, each new form of the name should be in bold on its first appearance.		If the subject of the article has more than one name, each new form of the name should be in bold on its first appearance.

MDGarcia: /* Title style */ spell correction, adding additional explanation

2020-04-08T15:39:21Z

Title style: spell correction, adding additional explanation

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	When titling an article on Mantipedia, please keep in mind the following:		When titling an article on Mantipedia, please keep in mind the following:
	* Make sure your article title is easily searchable by being unambiguous. Ambiguity in titles leads to search result confusion and reduces the effectiveness of the wiki.		* Make sure your article title is easily searchable by being unambiguous. Ambiguity in titles leads to search result confusion and reduces the effectiveness of the wiki.
	** If your title has ambiguity (example: {{hms\|Medusa\|SD-316}} and [[MEDUSA]]), then ~~create~~ a ~~disambig~~ page and link to it accordingly (example: [[Medusa (disambiguation)]]).		** If your title has ambiguity that is unavoidable (example: {{hms\|Medusa\|SD-316}} and [[MEDUSA]]), then be helpful by creating a disambiguation page and link to it accordingly (example: [[Medusa (disambiguation)]]) from both the disambig page and the subject articles affected by the ambiguity.
	* Do not use period (.), colon (:), or slash (/) in your titles; all are control characters for the Mediawiki software.		* Do not use period (.), colon (:), or slash (/) in your titles; all are control characters for the Mediawiki software.

MDGarcia: /* Title style */ +bullets for title tips

2020-04-08T15:37:55Z

Title style: +bullets for title tips

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	==Title style==		==Title style==
	*'''See''' [[TRMN:Manual of Style (titles)\|Manual of Style (titles)]]		*'''See''' [[TRMN:Manual of Style (titles)\|Manual of Style (titles)]]
			When titling an article on Mantipedia, please keep in mind the following:
			* Make sure your article title is easily searchable by being unambiguous. Ambiguity in titles leads to search result confusion and reduces the effectiveness of the wiki.
			** If your title has ambiguity (example: {{hms\|Medusa\|SD-316}} and [[MEDUSA]]), then create a disambig page and link to it accordingly (example: [[Medusa (disambiguation)]]).
			* Do not use period (.), colon (:), or slash (/) in your titles; all are control characters for the Mediawiki software.

	==Table styles==		==Table styles==

MDGarcia: /* Ranks, names, and post-nominals general use */ fixing take two

2020-04-06T21:36:17Z

Ranks, names, and post-nominals general use: fixing take two

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	====Ranks, names, and post-nominals general use====		====Ranks, names, and post-nominals general use====
	It is acknowledged that members will often add post-nominals and earn promotions on a regular basis. To cut down on heavy wiki editing after every award cycle, for ship, echelon, fleet, bureau, or branch pages, only use post-nominals in one of two places, but not both:		It is acknowledged that members will often add post-nominals and earn promotions on a regular basis. To cut down on heavy wiki editing after every award cycle, for ship, echelon, fleet, bureau, or branch pages, only use post-nominals in one of two places, but not both:
	# 1. Under History, in the list of past office-holders (ie: Commanding Officers, Space Lords, etc).		# Under History, in the list of past office-holders (ie: Commanding Officers, Space Lords, etc).
	# 2. Under Command Staff.		# Under Command Staff.
	If the member in question is a current office-holder, limit use of post-nominals to Command Staff sections only. For past office-holders, use History to display the rank, title (Sir/Dame), peerage(s), and post-nominals the member held at the time of their relief only. There is no need to update this section as it is a History section and everything within is held for posterity.		If the member in question is a current office-holder, limit use of post-nominals to Command Staff sections only. For past office-holders, use History to display the rank, title (Sir/Dame), peerage(s), and post-nominals the member held at the time of their relief only. There is no need to update this section as it is a History section and everything within is held for posterity.

MDGarcia: /* Ranks, names, and post-nominals general use */ fixing numbered list

2020-04-06T21:36:00Z

Ranks, names, and post-nominals general use: fixing numbered list

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	====Ranks, names, and post-nominals general use====		====Ranks, names, and post-nominals general use====
	It is acknowledged that members will often add post-nominals and earn promotions on a regular basis. To cut down on heavy wiki editing after every award cycle, for ship, echelon, fleet, bureau, or branch pages, only use post-nominals in one of two places, but not both:		It is acknowledged that members will often add post-nominals and earn promotions on a regular basis. To cut down on heavy wiki editing after every award cycle, for ship, echelon, fleet, bureau, or branch pages, only use post-nominals in one of two places, but not both:
	1. Under History, in the list of past office-holders (ie: Commanding Officers, Space Lords, etc).		# 1. Under History, in the list of past office-holders (ie: Commanding Officers, Space Lords, etc).
	2. Under Command Staff.		# 2. Under Command Staff.
	If the member in question is a current office-holder, limit use of post-nominals to Command Staff sections only. For past office-holders, use History to display the rank, title (Sir/Dame), peerage(s), and post-nominals the member held at the time of their relief only. There is no need to update this section as it is a History section and everything within is held for posterity.		If the member in question is a current office-holder, limit use of post-nominals to Command Staff sections only. For past office-holders, use History to display the rank, title (Sir/Dame), peerage(s), and post-nominals the member held at the time of their relief only. There is no need to update this section as it is a History section and everything within is held for posterity.

