Dragon Mania Legends (DML) Wiki:Manual of Style

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Writing style

The following writing style rules apply:

• American English, and proper grammar and spelling is used.
• Impersonal, neutral perspective, and formal style is used ("The following is obtained" rather than "You can get the following").
• Calendar date format in article text is Day-Month-Year (e.g., 8 January 2015).
• Event page titles use yy/mm/dd (e.g., 15/01/08) format
• Event images use yy.mm.dd ((e.g., 15.01.08) format.
• Time is written in 24-hour-clock format as hh:mm (e.g., 18:30) while time zone is UTC.
• system of measurement standard is the metric system.
• Thousands/millions are separated by a comma not a period (e.g., 1,250 Gold/Hour, not 1250 Gold/Hour; 25,225 Health; and so on). The only exceptions are positions on event leaderboards using no separator and names of Base Gold per Hour categories.
• Increments of time are written as hours and minutes, not as decimals or fractions (example: 2 hours and 30 minutes).
• Decimals use a period not a fraction (e.g., a multiplier of 4.75).
• Numbers in articles are written in digits when used alongside currency (and anything that acts like a cost), Food, levels, stats, modifiers, quantities, and timers or durations. Otherwise, they are written in letters.

 

NEVER add game content not yet released by Gameloft. Doing so without permission from Gameloft may result in a ban from wiki editing, or if repeated, a ban from accessing the wiki. Information released by Gameloft can generally be posted in the form it was released (e.g., if text about something was released by Gameloft, that text can be added; if an image was released by Gameloft, a corresponding image can be added). The wiki Staff may have a bit of added discretion in posting very minor things, when in doubt, please ask a Staff member before posting.

Capitalization

Use the following capitalization guidelines:

• Proper names for people, places, or objects are capitalized (e.g., level when used in general, but when specifying a particular level it is capitalized. For example: "the player unlocks the Dragon Academy at Level 4" or the word "chest" when specifying a particular type of chest: "The Epic Chest").

• Some words, both the word itself (in singular and plural forms) and what they refer to, when referring to in-game features or mechanics, are always capitalized (except for prepositions contained within them): Dragon, or Element. As such, when referring to in-game Dragons, the word is capitalized, but when referring to dragons outside the game the word is not capitalized. Element is used to refer to one of the twelve attributes of a Dragon (Fire, Wind, Earth, Water, Plant, Metal, Energy, Void, Light, Shadow, Legendary, Divine). Thus, when an element is used under the meaning of feature or component, it is not capitalized.

Always capitalized (when referring to game mechanics and features)

The following are words (in both singular and plural forms) that, when referring to game mechanics and features, are always capitalized (except for prepositions contained within them): Dragon Element Campaign Map Clan Bottomless Dungeon Campaign Map Dragon Codex Dragon Fury Dragon League Enchantment Food Gold Heroic Mode VIP Types of in-game currencies Character names Ruin names Statnames Rarity names Skill names Obstacle names Decorationnames Island names Building names and so on and so forth. Note: Even when not written by its complete name, the feature must still be capitalized (e.g., The [Bottomless] Dungeon is unlocked later in the game).

Terminology

• Classification refers to the rarity of a Dragon (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary, and Divine, Boss).
• Archipelago refers to the collective group of islands, while Dragolandia refers to where the entire game takes place; thus it includes the Archipelago, the Campaign Map, and other locations in the game.
• Main or Side Quests must be written as Quest Number (Full Name), for example: Quest 1 (Port Of Numa). Additionally, it must be specified from which mode it is part of (Normal Mode, Heroic Mode, Nightmare Mode).
• Most Dragons have two names, their species name and their given name, ensure species name is used appropriately.

Articles (Pages)

Article Models

An article model is a guide to model pages after, used on pages of a similar type to keep them unified in format and appearance. When creating a new Dragon or Event article/page, please follow the pre-defined models:

• Dragons: Dragon Article Model - Though, copying and editing a Dragon page having the same obtainment method is most helpful.
• Events: Event Article Model - Though, copying and editing an Event page having the same type and configuration is most helpful.

Creating Articles

Before creating a new page, always search the topic thoroughly to ensure it is not already covered. Methods for creating a new page are as follows:

Creating a New Page
Search + "Redlink" (Preferred Method)	New Page feature (error-prone)
Preferred method: Open Special:Search. Enter and search for the page name, using the appropriate name (the full, official name as found in the game itself), with proper capitalization (what you search for is also used to create the new page, exactly as entered). Example: "Bottomless D<ungeon" has proper capitalization where "Bottomless dungeon" does not, and just "Dungeon" would be incorrect as it is not the correct title as it appears in-game). Check search results, ensure page or page section doesn't already exist. Your search text creates a red link: "Create the page New Page Name on this wiki! See search results found" If no existing page/section exists, click the red link to create the page exactly as entered. Enter page content and always preview for errors and make corrections before saving. Save the page.	New Page feature (error-prone) Click New Page in the sidebar Utilities section. Choose the correct page type. In the input field, enter the full, official name found in the game itself (with proper capitalization) and press the Add new button. Example: "Bottomless Dungeon" has proper capitalization where "Bottomless dungeon" does not, and just "Dungeon" would be incorrect as it is not the correct title as it appears in-game). Enter the content you want on the page, then always preview for errors and make necessary corrections before saving. Click the Save page button.

