Ulrapedia:Style Guide

Ulrapedia is the official wiki for the campaigns and world of Ulra. This style guide outlines the conventions editors should follow to keep articles consistent and readable.

Let the lore section deal with chronology

General

• Write in-universe as if the events are real, except on meta pages like session logs.
• Use past tense for historical events and present tense for current world state.
• Keep articles factual and neutral.
• Add

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to any incomplete article.

• Add

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This article needs links!

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This article needs categories!

to any newly created article.

Article Titles

• Use the most common name for a person, place, or thing.
• Capitalize proper nouns only.
• For characters use their full name where known.

Writing Style

• Write in english.
• Avoid first and second person (I, you, we).
• Avoid phrases like "as mentioned above" or "as we know."
• Keep sentences clear and concise.

Links

• Link only the first instance of a term on any given page.
• Exception: on very long pages, link once per major section.

Templates

• Use

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for all character pages.

• Use

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for incomplete articles.

• Use

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for articles that need links added.

• Use

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for articles that need formatting.

• Use

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for articles missing categories.

• Remove status templates as work is completed.
• Re-Add

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if new information arises.

Categories

• Every page must have at least one category.
• Characters are automatically categorized by the

Style Guide

template.

• Add campaign-specific categories where relevant.
• Do not create overly specific categories with only one or two pages.

Images

• Use the character infobox image field for character portraits.
• Images should be uploaded as .jpg or .png.
• Always use a descriptive filename when uploading.

Session Logs

• Session logs should be written in past tense.
• Title format: Session [number] — [brief description]
• Link all NPCs, locations, and items mentioned.