The article layout manual, also known as the manual of style, serves as a reference to help maintain uniformity of all articles in the The Ghost and Molly McGee Wiki, keep in mind that these serve as guidelines and not rules. Though these guidelines are enforced across the wiki, certain exceptions to these can apply when necessary. The manual of style is ultimately dictated by the community, and as such, this manual is subject to change at any time. Please keep in mind that this manual is constantly updated if necessary, so we recommend reading it constantly.
All rules listed on the General and Editing Policy pages also apply to the Article Layout Manual.
Article do's and do not's
- Do
- Write in paragraphs
- Use punctuation
- Link
- Add sources
- Add categories
- Fix grammar
- Use templates
- Do not
- Forget capitalization
- Add lists of attributes
- Leave blank articles
- Vandalize articles
- Add speculative information
- Add both appearance and personality in infoboxes
Syntax
Formatting
Capitalization of article titles and section headers should include the first letter of the first word being a capital letter, but it should otherwise follow the normal English rules of capitalization. For example, a section title should be "External links" instead of "External Links." An exception is the capitalization of article titles for characters.
When bolding an article's title within the article itself, only the first instance of the article's name should be bolded. In instances where alternate names or nicknames for the article's title are added, the first instances of them should also be bolded. Here is an example of this:
- A bag (also known regionally as a sack) is a common tool in the form of a non-rigid container. The use of bags predates recorded history, with the earliest bags being no more than lengths of animal skin, cotton, or woven plant fibers, folded up at the edges and secured in that shape with strings of the same material.
When viewed in Source mode, this is what it would look like.
A '''bag''' (also known regionally as a '''sack''') is a common tool in the form of a non-rigid container. The use of bags predates recorded history, with the earliest bags being no more than lengths of animal skin, cotton, or woven plant fibers, folded up at the edges and secured in that shape with strings of the same material.
When referring to the names of media, such as the title of a television show, these should be italicized (e.g. The Ghost and Molly McGee) while things like episode names should be surrounded with quotation marks. (e.g. "Episode name" from Season 1)
Linking
Linking is Usually, limited to the first occurrence of the word or phrase in each article, not counting links inside infoboxes. This is because spamming too many wiki links makes articles difficult to read. Adding multiple links for the same term might be acceptable in very long articles, where linked instances of the term are very far apart. Another exception to this is if multiple links lead to different sections on the same page.
When linking to an article, please use this format:
instead of
✗ [[Molly McGee]]'s
When linking to Wikipedia, please use this format:
instead of
✗ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji_mermaid Fiji mermaid]
When linking to another wiki on Wikia, please use this format:
instead of
✗ [http://WIKIANAME.wikia.com/wiki/WIKIAPAGE TEXT]
Piped links are only necessary for examples like the ones above. Usually,, for plural words, the pipe is not necessary since it is already highlighted. (e.g. [[The Ghost Council]]s = The Ghost Councils)
Wikitext spacing
In order to ease source editing, there are specific guidelines for the spacing of wikitext.
Incorrect Correct *Bullet **Point ***List #Numbered ##List ==Header 2== ===Header 3=== ====Header 4==== Content ===Header 5=== More content {{Template with named parameters |a=a |ab=b|abc=c |abcd=d}} {{Template with numbered parameters| A|B|C|D}} ;Bolded :Indent
* Bullet ** Point *** List # Numbered ## List == Header 2 == === Header 3 === ==== Header 4 ==== Content === Header 5 === More content {{Template with named parameters |a = a |ab = b |abc = c |abcd = d }} {{Template with numbered parameters|A|B|C|D}} ; Bolded : Indent
Templates
Templates are essential for articles, thanks to them articles can have a clearer order and format for editors. For more information about templates see the Templates project page,
Notices
Warnings are often useful for articles, since they inform the editor that the page may be in need of some adjustments or warn something important about it.
Stubs
Do not add the "Article stubs" category directly to an article. Instead, append {{stub}}
to the beginning of an article. Articles should only be marked as a stub if the article is incomplete and is missing some basic information.
