Unreal Software English Wiki:Style guide

The Unreal Software English Wiki style guide lists the most important rules of style on this wiki which should be followed if possible.

Contents 1 Article names 2 Illustrations 3 Language 4 Particular page examples

Article names

• Titles should be capitalized like if it was a regular sentence.

List of Stranded II Modifications

List of Stranded II modifications

• Avoid using the at the beginning of titles, except if the title is a mod name where the is inseparable.

The list of Stranded II modifications

List of Stranded II modifications

• Avoid using abbreviations or alternative game names in titles, use the full, official and proper name.

CC Changelogs

Carnage Contest changelogs

In this case, both this and the capitalization rules apply.

List of Stranded 2 modifications

List of Stranded II modifications

• When obliged to specify the game the article is about, in some cases it is advisable to put the game name in the end rather than in the beginning:

Carnage Contest changelogs

Changelogs (Carnage Contest)

Although both variants are acceptable, the latter is preferred.

Illustrations

• Try putting as much images as possible, but naturally in reasonable amounts.

• Please only put images either as thumbnails in the right margin or, if there are more than three images, create a separate Gallery section and put the images there in the <gallery></gallery> tags.

• Use of image captions is strongly advised in order to describe what exactly is on the image.

Language

• The use of British English grammar in articles is advised. That is, when given a choice between organization and organisation, the former should be chosen, or when given a choice between canceled and cancelled, the latter should be chosen.

• The language should be plain, but not oversimplified - strictly technical terms aren't welcome in articles equally as simple English isn't. That does not however mean the language should be overly pompous.

USGN was offline since a while after Counter-Strike 2D 0.1.1.9 was released.

The USGN has been defunct since sometime not long after the release of Counter-Strike 2D 0.1.1.9.

Although both are not as bad, the latter is naturally preferred.

• Avoid the use of sentences like You have to use a newer version, use the third person instead (a noun, he, one or the singular they) or, in some cases, a noun in plural (users, players) - One has to use a newer version or Players have to use a newer version.
  • Singular they is used when the gender of the person in question is unknown, most often to avoid repetition of words such as player or user - A player is killed if they step on a deadly tile. Even although they is singular the verb form remains plural. Attention: the reflexive pronoun from the singular they is themself, but not themselves or themselve!

Particular page examples

• A page for a mod