Dragon Cave Wiki:Manual of Style

Here can be found the wiki's Manual of Style (MoS) which is used to guide users on how things should be formatted or written on the wiki.

If in doubt, please always seek the guidance of a senior editor or admin!

General articles
Many of the articles written on the wiki are quite broad in nature. These do not have a specific format to follow. Instead, they should be written in formal language without spelling or grammatical errors, and having structured syntax. Some general notes to follow, taken from the Dragon Cave Wikia:Policies page:


 * Dragon Cave is a North American website & game. Please follow the North American spelling.
 * Quotes and references made on articles should be cited to their original source. If no link is available, such as information received via forum PM, then this needs to be stated instead. This is available as a function in the quote template or if trivia points are being referenced, then the reference list template can be added to the end of the article.
 * Any quotes made should be copied verbatim. If there are any spelling or grammatical errors, the sic template should be used to indicate this.
 * Official dragon descriptions should be copied verbatim from the site, even if there is a spelling/grammar error. Once the error is corrected on-site, it can be updated on the wiki. Any errors can be indicated with by using the sic template.
 * Personal information about specific users should only be included with permission from that user. In general, information about users such as artists and content writers should be kept to their site involvement, unless permission to share additional information is granted.
 * Users should be referred to by their full username in articles. Use of nicknames is discouraged.
 * Use Talk pages or forums to discuss articles. Conversation about articles should not occur in the main article namespace.

Wikitext styling

 * When adding article links, shortcuts should be observed. For example:
 * should be  and   should be.
 * Links to Wikipedia and other fandom wikis should use proper interwiki link format.
 * All markup should be condensed when publishing an article in order to avoid errors and issues displaying the page.
 * If you're unsure on how something should be styled when it comes to markup, ask an admin or senior editor.

File naming conventions
There are many situations on this wiki where images can be grouped in a series of some kind, and this is where file naming schemes will apply. For the most part, an admin will handle this kind of situation via processing files on the Currently Being Released page using a bot. But in cases where an image is added directly to the wiki, please do your best to follow these naming schemes. The end of the file name, known as the file type or extension, doesn't need to follow a scheme of any kind.

The most common one is for dragon sprites. The general names and the types of files they apply to are as follows:

Adult Files
For special exceptions see dragons with variations like the Solstice or Aegis Dragon.

Release and Event Files
If in doubt, please see the previous year's event page and follow that scheme.

Event articles
To see styling for specific annual events, please refer to the previous year's event and follow the style. The general layout is as follows:
 * Event introduction (information given on the first day)
 * Explanation into how the event/game works
 * Specific details regarding the event/game, including sprites & images
 * Additional information and trivia

Recurring annual events like Trick or Treat or Festival of Eggs will have different category needs, please refer to the previous year's events to see which categories need to be added or removed from the above list.

Dragon articles
These articles have a very specific layout that has been evolving on the site since it first began, and comprises the majority of article types on this wiki. Boilerplates including the standard formatting for new dragon articles can be found under Template:Boilerplate, and a step-by-step checklist for inclusion of new dragons in the wiki can be found under Template:New dragon checklist.