Tabs
Tables are templates used for navigation to subpages of the main article, e.g. galleries. These templates are mostly used in character, episode, and season articles, and should always go at the beginning of the article.
Infoboxes
Infoboxes are essential for articles, as they contain basic information about the article topic and an image of the article. Infoboxes are required on all pages.
Navboxes are often useful, having all the articles of the same category listed in them for easier navigation between articles.
Article sections
Omitting sections
Sometimes the subject of an article does not have enough information to fill a section, so some sections may be omitted if necessary. The sections that are required and should not be omitted are the Infoboxes, the introduction, the history, and the navbox template.
Trivia
Please avoid the following things in the trivia sections:
- "Counting" trivia (e.g., "This is the fifteenth time Scratch uses his powers."). There may be exceptions.
- Trivia that is likely to change in the future (e.g., "This episode contains the most scenes with Grandma Nin to date.").
- Uninteresting stuff (e.g., "Libby eats cereal.").
- Referring to special playtimes/timecodes (e.g., "If you look at 5:12, you can see [name of character] in the background."). Because not everyone has the same version of a particular video, these times are often unhelpful.
- Tangential relations (e.g., "This is just like the time Geoff ate rocks and Scratch said nothing.").
- Non-factual information/opinions.
- Speculation/theories.
Structuring articles
- Before the Lead Section
- {{DISPLAYTITLE:title}} (Why hatnotes exist)
- Notice templates (example: {{Delete}})
- {{EpSubSwitch}} templates (for Episode gallery and transcript pages only)
- Hatnotes (Like LookingFor)
- Infoboxes
- Quote template
- Body
- Introduction
- Sections and general content
- Trivia section
- {{Gallery}} template
- Bottom Matter
- {{Reflist}} template
- Navbox template (CharacterNav, EpisodeNav, etc.)
- interlanguage links (alphabetized)
- Categories (alphabetized; easily done with the category module in Special:Preferences)
Article layout
Characters
Usually, character pages should have the following format:
{{Character }}[INTRODUCTION] == History == === Early life === === Season # === == Appearance == === Physical features === === Attire === == Personality == == Abilities == === Powers === == Relationships == === Family === ==== Character name ==== === Friends === ==== Character name ==== === Other === ==== Character name ==== == Sightings == {{AppearanceS1}} == Foreign voice actors == {{Foreign VA template}} == Trivia == {{Gallery}} == References == {{Reflist}} {{CharacterNav}}
- Content
- Infobox: The Infobox will display basic information about the character, for example by showing a picture of the character, name, aliases, occupation, home, or relationships such as family, friends or enemies.
- The different sections of the Infobox for characters can be seen here.
- Introduction: A basic introduction to the article, usually describing the character's role in the series and an important part of their history.
- History: The history of the character in the series will be described here.
- Early life: Here events that took place in the character's life before the start of the series will be described.
- Season #: Subsections per season will be used to describe the character's history throughout the season. For example for the first season it will simply be called Season 1.
- Appearance: The general appearance of the character, divided into the following subsections:
- Physical features: Here you will describe the physical appearance of the character, such as skin color, hair color and style, eye color, etc.
- Attire: Here the character's clothing will be described, usually the outfit they wear most often in the series.
- Personality: Here the qualities of the character's personality will be described.
- Abilities: Here the character's notable abilities will be described. (example: Libby's beat poetry.)
- Powers: If the character has a special power, it will be described in this subsection (example: Scratch's ghostly powers).
- Relationships: Here the most relevant relationships for the character will be described. Although it is Usually, preferable to write it in the main article, for the main characters and major supporting characters, the section will become a subpage.
- Family: Here the character's family relationships will be described, being listed by sections with the name of the character being referred to. (for example, if Molly's page is going to talk about her relationship with Darryl, the section will be called Darryl McGee.)
- Friends: Here the character's relationships with their friends will be described, being listed by sections with the name of the character being referred to.
- Other: Here the character's relationships with other characters will be described, being listed by sections with the name of the character being referred to.
- Sightings: Here all appearances of the character in episodes, shorts, or any other media related to the series will be listed. Usually, templates such as AppearanceS1 will be used.
