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The '''Manual of Style''' is a [[style guide]] that aims to make the encyclopedia easier to read. One way of presenting information is often just as good as another, but consistency promotes professionalism, simplicity and greater cohesion in Wikipedia articles. An overriding principle is that style and formatting should be applied consistently throughout an article, unless there is a good reason to do otherwise, except in direct quotations, where the original text is generally preserved.
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The '''Style Manual''' is a guide that aims to make the RomanceWiki easier to read and edit. Because one way of presenting information is often just as good as another, choosing a consistent style promotes professionalism, simplicity and greater cohesion in our articles.  
  
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If this page does not specify a preferred usage, consult other reliable guides, such as those listed below, or discuss your issues on the [[Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style| talk page]] of this manual. ''[[The Chicago Manual of Style]]'' and [[Fowler's Modern English Usage|Fowler’s ''Modern English Usage'']] are examples of well-known style guides. ''Chicago'' provides an online guide, <span class="plainlinks">''[http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html The Chicago Manual of Style Online]''</code>. <span class="plainlinks">''[http://www.guardian.co.uk/styleguide The Guardian Styleguide]''</code>, the <span class="plainlinks">''[http://www.imoat.net/handbook/ Mayfield Electronic Handbook of Technical & Scientific Writing]''</code> and the <span class="plainlinks">''[http://www.docstyles.com/cmscrib.htm CMS Crib Sheet]''</code> are among online style guides that are accessible gratis.
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==Article Titles==
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==Article titles==
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===Initial Capitals===
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{{main|Wikipedia:Naming conventions|Wikipedia:Lead section#Bold title}}
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Article pages on RomanceWiki and book pages specifically should be initial cap style like this
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<pre>
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[[Pride And Prejudice]]</pre>
  
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If possible, the article’s title is the [[subject (grammar)|subject]] of the first sentence of the article, for example, “This '''Manual of Style''' is a style guide” instead of “This style guide is known as …”. If the article title is an important term, it appears as early as possible. The first (and only the first) appearance of the title is in boldface, including its abbreviation in parentheses, if given. Equivalent names may follow, and may or may not be in boldface. Highlighted items are not linked, and boldface is not used subsequently in the first paragraph.
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This is different from the style used on Wikipedia, and different from what is known as "title case" (which might be Pride and Prejudice). This makes it easier to find and link to other pages. All the words are initial capitalized.  
  
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This example illustrates the use of boldface in the [[Vienna]] article:  
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===Books - Same Title===
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If there is more than one book with the same title (see [[Help:Same Title Multiple Authors]]), the syntax should be
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<pre>
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[[Pride And Prejudice - Jane Austen]]</pre>
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===Ampersands===
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If there is an ampersand (&) in the title, it is better to spell it out as ''and'' because some browsers have trouble finding page titles with the ampersand.
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==Using Article Titles ==
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===Same Page===
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For book pages there is no need to repeat the title of the book in the body of the page. Generally follow the [[Book Template]] for the format of the book pages. The headings for author, publisher, year, etc. make it easier to identify the important information about the books.
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For author pages and other articles, the title is the subject of the first sentence of the article, for example, “'''Jane Austen''' is an author...” instead of “This article is about …”. The title of the article can be surrounded by triple apostrophes ( <nowiki>'''</nowiki> ) or enclosed with double brackets (<nowiki>[[Title]]</nowiki>).
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The first (and only the first) appearance of the title is in boldface, including its abbreviation in parentheses, if given.
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This example illustrates the use of boldface in the [[Romance Writers of America]] article:  
  
