Wikis Wiki:Manual of Style
The Wikis Wiki Manual of Style is a policy on Wikis Wiki, showing what style, spelling, grammar, and capitalization to use on the site.
Multiple names[edit source]
Sometimes, there are two or more wikis of the same name. This is either due to it being available in multiple languages, or that a wiki forked from a wiki hosting service and that wiki hosting service refused to close the original wiki.
If the wiki is available in multiple languages[edit source]
Use the format Wiki name (two-letter language code) as the titles. Examples are Wikipedia (en) and Wikipedia (es), and Wikipedia being a list of its language-editions.
If there are multiple wikis of the same name but different community[edit source]
Use either Wiki name (wiki farm) or Wiki name (URL) as the titles. Examples:
and:
If there are both, either mix the formats mentioned above (with the third one being Wiki name (URL) (two-letter language code)), or just Wiki name (URL of third wiki). So:
- Angry Birds Wiki (tl.angrybirds.wikia.com) is a redirect to Angry Birds Wiki (angrybirds.wikia.com) (tl)
Do not worry about similar (but not the same) wiki names. Examples:
- wiki.wiki, a free wiki hosting service located on http://wiki.wiki/
- Wikkii, a wiki farm which closed on 2013
- Wikis Wiki, the site you are currently on
- The Wiki Wiki, a Wikia wiki about wikis
Categorization[edit source]
Do not spam categories. Make sure the pages are in appropriate categories. Some known categories include:
Default format[edit source]
For new articles, this should be the base code:
{{Infobox wiki | status = Active/Inactive* | datefounded = {{#time: d M Y|December 13, 2016}} | founder = [http://wiki.example.com/wiki/User:Example Example] ([[User:Name on this wiki|Name on this wiki]])** | language = Language | engine = [[Wiki engine]] | license = License name | url = [http://wiki.example.com wiki.example.com] | recentchanges = [http://wiki.example.com/wiki/Special:RecentChanges Special:RecentChanges] | communityportal = [http://wiki.example.com/wiki/Project:Community_portal Project:Community portal] | infoasof = {{#time:d M Y|December 20, 2016}} }} '''Wiki name''' is... [[Category:Wikis]]
Notes[edit source]
- (*) If there is activity within the past 30 days, use Active. Otherwise, use Inactive.
- (**) Only use the second link if the user has an account on ShoutWiki.
Example[edit source]
Non-English wiki[edit source]
{{Infobox wiki | status = Inactive | datefounded = Unknown | founder = [//pekepedia.net/wiki/Tagagamit:Carlb Carlb] | language = Tagalog | engine = [[MediaWiki]] | license = Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Generic | url = [//pekepedia.net pekepedia.net] | recentchanges = [//pekepedia.net/wiki/Natatangi:Mga_huling_binago Natatangi:Mga huling binago] | communityportal = [//pekepedia.net/wiki/Pekepedia:Puntahan_ng_pamayanan Pekepedia:Puntahan ng pamayanan] | infoasof = {{#time:d M Y|December 20, 2016}} }} '''Pekepedia''' is a Tagalog satirical wiki. [[Category:Wikis]]