- Foreign voice actors: Here the voice actors of the character in other countries will be listed. This section should use the Foreign VA template.
- Trivia: Here a collection of interesting, often little known, facts about the character will be listed. All facts should be written in bullet points.
- Gallery: Should be added for any page that has an associated gallery. In this section, simply put {{Gallery}}.
- In case the character has a Design subpage, the designs = yes parameter will be added to the template, and it will generate the Design template.
- References: The list of sources for information used in the article, using the {{Reflist}} template. This section will always be the last section of the article.
- Navbox: The navigational template to articles of other characters. It will always be at the end of the article.
Episodes
Usually, episode pages should have the following format:
{{Episode }}{{Transcript}} [INTRODUCTION] == Synopsis == == Plot == == Cast == === Other characters === == Music == == Title in other languages == {{Foreign Episode}} == Trivia == === Revelations === === Continuity === === Production notes === === Allusions === === Errors === {{Gallery}} == Videos == <gallery position="center"> </gallery> == References == {{Reflist}} {{EpisodeNav}}
- Content
- Infobox: The Infobox will display basic information about the episode, for example by showing the title card image, air date, production code, credits, and previous and next episodes.
- The different sections of the Infobox for episodes can be seen here.
- Transcript: Immediately after the Infobox, the {{Transcript}} template should be added to link to the episode's transcript page.
- Introduction: A basic introduction to the article, usually describing the episode number in season and series, and its air date.
- Synopsis: The official description for the episode.
- Plot: Here the plot of the episode in the series will be described.
- Cast: All the cast members and characters present in the episode.
- Other characters: Here all background characters, who made a cameo, were mentioned, or others who do not have dialogue such as animals will be listed.
- Music: Here all the music present in the episode will be listed.
- Title in other languages: Here the names of the episode in other languages and its English translation will be listed. This section should use the Foreign Episode.
- Trivia: Here a collection of interesting, often little known, facts about the episode will be listed. All facts should be written in bullet points.
- Revelations: Here all the revelations shown in the episode will be listed.
- Continuity: Here all the continuity from the series shown in the episode will be listed.
- Production notes: Here all related to the episode's production will be listed.
- Allusions: Here all allusions to other media present in the episode will be listed.
- Errors: Here a list of errors shown in the episode like in animation or continuity will be listed.
- Gallery: Should be added for any page that has an associated gallery. In this section, simply put {{Gallery}}.
- Videos: As long as Disney Channel uploads clips related to the episode to its official YouTube channel, we also allow promos of the episode uploaded by non-Disney channels. Full episodes or clips uploaded by non-Disney channels are not allowed, except for promos.
- References: The list of sources for information used in the article, using the {{Reflist}} template. This section will always be the last section of the article.
- Navbox: The navigational template to articles of other episodes. It will always be at the end of the article.
Shorts
The short pages will also use the episode pages format, the only thing that changes is the Infobox, which will be the {{ShortBox}} template.
Seasons
Usually, music pages should have the following format:
{{Season }}[INTRODUCTION] == Synopsis == == Overview == == Episodes == == Trivia == == References == {{Reflist}}
- Content
- Infobox: The Infobox will display basic information about the season.
- The different sections of the Infobox for the season can be seen here.
- Introduction: A basic introduction to the article, usually describing the season's run and a part of its production.
- Synopsis: Here will go the official synopsis of the season.
- Overview: Here will go the overall overview of the season.
- Episodes: Here all the episodes from the season will be listed in a tab.
- Trivia: Here a collection of interesting, often little known, facts about the season will be listed. All facts should be written in bullet points.
- References: The list of sources for information used in the article, using the {{Reflist}} template. This section will always be the last section of the article.
Groups, species, and organizations
Usually, groups pages should have the following format:
{{Group }}[INTRODUCTION] == History == === Background === === Season # === == Known members == == Sightings == {{Gallery}} == Trivia == == References == {{Reflist}} {{CharacterNav}}
- Content
- Infobox: The Infobox will display basic information about the group.
