EU3 Wiki:Style

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Contents 1 Overview 2 Writing Style 3 Article Organization 4 Tagging an article 4.1 Cleanup 4.2 Stub 4.3 Need Wiki 4.4 Delete 4.5 Essay-like

Overview

All players of the game are welcome to contribute to the wiki. This style guide provides guidance on how to make the best contributions. If these guidelines seem too difficult to follow (non-native speakers, etc) -- don't let them stop you from contributing! It is more important that the wiki has contributions than having everything "done right", and once content is in the wiki, other contributors can participate by putting it into a better style.

Writing Style

1. Write objectively, not in the first person.
   • Correct: England can focus on its economy to become a major power.
   • Incorrect: I always build a lot of merchants.
2. Use a third person narrative when necessary.
   • Correct: The player's next target is France.
   • Incorrect: Your next target is France.
3. Paradox games allow for limitless possibilities.
   • Correct: The Ottoman's have multiple options for engaging in Eastern Europe. One strategy is to...
   • Incorrect: The best way for the Ottoman's to engage in Eastern Europe is to start with Hungary...'
4. Write in general, abstract terms.
   • Correct: Cavalry are excellent at destroying enemy armies...
   • Incorrect: Build exactly 4 Cavalry, use them to attack this province, etc...
5. Do not emphasize text with CAPITALS, use italics instead.

Article Organization

1. Naming Articles:
   1. Do not capitalise any words in the article name, except for words that are capitalised gramatically. Capitalise the first letter of the first word (wiki should do this automatically)
   2. Use full names for any articles you create. Create a #redirect page for any abbreviations.
2. Article Size: Generally, articles should be big enough that they comprehensively cover a single subject.
   • Minimum size: Any page created should have at least ~1,500 bytes of unique content.
   • Maximum size: Any page should be split after it goes over ~32,000 bytes. Please start a discussion on the article's Talk page how to split the article in the best, non-invasive way.
3. Templates: Templates are created to help better organize content on the Wiki. See the Category:Template full list of available templates.
4. Categories: Always group articles into categories. If you are unsure which category fits best, start a discussion on the talk page of the article.

Tagging an article

Cleanup

If you identify an article that does not conform to the EU3 Wiki standards, please label it with the cleanup tag {{Cleanup}} (t • ↩).

Stub

Similarly, tag an article that you think is incomplete and deserves more attention with the stub tag {{Stub}} (t • ↩).

Need Wiki

Sometimes an article has enough content that is well written, but in the wrong format. Tag an article that you think needs to be put into the wiki format {{Needwiki}} (t • ↩).

Delete

An article that contains irrelevant, redundant, or outdated information may be marked for deletion with the delete tag {{Delete}} (t • ↩).

Essay-like

An article written in highly narrative style (like a nation strategy written like an After Action Report) with the tag {{Essay-like}} (t • ↩).