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	===Meta-information===		===Meta-information===
	~~Italicise~~ and indent a fragment of text to indicate that it consists of meta-information (information about information). Examples are		Italicize and indent a fragment of text to indicate that it consists of meta-information (information about information). Examples are
	*a remark about the motivations of the game designers, in a page about a game character		*a remark about the motivations of the game designers, in a page about a game character
	*some technical background behind a story element		*some technical background behind a story element

Fyzixfighter: Reverted edits by 173.248.229.65 (Talk) to last revision by Fyzixfighter

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	At this stage, this guide is just in the beginning stages: you can edit this guide as you see fit, but please document according to how things are already done in this Wiki. If you disagree with a section of this style guide, please add '''(disputed)''' to the end of that section and discuss this in the [[Ultronomicon talk:Manual of Style\|talk page]].		At this stage, this guide is just in the beginning stages: you can edit this guide as you see fit, but please document according to how things are already done in this Wiki. If you disagree with a section of this style guide, please add '''(disputed)''' to the end of that section and discuss this in the [[Ultronomicon talk:Manual of Style\|talk page]].

	~~Now I know who~~ the ~~barniy one~~ is, ~~Ill keep looking for your posts~~.		==Language==
			The Ultronomicon currently uses [[Wikipedia:American English\|American English]]. This is consistent with the language used in [[Star Control II]] and related published game material.

			===Writing style===
			The Ultronomicon is supposed to be an objective reference work. Don't write the articles as if you're writing a story; write them as an exposition about a topic.

			Only write statements as a (game) fact when there is no doubt that that is the correct interpretation. If there are other interpretations, however unlikely they may be, use words like "possibly", "may suggest", "perhaps", "it may be that", etc. to clearly indicate that what is written in the article is not set in stone.

			When there is a lot of discussion about a topic, it may be appropriate to dedicate a section to the various theories that go around. The theories themselves should be written from a neutral point of view. The writing should not show the preferred interpretation of its writer.

	==General naming conventions and usage==		==General naming conventions and usage==

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Language

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	At this stage, this guide is just in the beginning stages: you can edit this guide as you see fit, but please document according to how things are already done in this Wiki. If you disagree with a section of this style guide, please add '''(disputed)''' to the end of that section and discuss this in the [[Ultronomicon talk:Manual of Style\|talk page]].		At this stage, this guide is just in the beginning stages: you can edit this guide as you see fit, but please document according to how things are already done in this Wiki. If you disagree with a section of this style guide, please add '''(disputed)''' to the end of that section and discuss this in the [[Ultronomicon talk:Manual of Style\|talk page]].

	~~==Language==~~		Now I know who the barniy one is, Ill keep looking for your posts.
	~~The Ultronomicon currently uses [[Wikipedia:American English\|American English]]. This is consistent with~~ the ~~language used in [[Star Control II]] and related published game material.~~

	~~===Writing style===~~
	~~The Ultronomicon~~ is ~~supposed to be an objective reference work. Don't write the articles as if you're writing a story; write them as an exposition about a topic.~~

	~~Only write statements as a (game) fact when there is no doubt that that is the correct interpretation. If there are other interpretations~~, ~~however unlikely they may be, use words like "possibly", "may suggest", "perhaps", "it may be that", etc. to clearly indicate that what is written in the article is not set in stone.~~

	When there is a lot of discussion about a topic, it may be appropriate to dedicate a section to the various theories that go around. The theories themselves should be written from a neutral point of view. The writing should not show the preferred interpretation of its writer.

	==General naming conventions and usage==		==General naming conventions and usage==

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Valaggar: /* Alphabetizing star articles within Category:Stars */ title could use some improvement?

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Alphabetizing star articles within Category:Stars: title could use some improvement?

