This is the Manual of Style for the Jagged Alliance Wiki, not any of the games manuals. It should be read in conjunction with the site rules and policies.
Edit Summary
- As stated in the rules, always leave an edit summary whenever you edit or create a page. Summaries can be single word long sentences. Failure to do so may result in a block.
Language
- Use English here only. US or British English is acceptable.
Dates
- US Style dates ie. MM-DD-YYYY since Sir-Tech which created the first Jagged Alliance game was based in the US.
Page format
- Every content page in the mainspace eg games, mercenaries, items etc should have the page name in the lead bold. Eg. "XXX is a mercenary ..."
Images
- Always add a copyright tag when uploading an image -- you should see a box at the bottom and pick an appropriate tag. After the image is uploaded, add to the Category below type 'images'. See this Fandom article regarding which tag to use. Ask a bureaucrat or admin if you need help.
- Do not upload images with a company logo with them even if the company like Sir-Tech is bust. Crop them and list under own work or PD.
Games Article Format
- Use the infobox from Jagged Alliance as the template, NOT others. Find an image for the game and add it to the infobox. Fill in: caption for the image, developer(s), publisher(s), release date (as in first release date which ever country), genre (mostly turn-based tactical role-playing game), modes (single or mutli-player), ratings (check google what is the rating and find a rating image or enter it manually), platforms (what sort of computer platform) previous/next (check where the game chronology is -- use real dates)
Mercenaries
- The founders and old admins have created nice infoboxes for the range of mercenaries across all the JA games. Find a general image from the game and use it as a header then another as in image for the infobox. Enter the merc's info: Nationality, Voiced by (check the IMDB for voice actors), Appears in (list by chronological order using breaks), First Appearance, then stats per game. If the merc arose from JA1 or JA:DG and there's an image of his/her JA1 profile, it can go above the infoxbox. See Ivan Dolvich as an example.
- If the infobox has stats only for certain games, list the others in the page. Got any infobbox that you wish to add? Contact the bureaucrat or admin. Never scold an admin.
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