Club Penguin Rewritten Wiki:Manual of Style

This is the Manual of Style for the Club Penguin Rewritten Wiki.


 * Key: Correct ✔ Incorrect ✘

Grammar

 * All articles on the wiki must be written in American English, not British English, unless the game or staff refers to the article as its British name. For example, the game refers to the "Gray Top Hat" as the Grey Top Hat.
 * Do not use any slang or abbreviations on articles, unless the official name of an article is abbreviated.
 * BluerQ was the first Penguin of the Week on Club Penguin Rewritten ✔
 * Bluer was the first POTW on CPR ✘
 * The Rooftop is the place to be ✔
 * The Rooftop is the place 2 b ✘
 * All mentions of game and TV show titles should be italicized. Club Penguin Rewritten and Club Penguin should always be written as Club Penguin Rewritten and Club Penguin respectively. You can italicize by adding '' at the front and back of the game title. If you use punctuation, it should not be italicized.
 * Do not capitalize every word in a sentence. Conjunctions, prepositions and definite articles shouldn't be capitalized either, unless the game capitalizes them.
 * Penguin of the Week is every Monday ✔
 * Penguin Of The Week Is Every Monday ✘
 * Penguin Of The Week is every Monday ✘
 * When adding dates in, make sure you use the full date, year included. Also don't include an ordinal indicator.
 * May 21, 2018 ✔
 * May 21 ✘
 * May 21st, 2018 ✘
 * 5/21/18 ✘
 * If something is no longer in Club Penguin Rewritten, remember to change the wording of the article to past tense.
 * Make sure to add punctuation at the end of every sentence.
 * When using apostrophes, make sure to use ' instead of ’.
 * If you have a list of three or more items, make sure to use an oxford comma before the conjunction in the list.

Titles

 * Titles should be in singular form, not plural.
 * Article titles should always use an official name, not a fan-made one. If you are wondering where to find the official names, see the local crumbs.
 * If an article does not have an official title, label it as a Conjecture.
 * If two or more articles have the same name, use parenthesis to distinguish them from each other. Make sure to not capitalize the word in the parenthesis, unless its official title is capitalized.

Amboxes
Lei may refer to many items in Club Penguin Rewritten. Were you looking for:
 * If an article contains an ambox (article message box), it should always be at the top of an article.
 * If an article has no infobox, make sure to separate the ambox and the article text into different lines.
 * If an article is missing information, make sure to label it as a Stub. Do not label an article as a stub if it's just short. Short articles aren't stubs.
 * If an article is plagiarized and you're not good at writing, make sure to label it as Plagiarized, so another editor can fix it.
 * If you feel an article is unneeded, you can label it as Delete. This way an admin can review it and see if it's worthy of being deleted or not.
 * If an article does not comply with the Manual of Style and needs a cleanup, label it as Cleanup.
 * If an article is too long to finish or is currently undergoing change and an update, label it as Construction.
 * If an article contains false information, label it as Inaccurate.
 * If an article needs better quality image(s), label it as ImageQuality
 * If an item hasn't been available for a year, or doesn't have many owners, mark it as Rare.
 * If an item wasn't in the original Club Penguin, label it as Custom.
 * If an item is a Bait Item, label it as Bait.
 * If an article is list of things, label it as a List.
 * If the content of an article is no longer in Club Penguin Rewritten, label it as Archive.
 * If the content of an article is supposed to come out in the future, label it as Future.
 * If an event of party is currently happening, label it as Current.
 * If someone is a current staff member, label them as Mod. If they are a former staff member, label them as OldMod.
 * If a character is meetable in-game, label them as a MeetableCharacter. If a character is from a Stage Play, label them as a StageChar. If a character is from a PSA Mission, label them as a PSACharacter. If a character is from a mini-game, label them as a Minigame Character.
 * If the content of an article is unreleased, label it as Unreleased.
 * If a room is only available during a party, label it as a PartyRoom.
 * If an item was in the original Club Penguin, but were altered to look different from the original item or changed in some way, label it as Semi-Custom.

Other templates

 * If an article is included in a disambiguation page, insert this DisambigText into the article. Make sure it goes below the amboxes, but above the infobox.
 * If an article is included in two disambiguation pages, insert this DisambigText2 instead.
 * If an article is included in three disambiguation pages, insert this DisambigText3 instead.
 * If you are inserting a quote into an article, use this Quote. Make sure it goes below the infobox, but before the article text.