Editing

 See Editing for more information.

Existing Pages

Editing should be done using:

• Edit (Source) mode, by visiting the page and pressing Actions (button) > Edit. This allows working with wikitext.

 

Note: Always click the Show preview button before saving to check your edits are correct; this prevents staff from having to patrol (mark as reviewed) multiple edits to the same page, the same day. Individual sections can be edited, but if you have to edit multiple sections of the same page, please edit the whole page instead of sections.

 

NEVER add game content not yet released by Gameloft. Doing so without permission from Gameloft may result in a ban from wiki editing, or if repeated, a ban from accessing the wiki. Information released by Gameloft can generally be posted in the form it was released (e.g., if text about something was released by Gameloft, that text can be added; if an image was released by Gameloft, a corresponding image can be added). The wiki Staff may have a bit of added discretion in posting very minor things, when in doubt, please ask a Staff member before posting.

Undoing an edit

Undoing an edit is done by pressing Actions (button) > History, finding the edit in the History list, then clicking the Undo link for the edit.

Text formatting

 See this MediaWiki article for more information.

• Bold text: '''Dragon Mania Legends'''.
• Italic text: ''Dragon Mania Legends''.
• Bold and Italic text: '''''Dragon Mania Legends'''''.

Linking

 See this MediaWiki article for more information.

Whenever referencing another page or its content, link to it on first mention.

• Exact page name link: [[Campaign Map]] results in Campaign Map.
  • Linking is case-sensitive after the first word (e.g., [[Campaign map]] doesn't match the actual page title because of the lowercase "m", an incorrect red link is shown on the page, indicating it doesn't exist. Incorrect links cause pages to show in Wanted Pages erroneously, which must be fixed by staff.
• Override link text: [[Campaign Map|Campaign Display Text]] becomes: Campaign Display Text.

Use caution linking to categories, since this categorizes pages mistakenly and causes the text itself to disappear! Instead, use the {{ctg}} template (e.g., {{ctg|Dragons|Display Text}} results in Display Text).

• External page link: [https://www.gameloft.com/en/ Gameloft] looks like this: Gameloft (Note the space between the URL and the display text at the end).

Feature History

When updates change or introduce new features, each change is entered in the History section at the bottom of the corresponding page, using the {{update}} template.

Categorization

 See this MediaWiki article for more information.

• All pages and images must be properly categorized into an existing category (ask staff for help if needed).
• Categorize pages by adding [[Category:Name of Category]] at the bottom of the page, while using the Source Editor.

• Images are categorized on upload in their Summary field (or afterward by editing the page).
  • All image categories start with the "Images:" prefix (i.e., [[Category:Images:Name of Category]]).

Tables

Tables can be challenging to understand and create in MediaWiki format. Once familiar with tables, it is easier to work with them in Edit (Source) mode.

The following is an example of what table source looks like, and each line's function:

{|class="wikitable sortable" <-- Table start and styles
! <-- Header 1
! <-- Header 2
! <-- Header 3
|- <-- Begins a new row
| <-- Cell 1 start
| <-- Cell 2 start
| <-- Cell 3 start
|} <-- Table end

The output of the above is:

<-- Header 1	<-- Header 2	<-- Header 3
<-- Cell 1 start	<-- Cell 2 start	<-- Cell 3 start

<-- Table end

• For help see MediaWiki Table help.
• Column or Row span: to stretch through more than one, see mw:Help:Tables#HTML colspan and rowspan colspan property.
• For visual help to build wiki tables, try the tables MediaWiki Table Generator.
• Do NOT apply custom background colors, outlines, cell color, or formatting to tables, such are removed for consistency.

Using Templates

 See this MediaWiki article for a larger documentation about templates and their proper use.

Templates are indicated by their opening {{ and closing }} curly brackets, as well as the parameters and values (text after the equals sign) they contain. Values tell template what kind of content to generate. Templates are used for many purposes, such as to format, shortcut, repeat, calculate, or style content uniformly across pages. This wiki makes heavy use of templates, and most templates have documentation explaining their parameters, potential values, and use. Template documentation is displayed, often with examples, on their template page (in the Template: namespace, the prefix for all template names). A full list of templates is located here.

