GTA Wiki:Layout Guide

This Layout Guide is an official guide as to how an in-universe article should be structured. Feel free to discuss the Layout Guide on the talk page.

Main article

 * official and canonical information only
 * NO Infinities or non-canon information (unless the entire article is devoted to an Infinities or non-canon subject)
 * NO speculation, not even an author's speculation

Stub

 * used when an article is too vague or brief, AND when there is clearly more information that can be added

Behind the scenes (notice the capitalization)

 * portrayal information (for characters appearing in games, cartoons)
 * origin of subject - subject's first appearance, who was responsible for creating and/or naming the subject, how the subject came about, was it based on anything, who did the concept art, etc.
 * retcon information - how (if) subject's story has been changed in a retcon
 * any related Infinities or non-canon information
 * contradictions - point out if one official source contradicts another, and which (if any) is accepted as canon
 * speculation - only included if the speculation is WIDELY believed by fans, or any speculation made by authors

Appearances

 * Bulleted list of games, magna, and cartoons that the subject has appeared in
 * These are de facto references or sources, but they are listed separately because they are in-universe
 * Should be sorted in order of In-universe chronology

Notes and references

 * List of sources for information in the "Behind the scenes" section.
 * Items are added to the list by placing after the information tidbit in question.
 * To get the references to show up in this section, insert the following code:

Category

 * Every article should have at least one category
 * Categories should be listed in alphabetical order
 * People should be categorized by their last name (if available)
 * Articles beginning with an article ("a," "an," or "the") should be categorized by the first significant word; for example,.