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:

<!-- 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==

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 /cosmetics' About menu.

In particular:

• Relics and cosmetics are "obtained", "equipped" and "unequipped"
• Leaders are "set" (or "chosen") and "removed"
• Profile themes are "unlocked"

If a term is lowercase in-game (e.g. "profile themes"), 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 $ help [command]).

OK: $ repaircmd, $ inventory
Don't use: $ repaircommand, $ inv

Use the word "player" when talking about the person playing, and "game" or "Zoo" when talking about Zoo itself.

Crown only works when the player has at least 100% zoo completion.
In the Zoo Cards minigame, the player collects trading cards of the game's animals.

Formatting

Use <code></code> for slash commands, terminal folders and terminal files. Use {{cmd}} for terminal commands.

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?]}}

Bolden the subject of an article.

Paintbrush is an item.

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