- The different sections of the Infobox for groups can be seen here.
- Introduction: A basic introduction to the group, usually describing the group's role in the series and an important part of its history.
- History: Here the history of the group and what effect it had on the plot will be described.
- Background: Here events that took place in the group's life before the start of the series will be described.
- Season #: Subsections per season will be used to describe the group's history throughout the season. For example for the first season it will simply be called Season 1.
- Known members: Here the names of all known members of the group or organization, and the role they play in it will be listed.
- In the case of species, instead of "members", the species name is put in plural (e.g. Known humans).
- Sightings: Here all appearances of the group in episodes, shorts, or any other media related to the series will be listed. Usually, templates such as AppearanceS1 will be used.
- Gallery: Should be added for any page that has an associated gallery. In this section, simply put {{Gallery}}.
- Trivia: Here a collection of interesting, often little known, facts about the group will be listed. All facts should be written in bullet points.
- References: The list of sources for information used in the article, using the {{Reflist}} template. This section will always be the last section of the article.
- Navbox: The navigational template to articles of other groups, using the character's navigational template. It will always be at the end of the article.
General places
Usually, locations pages should have the following format:
{{Place }}[INTRODUCTION] == History == === Background === === Season # === == Appearance == === Interior === == Sightings == {{Gallery}} == Trivia == == References == {{Reflist}} {{PlaceNav}}
- Content
- Infobox: The Infobox will display basic information about the group.
- The different sections of the Infobox for places can be seen here.
- Introduction: A basic introduction to the place, usually describing the place's role in the series and an important part of its history.
- History: Here the history of the place and what effect it had on the plot will be described.
- Background: Here events that took place in the place before the start of the series will be described.
- Season #: Subsections per season will be used to describe the place's history throughout the season. For example for the first season it will simply be called Season 1.
- Shorts: Here the place's history throughout shorts will be described.
- Appearance: Here the details of how the place is like or what is found there will be described.
- Interior: Here the details of how the place looks like in its interior will be described.
- Sightings: Here all appearances of the place in episodes, shorts, or any other media related to the series will be listed. Usually, templates such as AppearanceS1 will be used.
- Gallery: Should be added for any page that has an associated gallery. In this section, simply put {{Gallery}}.
- Trivia: Here a collection of interesting, often little known, facts about the place will be listed. All facts should be written in bullet points.
- References: The list of sources for information used in the article, using the {{Reflist}} template. This section will always be the last section of the article.
- Navbox: The navigational template to articles of other places. It will always be at the end of the article.
Geographical place
In the case of an article of a geographical place it should include:
{{Place }}[INTRODUCTION] == History == === Background === === Season # === == Geography == == Places of interest == == Sightings == {{Gallery}} == Trivia == == References == {{Reflist}} {{PlaceNav}}
- Content
- Infobox: The Infobox will display basic information about the group.
- The different sections of the Infobox for places can be seen here.
- Introduction: A basic introduction to the place, usually describing the place's role in the series and an important part of its history.
- History: Here the history of the place and what effect it had on the plot will be described.
- Background: Here events that took place in the place before the start of the series will be described.
- Season #: Subsections per season will be used to describe the place's history throughout the season. For example for the first season it will simply be called Season 1.
- Geography: Here the details of the geography of the location will be described. If there is no information on geography, the section can be omitted.
- Places of interest: Here will be listed and described the different interesting places that can be found in the location.
- Sightings: Here all appearances of the place in episodes, shorts, or any other media related to the series will be listed. Usually, templates such as AppearanceS1 will be used.
- Gallery: Should be added for any page that has an associated gallery. In this section, simply put {{Gallery}}.
- Trivia: Here a collection of interesting, often little known, facts about the place will be listed. All facts should be written in bullet points.
- References: The list of sources for information used in the article, using the {{Reflist}} template. This section will always be the last section of the article.
- Navbox: The navigational template to articles of other places. It will always be at the end of the article.
Objects
Usually, locations pages should have the following format:
{{Object }}[INTRODUCTION] == History == === Background === === Season # === == Appearance == == Sightings == {{Gallery}} == Trivia == == References == {{Reflist}} {{ObjectNav}}
- Content
- Infobox: The Infobox will display basic information about the object.