Infobox Templates

Infobox templates are used to generate specific types of pages and create information boxes at the right of a page, commonly seen on Event and Dragon pages. Such templates may also generate part of the page body text, automatically link to images, and do automatic calculations to reduce maintenance.

The primary Infobox templates used on this wiki are:

• Template:DragonBox - Generates Dragon pages.
• Template:EventBox - Generates Event pages.
• Template:BuildingBox - Generates Building page side infoboxes.

Icons & Links

Most icons have default sizes for a reason (consistency and uniformity in tables and text) there are few cases where size should be overridden.

Image link templates

Note: Images that link only to an image page are primarily shortcuts for inserting images (and not all images have corresponding pages). Clicking any template name opens its documentation page.

Template & Example	Result	Links to
{{achievement|Ultimate Dragon Collector|1}}		Achievement image.
{{b|Quest Master}}	Quest Master	Badge image (with name). Note: Badges page use only to create link anchors.
{{badge|Quest Master}}	Quest Master	Badges page section for badge.
{{bci|Atlas|22}}	Atlas	Boss (or Clan) Dragon page. Used in templates only.
{{bi|Atlas|2}}	Atlas	Boss (or Clan) Dragon page.
{{bt|Winged|20}} {{bt|Winged|20|y}}	Winged	Page for specified Body Shape.
{{Button|Breeding|link=Breeding}} {{Button|Breeding}}		Specified button link target. Button image.
{{chri|Olaf|px=25}}	Olaf	Specified character page.
{{ci|Common}}		Specified type (classification) page.
{{dci|Fire|60}}	Fire	Dragon page by short-name. Used for Dragonmaster Pass pages, for full Dragons awarded.
{{deco|Luminous Watcher|Ancient|20}}	Luminous Watcher	Decorations section specified.
{{di|Fire|2}}	Fire Dragon	Dragon page.
{{dr|Hay Bale Target}}		Image page.
{{ei|Fire}}		Specified Element page.
{{ElementButtons|all=y}}		Each Element's page, and Elements for all.
{{food|Squarey Berry|20}}		Food Types section of the Food page.
{{hi|Festive|40}}		Specified section of the Habitats page.
{{i|Gems|2}} {{i|Boss Dragons|c}} {{i|Important|i}}	Gems Boss Dragons	Specified page. Specified category. Image only (no page/category link).
{{mat|Fire|3}}		Image page.
{{RarityButtons|all=y}}		Each rarity page, and Rarities for all.
{{ri|Ghost Ship|40}}		Unlocking section of the Ruins page.
{{Sigil|Rebirth|R}}		Sigils School section.
{{Sticker|laugh}}		Image page.

Link templates

Almost All link templates accept a second (or third) parameter to override its link text. For example, {{apd|My override text}} gives My override text, or {{ctg|Habitats|several habitats}} gives several habitats. Clicking any template name opens its documentation page.

Template & Example	Result	Links to
{{apd}}	Arena-Prize Dragon	Arena Dragons category.
{{ba|70}}	70	Base Attack category, by base attack number.
{{bdgd}}	Bottomless Dungeon Guaranteed Dragon	Bottomless Dungeon Guaranteed Dragon category.
{{bg|300}}	300	Base Gold per Hour category, by base gold number.
{{bh|275}}	275	Base Health category, by base health number.
{{body|Cobby}}	Cobby-Style	Body Shapes category corresponding to shape specified.
{{bp}}	Base Purchase	Base Dragons category.
{{c|Common}}	Common	Classification categories by name.
{{ced}}	Clan-Exclusive Dragon	Clan Dragons category.
{{chr}} {{chr|Arya}}	Trainer Arya	Individual character page specified.
{{codex|First Friends}}	First Friends	Specified Dragon Codex collection (link anchor).
{{cr|Dorbs}}	Dorbs	In-Game Currency
{{csd}}	Card-Segment Dragon	Card Dragons category.
{{ctg|Sigil System}}	Sigil System	Categories by name.
{{dcl}}	Dragon Collector Leaderboard	Dragon Collector Leaderboard section of the Social System page.
{{dcm}}	Dragon Collector Milestones	Dragon Collector Milestones section of the Dragon Collector Leaderboard page.
{{dcp}}	Dragon Collector Points	Dragon Collector Points page.
{{ded}}	Dungeon-Exclusive Dragon	Dungeon Dragons category.
{{{dl|Frost Fairy}}	Frost Fairy	Specified (non-boss, non-Clan) Dragon page without displaying "Dragon".
{{dotm}}	Dragon of the Month	Dragon of the Month page.
{{dotw}}	Dragon of the Week	Dragon of the Week page.
{{dsd}}	Dungeon Shop Dragon	Dungeon Dragons page.
{{e|Fire}}	Fire	Links to Element categories short by name.
{{ebd}}	Enchantment-Breedable Dragon	Enchantment Dragons category.
{{em|Fire}}	Fire Element	Links to Element categories by full name.
{{eod}}	Event-Only Dragon	Event Dragons category.
{{faq|Can I sell buildings?}}	Can I sell buildings?	FAQ header by name.
{{h|Earth}}	Earth Habitat	Habitats section by name.
{{island|Mystic Heights}}	Mystic Heights	Islands category section by name.
{{ltd}}	Limited-Time Dragon	Limited-Time Dragons category.
{{modifier}}	*lvl	Level Modifier by extra-small link for Calendar Events only.
{{nb}}	Normal Breeding	Normally-Breedable Dragons category.
{{nbd}}	Normally-Breedable Dragon	Normally-Breedable Dragons category.
{{r|Wildfire Marsh}}	Wildfire Marsh	Ruins category section by name.
{{red}}	Reward-Exclusive Dragon	Reward Dragons category.
{{rotm}}	Reward of the Month	Reward of the Month page.
{{t|Water}}	Water Temple	Temples section by name.
{{ved}}	VIP-Exclusive Dragon	VIP Dragons category.
{{wdp}}	Weekly Dragon Pieces	Weekly Dragon Pieces category.
{{wp|Pauldron}}	Pauldron	Wikipedia page for the specified item (must exist as specified).

