Overgeared Wiki:Article Guidelines

For all intents and purposes,
these guidelines and its related articles
shall be considered the Overgeared Wiki Rules for now.

The following are some guidelines in making articles for Overgeared wiki for consistency.

Keep in mind, this wiki is made by and for any fans of Overgeared. If there are any spelling mistakes, missing information, or new information, please do share them with us.

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General Guidelines

Contributing and Editing

Everyone is encouraged to contribute in Overgeared Wiki. Anyone can create new articles or edit existing pages (except protected pages). Just click the Add , CREATE or EDIT button at the top of the page.

Language

Articles should be written in English language, preferably American English. Avoid other languages or slang terms unless they are part of the topic.

Spoilers

No content will be labelled as spoiler. However, contents will only be based on information from chapters available to non-Champion readers of the novel.

Linking

Terms that exist as (or intended to be) articles in Overgeared wiki must be linked to preferably at the first mention. Succeeding mentions need not be linked, except for special circumstances.

Intended articles are terms/topics covered by existing categories in this wiki but has yet to have sufficient information. Temporary redirects can be created in place of this articles.

Redirects

Redirects should be created for all situations in which a reader might search for an alternative term and expect to find the correct page. This includes names containing curly/smart ‘quotes’ and alternative names. Redirect pages that lead to another redirect page should be avoided, except for temporary redirects.

Temporary redirects will be created for articles with insufficient information. This pages will lead to Satisfy pages that contains a table of these terms together with available information. An actual article will be created when enough info is revealed.

Links like [[Braham|Braham Eshwald]], [[Rune of Darkness|Dark Rune]] and [[Madra (Undefeated King)|Undefeated King Madra]] are preferred over links with redirects like [[Braham Eshwald]], [[Dark Rune]] and [[Undefeated King Madra]].

Images

Images should be sourced from manmade illustrations such as the webtoons or fan artists. One should not use AI art for pages. Use PNG and follow naming format shown below.

Yura - Portrait.png - the image of a character used for the infobox. Whenever possible, it will be clear (nothing blocking) facing-front half-body image of the subject. Otherwise, any image that satisfy most of the condition.
Yura - Dark Magician.png - the first part 'Yura' is the Article (here Character/User) name. The second part 'Dark Magician' describes the specifics of the image. Hence, the expected alternate image name would be Yura - Demon Hunter.png. There is no need to indicate 'Webtoon 2020' since it is the default source of all images.
Yura - Dark Magician - Old Webtoon.png - the third part 'Old Webtoon' further specifies that the image was from the first version of the webtoon.
Yura - In-real Life.png
Yura - Novel Cover - 4th.png
Yura - Fan Art by CursedLich.png - not sure if any of you will be interested in these.

NOTE:

Non-portrait images (full body images, item images, skill images, and location images) should capture as much of the image as possible, with a reasonable allowance on all sides, where available.
'Yura' is to be substituted by the actual article title. There will be no variation in main name.
An important criteria in selecting an image: it should be "wallpaper worthy," either on mobile or desktop computer. Otherwise, use what is available and replace later when a better image appears.

Speculations and Assumptions

Unconfirmed speculations and assumptions in article contents are not allowed. Contents should only be supported by facts mentioned in the novel, preferably with reference <ref></ref> to the chapter. An example of unconfirmed assumption is that "Smith is gay."

Creating a Page

It is common for contributors to copy and paste details directly from the novel. Before creating the page, please try to do the following:

Change curly/smart ‘quotes’ into straight/dumb 'apostrophes'. This is because smart quotes cannot be easily produced when typing.
Capitalize when appropriate. Some skill name, quest title, etc. capitalization may have been missed by the novel translator or editor. Only capitalize the first letter of hyphenated words.
Do not include punctuation marks. Some quest titles or skills may include an exclamation mark or question mark, do not include it. Instead, indicate it in the title field of the infobox.
Use American English spelling. For consistency and to avoid confusion, stick to one spelling system.

NOTE: Do not create unnecessary pages.

Common Article Content

Infobox

The infobox contains an quick view on the information regarding the topic. Most article, if not all, should at least have Appearance detail.

Leave irrelevant fields blank. What are irrelevant fields? For example:
- Skills normally cost mana, hence: mana cost. But some skills use resource other than mana, like: 100,000 Army Massacre Sword (Degraded) and Eyes of Pagma-Baal's Contractor Version. Therefore, leave mana cost blank.
- Most users do not have secondary class, leave the field empty.
See the template's corresponding documentation for guidance.

Main Content

After the Infobox but before the first section, usually Information, narrate the circumstances regarding the topic's first appearance (mention, unnamed, named & novel).
Information contains the general information regarding the topic. The first part should should briefly discuss on the details covered in the 'basic' part of the infobox. For NPCs, it should already include appearance and personality. However, if there are a lot of information, feel free to create appropriate sections.
Stick to describing the topic in relation to the subsections. More detailed events should be reserved for the Story section.
Some fields in the infobox should be discussed under a corresponding sub-section of Information, as contents of the infobox lack details. e.g., Status (some items were dropped then retrieved then dropped again)
Appearance is the physical appearance of the character as described in the novel.
Personality is the attitude of the character stated in the novel.
Description is the actual game description found in the novel about the topic. For multiple versions, use tabber. If the topic has no description but has adequate content, put {{No Description}}.
Story should be limited to the story of the topic. Avoid expounding on other related topics.
History contains stories in the past. Example of articles with history are the former legends (e.g., Pagma) and Reidan.
Related Topics is a list of articles that are indirectly related to the topic. Normally, there is no way to incorporate them in the previous section.
Notes are information that is not part of the story. It may contain comments and explanations in relation to the topic.
If the article has very minimal content, redirect the page to the appropriate Satisfy article, create a row and add the information available.
To avoid being excessively redundant, in composing the content, focus on the topic. Avoid expounding on other subjects unless necessary. Guide question: Is the statement still referring to the topic?

References

Do not forget to reference the chapter/s where your information was taken.
It is all right not to put reference if it is the same as the chapters in the Appearance fields.
In case you put a notation in the reference, make a brief quote (for explicit statements) or explanation (for implied statements) after a pipe.
- Example: <ref>Chapter 2 | Dexterity stat opened first.</ref>
Combine chapters in one <ref></ref> if the information is similar or conflicting in thought.

Violations

As mentioned, these guidelines are for maintaining consistency throughout the wiki. It is understandable to make mistakes as new contributors or when we are not in good space (lazy, sleepy, etc.), but continual infraction disrupts the harmony between contributors. In these cases, please follow the following procedure:

The community should first try to remedy the matter through discussions. Any party may call the offender's attention.
After at least two discussions that failed to reach a compromise, report the same to the admin (preferably on discord). The admin will determine if the case is an unacceptable violation, sufficient discussions (or lack response thereof) have been made and lastly warrants a warning.
If deemed unacceptable, a First Warning will be issued.
If the same offense has been made again, a Second and Final Warning will be issued.
If the same violation continues, the offender may be banned for around 5 days depending on the severity of the issue. This duration increases for every succeeding similar offense.

Note:

Any contributor may issue the warnings in behalf of the admin.
In cases when the warnings are issued by a non-admin, please send a link of the warnings and the NEW violations to the admin (preferably on discord) for reference to execute the ban.
Some procedures may be skipped depending on the severity of the violation.

Spams

Links to personal websites or video channels are not welcome in this wiki. Violators will automatically be banned for a certain duration.

Vandals

Vandals will automatically be banned for a certain duration.

Common Article Formats

For your convenience, specific formats are provided below.

Non-specific Format

Multiple Description Article Format