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::Well, I was more in favour of changing it to "When writing, always maintain a single focused "voice". Do not refer to yourself ("I", "me", etc.) or to other users by name." but I didn't want to just change it without asking first. [[User:Pelago|Pelago]] 15:52, 13 July 2007 (CDT) | ::Well, I was more in favour of changing it to "When writing, always maintain a single focused "voice". Do not refer to yourself ("I", "me", etc.) or to other users by name." but I didn't want to just change it without asking first. [[User:Pelago|Pelago]] 15:52, 13 July 2007 (CDT) | ||
One example is [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Sky Pillar|catching Rayquaza with a Pokéball]], yup, I did it.--[[User:Rocky|Rocky]] | One example is [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Sky Pillar|catching Rayquaza with a Pokéball]], yup, I did it.--[[User:Rocky|Rocky]] [[File:Rally-X Rock.png|25px|link=User:Rocky]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Rocky|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Rocky|Contributions]])</sup> 15:53, 13 July 2007 (CDT) | ||
== Writing style == | == Writing style == | ||
Is there any more advice on writing style, other than what is on this page? I was thinking about changing [[Paper_Mario/Prologue:_A_Plea_from_the_Stars]] from its current confused mix of past and present tense, and its current mixture of "Mario does this" and "You do this", but I wasn't sure if there was a preferred style. Should the style be imperative (I think that's the right word) and refer to the main player character as "you", i.e. "Go there, do this, defend yourself against, etc"? [[User:Pelago|Pelago]] 15:56, 13 July 2007 (CDT) | Is there any more advice on writing style, other than what is on this page? I was thinking about changing [[Paper_Mario/Prologue:_A_Plea_from_the_Stars]] from its current confused mix of past and present tense, and its current mixture of "Mario does this" and "You do this", but I wasn't sure if there was a preferred style. Should the style be imperative (I think that's the right word) and refer to the main player character as "you", i.e. "Go there, do this, defend yourself against, etc"? [[User:Pelago|Pelago]] 15:56, 13 July 2007 (CDT) | ||
:See [[StrategyWiki_talk:Community_Portal#Stylistic_issue:_2nd_person_vs._3rd_person|this debate at the moment]]--[[User:Rocky|Rocky]] | :See [[StrategyWiki_talk:Community_Portal#Stylistic_issue:_2nd_person_vs._3rd_person|this debate at the moment]]--[[User:Rocky|Rocky]] [[File:Rally-X Rock.png|25px|link=User:Rocky]] <sup>([[User_Talk:Rocky|Talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Rocky|Contributions]])</sup> 15:58, 13 July 2007 (CDT) | ||
::Thanks, I'll take a look. [[User:Pelago|Pelago]] 16:01, 13 July 2007 (CDT) | ::Thanks, I'll take a look. [[User:Pelago|Pelago]] 16:01, 13 July 2007 (CDT) | ||
:::One other suggestion for writing style is to not edit the same post that you started six times ⌐_⌐; [[User:Procyon|Procyon]] ([[User talk:Procyon|Talk]]) 16:12, 13 July 2007 (CDT) | :::One other suggestion for writing style is to not edit the same post that you started six times ⌐_⌐; [[User:Procyon|Procyon]] ([[User talk:Procyon|Talk]]) 16:12, 13 July 2007 (CDT) | ||
:::: Warning! Grumph in residence! (Although he does have a point.) --[[User:DrBob|DrBob]] ([[User_talk:DrBob|Talk]]) 16:42, 13 July 2007 (CDT) | :::: Warning! Grumph in residence! (Although he does have a point.) --[[User:DrBob|DrBob]] ([[User_talk:DrBob|Talk]]) 16:42, 13 July 2007 (CDT) | ||
==Redirects and alternate names== | |||
Useful redirects should be added to main game pages. | |||
* For games with two parts to the title, such as [[Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship]] and [[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]], redirects from one or both halves should be created (ie. [[Solar Jetman]] and [[A Link to the Past]] both redirect to their proper guides). | |||
* Common abbreviations or acronyms for popular games should also link to the proper guide. For example, [[FFVII]] and [[FF7]] both redirect to [[Final Fantasy VII]]. | |||
* For games with roman numerals in their names, redirects should be created where the name is in Arabic notation. For example, [[Final Fantasy 7]] redirects to [[Final Fantasy VII]]. | |||