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This is the Manual of Style for the Sweet Elite Wiki. This page is meant to explain what we look for in regards to content. We strive for articles that are concise, easy to read, and are of high quality. The points below are here to guide users while editing any given article. If you have any questions or comments about anything on this page, do not hesitate to contact one of our administrators.

Canon[]

Canon is a term relating to any official material. This means anything from the game or from the members of Dulcet Games Inc is considered factual. Anything outside of either of the sources named is considered non-canon and is therefore not allowed on any articles.

Writing[]

Perspective[]

Any page describing fictional events, characters, locations, etc. within the world of Sweet Elite should be written as if they actually happened in the real world. This point can be broken if there is not a simple work around, but in general, phrases such as "in Chapter 7" should not be used. Articles about anything that exists in reality are excluded from this rule.

Scholar should be referred to with gender neutral pronouns ("they", "them", "their", etc.).

Formality[]

Contractions such as "it's", "he's", "didn't", etc. should be excluded from sentences. Use their full forms instead (i.e. "it is", "he is", "did not", etc.).

  • "Its" is the possessive for "it" and can be used.

Neutrality[]

All pages must be written from a neutral point of view. Any personal opinions can be expressed through blog posts or the Discussions feature.

American English or British English[]

British terms/phrases/etc. are not allowed. Both forms of English spelling are allowed on this wiki as along as they are consistent within an article.

For Example
The colour of her hair was blonde while the colour of her eyes was brown.
or
The color of her hair was blonde while the color of her eyes was brown.
not
The colour of her hair was blonde while the color of her eyes was brown.

Level of Detail[]

Since Sweet Elite is a visual novel with multiple branching paths, it will be nigh impossible to include every single change between one option and the next. Trying to include every detail would quickly render our articles unwieldy if not unreadable. As such, here is how differing responses and scenes should be handled:

  • Chapter articles: Summarize the main plot of the chapter. Dialogue options that only get one or two lines of response from a character should be lightly touched upon. Larger divergences of scenes should use the Discon template with each path receiving their own section.
  • Character articles: Events including the character should be summarized as if they are the only one experiencing them. The only time another character can be mentioned is if there is an interaction. This should also be related quickly.
    • Biography section: Scholar's biography section/page should summarize the main plot with some mentions of routes depending on context. Most of the time, condensing them all into one paragraph or so should be managable for the most part. The Main 10's biographies should summarize the main plot from their perspective from both a frienship route and romance route. This can be accomplished with tabs when applicable.

Presentation[]

  • Paragraphs should be short and to the point, preferably no longer than ten (10) to fifteen (15) sentences.
  • References are required and encouraged. See the Reference section of this page for more details.
  • Mentioning a character's death at the beginning of their article is unnecessary. The infobox and tense used throughout the article is more than enough to prove their status.

Wikitext[]

  • Simple wikitext such as apostrophes, brackets, <br /> etc. is allowed. Span, div, style, etc. is not allowed.
  • Links to other wiki pages should use their full name and not a redirect. For example, [[Introduction|Chapter 0]] is the correct format, not [[Chapter 0]].

Images[]

  • Images should be from official sources. Use the Infoimage template to include copyright information. (Visit this Infoimage template's documentation page for instructions on how it should be used.)
  • Images should be of the highest quality possible. Low quality images should be replaced or removed as soon as possible.
  • Images for personal user pages are allowed, but they should not appear on any other pages.

References[]

See also: Help:Cite
  • References should be placed after all punctuation, except the em dash (—).
  • References can be from the game or other official accounts.
    • The {{Cite/chap}} and {{Cite/web}} templates will help with giving references from specific sources a uniform appearance. Both have documentation pages that explain how they are used.
  • If you see a piece of information that looks suspicious, place the {{Cite}} template next to that information. This will automatically add the page to the Citations needed category. If a source is found, replaced the "cite" template with the appropreate citation template. If the information cannot be confirmed as true, then delete the information and explain in the edit summary why it was cut.
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