 
<blockquote>
 
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'''Vienna''' ({{lang-de|Wien}} {{IPA|[viːn]}}, see also its [[Names_of_European_cities_in_different_languages:_U-Z#V|other names]]) is the capital of [[Austria]] and one of that country’s nine [[States of Austria|states]].
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'''Romance Writers of America''' (RWA) was founded in Houston, Texas, in 1980 by 37 charter members. </blockquote>
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</blockquote>
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===Links===
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When you refer to another article, the title should be enclosed in double brackets like this
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<pre>
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[[Pride And Prejudice]]</pre>
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This makes these references into links to any relevant pages, such as to the publisher, genre, other authors and books, and leads the reader to other articles that might be of interest to them.
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If the page within the double brackets does not yet exist, it will show up as a <font color="ref">red</font> link, for example, [[Emma]]. This is okay. You can go ahead a leave the <font color="ref">red</font> link in place. You can use that link to create the article, or for someone in the future to create that article.
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===Pipes===
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The <nowiki>|</nowiki> ("pipe") allows you to change the way linked text is displayed in an article regardless of the actual name of the page to which you are linking.
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To make a book with an ampersand in the title appear correctly on another article page, use the <nowiki>|</nowiki> ("pipe")
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<pre>
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[[Pride And Prejudice|Pride & Prejudice]]</pre>
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then only <font color="blue">Pride & Prejudice</font> will show up in the article.
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Another example of this is when you have a book page with the author's name in the title:
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<nowiki>[[Pride And Prejudice - Jane Austen]]</nowiki>.
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When you link to that page from another article, use the pipe
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<pre>[[Pride And Prejudice - Jane Austen|Pride And Prejudice]]</pre>
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and it will show up as <font color="blue">Pride And Prejudice</font>.
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==Italics==
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===Books===
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Book titles are generally italicized within an article or in lists:
  
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The normal rules for italics are followed in choosing whether to put part or all of the title in italics:
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<nowiki>''[[Pride And Prejudice]]''</nowiki> results in ''[[Pride and Prejudice]].''
  
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<blockquote>
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:'''Note:''' Italics are create by using double apostrophes ( <nowiki>''</nowiki> ), or using the capital ''"I"'' button above the edit frame.  
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'''''Tattoo You''''' is an album by [[The Rolling Stones]], released in 1981.
 
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</blockquote>
 
  
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If the topic of an article has no name, and the title is simply descriptive—such as [[Electrical characteristics of a dynamic loudspeaker]]—the title does not need to appear verbatim in the main text; if it does, it is not in boldface:
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When creating the book page, however, the italics marks are not needed.
  
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<blockquote>
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[[Novella]] titles are not italicized, but are within quote marks - "Novella."
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A dynamic loudspeaker driver’s chief electrical characteristics can be shown as a curve, representing the …
 
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</blockquote>
 
  
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:''[[Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page#Character_formatting|How to edit a page]] gives advice on making items bold, italic, or both.''
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The title of an [[Anthologies|anthology]] of novellas is italicized - ''[[Bad Boys Ahoy!]]''.
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===Italic Links===
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The italic double apostrophes must be outside the double brackets, or the link will not work; however, internal italicization can be used in [[#Pipes|piped links]].
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|''Incorrect'':&nbsp; &nbsp;||The book <nowiki>[[''Pride And Prejudice'']]</nowiki> is her best.
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|-valign=top
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|''Correct'':               ||The book <nowiki>''[[Pride And Prejudice]]''</nowiki> is her best.  
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|-valign=top
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|''Correct'':              ||The book <nowiki>[[Pride And Prejudice|''Pride & Prejudice'']]</nowiki> was her best.
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|}
  
 
==Sections and headings==
 
==Sections and headings==
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{{main|Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings)}}
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Headings and subheadings provide an overview in the table of contents and allow readers to navigate through the text more easily. Subheadings are particularly appropriate for breaking up longer sections. The [[Book template]] and [[Author template]] suggest certain standard headings for the articles.
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{{see also|Wikipedia:Guide to layout|Wikipedia:Lead section|Help:Section}}
 
  
 
===Markup===
 
===Markup===
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Unspaced multiple equal signs are the style markup for headings (also called ''section titles''). The triple apostrophes ( <nowiki>'''</nowiki> ) that make words appear in '''boldface''' are not used in headings.
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Unspaced multiple equal signs are the style markup for headings (also called ''section titles''). Because the headings are already bold, you don't need to use the triple apostrophes ( <nowiki>'''</nowiki> ).
  
 
The heading for the section you are now reading was created with double equal signs:
 
The heading for the section you are now reading was created with double equal signs:
  
 
:<code><nowiki>==Sections and headings==</nowiki></code>
 
:<code><nowiki>==Sections and headings==</nowiki></code>
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:'''Note:''' This heading is also created by choosing the large capital "A" button above the edit box.
  