	====Award Pages====		====Award Pages====
	Prior to the advent of this wiki becoming the organization's resource, the legacy Tenth Fleet information may be located in award pages. However, due to the sheer size of the organization, only the upper achievement awards, all dynastic orders (except [[OQE\|the Order of Queen Elizabeth I]]), and the societies (such as {{hms\|Unconquered\|CL-16}}) will be maintained with a list of recipients or honorees. Such lists are to be limited only to abbreviated ranks and names, as well as peerages (if applicable). Full sets of post-nominals are not to be utilized, as they become cumbersome to update as members add more honors to their lists.		Prior to the advent of this wiki becoming the organization's resource, the legacy Tenth Fleet information may be located in award pages. However, due to the sheer size of the organization, only the upper achievement awards, all dynastic orders (except [[OQE\|the Order of Queen Elizabeth I]]), and the societies (such as {{hms\|Unconquered\|CL-16}}) will be maintained with a list of recipients or honorees. Such lists are to be limited only to abbreviated ranks and names, as well as peerages (if applicable). Full sets of post-nominals are not to be utilized, as they become cumbersome to update as members add more honors to their lists.

MDGarcia: /* Awards Page Policy */ +policy for use of ranks, names, and post-nominals.

2020-04-06T21:26:28Z

Awards Page Policy: +policy for use of ranks, names, and post-nominals.

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	==List style==		==List style==
	*'''See''' [[TRMN:Manual of Style (lists)\|Manual of Style (lists)]]		*'''See''' [[TRMN:Manual of Style (lists)\|Manual of Style (lists)]]
	===~~Awards Page~~ Policy===		===List of Members Policy===
			====Ranks, names, and post-nominals general use====
			It is acknowledged that members will often add post-nominals and earn promotions on a regular basis. To cut down on heavy wiki editing after every award cycle, for ship, echelon, fleet, bureau, or branch pages, only use post-nominals in one of two places, but not both:
			1. Under History, in the list of past office-holders (ie: Commanding Officers, Space Lords, etc).
			2. Under Command Staff.
			If the member in question is a current office-holder, limit use of post-nominals to Command Staff sections only. For past office-holders, use History to display the rank, title (Sir/Dame), peerage(s), and post-nominals the member held at the time of their relief only. There is no need to update this section as it is a History section and everything within is held for posterity.
			====Award Pages====
	Prior to the advent of this wiki becoming the organization's resource, the legacy Tenth Fleet information may be located in award pages. However, due to the sheer size of the organization, only the upper achievement awards, all dynastic orders (except [[OQE\|the Order of Queen Elizabeth I]]), and the societies (such as {{hms\|Unconquered\|CL-16}}) will be maintained with a list of recipients or honorees. Such lists are to be limited only to abbreviated ranks and names, as well as peerages (if applicable). Full sets of post-nominals are not to be utilized, as they become cumbersome to update as members add more honors to their lists.		Prior to the advent of this wiki becoming the organization's resource, the legacy Tenth Fleet information may be located in award pages. However, due to the sheer size of the organization, only the upper achievement awards, all dynastic orders (except [[OQE\|the Order of Queen Elizabeth I]]), and the societies (such as {{hms\|Unconquered\|CL-16}}) will be maintained with a list of recipients or honorees. Such lists are to be limited only to abbreviated ranks and names, as well as peerages (if applicable). Full sets of post-nominals are not to be utilized, as they become cumbersome to update as members add more honors to their lists.

MDGarcia: correcting MA:MoS link

2020-04-06T21:15:07Z

correcting MA:MoS link

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	{{policy}}		{{policy}}
	::''The following Manual of Style is adapted from the document written and executed by [[memoryalpha:Manual_of_Style\|Memory Alpha]].''		::''The following Manual of Style is adapted from the document written and executed by [[memoryalpha:Memory_Alpha:Manual_of_Style\|Memory Alpha]].''
	The TRMN Wiki's '''Manual of Style''' is a collection of guidelines and rules of thumb that are designed to set a rough standard for the appearances of all articles. Although style is generally not considered the most important factor in the writing of an article, it ''is'' an important factor in the writing of good articles (or even [[TRMN:The Perfect Article\|the perfect article]]). The manual of style is designed to make articles easier to read and comprehend, to make articles better organized and easier to edit.		The TRMN Wiki's '''Manual of Style''' is a collection of guidelines and rules of thumb that are designed to set a rough standard for the appearances of all articles. Although style is generally not considered the most important factor in the writing of an article, it ''is'' an important factor in the writing of good articles (or even [[TRMN:The Perfect Article\|the perfect article]]). The manual of style is designed to make articles easier to read and comprehend, to make articles better organized and easier to edit.

MDGarcia: /* List style */ adding award page policy

2019-01-08T09:56:13Z

List style: adding award page policy

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	==List style==		==List style==
	*'''See''' [[TRMN:Manual of Style (lists)\|Manual of Style (lists)]]		*'''See''' [[TRMN:Manual of Style (lists)\|Manual of Style (lists)]]
			===Awards Page Policy===
			Prior to the advent of this wiki becoming the organization's resource, the legacy Tenth Fleet information may be located in award pages. However, due to the sheer size of the organization, only the upper achievement awards, all dynastic orders (except [[OQE\|the Order of Queen Elizabeth I]]), and the societies (such as {{hms\|Unconquered\|CL-16}}) will be maintained with a list of recipients or honorees. Such lists are to be limited only to abbreviated ranks and names, as well as peerages (if applicable). Full sets of post-nominals are not to be utilized, as they become cumbersome to update as members add more honors to their lists.

	==Title style==		==Title style==