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WikiAdmin: Drastic chop-down since Cargo removed a lot of need for anyone to manually enter data.

2023-05-09T17:05:05Z

Drastic chop-down since Cargo removed a lot of need for anyone to manually enter data.

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 Where possible, a Belle/ship name should retain any accents or other markings of its native language.  For example, [[Algérie]] retains its accented letter.
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 There is no current (September 2021) consensus on capitalization of specific game terms.  For example, when discussing a Belle's main battery, should it be written "Battery I" or "battery I?"  Should nouns like "vestures" be capitalized?
-When a two-word ship type (example: heavy cruiser) has its first word capitalized (such as being the first word in an Infobox) the second word should not be capitalized, which is in line with how Categories are named.
+Two-word ship type categories (such as [[:Category:Light Cruiser|Light Cruiser]]) have both words capitalized.
 == Equipment==
 Equipment names in Victory Belles can be very complex and lengthy, with a single digit denoting two different pieces of otherwise-similar equipment.
 == Links==
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 :''Test Belle's historical ship displaced 25,000 tons.''
 ==Pages==
-Pages should be derived from a template if at all possible.  This helps standardize the wiki's appearance.
+All Belle main pages are template/Cargo driven and require very little human interaction.  [[Template:NewBellePage/doc|Documentation]] explains what options an editor might need to set.
 ==Player/Reader References==
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 ==Speculative Belles==
 Adding Belles whose presence has not been confirmed by either the developers or users finding said Belle in-game is not allowed.  Yes, we know a "shipgirl" game will probably ''eventually'' get Yamato, but she's not present right now so don't add her (or anyone else) based on guessing.

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2023-04-19T02:29:41Z

Abbreviations and Shortenings

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	For consistency, please observe the following abbreviations/shortenings since more than one valid option exists.		For consistency, please observe the following abbreviations/shortenings since more than one valid option exists.

	* Centimeter - '''CM''' (uppercase)
	* Millimeter - '''MM''' (uppercase)
	* Inch - '''IN''' (uppercase)
	* World War 2 - '''WW2'''		* World War 2 - '''WW2'''

WikiAdmin at 23:02, 8 April 2023

2023-04-08T23:02:09Z

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	===Trailing "k"===		===Trailing "k"===
	If a value has a "k" (thousands) after it such as Max Range, do not enter it as the forms require actual numbers. ~~A "k" may be added later with templates~~.		If a value has a "k" (thousands) after it such as Max Range, do not enter it as the forms require actual numbers. Convert the number. So 21.6k becomes 21,600.
	==Pages==		==Pages==
	Pages should be derived from a template if at all possible. This helps standardize the wiki's appearance.		Pages should be derived from a template if at all possible. This helps standardize the wiki's appearance.

WikiAdmin: /* Trailing "k" */

2023-04-08T21:22:30Z

Trailing "k"

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	===Trailing "k"===		===Trailing "k"===
	If a value has a "k" (thousands) after it such as Max Range, ~~retain~~ it.		If a value has a "k" (thousands) after it such as Max Range, do not enter it as the forms require actual numbers. A "k" may be added later with templates.
	~~:''Test Gun has a Max Range of 12.5k~~."

	==Pages==		==Pages==
	Pages should be derived from a template if at all possible. This helps standardize the wiki's appearance.		Pages should be derived from a template if at all possible. This helps standardize the wiki's appearance.

WikiAdmin at 21:21, 8 April 2023

2023-04-08T21:21:02Z

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	===Wiki Page ===		===Wiki Page ===
	No consensus yet exists (September 2021) as to how to name pages for equipment, and equipment pages aren't a priority for the wiki maintainers yet.		No consensus yet exists (September 2021) as to how to name pages for equipment, and equipment pages aren't a priority for the wiki maintainers yet.