 
The heading for the current subsection was created with triple equal signs:
 
The heading for the current subsection was created with triple equal signs:
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===Wording===
 
===Wording===
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In headings and subheadings:
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Headings and subheadings should be:
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* only the first letter of the first word, and the first letter of [[Noun#Proper nouns and common nouns|proper nouns]] are capitalized; all other letters are in lower case (for example, “Rules and regulations”, not “Rules and Regulations”);
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* Initially capitalized - all words in the section heading
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* special characters such as the slash (/), plus sign (+), curly brackets ({&nbsp;}) and square brackets ([&nbsp;]) are avoided, and the ampersand (&) is spelled out as ''and'' unless it is part of a formal name;
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* Kept short - more than 10 words may defeat the purpose
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* links are never used, in favor of linking the first occurrence of the item in the section text;
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* Without articles (''a'', ''an'', ''the'') and pronouns (''you'', ''they'') if possible; and
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* the wording tends to be short (more than 10 words may defeat the purpose);
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* Unique - the wording is, where possible, not identical to that of any other heading or subheading in the article.
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* articles (''a'', ''an'', ''the'') and pronouns (''you'', ''they'') are typically avoided unless part of a formal name; and
 
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* the wording is, where possible, not identical to that of any other heading or subheading in the article.
 
  
 
===Section management===  
 
===Section management===  
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* Headings and subheadings provide an overview in the table of contents and allow readers to navigate through the text more easily. Subheadings are particularly appropriate for breaking up longer sections.
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* Because you can link to directly to the headings and subheadings on a particular page (see ----------), only change the headings after careful consideration, because this will break any section links to them from the same and other articles.
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* Headings and subheadings are changed only after careful consideration, because this will break any section links to them from the same and other articles.
 
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* If you link to a section, leave an editor’s note to remind others that the title is linked. List the names of the linking articles, so that if the title is altered, others can fix the links more easily. For example: <nowiki> ==Evolutionary implications==<!-- This section is linked from [[Richard Dawkins]] and [[Daniel Dennett]] --> </nowiki>.  
 
 
* If you refer to a section without linking, italicize the section name; for example, you are now reading the section on ''Section management''.  
 
* If you refer to a section without linking, italicize the section name; for example, you are now reading the section on ''Section management''.  
 
* If you link to a section, italicize the section name only if it otherwise requires italics (for example, if it is the title of a book). Linking a term provides sufficient indication that you are using a term as a term, which is what you would otherwise use italics for.
 
* If you link to a section, italicize the section name only if it otherwise requires italics (for example, if it is the title of a book). Linking a term provides sufficient indication that you are using a term as a term, which is what you would otherwise use italics for.
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==Capital letters==
 
==Capital letters==
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{{main|Wikipedia:Manual of Style (capital letters)}}
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Titles of articles, books, etc., should not in in all capitals. Capitals are not used for emphasis. Where wording cannot provide the emphasis, italics are used.
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There are differences between the major varieties of English in the use of capitals (uppercase letters). Where this is an issue, the rules of the cultural and linguistic context apply. As for spelling, consistency is maintained within an article.
 
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Capitals are not used for emphasis. Where wording cannot provide the emphasis, italics are used.
 
 
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==Italics==
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; Emphasis
 
; Emphasis
 
:Italics are used ''sparingly'' to emphasize words in sentences (bolding is normally not used at all for this purpose). Generally, the more highlighting in an article, the less the effect of each instance.
 
:Italics are used ''sparingly'' to emphasize words in sentences (bolding is normally not used at all for this purpose). Generally, the more highlighting in an article, the less the effect of each instance.
 
; Titles
 
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{{main|Wikipedia:Manual of Style (titles)}}
 
 
:Italics are used for the titles of works of literature and art such as books, paintings and musical albums. The titles of articles, chapters, songs and other short works are not italicized but are enclosed in double quotation marks.
 
:Italics are used for the titles of works of literature and art such as books, paintings and musical albums. The titles of articles, chapters, songs and other short works are not italicized but are enclosed in double quotation marks.
 
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; Words as words
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:Italics are used when citing a word or letter (see [[use–mention distinction]]). For example, “The term ''panning'' is derived from ''panorama'', a word coined in 1787.” “The most commonly used letter in English is ''e''.”
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:Italics are used when citing a word or letter. For example, “The term ''panning'' is derived from ''panorama'', a word coined in 1787.” “The most commonly used letter in English is ''e''.”
 
; Quotations in italics
 
; Quotations in italics
 
:An entire quotation is not italicized solely because it is a quotation.
 
