Clans of the Forest Wiki:Creating and Editing Pages

General Editing

Articles must also follow these general wiki rules:

1. All content should be written and read from a neutral perspective. Some controversial topics may be present but it should not be automatically taken as morally accepted by the author or reader. The wiki is designed to host information no matter what the stances are, and it is up to the author and reader on how they would like to process that information.
2. All content should be written in standard wiki formatting. This includes but is not limited to:
   1. Written in formal American English.
   2. Text taken from a source must be rewritten, paraphrased, or quoted (do not plagiarize) unless the editor has given explicit permission for verbatim copying.
   3. Bold text must only be used for the first mention of the title/term and any alternate spellings.
   4. Italic text must only be used for the titles of books, movies, games, and other media.
   5. Text must be readable by a speech-to-text program (no symbols, caps, typing quirks, etc).
   6. One space/line between each paragraph only.
   7. Add links to any other mentioned terms in your article, including interwiki sites.
   8. Dates should follow either format: DD of MMM, YYYY or MONTH DD, YYYY.
   9. Never write in first or second person unless quoting.
   10. Numbers twelve and less should be spelled out (with the exception of dates), and numbers above 13 should be written with numerals.
   11. Do not address the reader.
   12. All information that is not common sense should have an external source/citation.
3. We will not accept content created by artificial intelligence, including (but not limited to) pages partially or entirely written by ChatGPT or Notion AI and/or images created by Midjourney or Stable Diffusion.

Creating a Page

Before creating, please research:

1. Is the character in the game?
2. Is the name correct to the game?
3. Does the page already exist on the wiki?

Title

1. Do not include alternate terms or spellings in the title. If an alternate term exists, your article description should start with the most common name, followed by the least common. If both names are equal in popularity, such as Squirrelflight and Squirrelstar in relation to the canon, the current name should be used.
2. All separate words should be capitalized. Clan titles should also be capitalized. (example: BloodClan, the Rogues)
3. Do not use an en-dash or em-dash in the title. Use a hyphen when a dash is needed.

Once you're ready, you can create the page in a few ways. The easiest method is to use the search bar on the wiki, searching for the title you want to create. It will state the page doesn't exist, and provide a link to create the new page. An alternate method is by changing the wiki URL: http://www.wclansoftheforest.wiki/wiki/Your_Title_Here We recommend you use the Wiki's visual editor, as it simplifies the process without needing knowledge of wiki formatting.

History

We archive all web articles to ensure the lack of link rot. If you have a source outside of the game, PLEASE use the Internet Archive to save it. This ensures accessibility and accountability. Note that due to API Limitations, along with blocks from the website themselves, Twitter and most other Social Media platforms are not supported by web.archive.org and should always be archived with https://archive.ph/ instead. Twitter and other social media platforms, however, should never be used unless there is no other source for the information, and should be from an official source (ie: the official accounts)

Images

There are two types of images: official art and game images. Game images take priority on articles, and the best quality official art made for the game should be used, if applicable, on the second.

If a character is only mentioned, and not shown, please leave images blank.

Names

Please list all names, whether they were named in the game or not. You may source this from the Warriors Wiki.

Categories

Categories should only be created for moderation purposes, or to hold an umbrella of labels. When adding a page to a category, it should be placed in its lowest possible category(s). However, if you have a category you think would be useful, suggest it to |Grook.