Welcome to the guide for new editors. This is a condensed version of the original Guidebook for editors and should have the most crucial information any new editor might need. For questions, visit the Kuberpeople Discord server.
(Last updated, March 2020)
Writing articles[]
A sandbox is available for those who would like to test their edits before adding them. My Sandbox.
To create an article, click on the add page button in the top right corner of the wiki. To edit an article, click on the edit button. There are two editing modes: The visual editor lets you immediately see the changes you are making but it can be clumsy in some regards. Therefore it is recommended to switch to the source editor ever so often, to ensure that all your links and references are properly in place.
Article names[]
- Articles names should be in singular.
- The first word of an article should be capitalized.
Article content[]
- An article should begin with a brief introduction which explains what it will be about. Avoid spoilers in this introduction. The title or subject should appear in the first line of the introduction, and be in bold.
- Divide the body of the article into sections. See similar articles for reference or consult the guide for plot summaries.
- Write summaries in present tense.
- Do not use contractions (e.g. don't).
- Preferentially use American English spellings and avoid the use of slang.
- Avoid spoilers in the main body of articles. For parts of articles that will involve spoilers, properly use spoiler tags and spoiler warnings (farther explained in Spoilers).
- Always properly add references to episodes where the information was taken from. Preferentially use the reft template.
- Do not add unconfirmed information or speculation to articles. A certain amount of speculation is allowed in the "notes" section of an article.
- Add links to characters, locations, and objects that appear in your article.
- Sort your articles into categories to make them easier to find.
- Add links to your article to other articles that might concern it.
Character pages[]
A character page should be divided into sections (introduction, appearance, personality, plot, notes).
When writing plot summaries:[]
If in visual editor, then use heading for the section, subheading 1 for the season and subheading 2 for the chapter. Then quote separate episodes with the Eindex template.
If in source editor, use:
==Plot==
===Season===
====Chapter====
{{eindex|3|5|}}, where the first number is the season and the second is the episode
Content[]
When writing a character plot summary, imagine as if the character you are writing about was the main character. These summaries must be heavily focused on their perspective and should not include events that the character was not present for or thoughts of other characters. (The only exception is when the other characters reveal something about that character or speak about something that the character of interest did off-screen.)
These summaries should also include context and mentions of all that the character would learn or experience. This is especially noteworthy for side characters who often only shortly show up during specific episodes of a larger event. For example, if a city was under attack, but the character of interest only appeared in a very late episode and in relation to a highly specialized event, the summary should still include information that the attack happened! Because that character did experience the whole attack even though they weren't on screen.
Try to be brief, but at the same time, emphasize important plot points. Make sure that the separate points of the character's summary connect and the role of the character is clear.
Images[]
To add a new image, click on the three dots in the right corner of the wiki and choose upload new file.
When uploading images, preferentially use the PNG format. Always add the Fair Use licensing information (appears in the scrolling bar when adding an image).
Images for infoboxes should have 500x500px if possible and preferentially be square.
Images for icons should have 98x98px.
When naming the file, always put the season and episode number at the beginning of the file name.
Example: 2-07 Rasen.png
Add categories to the images. The category for the chapter should always be included. Occasionally the categories of cities or characters.
Preferentially download images from Naver, as images on Webtoons are of less quality. Screenshots are not recommended.
(Downloading can be done through the source element in the developer's console which should open if you use F12 on a page. In this mode, click on the panel you need, copy its link from the console, open it in a separate tab, and save the image.)
Tools you might need[]
Links[]
In articles, include a link to the first occurrence of a character, location or object. Use full names.
To add a link, in visual editor mode, highlight the text and click on add link in the editor menu.
In the source editor, use square brackets, like so: [[Leez Haias]]. It will link like this: Leez Haias.
If you wish to link to a page of which the title differs from the text you wish to use, either use visual mode and change the link you are adding, as described above.
Or, in source editor, use | inside the brackets while separating the link name and the text that will show. Example: [[Leez Haias|the green-haired girl]] results in the green-haired girl.
Please do not use the full URL to link to article pages!
References[]
References in information articles are necessary for verification. For most references, you should use the Template:Reft.
Example of use in the source editor: <ref name="1-20">{{reft|1|20}}</ref> will refer to season 1, episode 20 and show up as [1]
To link to an episode which has already been referenced in the article, use a closed tag: <ref name="1-20"/>
The bottom of pages should always include a reference list. Use:
==References==
<references/>
and the list will get automatically generated based on the references you used on the page.
See the template for more specified usage.
Spoilers[]
By spoilers, we generally mean important plot twists from later stages of the story. These should be avoided in the introduction section of articles. Parts of the plot that will include spoilers should include warnings (accessible among templates).
Information from episodes that have not yet been released in official webtoons translations are always considered a spoiler and should be marked as such. Information from episodes from the korean fastpass should not be put on the wiki yet at all.
To blur spoilers, use: <span class="spoilerblur">your text</span>
To hide spoilers in a collapsible box, use:
<div class="mw-customtoggle-Spoilers wikia-menu-button">Show/Hide Spoilers and Trivia</div><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-Spoilers">your text</div>
More information can be found in Spoiler.
Templates[]
Several templates are available for use in order to make the creation of new pages easier and ensure a unified standard. They can either be accessed through the visual editor or used in the source editor by copying the code from the template page:
For characters, use Template: Character
For events, use Template:Event
For items: Template:Infobox item
For locations: Template:Location
For transcendentals: Template:Transcendental
Redirect[]
If an item is known under more names, you can create a redirect page to it. Create a new page with the alternative name, click on edit, source window, and enter: #REDIRECT [[article name]]
Sections[]
Articles should generally be divided into sections by making use of headings.
Headings can be set through the visual editor or through the source editor by surrounding the text of the heading by =. For each level of headings, the number of = increases. E.g. =heading=, ==subheading 1==, etc.
A list of contents gets automatically generated where necessary.
Fonts and colors[]
The visual editor mode allows for the simple use of fonts. When in source editor, surround the text you want italic with ' on each side, 'italic', and the text you need bold with two ' on each side, ''bold''.
Visual editor does not allow for simple use of colors, so if you wish to change the color of your text, use the span command. Example: <span style="color:crimson">text</span> will result in text. Other colors can naturally be used. You can refer to them either through their html/css name or through their hex code number.