:An entire quotation is not italicized solely because it is a quotation.
 
; Italics within quotations
 
; Italics within quotations
 
:Italics are used within quotations if they are in the source material, or to add emphasis; if the latter, an editorial note “[emphasis added]” appears at the end of the quotation. For example: “Now cracks a noble heart. Good night sweet prince: And ''flights of angels'' sing thee to thy rest.” [emphasis added]
 
:Italics are used within quotations if they are in the source material, or to add emphasis; if the latter, an editorial note “[emphasis added]” appears at the end of the quotation. For example: “Now cracks a noble heart. Good night sweet prince: And ''flights of angels'' sing thee to thy rest.” [emphasis added]
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:If the source uses italics for emphasis, and it is desirable to stress that you have not added the italics, the editorial note “[emphasis in original]” appears after the quote.
 
; Effect on nearby punctuation
 
; Effect on nearby punctuation
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:The italic markup must be outside the link markup, or the link will not work; internal italicization, however, can be used in [[#Pipes|piped links]].
 
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|''Incorrect'':&nbsp; &nbsp;||The opera <nowiki>[[''Turandot'']]</nowiki> is his best.
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|''Incorrect'':&nbsp; &nbsp;||The book <nowiki>[[''Pride And Prejudice'']]</nowiki> is her best.  
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|''Correct'':              ||The opera <nowiki>''[[Turandot]]''</nowiki> is his best.
 
 
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|''Correct'':              ||The <nowiki>[[USS Adder (SS-3)|USS ''Adder'' (SS-3)]]</nowiki> was a submarine.
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|''Correct'':              ||The book <nowiki>''[[Pride And Prejudice]]''</nowiki> is her best.  
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|''Correct'':&nbsp; &nbsp;||“'''Jabberwocky'''” is a nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll.
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|''Correct'':               ||The book <nowiki>[[Pride And Prejudice|''Pride & Prejudice'']]</nowiki> was her best.  
 
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Wikipedia:Manual of Style
 
Wikipedia:Manual of Style

Revision as of 00:17, 4 September 2007

The Style Manual is a guide that aims to make the RomanceWiki easier to read and edit. Because one way of presenting information is often just as good as another, choosing a consistent style promotes professionalism, simplicity and greater cohesion in our articles.

Article Titles

Initial Capitals

Article pages on RomanceWiki and book pages specifically should be initial cap style like this 

[[Pride And Prejudice]]

This is different from the style used on Wikipedia, and different from what is known as "title case" (which might be Pride and Prejudice). This makes it easier to find and link to other pages. All the words are initial capitalized.

Books - Same Title

If there is more than one book with the same title (see Help:Same Title Multiple Authors), the syntax should be 

[[Pride And Prejudice - Jane Austen]]

Ampersands

If there is an ampersand (&) in the title, it is better to spell it out as and because some browsers have trouble finding page titles with the ampersand.

Using Article Titles

Same Page

For book pages there is no need to repeat the title of the book in the body of the page. Generally follow the Book Template for the format of the book pages. The headings for author, publisher, year, etc. make it easier to identify the important information about the books.

For author pages and other articles, the title is the subject of the first sentence of the article, for example, “Jane Austen is an author...” instead of “This article is about …”. The title of the article can be surrounded by triple apostrophes ( ''' ) or enclosed with double brackets ([[Title]]).

The first (and only the first) appearance of the title is in boldface, including its abbreviation in parentheses, if given.

This example illustrates the use of boldface in the Romance Writers of America article:

Romance Writers of America (RWA) was founded in Houston, Texas, in 1980 by 37 charter members.

Links

When you refer to another article, the title should be enclosed in double brackets like this 

[[Pride And Prejudice]]

This makes these references into links to any relevant pages, such as to the publisher, genre, other authors and books, and leads the reader to other articles that might be of interest to them.

If the page within the double brackets does not yet exist, it will show up as a red link, for example, Emma. This is okay. You can go ahead a leave the red link in place. You can use that link to create the article, or for someone in the future to create that article.

Pipes

The | ("pipe") allows you to change the way linked text is displayed in an article regardless of the actual name of the page to which you are linking.

To make a book with an ampersand in the title appear correctly on another article page, use the | ("pipe") 

[[Pride And Prejudice|Pride & Prejudice]]

then only Pride & Prejudice will show up in the article.

