The '''Manual of Style''' ('''MoS'''), also called '''formatting guidelines''' or just '''guidelines''' is the style manual for all articles in Pactoria Wiki. The purpose of these guidelines is to help the reader better read the wiki by having rules over its format, design and writing.
| title = Title
| image = Akram.jpg
| caption = This Religion's symbol
-Refer to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style (i'll add most important MoS parts here tho)
| alt = Alternative Text
| theology = Calvinism
== Page names ==
| scripture = The 13 Commandments of His Lord
* Page names are the title of every page or article* in the wiki. You may only create articles within the main and user [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Namespace namespaces].
| deities = Creator of Nature Azura<br>Creator of Violence Tormar
** ''*Pages and articles aren't really the same, but for convenience's sake we'll interchangeably use these terms. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_difference_between_articles_and_pages Look up the difference between both terms if you're curious.]''
| followers = 120 (as of March 29th, 2026)
* Do not use articles (a, an, or the) as the first word in the page's title.
| languages = Rosean<br>Pactorian<br>etc...
* Do not use punctuation or special characters in page names. This includes formatting i.e. italic or bold text, and page names must not be colored or include currency symbols or special characters.
| region = Southern Athel
* Use neutral titles for historical event articles. For example, instead of calling it "Nation's Totally Bad-Ass Deployment in Nation2", call it "Nation-Nation2 War". If you feel the need to use non-neutral names, you may include them in the article's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lead_section lead section] as a secondary name.
| holy_sites = Elmost Sanctuary
* The page name should be precise and concise. Don't use vague wording and choose descriptive words.
| headquarters = Sylvaris
* Every word in the page name must be capitalized.
| structure = Decentralized, hierarchical, etc...
| leader_title1 = High Priest
== Page sections ==
| leader_name1 = Silver Page
* An article should start with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lead_section lead section]. Infoboxes, images, and other related content should always be right-aligned. Message box templates such as [[Template:Lore|<nowiki>{{Lore}}</nowiki>]]
| leader_title2 = Council of Elders' Representative
* An article's body must always be in third-person except for lore excerpts.
| leader_name2 = Lafley Rem
* In the article's body, use the present tense for entities that currently exist in the server's lore, and past tense for those that do not currently exist.
| leader_title3 = Young Church Representative
* In the article's body, always write out numbers that are less than three digits long. i.e. 99 = ninety-nine.
| leader_name3 = Markus Serpentin
| founder = Fern Ryam the Shepherd
== Page headings ==
| founded = Day 19th, Sheep's Month, 59 CT
[[File:WP Table of contents.png|thumb|Table of contents are numbered]]
| origin = Djed
* A heading is an introductory title for a page section. They generally follow the same guidelines for page names.
| status = Active
* A heading must never be numbered or lettered as an outline. The table of contents already does such job.
| preceded_by = Great Ancient Religion
* A heading must never reduntantly refer back to the article's subject. i.e. Instead of "Character's early life", use "Early life"
| succeeded_by = New Ecclesiastical Order
* Do not use links in headings.
}}
== Markup ==
=== Italics ===
* Italics are used for emphasis, titles of creative works, foreign language terms or scientific plant, animal or race names.
* Avoid overusing italics to preserve the article's emphasis.
=== Boldface ===
* Boldface is commonly applied to the first occurrence of the page title's word or phrase in the lead, and most common synonyms.
* Avoid using boldface for emphasis, introducing new terms or expanding acronyms i.e. '''U'''nited '''C'''ollectivized '''L'''ands
== Quotations ==
Revision as of 16:38, 30 June 2026
The Manual of Style (MoS), also called formatting guidelines or just guidelines is the style manual for all articles in Pactoria Wiki. The purpose of these guidelines is to help the reader better read the wiki by having rules over its format, design and writing.
Do not use articles (a, an, or the) as the first word in the page's title.
Do not use punctuation or special characters in page names. This includes formatting i.e. italic or bold text, and page names must not be colored or include currency symbols or special characters.
Use neutral titles for historical event articles. For example, instead of calling it "Nation's Totally Bad-Ass Deployment in Nation2", call it "Nation-Nation2 War". If you feel the need to use non-neutral names, you may include them in the article's lead section as a secondary name.
The page name should be precise and concise. Don't use vague wording and choose descriptive words.
Every word in the page name must be capitalized.
Page sections
An article should start with a lead section. Infoboxes, images, and other related content should always be right-aligned. Message box templates such as {{Lore}}
An article's body must always be in third-person except for lore excerpts.
In the article's body, use the present tense for entities that currently exist in the server's lore, and past tense for those that do not currently exist.
In the article's body, always write out numbers that are less than three digits long. i.e. 99 = ninety-nine.
Page headings
Table of contents are numbered
A heading is an introductory title for a page section. They generally follow the same guidelines for page names.
A heading must never be numbered or lettered as an outline. The table of contents already does such job.
A heading must never reduntantly refer back to the article's subject. i.e. Instead of "Character's early life", use "Early life"
Do not use links in headings.
Markup
Italics
Italics are used for emphasis, titles of creative works, foreign language terms or scientific plant, animal or race names.
Avoid overusing italics to preserve the article's emphasis.
Boldface
Boldface is commonly applied to the first occurrence of the page title's word or phrase in the lead, and most common synonyms.
Avoid using boldface for emphasis, introducing new terms or expanding acronyms i.e. United Collectivized Lands
