Ratchetpedia:Manual of Style

Welcome to the Manual of Style, which help in keeping the pages tidy and out of mess. Please note that it's currently being constructed.

First of all, we like to keep the wiki's pages in-universe, especially in the story sections. The use of the term "level" is banned, unless noted otherwise, because it is very out-universe. The more in-universe "planet", "ship", "moon", "asteroid" or "comet" is prefered. Pages should be kept in present tence, and pages are restricted to only characters, planets, items etc. who's role in the games are enough to write at least 500 words or more in their pages: this means mentioned characters like Agent Zero do not needed pages, as their plot is unimportant (these pages are instead linked to the Ratchet & Clank Wiki).

The "Story" sections should avoid the use of spoilers, and be in past tence. This means that Angela Cross must be known as the Unknown Thief in every storyline since her introduction up until Todano, and must be refered to as a male until Tabora, where her true gender is revealed. Also, Luna must be refered to as The Girl from Pokitaru until Kalidon, and be refered to as a female until Danyi Moon, where it must then be refered to as genderless for the remainder of the game.

Spelling should be in American English, even though the founders of the wiki are not American. We also consider Deadlocked to be part of the main series and Size Matters to be part of the side series.

Character articles

 * Story - the character's plot in the game. Must in chronicle order
 * Spinoffs - the character's plot in the spinoffs
 * Other - if the character has appeared in any other game, they can be mentioned here
 * Origin - describes a character's background story if (s)he is a crossover character
 * Appearance - the details of the character's normal appearance. Forms and costumes should also be put here, but armor should be in seperate articles.
 * Personality - the personality of the said character
 * Battle - this should include the link to the character's boss article
 * Trivia - if there is any trivia about the character, it should go here. Trivia policy is quite strict in contrast to our Wikia counterpant, so all minor trivia should be reported to IRIS.

Location articles

 * Story - the plot of that location in chronicle order. If they are mentioned on any other games, that can go here too.
 * Appearance - the appearance and nature of that location
 * Origin - describes a location's background story if it's from a different series (excluding Metropolis)
 * Missions - missions related to that location in chronicle order
 * Challenges - any challenges in that location
 * Enemies - any foes encountered in that location. If one serves as a boss, the location must be marked with the Boss Locations category.
 * Trivia - if there is any trivia about the location, it should go here. Trivia policy is quite strict in contrast to our Wikia counterpant, so all minor trivia should be reported to IRIS.