Editing Wiki Style Guide (section)

==Wiki and HTML Markup==

'''When creating tables please use the <nowiki>{{DefTable}}</nowiki> template as the table header when possible.'''  The DefTable template automatically sets up all of this wiki's default table style parameters, so that your table can be automatically updated should the wiki's color style is updated.  See [[Template:DefTable]] for details.

'''Please use wiki markup when possible instead of HTML markup.'''  So, for example, please use the wiki bold ('''<nowiki>'''</nowiki>''') instead of the HTML bold tag ('''&lt;b&gt;''').

'''Please avoid using colored fonts unless it helps clarity.'''  Coloring words in the middle of your text for no good reason makes for distracting reading.  Please try to use bold and/or italics instead.  For a good example of a page that makes use of colored fonts see the [[Cube of Fate]] article.

'''Use the &lt;br&gt; tag to force linebreaks.'''  In the editor, separate lines with no whitespace between them will get turned into a single paragraph when viewed normally.  Use the &lt;br&gt; tag to force a linebreak.  A double &lt;br&gt; can be used at the end of a section to improve spacing between sections.  Also, '''please avoid using linebreaks when they are unnecessary''', such as when you have whitespace between paragraphs, they just add bloat to the article.

'''Avoid using underscored text.'''  Underscored text may be confused with a link, so it should be avoided.  Bold is preferred instead.

'''Use the correct symbols for items with special characters in the name.'''  So an item that starts with "★★" in its name should have those symbols there.  For a list of special characters like those see the [[Symbols]] page.
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