How to Make a Belle Page

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So you want to add a Belle. Use the above box to make sure she doesn't already have a page (if she does, you'll just be redirected to edit it), and/or check Belles in Need of Pages.

If for some reason she's not on that page (copy-paste the Belle's name), remember the guidelines for Belle pages ("Mississippi" not "USS Mississippi BB-41").

This is also a task not suited to mobile devices--use a computer!

1. Enter a Belle name into one of the Create boxes (either here or on the wiki homepage).

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2. Click Create page.
3. You'll receive this.

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4. Switch to Source Editor if you aren't already; this guide is only for the Source Editor (which drastically reduces frustration with alignments among other things).

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5. The guide will now reference <!-- Comments --> left in the preloaded BellePage template.
6. Part A: Leave this alone for now, you may come back to it later depending on how much you are able to fill in.
7. Part B: Fill in the commented fields.

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   type=Belle type. Examples: Destroyer. Do not use abbreviations such as DD.

   class=Belle class. Example: Fubuki, usually the first ship of the class (but not always). Do not include the word "class" after.

   nation=Belle's nation. Example: United States. Do not use abbreviations or demonyms (like "United States" becomes "American").

   voice_actress=Voice of the Belle if known. If she has a voice but the actress is not known, the default Unknown option is the preferred designation. If the Belle is not voiced at time of article creation, use "None."

   image1=A high-quality image. Many existing images on this wiki were pulled from the old tumblr. High-quality images are at least 500 pixels on their smallest dimension, have a full view of the Belle (not just a headshot), and use either a transparent background or the muted black of the Belle viewer ingame if no original artwork is available (see this tutorial).

8. Part C: Fill in the sentence. Name, nation, when available (at launch/1939, Kickstarter backers only, etc.)
9. Part D: If you have any information about her gameplay, here's the place to put it.
10. Part E: Commentary on her starting/stock equipment (somewhat subjective, but try to avoid exaggeration). An example of a succinct review of a Belle's gameplay in this section is Moskva.
11. Part F: This template stays unless you also begin to fill out the detail page for the Belle whose page you're writing.
12. Part G: Information about the Belle's personality, character, etc. Do not inject personal opinions into this section! If another Belle has thoughts on her in-game, or if something was written by staff on the Kickstarter, those comments are valid to include here. If the player's character can react to a Belle's personality in-game during the story missions, this also counts.
13. Part H: Trivia about both the Belle and the historical ship. This is the place to link to the historical ship's Wikipedia page, veterans' association, museum page, etc. Just don't make ugly links!
14. Part I: If you need to reference anything like a Kickstarter article or in-game mission, this is the place to log it. If you have questions about how the citation process works, read the MediaWiki documentation.
15. Part J: Now set the Categories for your page. First, uncomment (delete the <!-- and -->) the "[[Category:Belles]]" text so your new page will land in the Belles category. On the next line, add a Nation category from the list. Add a ship class category from that same list.
16. Part J, Extended
    • If your page has no image, add the No Image category.
    • If your Belle is voiced, add the Voiced Belles category.
    • If your Belle is silent, instead add the Unvoiced Belles category.
17. Back to Before, F: If you also fill in the Belle Details Page (guide here), replace {{NoBelleDetailsPage}} with {{DetailsPageBox}}.
18. Back to Before, A: If your page meets the criteria for a Standard Article, you can delete the Part A {{PageUnderConstructionBox}}.
19. Remove her from Belles in Need of Pages if she's listed there. Use "What Links Here" on your new Belle page to quickly determine if that is the case.
20. Congratulations on your addition to the wiki!