	~~==Handling Zeroes==~~
	~~If the game uses a leading zero on a displayed decimal value (such as armor quality), the wiki should retain the leading zero when listing it.~~
	~~If the game uses a trailing zero on a displayed decimal value (such as performance), the wiki should retain the trailing zero when listing it.~~

	== Links==		== Links==
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	==Numbers==		==Numbers==
	~~Numbers in~~ the ~~thousands and higher~~ (~~likely hitpoints and experience points~~, ~~but any time numbers come up--like discussion of historical ship displacement in trivia sections~~) should be ~~formatted with commas~~.		===Decimals===
			If the game uses a decimal, use the period, do not switch to a comma.
			===Handling Zeroes===
			If the game uses a leading zero on a displayed decimal value (such as armor quality), the wiki should retain the leading zero when listing it.
			If the game uses a trailing zero on a displayed decimal value (such as performance), the wiki should retain the trailing zero when listing it.
			=== Thousands Separators ===
			The separator for thousands should be a comma.

	:''Test Belle has 2,500 hitpoints at level 1.''		:''Test Belle has 2,500 hitpoints at level 1.''
	:''Test Belle's historical ship displaced 25,000 tons.''		:''Test Belle's historical ship displaced 25,000 tons.''

			===Trailing "k"===
			If a value has a "k" (thousands) after it such as Max Range, retain it.
			:''Test Gun has a Max Range of 12.5k."

	==Pages==		==Pages==

WikiAdmin at 21:16, 8 April 2023

2023-04-08T21:16:38Z

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	No consensus yet exists (September 2021) as to how to name pages for equipment, and equipment pages aren't a priority for the wiki maintainers yet.		No consensus yet exists (September 2021) as to how to name pages for equipment, and equipment pages aren't a priority for the wiki maintainers yet.

	==~~Leading~~ Zeroes==		==Handling Zeroes==
	If the game uses a leading zero on a displayed decimal value (such as armor quality), the wiki should retain the leading zero when listing it.		If the game uses a leading zero on a displayed decimal value (such as armor quality), the wiki should retain the leading zero when listing it.
			If the game uses a trailing zero on a displayed decimal value (such as performance), the wiki should retain the trailing zero when listing it.

	== Links==		== Links==

WikiAdmin at 21:10, 8 April 2023

2023-04-08T21:10:57Z

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	For consistency, please observe the following abbreviations/shortenings since more than one valid option exists.		For consistency, please observe the following abbreviations/shortenings since more than one valid option exists.

			* Centimeter - '''CM''' (uppercase)
			* Millimeter - '''MM''' (uppercase)
			* Inch - '''IN''' (uppercase)
	* World War 2 - '''WW2'''		* World War 2 - '''WW2'''

WikiAdmin at 01:53, 21 March 2023

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	This is intended to be an overview of community-driven stylistic decisions for the Victory Belles wiki. As items arise, they will be added.		This is intended to be an overview of community-driven stylistic decisions for the Victory Belles wiki. As items arise, they will be added.

			'''These guidelines will undergo significant revisions as {{SITENAME}} is''' '''currently in the process of moving to an independently-hosted MediaWiki instead of Fandom, granting the community more freedom in how the site is built.'''

	==Abbreviations and Shortenings==		==Abbreviations and Shortenings==

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fandomVB>Sovereign at 01:47, 25 February 2023

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	==Numbers==		==Numbers==
	Numbers in the thousands and higher (likely hitpoints and experience points, but any time numbers come up--like discussion of historical ship displacement in trivia sections) should be formatted with commas. ~~Example~~: ~~Level 1 HP of~~ 2,500.		Numbers in the thousands and higher (likely hitpoints and experience points, but any time numbers come up--like discussion of historical ship displacement in trivia sections) should be formatted with commas.

			:''Test Belle has 2,500 hitpoints at level 1.''
			:''Test Belle's historical ship displaced 25,000 tons.''

	==Pages==		==Pages==
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	Almost all the templates for tables on Belle "detail pages" are two-column setups with optional column headers and an optional title overall. These work well on mobile and don't look horrible on desktop.		Almost all the templates for tables on Belle "detail pages" are two-column setups with optional column headers and an optional title overall. These work well on mobile and don't look horrible on desktop.

			== Units of Measure==
			When copying information directly from the game, use whatever unit is specified. For example, if a US gun uses 6" but the Japanese equivalent uses 155mm, use 6" when talking about the US weapon and 155mm if the Japanese gun is being discussed.

			If discussing historical ship displacements in trivia sections, use long tons, which is what Wikipedia itself uses for its ship entries.