- The different sections of the Infobox for objects can be seen here.
- Introduction: A basic introduction to the article, usually describing the object's role in the series and an important part of its history.
- History: Here the history of the object and what effect it had on the plot will be described.
- Background: Here events that took place in the place before the start of the series will be described.
- Season #: Subsections per season will be used to describe the place's history throughout the season. For example for the first season it will simply be called Season 1.
- Sightings: Here all appearances of the object in episodes, shorts, or any other media related to the series will be listed. Usually, templates such as AppearanceS1 will be used.
- Gallery: Should be added for any page that has an associated gallery. In this section, simply put {{Gallery}}.
- Trivia: Here a collection of interesting, often little known, facts about the object will be listed. All facts should be written in bullet points.
- References: The list of sources for information used in the article, using the {{Reflist}} template. This section will always be the last section of the article.
- Navbox: The navigational template to articles of other object. It will always be at the end of the article.
Music
Usually, music pages should have the following format:
{{Music }}[INTRODUCTION] == History == === Season # === == Appearance == == Lyrics == == Sightings == {{Gallery}} == Trivia == == References == {{Reflist}} {{ObjectNav}}
- Content
- Infobox: The Infobox will display basic information about the music or song.
- The different sections of the Infobox for music can be seen here.
- Introduction: A basic introduction to the article, usually describing the event's role in the series and an important part of its history.
- History: Here the history of the music or song and what effect it had on the plot will be described.
- Season #: Subsections per season will be used to describe the music or song' history throughout the season. For example for the first season it will simply be called Season 1.
- Appearance: This section should be included only in theme songs and end credit themes, detailing the scenes and acts that occur in the themes.
- Sightings: Here all appearances of the music or song in episodes, shorts, or any other media related to the series will be listed. Usually, templates such as AppearanceS1 will be used.
- Gallery: Should be added for any page that has an associated gallery. In this section, simply put {{Gallery}}.
- Trivia: Here a collection of interesting, often little known, facts about the music or song will be listed. All facts should be written in bullet points.
- References: The list of sources for information used in the article, using the {{Reflist}} template. This section will always be the last section of the article.
- Navbox: The navigational template to articles of other music or songs. It will always be at the end of the article.
Events
Usually, music pages should have the following format:
{{Event }}[INTRODUCTION] == History == === Season # === == Sightings == {{Gallery}} == Trivia == == References == {{Reflist}} {{EventNav}}
- Content
- Infobox: The Infobox will display basic information about the event.
- The different sections of the Infobox for music can be seen here.
- Introduction: A basic introduction to the article, usually describing the event's role in the series and an important part of its history.
- History: Here the history of the event and what effect it had on the plot will be described.
- Background: Here events that took place in the event before the start of the series will be described.
- Season #: Subsections per season will be used to describe the event's history throughout the season. For example for the first season it will simply be called Season 1.
- Sightings: Here all appearances of the event in episodes, shorts, or any other media related to the series will be listed. Usually, templates such as AppearanceS1 will be used.
- Gallery: Should be added for any page that has an associated gallery. In this section, simply put {{Gallery}}.
- Trivia: Here a collection of interesting, often little known, facts about the event will be listed. All facts should be written in bullet points.
- References: The list of sources for information used in the article, using the {{Reflist}} template. This section will always be the last section of the article.
- Navbox: The navigational template to articles of other events. It will always be at the end of the article.
Series crew and cast
Each person that works on the show gets an article. Usually, crew and cast pages should have the following format:
{{Crew }}[INTRODUCTION] == Biography == == Roles == == Credits == === Directing === === Writing === === Storyboarding === === Storyboard revision === === Background design === === Background paint === == Trivia == == External links == == References == {{Reflist}} {{CrewNav}}
- Content
- Infobox: The Infobox will display basic information about the person.
- The different sections of the Infobox for the crew can be seen here.
- Introduction: A basic introduction to the article, usually describing a brief information of the person.