Infoboxes
Mountain Expedition 2017 ✘ Mountain Expedition 2017 ✘
 * Infoboxes should be placed right under amboxes. If an article doesn't contain an ambox, the infobox should be at the top.
 * Make sure that every field of an infobox is filled out on an article. If the field is inapplicable put N/A.
 * If there are multiple answers in a field, make sure to list them off as commas.
 * |appeared = Beta Test Party, Puffle Party 2017, Mountain Expedition 2017 ✔
 * |appeared = Beta Test Party, Puffle Party 2017, Mountain Expedition 2017 ✔
 * |appeared = Beta Test Party, Puffle Party 2017 & Mountain Expedition 2017 ✘
 * |appeared = Beta Test Party Puffle Party 2017 Mountain Expedition 2017 ✘
 * |appeared = Beta Test Party & Puffle Party 2017 &
 * |appeared = Beta Test Party, Puffle Party 2017 and
 * Infoboxes should be laid out in order.
 * Do not add File: before an image.
 * Make sure to put a space the words and the equal sign in the infobox.
 * title1 should only be added to the infobox if the title of article has a parenthesis.
 * If an item doesn't have an icon, use this for the image in the infobox.
 * Infoboxes should always be laid out like this:

The Beta Hat is a head item in Club Penguin Rewritten. If you have an ambox, it should be laid out like this:

The Beta Hat is a head item in Club Penguin Rewritten. Here are example of how NOT to lay them out:

The 'Beta Hat is a head item in Club Penguin Rewritten. The Beta Hat is a head item in Club Penguin Rewritten.

The Beta Hat is a head item in Club Penguin Rewritten. The Beta Hat is a head item in Club Penguin Rewritten. The Beta Hat is a head item in Club Penguin Rewritten.

Article text
If an item is from a catalog, it should be laid out like this: The White Hoodie is a body item in Club Penguin Rewritten. It costs 400 coins in the Penguin Style catalog. If an item is free item from a party, it should be laid out like this: The Pumpkin Basket is a hand item in Club Penguin Rewritten. It could be obtained for free at the Haunted Mansion during the Halloween Party 2017. If an item is free and it's not from a party, it should be laid out like this: The Tour Guide Hat is a head item in Club Penguin Rewritten. It could be for free by passing the Tour Guide quiz at Tour Booth at the Ski Village. If an item is from a code, it should be laid out like this: The White Electric Guitar is a hand item in Club Penguin Rewritten. It could be obtained by using the code 'MUSICJAM18'. If an item is from a costume trunk, it should be laid out like this: The Detective's Coat is a body item in Club Penguin Rewritten. It costs 650 coins in the Costume Trunk catalog when Ruby and the Ruby is playing at the Stage. If an item is plural, it should be laid out like this: The Saturated Maracas are a hand item in Club Penguin Rewritten. They cost 500 coins in the Penguin Style catalog. If an item is a bait item, it should be laid out like this: Dot's Outfit is a body item in Club Penguin Rewritten. It is a bait item that Dot wears. If an item is a stamp, it should be laid out like this: The Rare Mullet Stamp is an insanity difficulty stamp in Club Penguin Rewritten. It can obtained by catching the Rare Mullet at the end of classic mode of Ice Fishing. Better Igloos Mar'17 was an edition of the Better Igloos catalog. It was released on February 26, 2017 and expired on March 29, 2017. If a disambiguation page is only made up of items, it should be laid out like this: Lei may refer to many items in Club Penguin Rewritten. Were you looking for: If a disambiguation page is made up of different things, it should be laid out like this: Fish may refer to many things in Club Penguin Rewritten. Were you looking for: If a disambiguation page is made up of parties, it should be laid out like this: Puffle Parties are annual parties in Club Penguin Rewritten themed after puffles. Were you looking for: If it's a category for parties, events, games and catalogs, it should be laid out like this: All things that relate to Fairy Fables. If it's category for items or stamps, it should be laid out like this: Head Items of Club Penguin Rewritten.
 * It is the beginning text before the table of contents.
 * The article text should come after the infobox.
 * The name of the article should be bolded. Only bold it once however. Remember to not put a space in the bolded word.
 * Rare Mullet Stamp is ✔
 * Rare Mullet Stamp is ✘
 * It should usually be one paragraph.
 * For item pages, here are different example of how the article text should be laid out.
 * For catalogs, it should be laid out like this:
 * For disambiguation pages, here are different example of how the article text should be laid out.
 * For categories, here are different example of how the article text should be laid out.

Links

 * When linking an article, link it like this Article name . It looks cleaner and nicer like that. Do not also link the article as an URL.
 * DJ Maxx ✔
 * DJ Maxx ✘
 * When linking an article from another wiki, link it like this Article name . Do not link it as an URL.
 * Town ✔
 * Town ✘
 * Do not put punctuation or spaces in the links.
 * DJ Maxx. ✔
 * DJ Maxx. ✘
 * DJ Maxx is ✔
 * DJ Maxx is ✘
 * If you're linking an italicized word, make sure to put '' around the link, not inside.
 * Club Penguin Rewritten
 * Club Penguin Rewritten ✘
 * If you want the link to be plural, put the "s" outside the link.
 * Penguins ✔
 * Penguins ✘
 * Penguin's ✔
 * Penguin's ✘
 * Don't link a page to itself.
 * If a link is used after the first word of a sentence, the word(s) in the link should not capitalized unless it is a proper noun.

