This page will act as a basic style guide for editing and creating articles. Aside from special cases, all the requirements and rules found on this page must be followed. As such, users will need to read and familiarize themselves with the following in order to contribute to articles.
If followed correctly, this manual will act as guidelines to maintain and organize articles in a way that would harmonize the basic layout of each page and eliminate dispute between users regarding the content. The information below should not be added to or altered without proper consensus. Any questions, suggestions or complaints regarding these rules can be placed in the Talk Page.
Page Creation
Character Pages
Regarding Canonical Characters: Any character from Real Life, whether it be from the manga, related one-shots, anime, light novels, or videogames, may be permitted to have their own character page if they apply to the following:
Must be involved in the storyline. If the character did not interact with anyone or say anything (including events in the past, future or alternate dimension), they do not deserve their own page.
Has been referred to by name. Characters who were featured, but not given names belong in the Unnamed Characters section.
Has appeared in the story for a significant amount of time. In the case of manga, a character who's only appeared or mentioned in a few panels and is not relevant to the current plot, is more than likely not permitted. Characters such as this go in the Minor Characters section. This of course may change if the character is mentioned or brought back again in a later part of the story.
Regarding Off-series Characters:
This includes any characters featured in Baxter Ewers's other works not related to Real Life. These characters may have their own pages if:
They are one of the main protagonists/antagonists of their story.
They are a fictional character. In other words, characters like the ones not related to Real Life do not apply.
Some exceptions may be made, depending on the importance of the character. If there is enough controversy, characters can be discussed in the Articles Section of the Forums.
Locations
Any Location may have it's own page as long as it has:
A name that was stated at some point in the series
Enough information in it regarding it's layout and relevance to the story.
Real life places do not apply, unless they differ significantly in the story. Otherwise, linking to their Wikipedia article is preferred.
Other
These are other pages that can be created:
Arcs
Parts
Chapters
Games
Movies
Fighting Styles
Groups (Must have canonical name)
Items that serve a purpose in the series and are related to the series
Page Content
Official Language
Being an English based Wiki, all edits on articles are expected to be done in English. (The only exception being names written in the original Japanese, placed next to their English counterparts using the Nihongo Template.) This applies to forum posts, blogs or talk pages as well, though User Message Walls are allowed. If a users second language is English and they are not apprised of correct grammar and sentence structure we can only ask that you have someone check over your edits before or after posting them. Edits that are illegible in English will unfortunately have to be deleted. For those wishing to edit in other languages, several other Real Life Wiki's can be found at the very bottom of the Main Page.
Note: To be more specific, this wiki will be using American English . This will help prevent misconception and conflict between users.
Trivia
Trivia should be legit, interesting facts that don't belong in any other section, though are still relevant to the article. Information from Pop Culture is permitted, but fan speculation should be generally avoided.
Talk Pages
The talk page is for conversations regarding maintenance and article correctness only. General conversations, questions and speculations are to be only placed in forums.
Quotes
Quotes can be placed at the start of a character's page, given they have something unique to say.
A quote in a character page's quotes section should reflect a character's personality, and would typically not have been said by another person given the same situation. This does not apply to certain characters with similar battle cry's.
Speculation & Spoilers
In general, do not add speculation or ambiguous information to the article pages. Predictions of future events or theories should be avoided, though are allowed in forum, blog or user pages. While certain types of information may be permitted given enough evidence, any that instigate some form of controversy that can not be resolved are not.
In addition, do not add content to article pages that would be labeled as misinformation. Japanese titles or Nihongo should not be added to characters or pages that have a tentative, unofficial name. A tentative article name may be given (in English) to an important page and/or character until one is officially given. Said tentative article name must be agreed upon through discussion.
Spoilers constitute any information unconfirmed by an official source.
Spoilers of unreleased chapters should be avoided until they are officially released.
Spoilers of unreleased arcs (including Opening and Ending songs) should be avoided until they are officially released. Currently, this is the Friday of every week. (8:30 PDT)
Any other Real Life-related information requires evidence in the form of a visual representation or link to a reputable source.
Canon
For the most part, only the game and works written by Baxter Ewers established in the storyline are considered canon. Examples of canon information include the games, art books, interviews, or one-shots.
Non-canon information includes games, and movies.
Non-canon information can be posted on articles, however, it must be labeled as non-canon and separated from canon information..
Errors in statistics and dates are prevalent in the series, so decisions are based on most recent, but also consistent information. (Creating a difference between retcons and one-time inaccuracies.)
Content Formatting
Capitalization
The RealLife Wiki has several words that should be capitalized when used in articles. These include:
In-Universe: The synopsis/history section of all articles should be written as if they are set in the Real Life Universe.
Paragraph Structure
There is only one format to be used on the site, which a simple paragraph format. The formats of other styles including tiered or numbered styles are too complex and prone to disorder and are not supported here.
Please refrain from adding ambiguous content to the articles. While there is possibly more reason to believe where the information is going to lead, until confirmed it is not supported. In other words while we as users may have a reason to logically believe where a story is going or what someone in the story will do, we in fact do not know until it has happened.
Images & Videos
Images
For Information regarding the upload and use of Images in articles and the wiki in general, see: RealLife Wiki:Image Policy.
Videos
Videos uploaded and added to articles should be relevant and help highlight concepts pertaining to the article. Videos should only be uploaded to articles written in Real-World Perspective, including:
Video Game Articles
Movie Articles
Music Articles
Merchandise Articles
Generally anything in the Media section of the Navigation bar above
