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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 (see 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.
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