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This page documents the Manual of Style guidelines of the GTA Wiki.
It concerns standards that all users should follow.
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The Manual of Style (MOS, formerly known as the Layout Guide) is the style manual for the GTA Wiki. It outlines the standards for writing, formatting, and organizing content across the wiki, providing specific guidelines on grammar, tone, article structure, image usage, and citation practices.
Being a key component of the GTA Wiki Policy, this manual is essential for maintaining a uniform and professional appearance throughout the wiki, facilitating a better user experience, and supporting the accurate and reliable dissemination of information related to the Grand Theft Auto series.
Contents
General practices
- Naming conventions (MOS:NAME)
- Headings and subheadings (MOS:HEAD)
- Lead sections (MOS:LEAD)
- Body content (MOS:BODY)
- Trivia (MOS:TRIVIA)
- What didn't happen (MOS:DIDNT)
- References (MOS:REF)
Writing practices
Formatting
- Text formatting (MOS:FORMAT)
- Dates and numbers (MOS:DATE | MOS:NUM)
- Internal and external links (MOS:LINK)
- Lists and tables (MOS:TABLE | MOS:LIST)
- Images and galleries (MOS:GALLERY)
- Table of contents (MOS:TOC)
- Censorship (MOS:CENSOR)
Non-article content
- Disambiguation pages (MOS:DISAMBIG)
- Navigation boxes (MOS:NAVBOX)
- Infoboxes (MOS:INFOBOX)
- Tophats (MOS:TOPHAT)
- File uploads (MOS:FILE | MOS:IMAGE)
- Categories (MOS:CAT)
Article layouts
Characters
Protagonists, antagonists and everything in between
Gameplay
Missions, modes and game mechanics
Locations
Countries, states, cities, towns and neighborhoods
Media
Radio, TV, film, websites, books and newspapers
Organizations
Emergency services, gangs and religious groups
Structures
Bridges, tunnels, subway stations, towers and statues
Weapons
Melee, blades, hand guns, machine guns and devices
Other practices
Layout
Article layout guide
1. Before article content
- Lead description
- Table of contents
- Body content
- Galleries
- Tables and lists
3. Appendices
- References
- Navboxes
- Categories
- Interwiki links
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