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	'''Numerical statistics''' (''orbit'', ''temp'', ''mass'', ''radius'', ''gravity'', ''day'', ''tilt''): Enter the numerical data as shown in the planet scan screen. Only enter the numbers; there is no need to use the units of measurement because these are included in the template.		'''Numerical statistics''' (''orbit'', ''temp'', ''mass'', ''radius'', ''gravity'', ''day'', ''tilt''): Enter the numerical data as shown in the planet scan screen. Only enter the numbers; there is no need to use the units of measurement because these are included in the template.

			==Alphabetizing star articles within Category:Stars==
			When categorizing articles about stars, use <nowiki>[[Category:Stars\|<constellation_name>, <transliterated_Greek_letter>]]</nowiki>. Example: <nowiki>[[Category:Stars\|Vulpeculae, G]]</nowiki> for Eta Vulpeculae. Transliterate Greek letters using the following set of correspondences:
			*Alpha - A
			*Beta - B
			*Gamma - C
			*Delta - D
			*Epsilon - E
			*Zeta - F
			*Eta - G
			*Theta - H
			*Iota - I
			*Kappa - K
			*Lambda - L
			*Mu - M
			*Nu - N
			*Xi - X

	[[Category:Style guidelines\|Manual of Style]]		[[Category:Style guidelines\|Manual of Style]]

PsiPhi: /* Planet boxes */ updated planet box data

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Planet boxes: updated planet box data

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	===Planet boxes===		===Planet boxes===
	{{PlanetBox\|name=Mars\|image=Mars.png\|caption=~~Insert caption here~~ \|orbit=1.52\|mass=0.11\|atmo=0.02 atm\|radius=0.53\|temp=-53\|gravity=0.38\|weather=Class 2\|day=1.02\|tectonics=Class 2\|tilt=24}}		{{PlanetBox\|name=Mars\|image=Mars.png\|caption=aka Sol IV\|orbit=1.52\|mass=0.11\|atmo=0.02 atm\|radius=0.53\|temp=-53\|gravity=0.38\|weather=Class 2\|day=1.02\|tectonics=Class 2\|tilt=24\|type=[[List of planet types#Dust\|Dust World]]\|sat=No satellites}}

	Insert the <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:PlanetBox\|PlanetBox]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> template at the beginning of the planet article before any text. The example to the right uses [[Mars]] for the sample data (to prevent spoilers). Fill out this template according to the following guidelines:		Insert the <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:PlanetBox\|PlanetBox]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> template at the beginning of the planet article before any text. The example to the right uses [[Mars]] for the sample data (to prevent spoilers). Fill out this template according to the following guidelines:

PsiPhi: spelling

2007-10-31T13:55:03Z

spelling

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	===Meta-information===		===Meta-information===
	Italicise and indent a fragment of text to indicate that it consists of meta-information (information about information). Examples are		Italicise and indent a fragment of text to indicate that it consists of meta-information (information about information). Examples are
	*a remark about the ~~motiviations~~ of the game designers, in a page about a game character		*a remark about the motivations of the game designers, in a page about a game character
	*some technical background behind a story element		*some technical background behind a story element
	*a remark about the wiki page itself		*a remark about the wiki page itself
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	===Naming the protagonist's flagship===		===Naming the protagonist's flagship===
	Use "[[The Flagship]]" (note the capitalization) to refer to the one and only [[Precursor]] ship controlled by the player in [[Star Control II]]. When ~~refering~~ to the ship by description, use "flagship" as you would in any other English text.		Use "[[The Flagship]]" (note the capitalization) to refer to the one and only [[Precursor]] ship controlled by the player in [[Star Control II]]. When referring to the ship by description, use "flagship" as you would in any other English text.

	The default name in the [[3DO]] version and [[The Ur-Quan Masters]] is "[[Vindicator]]", but this should not be used here as it can be changed in the game settings. In the PC version there wasn't even a default.		The default name in the [[3DO]] version and [[The Ur-Quan Masters]] is "[[Vindicator]]", but this should not be used here as it can be changed in the game settings. In the PC version there wasn't even a default.

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