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Please take care to use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. You are not expected to be a professional writer with knowledge of all the intricacies of the English language, but you are still expected to write in a formal, clean, objective and coherent manner to the best of your ability. |
Please take care to use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. You are not expected to be a professional writer with knowledge of all the intricacies of the English language, but you are still expected to write in a formal, clean, objective and coherent manner to the best of your ability. |
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Prefer to use [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_English American English], as it is the language of this wiki's [[Emmy the Robot|main canon source material]] as well as the primary language of its fan community. The use of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma Oxford comma] is encouraged, but not mandated. |
Prefer to use [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_English American English], as it is the language of this wiki's [[Emmy the Robot (webcomic)|main canon source material]] as well as the primary language of its fan community. The use of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma Oxford comma] is encouraged, but not mandated. |
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=== Capitalization === |
=== Capitalization === |
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:'''Emmy''', officially designated '''787-E881''', is a [[Nandroid]] owned by the [[Delaire family]]. |
:'''Emmy''', officially designated '''787-E881''', is a [[Nandroid]] owned by the [[Delaire family]]. |
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Story titles should be put in ''italics'', for example: ''[[Emmy the Robot]]'', ''[[Three Nines Fine]]''. In combination with the above guideline, the first usage of the title of a story on its page should be put in both bold and italics: |
Story titles should be put in ''italics'', for example: ''[[Emmy the Robot (webcomic)|Emmy the Robot]]'', ''[[Three Nines Fine]]''. In combination with the above guideline, the first usage of the title of a story on its page should be put in both bold and italics: |
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:'''''Emmy the Robot''''' is a webcomic created by Dominic Cellini. |
:'''''Emmy the Robot''''' is a webcomic created by Dominic Cellini. |
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== Perspective == |
== Perspective == |
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Do not mix '''in-universe''' and '''out-of-universe''' perspectives. |
Do not mix '''in-universe''' and '''out-of-universe''' perspectives. |
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* "[[Emmy]] is a [[Nandroid]] owned by the [[Delaire family]]" is an example of a sentence written from an in-universe perspective. |
* "[[Emmy]] is a [[Nandroid]] owned by the [[Hawthorn Grove families#The Delaire family|Delaire family]]" is an example of a sentence written from an in-universe perspective. |
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* "[[Emmy]] is the main character of Dominic Cellini's webcomic ''[[Emmy the Robot]]''" is an example of a sentence written from an out-of-universe perspective. |
* "[[Emmy]] is the main character of Dominic Cellini's webcomic ''[[Emmy the Robot (webcomic)|Emmy the Robot]]''" is an example of a sentence written from an out-of-universe perspective. |
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=== In-universe perspective === |
=== In-universe perspective === |
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However, limited breaking of the in-universe perspective is acceptable in situations where it is necessary to specify which piece of information comes from where, in particular: |
However, limited breaking of the in-universe perspective is acceptable in situations where it is necessary to specify which piece of information comes from where, in particular: |
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* When the page contains information from both [[canon]] and [[fanon]] sources, for example: "In canon, all Nandroids have blue optics, whereas in fanon, some Nandroids have green and other colors of optics." |
* When the page contains information from both [[:Category:Canon|canon]] and [[:Category:Fanon|fanon]] sources, for example: "In canon, all Nandroids have blue optics, whereas in fanon, some Nandroids have green and other colors of optics." |
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* When the page contains information from multiple conflicting sources, for example: "In ''[[Stress Test Anon]]'', [[Lulu]] and [[Anonymous Leeroy Doe|Anon]] live in a small house, whereas in ''[[Lulu the Nandroid]]'', they live in an apartment." |
* When the page contains information from multiple conflicting sources, for example: "In ''[[Stress Test Anon]]'', [[Lulu]] and [[Anonymous Leeroy Doe|Anon]] live in a small house, whereas in ''[[Lulu the Nandroid]]'', they live in an apartment." |
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== Images == |
== Images == |
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Images should be used to provide a visual reference for the topic of the article or to illustrate information discussed within that article. Images should be used sparingly throughout an article, with a section near the end specifically for a gallery if there are many to share. |
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