The Manual of Style is the style manual for all Tower Blitz Wiki articles and pages. This article is to be used when in doubt or disagreement over how an article should be structured and written.
General
Tower Blitz Wiki style aims to resolve editorial conflicts based on grammar, vocabulary and spelling. Editors should keep in mind that you should use American English language, make sure sentences are written smoothly and are able to be read. All articles should use language that is simple and unambiguous. All articles must use "it" pronouns when describing a tower or an enemy, unless the gender is explicitly stated (e.g. Overlord, Ignitus).
Uploading Files
- When uploading images of icons, it is recommended to have the image size at 512x512 pixels. This does not apply to other images if it degrades the image quality in some way.
- Image, video, and audio files should be high quality. Images must be in PNG format, and the background should be transparent as well to allow for other usage such as using them in templates.
- DO NOT screenshot enemies by pressing R on them. The screenshot must be taken from gameplay and it should be high quality.
- When uploading new versions of files, replace the existing file instead of uploading a totally new one.
- This can be done by going to the file's page and clicking on "Upload a new version of this file".
- An exception would be when the subject has a new appearance (for example, a certain enemy has had its appearance changed), then the new appearance should be uploaded as a new file.
Templates
Templates are pages designed to be included on other pages. They are found in the Template namespace and usually display material that needs to be shown on multiple pages at the same time. Once you've figured out what templates you have to work with, you can begin thinking about how to use them in their most basic form.
They include designed pages.
Article Structure
This section describes how articles should be structured and section titles formatted. This is highly specific depending on the page. If a header is not listed under general headers, it should be removed. It is recommended to use source editor whenever editing a page.
Tower Gallery
This template is for Towers only, it should be on top of everything.
Tower Page
{{Tab|Gallery=[[TOWERNAME/Gallery|Gallery]]}}
Gallery Page
{{GalleryTab|TOWERNAME|Article=[[TOWERNAME|Article]]}}
Infobox
The type of infobox depends on the page you are editing. All values should correspond to a value in the infobox. Additionally, an infobox can use <tabber> or <gallery> if there are multiple images that can be applied for an infobox. For example:
{{Tower Template
|image1=<tabber>
|-|Icon = [[File:Filename.png|300px]]
|-|View = [[File:Filename.png|300px]]
</tabber>
}}
The title in the infobox must be generally the same as the title of the page, except pages with brackets.
Honourable Mention Examples
Bad Example:
{{NoticeTemplate}}
==Heading==
{{Template|parameter=value|parameter= string <br/> string2}}
===Sub-heading===
*Bullet
**Sub-bullet
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Good Example:
{{NoticeTemplate}}
{{Template
|parameter = value
|parameter2 = string<br>string2
}}
==Heading==
===Sub-heading===
*Bullet
**Sub-bullet
QuotesThis must succeed the infobox. They must be a direct quote with no grammatical or stylistic corrections. As a result quotes do not need to follow stylistic rules laid out here. If there is a grammatical error in a quote it may be denoted with "[Towr]". Additionally, make sure there is no gap between the infobox and the quotebox. For example: {{Infobox
|image1=
}}
{{QuoteBox|Text|Name}}
Note: {{Infobox
|image1=
}}
{{QuoteBox|Text|Name}}
DescriptionThe Description is important for making an article. It describes small information for the page and it does not need to be excessively long. Almost all articles need to have a sufficient description. AppearanceThis only applies to Towers, Maps and Enemies pages. This is where the description of the aesthetic appearance of the object is described. Upgrades & SkinsThis only applies to towers. This is where the relevant information for the respective headers go. Follow the precedent already laid out. The relevant navbox should be placed at the bottom of the page. There must be three spaces between the main content of the article and the navbox. Notice/Reminder BoxesThese should be used when something important in the article that is misunderstood, but is not fitting to put in Trivia. For example, whether or not Mechanic is available after the Terror Blitz 2021 Event. DisambigThe box can be used when 2 or more articles have similar names, or the article has changed names in game, or has been removed. Links
Magic WordsMagic words are phrases used by Fandom which triggers the software to do something. When using magic words, they should be used in source editing instead of visual editing. See Community Central Article Here. List of Common Magic WordsHere are some commonly used magic words:
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