GTA Wiki:Manual of Style/Roads

This article lists the Manual of Style for street and road articles on the GTA Wiki. We advise to use this as a guide if you wish to create or improve articles that fit this category.

Format
The lead description is a short paragraph of information at the very beginning of an article, typically accompanied by an infobox to the right. The lead description of any article should be no more than around 200-250 characters (excluding whitespace).
 * Lead description

For streets an roads, the lead description should:
 * Title the name, without prefixes such as "the" or "a". Should be in bold to represent an official piece of game content.
 * Mention the type of road, with a category link to a related category such as Category:Streets. Types include:
 * Street
 * Road
 * Avenue
 * Way
 * Boulevard
 * Highway
 * Mention the game(s) it appears in.
 * Mention its location; since roads typically traverse through several districts or neighbourhoods, mention only a common area or city, followed by the state.

Usage example 


 * Correct

 Bismarck Avenue is an avenue in Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, located in Algonquin, Liberty City.  ✓ Less than 250 characters ✓ Name in bold ✓ Type with category link ✓ Appearances in order


 * Incorrect

 Bismarck Avenue is an 11 mile long avenue in Liberty City which starts in the north and runs 20 blocks south before ending in The Exchange. It has connections to horizontal streets throughout the city. The Cleethorpes Tower and Grand Easton Terminal are found on this road.  ✗ More than 250 characters ✗ Poor/little use of links ✗ Uses article content ✗ Fails to mention game appearances

Explanation This lead description is too long. It makes it difficult to read and defies the point of articles in general. Articles are structured in a way that makes it relevant to read. If a user wants to know something specific with regards to content, they can find the section they need that explains specific points about the content. Mentioning everything within one paragraph of text not only makes it hard to read, but also breaks standardisation and is an example of poor presentation.