Manual of Style:Article content

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This page documents the Manual of Style guidelines of the GTA Wiki.

In short: Articles should be informative, well-structured, and consistent.

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This page documents the Official GTA Wiki Manual of Style on article content.

Overview

The basics

These are the fundamentals to a good wiki article:

• Read through the relevant article layout to determine how to structure an article.
• Ensure all information is accurate and can be verified by in-game content or reliable sources (see MOS:REF).
• Avoid speculation and rumors unless clearly marked as such <smallMOS:MOS:TOPHAT).
• Use clear, straightforward language and avoid opinions (see MOS:TONE).
• Use a balance of body text for descriptions and lists for important details to enhance readability (see MOS:BODY and MOS:LIST).
• Use galleries with high-quality images (see MOS:FILE and MOS:GALLERY).

Consistency

These help make articles easier to find and maintain:

• Follow consistent naming conventions and terminology used within the game (see MOS:NAME).
• Use standardized sections and heading titles (see MOS:HEAD).
• Use standard date formats and units of measurement (see MOS:DATE).
• Use American English or British English where possible (see MOS:SPELLING and MOS:GRAMMAR).
• Determine whether the article should be split into multiple articles (see MOS:SPLIT).

Quick tips

These spruce up articles and help make meaningful connections around the wiki:

• Use internal links to connect to related articles within the wiki, and external links to related topics outside of the wiki (see MOS:LINK).
• Make use of tables, infoboxes an navigation boxes (see MOS:TABLE, MOS:INFOBOX and MOS:NAVBOX).
• Mark articles containing spoilers (see MOS:SPOILER).
• Avoid cluttering articles with Trivia where possible (see MOS:TRIVIA).
• Avoid focusing on what does, did or will not happen (see MOS:DIDNT).
• Regularly check back and update articles with new information from game updates, DLCs, or official announcements.