To request a page be deleted, the {{delete|reason for deletion}} template must be added anywhere on a page, an admin reviews the request.

Images

Uploading Images

Images are used (sparingly) to depict game features. Generally, wiki staff resizes, crops, assembles or uploads images from high-resolutions provided by Gameloft, since screenshots typically do not offer a high enough resolution. Personal use images are not permitted.

• Use Special:Upload for uploading.
• Text on images is usually avoided, if necessary it must be in American English.

All Images Must:

• Be categorized in an existing image category (staff adds new categories).
• Follow naming conventions (see images in the most appropriate category for examples).
• Follow existing maximum sizes (see table).
• Have the appropriate extension .jpg/.jpeg for all images except those that require transparency (use .png for these).

Image Sizes

Important:

• Images are obtained by the wiki team direct from Gameloft (or carefully taken at high-res by staff and cropped in Photoshop).
• Copies of (high-res) originals are saved in the team shared folders, then "for-web" smaller versions saved.
• All images except Dragon eggs are cropped to the nearest pixels to remove excess transparent space.

Subject	Naming	Max Size	Format	*
ALL IMAGES	All Images Replace spaces with _ (underscores) or MediaWiki replaces them with dashes. Sizes uploaded should generally be the maximum size needed to display it (and for readability), to preserve server space. Use TinyPNG compression on large PNGs, for 70% file size savings.
Achievements	Decoration_-_Name_(Tier).png	300px w	.png	Example
Ads/Promos	Event Name_(Event/Date)_Promotion.jpg	600 px w	.jpg	Example
Decos	Decoration_-_Name.png	400, 500, or 600px (best judgement) w/h (whichever is widest)	.png	Example
Dragon Icons	Name_Dragon_Icon.png (regular Dragons) Name_Icon.png (Boss Dragons).	156 x 158px (exact)	.png	Kimberly or LoriN usually does.
Adult Dragon	Name_Dragon.png	800px w/h (whichever is widest)	.png	Example
Baby Dragon	Name_Dragon_Baby.png	600px w/h (whichever is widest)		Example
Dragon eggs	Name_Dragon_Egg.png	256 x 256px (exact, no cropping)		Example
Maps/bkrnd	See relevant category for file naming convention	800px w/h (whichever is widest) unless difficult to see/read, then large enough to read.		Example

More examples of how the images should look can be found here.

Using Images

While most images are embedded by using templates, some must be put in the page body content itself; when this is the case, you can embed an image in a page by:

• General Syntax: [[File:filename.extension|options|caption]]

Inline Images

To include a non-icon image in text it should have a size specified (e.g., [[File:Fire Dragon.png|40px]].   

• [[File:File.png|200px|alt text]] to use a 200 pixel wide version with "alt text" as description.
• [[:File:Name of Image.jpg]] for linking to the page of the file without displaying it.

Floating Images

MediaWiki's default image float of |right or |left is not used it doesn't work well for mobile. Instead, the {{floatimage}} template is used.

{{floatimage|[[File:Fire Dragon.png|200px]]|10}} (Column width percent is added after the image, and the image float is added before the block of text it should appear beside).

Buttons with Images

Instead of images for buttons the {{btn}} template is often used, making its text translatable. Relevant icons are added in the template.

• Example: {{btn|sm|green|{{i|Academy|i}} Academy}} which results in Academy.

If no icon exists for the button image, or the template cannot make the button appear correctly, the button can be uploaded as an image (it may be replaced later).

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