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1. | Write in English | This is a primarily English-speaking wiki. American English spelling is used on its articles. Words written using the spelling of another English dialect will be changed to use American English spelling. This is to ensure that the writing of certain words remains consistent across articles. Pages on the English Funkipedia should not be written in or translated into another language. This will be reverted. Users of other languages are encouraged to use translating tools, such as translation software, to read the pages or visit an appropriate non-English wiki. | Favorite over Favourite Gray over Grey |
2. | Third Person | Write in third person. Do not use personal pronouns like "I" or "me" or any words that give attention to the editors. Do not use "you" or "we" when referring to readers either. When referring to people who play the game, simply refer to them as "the player" or "players." | Fitting his dating sim origins, Senpai stands and stares towards us instead of his opponent.
Fitting his dating sim origins, Senpai stands and stares forward in the player's direction instead of towards his opponent. |
3. | Neutral POV | Keep a neutral point of view. All articles should remain as neutral as possible. Do not word anything on a page in a manner that could possibly inject personal biases and viewpoints into the subject. Remain objective as much as possible to present an article's subject fairly and reliably without editorial bias. | The song M.I.L.F is considered one of the most difficult songs in the game.[?]
Boyfriend's name is not Keith as his real name has been confirmed to simply be "Boyfriend."[?] |
4. | Oxford Comma (and lack thereof) | Lists of three or more things do not require the Oxford comma. However, if a list appears confusing due to its omission, then for clarity's sake, it can be used. Alternatively, the Oxford comma can be used all throughout a page, but each page should be internally consistent in its style. | Simple list that doesn't need it: One, two and three over One, two, and three.
Confusing list that should use it: One and two, three and four, and five and six over One and two, three and four and five and six. |
5. | Unnecessary (and necessary) Profanity | Never use vulgarisms to describe things in an article where it is not needed. In almost all cases, this could be seen as vandalism. If it does not belong in the article, it should not have been written to begin with. The only exception when such language is permitted is if it is relevant to the page subject. A prime example of this is cutscene dialogue, which needs a transcript that is presented accurately and faithfully to the game. In these circumstances, profanities (and potentially slurs) must be written uncensored.
If an editor cannot write profanities for any reason, the editor should not add censored profanities to articles; they should instead ask an active editor or staff member to make the full edit for them. |
Boyfriend and Girlfriend soon find themselves in a shitty situation. Boyfriend and Girlfriend ended up being captured by Tankman and his army. |
6. | Formal Writing | In almost all situations, formal language is expected to be used when writing and describing things. This is not limited to articles only, but pages such as files and categories as well. The wiki aims to be informative, so the use of informal writing can be distracting and ill-fitting to the contents if used inappropriately.
Slang words and colloquial terms should rarely be used, if at all. However, common contractions are generally acceptable to use. |
The Henchmen are silly-looking demons that are constantly performing a funny-looking dance.[?]
The Henchmen are look-alike demons. Most of them perform a simple, synchronized dance on a limo in the background.[?] |
7. | Writing Numbers | In almost all cases, numbers do not need to be written out in full and should be written in numeral form.
Numbers that go above a thousand should have commas as thousand separators. Periods should be used as decimal points. |
2,247,641
Two million two hundred forty-seven thousand six hundred forty-one |
8. | Dates | Dates must have the suffix written in superscript. Additionally, add a comma before the year if writing it. | 3rd November 2020. November 3rd, 2020. 3rd of November 2020.
3rd of November, 2020. |
9. | Possessive Forms | For possessive forms of words ending with a pronounced s, including plural nouns, do not add an s after the apostrophe. | The Background Freaks's statuses are unknown.
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10. | Punctuation in Parenthesis | When writing a sentence in parenthesis to add onto an existing sentence, the period is added outside. If a sentence in parenthesis stands by itself, add it inside. | Adding on:
Boyfriend and Girlfriend will always love each other no matter what (even if they were hypnotized/mind-controlled not to).
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11. | Punctuation in Quotations | Commas and periods should be placed inside of quotation marks. Colons and semicolons are to be placed outside. Question marks and exclamation points are placed inside unless it applies to the whole sentence. Alternatively, commas and periods could be placed outside when a name or title is in quotes, and colons and semicolons could be placed inside, but each page should be internally consistent in its style. |
Monster has been described as being "just insane," and it has been hinted that he has not found inner peace.
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12. | For the love of all that is funkin', do not write like this | Several ways of writing should be avoided outright. Writing like this diminishes the reading experience for users and makes the page look incompetent. Examples include but not limited to: | Writing in all caps: BOYFRIEND'S NAME IS NOT KEITH. Using emoticons: :[ , :) , ; ] , >:] , etc. |
13. | Keep it Simple | Strive to make the wiki understandable for everyone without having to refer to a dictionary every other sentence. Use simple descriptions, understandable vocabulary and an easy-to-follow structuring that smoothly leads one sentence to the next. This does not mean editors cannot be descriptive or use synonyms to avoid repeating the same word over and over, but remember that word choice matters. Simplicity goes a long way in making reading an article more enjoyable, but variety helps make it interesting too. | Girlfriend is so vacuous that she got her hand stuck in a jug of peanut paste/spread that would typically be used on bread.
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