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This is [[Count Duckula Wiki]]'s '''Manual of Style'''. All users are required to follow these guidelines on how text is written.
This is [[Count Duckula Wiki]]'s '''Manual of Style'''. All users are required to follow these guidelines on how text is written.


*'''Key:'''
* '''Key:'''
**<span style="color: green">Correct</span>
** <span style="color: green">Correct</span>
**<span style="color: red">Incorrect</span>
** <span style="color: red">Incorrect</span>


== Writing ==
== Writing ==
=== <u>Language</u> ===
=== <u>Language</u> ===
Because ''[[Count Duckula (TV series)|Count Duckula]]'' is a British cartoon, all text is required to be written in British English. Examples of how text is required to be written are below.
Because ''[[Count Duckula (TV series)|Count Duckula]]'' is a British cartoon, all text is required to be written in British English. Examples of how text is required to be written are below.
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* <span style="color: red">Hoomite and Yoobee are both the color red.</span>
* <span style="color: red">Hoomite and Yoobee are both the color red.</span>


This rule does not apply to blog posts, comments, sandboxes, talk pages, and user pages.
This rule does not apply to talk pages and user pages.


=== <u>Date and time</u> ===
=== <u>Date and time</u> ===
The date and time can be written in all sorts of ways, but what {{SITENAME}} strongly recommends is either '''00:00, September 6th 1988''' or '''September 6th 1988, 00:00'''. Like with the [[#Language|language rules]], this does not apply to blog posts, comments, sandboxes, talk pages, and user pages.
The date and time can be written in all sorts of ways, but what {{SITENAME}} strongly prefers is either '''00:00, September 6th 1988''' or '''September 6th 1988, 00:00'''. Like with the [[#Language|language rules]], this does not apply to talk pages and user pages.


== WikiText ==
== Wikitext ==
All WikiText is required to be written like this for pages:
All wikitext is required to be written like this for pages:
* <nowiki>[[Nanny]]</nowiki>
* <nowiki>[[Nanny]]</nowiki>
and this for external links:
and this for external links:
* Fandom: <nowiki>[[w:c:wikiname:pagename|pagename]]</nowiki>
* WikiOasis: <nowiki>[[wo:wikiname:pagename|pagename]]</nowiki>
** Example: <nowiki>[[w:c:countduckula:Igor|Igor]]</nowiki>
** Example: <nowiki>[[wo:countduckula:Igor|Igor]]</nowiki>
* Non-Fandom:
* Non-WikiOasis:
** Wikipedia: <nowiki>[[Wikipedia:pagename|pagename]]</nowiki>
** Wikipedia: <nowiki>[[w:pagename|pagename]]</nowiki>
*** Example: <nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Count Duckula|Count Duckula]]</nowiki>
*** Example: <nowiki>[[w:Count Duckula|Count Duckula]]</nowiki>
** Non-Wikipedia: <nowiki>[link pagename]</nowiki>
** Non-Wikipedia: <nowiki>[link pagename]</nowiki>
*** Example: <nowiki>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088500/ Count Duckula]</nowiki>
*** Example: <nowiki>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088500/ Count Duckula]</nowiki>


== File names ==
== Filenames ==
All files that are uploaded here are required to have a proper name. When uploading files, always remember to appropriately name them. Videos are automatically named when uploaded.
All files that are uploaded here are required to have a proper name. When uploading files, always remember to appropriately name them.
[[Category:{{SITENAME}}]]
[[Category:{{SITENAME}}]]
[[Category:Policy]]
[[Category:Policy]]
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