Editing User:.vivien/Style guide

This is a list of '''guidelines''' for writing and formatting pages on this wiki.

Like all style guides, this list is not an end-all-be-all. If a rule makes your article hard to read or confusing, feel free to disregard it.

==Layout==
Item, relic and cosmetic pages should look like this:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
<!-- Start a page with {{Item infobox}}, {{Relic infobox}} or {{Cosmetic infobox}} -->
==Obtaining==
<!-- This section can be omitted, see below -->
==Effects==
<!-- Start this section with {{Ingame description}} -->
==History==
</syntaxhighlight>
Only items with "special" obtaining conditions should have an Obtaining section. This includes:
* Items obtained from [[goal]] rewards (e.g. reward #20 always gives 6 Cake Slices)
* Hidden upgraded items (e.g. [[Rice Cracker]])
* Secret items (e.g. [[Omelette]])
* Unobtainable items (e.g. [[Ethereum]])

Only secret relics (e.g. [[API Key]]) should have an Obtaining section. If a relic is obtained from quests, the Obtaining section isn't needed.

==Terminology==
Try to match how terms are used in-game. For example, cosmetics are "obtained" because that's the term used in <code>/cosmetics</code>' About menu.

In particular:
* [[Relics]] and [[cosmetics]] are "obtained", "equipped" and "unequipped"
* [[Leaders]] are "set" (or "chosen"<ref name="stats">{{cite Discord|name=Zoo|channel=zoo-bot|url=//discord.com/channels/461575285364752384/1075501763374895276/1240257796918870027|date=2024-05-15|type=<code>/stats</code> menu}}</ref>) and "removed"<ref>{{cite Discord|name=Zoo|channel=zoo-bot|url=//discord.com/channels/461575285364752384/1075501763374895276/1240256814705152061|date=2024-05-15|type=buttons in <code>/leaders</code>}}</ref>
* [[Profile themes]] are "unlocked"<ref name="profile-theme">Settings menu in the online view: <blockquote>🎨 Change profile theme<br>You've unlocked ___ themes. Keep playing to unlock more!</blockquote></ref>

If a term is lowercase in-game (e.g. "profile themes"<ref name="profile-theme"/>), it should be lowercase on the wiki.

Use the "default" alias of terminal commands (that is, the one that appears in the heading when typing {{cmd|help [command]}}).
<blockquote>OK: {{cmd|repaircmd}}, {{cmd|inventory}}
<br>Don't use: {{cmd|repaircommand}}, {{cmd|inv}}</blockquote>

Use the word "player" when talking about the person playing, and "game" or "Zoo" when talking about Zoo itself.
<blockquote>[[Crown]] only works when the <mark>player</mark> has at least 100% zoo completion.<br>
In the [[Zoo Cards]] minigame, the <mark>player</mark> collects trading cards of the <mark>game</mark>'s animals.</blockquote>

The reader might not know who Colon is, so refer to him as "the developer", "Colon, the game's developer", or similar.

==Formatting==
Use <code><nowiki><code></code></nowiki></code> for slash commands, terminal folders and terminal files. Use <code><nowiki>{{cmd}}</nowiki></code> for terminal commands.
<blockquote><syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">Auto-rescues can be disabled with <code>/settings</code>.

The <code>/etc/calendar</code> folder contains the {{cmd|defer}} command.

Usage: {{cmd|give [name or id]/[card]/[amount?]}}</syntaxhighlight></blockquote>

'''Bolden''' the subject of an article.
<blockquote>'''Paintbrush''' is an item.</blockquote>

Format citations using [[:Template:cite Discord]], [[:Template:cite changelog]] and [[:Template:cite devlog]]. See also [[:Category:Citation templates]].

==References==