Another example of this is when you have a book page with the author's name in the title: [[Pride And Prejudice - Jane Austen]].

When you link to that page from another article, use the pipe 

[[Pride And Prejudice - Jane Austen|Pride And Prejudice]]

and it will show up as Pride And Prejudice.

Italics

Books

Book titles are generally italicized within an article or in lists:

''[[Pride And Prejudice]]'' results in Pride and Prejudice.

Note: Italics are create by using double apostrophes ( '' ), or using the capital "I" button above the edit frame.

When creating the book page, however, the italics marks are not needed.

Novella titles are not italicized, but are within quote marks - "Novella."

The title of an anthology of novellas is italicized - Bad Boys Ahoy!.

Italic Links

The italic double apostrophes must be outside the double brackets, or the link will not work; however, internal italicization can be used in piped links.

Incorrect:    The book [[''Pride And Prejudice'']] is her best.
Correct: The book ''[[Pride And Prejudice]]'' is her best.
Correct: The book [[Pride And Prejudice|''Pride & Prejudice'']] was her best.

Sections and headings

Headings and subheadings provide an overview in the table of contents and allow readers to navigate through the text more easily. Subheadings are particularly appropriate for breaking up longer sections. The Book template and Author template suggest certain standard headings for the articles.

Markup

Unspaced multiple equal signs are the style markup for headings (also called section titles). Because the headings are already bold, you don't need to use the triple apostrophes ( ''' ).

The heading for the section you are now reading was created with double equal signs:

==Sections and headings==
Note: This heading is also created by choosing the large capital "A" button above the edit box.

The heading for the current subsection was created with triple equal signs:

===Markup===

Wording

Headings and subheadings should be:

  • Initially capitalized - all words in the section heading
  • Kept short - more than 10 words may defeat the purpose
  • Without articles (a, an, the) and pronouns (you, they) if possible; and
  • Unique - the wording is, where possible, not identical to that of any other heading or subheading in the article.

Section management

  • Because you can link to directly to the headings and subheadings on a particular page (see ----------), only change the headings after careful consideration, because this will break any section links to them from the same and other articles.
  • If you refer to a section without linking, italicize the section name; for example, you are now reading the section on Section management.
  • If you link to a section, italicize the section name only if it otherwise requires italics (for example, if it is the title of a book). Linking a term provides sufficient indication that you are using a term as a term, which is what you would otherwise use italics for.

Capital letters

Titles of articles, books, etc., should not in in all capitals. Capitals are not used for emphasis. Where wording cannot provide the emphasis, italics are used.

Incorrect:    Contrary to common belief, aardvarks are Not the same as anteaters.
Incorrect: Contrary to common belief, aardvarks are NOT the same as anteaters.
Correct: Contrary to common belief, aardvarks are not the same as anteaters.

Italics

Emphasis
Italics are used sparingly to emphasize words in sentences (bolding is normally not used at all for this purpose). Generally, the more highlighting in an article, the less the effect of each instance.
Titles
Italics are used for the titles of works of literature and art such as books, paintings and musical albums. The titles of articles, chapters, songs and other short works are not italicized but are enclosed in double quotation marks.
Words as words
Italics are used when citing a word or letter. For example, “The term panning is derived from panorama, a word coined in 1787.” “The most commonly used letter in English is e.”
Quotations in italics
An entire quotation is not italicized solely because it is a quotation.
Italics within quotations
Italics are used within quotations if they are in the source material, or to add emphasis; if the latter, an editorial note “[emphasis added]” appears at the end of the quotation. For example: “Now cracks a noble heart. Good night sweet prince: And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.” [emphasis added]
If the source uses italics for emphasis, and it is desirable to stress that you have not added the italics, the editorial note “[emphasis in original]” appears after the quote.
Effect on nearby punctuation
Italicization is restricted to what should properly be affected by italics, and not the surrounding punctuation. Don't italicize the period, question mark, etc.
Italicized links
The italic markup must be outside the link markup, or the link will not work; internal italicization, however, can be used in piped links.
Incorrect:    The book [[''Pride And Prejudice'']] is her best.
Correct: The book ''[[Pride And Prejudice]]'' is her best.
Correct: The book [[Pride And Prejudice|''Pride & Prejudice'']] was her best.

Wikipedia:Manual of Style

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