Article tables

 * All article tables should use "wikitable sortable".
 * There should a space {| and class.
 * Do not put |- between the class and exclamation points as it is useless code.
 * Do not bold the words after the exclamation point as the exclamation point already does that.
 * Here is an example of it should be laid out:
 * If something is repeated in the table, make sure to add rowspan = # of times it is repeated|Example. Here is how that should look like:
 * For catalog pages, the article tables should be laid out like this:
 * If nothing in the section is hidden, then get rid of !Hidden?

History
If an item only appeared once in a catalog it should look like this: ==History== If an item is not from a catalog and is instead found in a room, it should look like this: ==History== If an item is from a party and is found in a room, it should look like this: ==History== If an item is from a party and is found in a catalog, it should look like this:
 * History sections should go below the article text.
 * Item pages should always have a history section.
 * If you're not sure when an item first appeared or left, ask someone or look at past catalogs.
 * If an item is still available put "Still available". Make sure that it's italicized and that available isn't capitalized.
 * Here are different examples of how a history section should look:
 * Remember not to capitalize from and until.

Other sections

 * Make sure to leave a space between each section.
 * If an article needs more information, you're always welcomed to add more sections.
 * If you use bullet points, do not add spaces between the bullet point and the fact.
 * *It was the first party to have custom music. ✔
 * * It was the first party to have custom music. ✘
 * Do not add spaces between the words and the equal signs.
 * ==Trivia== ✔
 * == Trivia == ✘
 * For disambiguation pages that are made up of different things, make sure to split the links into different sections based on something that they have in common. Make sure to put the sections in alphabetical order.

Arrow key changes

 * This section should only be present for furniture articles that have arrow key changes.
 * This section should go below history.
 * Make sure to note capitalize key and changes.
 * Make sure to replace the arrow keys with the Key template variant.
 * Pressing  ✔
 * Press left ✘
 * Here is an example of how it should be laid out:

Arrow key changes

 * Pressing or  rotates the item.

Trivia
If only one item is similar, it should be laid out like this: *A similar item is The Claus. If only two or more items are similar, it should be laid out like this: *Similar items are the Blue Lei, Hawaiian Lei, Sunset Lei, and the Holi-lei. *It goes with the Sushi Master Uniform and the Sushi Tray.
 * The trivia section should always be below the other information sections.
 * Information that doesn't fit in any section or fun facts should go in here.
 * Do not add obvious facts like "DJ Maxx is a DJ."
 * If an item looks similar to another, add it in the trivia. For multiple items, make sure they are listed in alphabetical order.
 * If an item appears with another item on a penguin in a catalog, add it in the trivia. For multiple items, put it item type order. It should be laid out like this:

Gallery
For regular item pages, it should be laid out like this: ==Gallery== For parties, it should be laid out like this: ==Gallery==
 * Galleries should be placed below trivia.
 * Images in galleries should be .png files, unless you can't find a better image.
 * Make sure not to replace spaces with underscores in the file name.
 * Halloween Party 2017 Gift Shop.png ✔
 * Halloween_Party_2017_Gift_Shop.png ✘
 * Here are different examples of how a gallery should be laid out:

Map
For staff pages, it should be laid out like this: ==Gallery==
 * If you have multiple login screens, distinguish them by labeling one as "Login Screen #1" and one as "Login Screen #2."
 * If a party doesn't have a homepage, only put the login screen in the header.
 * Put the room names in alphabetical order.

Videos

 * If there is an official video related to article, add it in this section.
 * Videos should be laid out like this:

==Videos==

SWF
For regular items, it should be laid out like this: ==SWF== If an item has a back sprite, it should be laid out like this: ==SWF== If an item has multiple IDs, it should be laid out like this: ==SWF==
 * Only include an swf section if the content of the article is custom.
 * SWF sections should be under videos.
 * If there are a lot of swf files, make sure to insert the Rewrittenarchives template.
 * The swf files should always come from the Wayback Machine. Make sure to also put "id_" before https in the link.
 * Here are different examples of how it should be laid out:
 * Beta Hat (icon)
 * Beta Hat (paper)
 * Beta Hat (sprites)
 * Lavende Cape (icon)
 * Lavender Cape (paper)
 * Lavender Cape (back)
 * Lavender Cape (sprites)

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 * DJ Maxx's Old Player Card (paper)

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 * DJ Maxx's Old Player Card (paper)

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If an item's .swf file changed, it should be laid out like this: ==SWF== For backgrounds, it should be laid out like this: ==SWF== For catalogs, it should be laid out like this: ==SWF== For games that have received a revamp, it should be laid out like this: ==SWF==
 * DJ Maxx's Old Player Card (paper)
 * Saturated Maracas (icon)
 * Saturated Maracas (old icon)
 * Saturated Maracas (paper)
 * Saturated Maracas (sprites)
 * Dot's Giveaway (icon)
 * Dot's Giveaway (photo)
 * January 2019 Penguin Style

Pre-revamp

 * Sled Racing

Post-revamp

 * Sled Racing

Navboxes

 * Navboxes should be at the bottom of the article.

Categories

 * Every article should have a category.
 * Each category should be plural if necessary.
 * Note that many templates already include categories in them, so don't add categories that are already in the template.