- Biography: Here highlights of the person's life and professional career will be described.
- Roles: For voice actors, listing in a gallery with links the characters they voice.
- Credits: Here all the episodes in which the person worked will be listed. The episodes will be listed in the following subsections, depending on their occupation in the show:
- Directing: For directors.
- Writing: Fro writers.
- Storyboarding: For storyboard artists.
- Storyboard revision: For storyboard revisionists.
- Background design: For background designers.
- Background paint: For background painters.
- In the case that the person has another occupation apart from these sections, it will be listed as part of the main section.
- Trivia: Here a collection of interesting, often little known, facts about the person will be listed. All facts should be written in bullet points.
- External links: Here will be listed the social networks, Wikipedia and IMDB page, and the official website with the corresponding templates.
- References: The list of sources for information used in the article, using the {{Reflist}} template. This section will always be the last section of the article.
- Navbox: The navigational template to articles of other crew members. It will always be at the end of the article.
Gallery pages
Usually, gallery pages in general should have the following format:
{{GalleryBox}} == Snapshots == === Season === ==== "[[Episode name]]" ==== <gallery widths="150" spacing="small" captionalign="center"> </gallery> === Shorts === ==== "[[Short name]]" ==== <gallery widths="150" spacing="small" captionalign="center"> </gallery> === Other === ==== Other content name ==== <gallery widths="150" spacing="small" captionalign="center"> </gallery> == Production content == === Promotional images === <gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> </gallery> === Concept art === <gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> </gallery> === Model sheets === <gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> </gallery> === Storyboards === <gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> </gallery> === Backgrounds === <gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> </gallery> == Miscellaneous == <gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> </gallery>
- Content
- GalleryBox: This template will serve as a basic introduction to the article.
- Snapshots: Here are the screenshots of the episode where the subject appears. Usually, it will be divided into subsections by season or short and a second subsection by the name of the episode or short.
- Production content: Here will go all the material or production art where the subject appears.
- Promotional images: Here will go all the promotional material where the subject appears, usually promotional artwork.
- Concept art: Here will go all the concept art and material where the subject appears.
- Model sheets: Here will go all the model sheets where the subject appears.
- Storyboards: Here will go all the boards where the subject appears.
- Backgrounds: Here will go all the background designs where the subject appears. This will be used usually in place galleries.
- Miscellaneous: Here will go all images related to the subject that are outside any of the above categories.
Episode and short galleries
Usually, episode and short galleries should have the following format:
{{GalleryBox}} {{EpSubSwitch}} == Snapshots == <gallery widths="150" spacing="small" captionalign="center"> </gallery> == Production content == === Promotional images === <gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> </gallery> === Concept art === ==== Artist name ==== <gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> </gallery> === Storyboards === ==== Artist name ==== <gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> </gallery> === Backgrounds === ==== Artist name ==== <gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> </gallery> === Scripts === ==== Artist name ==== <gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> </gallery> == Miscellaneous == <gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> </gallery> {{EpGalleryNav}}
- Content
- GalleryBox: This template will serve as a basic introduction to the article.
- EpSubSwitch: Navigation to the previous and next episode's galleries.
- Snapshots: Here will go the screenshots of the episode.
- Production content: Here will go all the material or production art from the episode.
- Promotional images: Here will go all the episode's promotional material, usually promotional artwork.
- Concept art: Here will go all the episode's concept art and material.
- Model sheets: Here will go all the episode's model sheets.
- Storyboards: Here will go all the episode's boards.
- Backgrounds: Here will go all the episode's background designs.
- Scripts: Here will go all the episode's scripts.
- Artist name: These sections will have the name of the crew member who made the artwork and will contain all the artwork made by the crew member. For example, if the material is concept art by Bill Motz, in the "Concept art" section one of the subsections will be named "Bill Motz", with all of his art being there.
- Note that the same artist may be repeated in other sections depending on whether they make more than one type of artwork.
- Miscellaneous: Here will go all images related to the episode that are outside any of the above categories.
- Navbox: The navigational template to articles of other episode galleries. It will always be at the end of the article.