Forum:Consistency

Hi. One of the main things im noticing while editing is the lack of consistency within the pages and I am sure it is a problem in all wiki's. I believe that pages should be consistent with one another so that editing and viewing will be a more easier experience.

Capitalization
One of the main inconsistencies that I have seen is capitilization. I believe that the proper format for wiki's is to capitalize only the first letter of the first word when making new pages. If a page has a title consisting of more than one word, the first letter of the first word should be capitalized and any words following should be non-capitalized. This way, links on other pages that do not need capitaliztion will not be capitalized and links will not need to be name just to get rid of the capitalization.

Example: Bronze plate mail body instead of Bronze Plate Mail Body.

Using this, links on other pages could be made simply by using bronze plate mail body instead of bronze plate mail body. The link will also not be unnecessarily capitalized.

Also, inside pages, the first mention of the page title inside the content should be bolded with the first letter of the first word capitlized only.

Example: The Bronze plate mail body is the weakest plate mail body in all of RuneScape Classic...

Names and locations should have the first letter of each word capitalized whether it's the page title or within the content of the page.

Linking
The first mention of a key word on a page should be linked and any words previously linked in the article should not be linked again.

Tables
All tables should be made using the class="wikitable".

Content
The content on pages with similar information that fall in same categories should be consistent in wording.

Example:

(For bronze bar) A Bronze bar is a bar that is used in the smithing skill to create bronze armour and weapons. It is created by using copper and tin ore on a furnace...

(For iron bar) An Iron bar is a bar that is used in the smithing skill to create iron armour and weapons. It is created by using iron ore on a furnace...

It doesn't have to be identical because additional information that is exclusive to the specific item should be mentioned in the article making each page different.

Infoboxes
Each item and NPC should have an infobox. Put the infobox plugin at the beginning of your article so that the infobox is not under the text and instead it is beside the text to the right.

Weapons and armour need to have infoboxes for bonuses which should be placed at the end of the article so that it goes under the text.

Naming
Some items are named incorrectly. The large helmets is a series of items that I have come across that are often mis-named. I believe that in-game the large helmets are named "Large (type) helmet" and not "(type) large helmet". Same for medium helmets. Other items that might have naming issues are items that are many words long.

I am also unsure of how rune is spelled in RSC if it is just rune or runite in some cases. Same with adamant where I believe in some cases it is adamantite and some cases it is adamant? These items should be checked in-game.

Thanks.