Board Thread:Wiki Management/@comment-4848837-20130519152614

While we're still hard at work on the Manual of Style for the wiki, a very big issue has come up with the writing style of pages across this wiki. Nowhere has it been written that this guideline needed to be followed, but nonetheless, it's something that needs adherence no matter what wiki you're on. The big issue, of course, is writing in "wiki-style," where the contributors to an article write only in third person (not first-person ["I","we","our", etc.] or second-person ["you","your", etc]) and in a descriptive way that people can come to the wiki just to the page they're on and understand what's being said.

Often times, people will first arrive to this wiki through pages like Game Development or Success Guide, like I and a few friends had. That much is true, which puts guides at the top of the list in terms of needed cleanup. While it may be repetitive at times, maintaining the wiki-style will help those just coming into the wiki.

Now, articles shouldn't be overwhelmingly detailed, but feature just enough detail that it could, as said at the beginning, that people who have just arrived can read through that page alone and understand what needs to be done (including those people who may arrive here and not own the game, to aid in how to meet with the right amount of detail on articles).

Also, in a little while, the Manual of Style will be completed. This will be a page with general guidelines on how to write articles, including what sections should be on the page as well as some other minor things that are already being handled and adhered to. See more here. 