Ultronomicon:Manual of Style

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This page is the style guide for the Ultronomicon. It is intended to help make the Ultronomicon easier to read by following a standard, consistent format. As stated in Editing Essentials, we're pretty much following the Wikipedia style unless otherwise specified here.

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 talk page.

Language

American English (see talk)

Specific naming conventions and usage

The following are the specific ways we use to name specific elements within the game. Wikilinks can be used with or without these naming conventions unless otherwise specified, and the bold is used merely to highlight the convention and should not be used all the time.

For example, if the guide states the proper usage as Main Page, you can use this in the text as "Main Page" or "Main Page" (without the quotation marks).

The protagonist

The protagonist of Star Control II is simply referred to as The Captain or the Captain.

The default name in the 3DO version and The Ur-Quan Masters is Captain Zelnick, but this can be changed in the game settings, so it shouldn't be used here.

The protagonist's flagship

The flagship in Star Control II is simply referred to as The Flagship or the Flagship as a proper noun. The Captain's flagship and the Captain's flagship are also acceptable, but not the flagship, The Captain's Flagship, or the Captain's flagship.

The default flagship name in the 3DO version and The Ur-Quan Masters is the Vindicator, but this can be changed in the game settings, so it shouldn't be used here.

The protagonist's alliance

The name of the new alliance in Star Control II is the New Alliance of Free Stars. When listing this organization in the {{RaceBox}}, do not use a leading "The" to specify this alliance (ie, "New Alliance of Free Stars", not "The New Alliance of Free Stars").

Commander Hayes asks the Captain to name the new alliance, and the following are the four options given in the dialog:

• The New Alliance of Free Stars
• The Concordance of Alien Nations
• The United Federation of Worlds
• The Empire of (Captain's name)

We chose the first option because it gives continuity from the original Alliance of Free Stars.