STOWiki:Manual of Style

Mission Articles

Mission articles should be formatted the same way, with the following sections, in order:

1. Mission infobox: See the missioninfo template for details on how this works.
2. Mission Text: The dialog or text displayed before you accept the mission.
3. Objectives: A bulleted list of the displayed objectives for the mission.
4. Details: Step-by-step instructions on how to complete the mission, where to find certain things, and other useful information about the mission.
5. Goal: The exact, verbatim mission goal from the game. Use the missiongoal template for formatting.
6. Rewards: A bulleted list of the rewards given by the mission-giver for completing this mission.

For a good example of what a mission page should look like, visit: “Secure the Regulus Sector Block”.

Playable Race Articles

Articles about playable races should be formatted the same way. Text can be inspired by in-game descriptions, but not copied directly. Required Traits must be in the form of a bulleted list and placed underneath a heading of the same name.

For a good example what of what a playable race page should look like, visit the Klingon article.

Please note that the headings in race articles may vary, For example, Liberated Borg might not have a "Society" section.

Article Titles & Contents

1. The first occurrence of the article title (or a variant thereof, e.g. plural) in the article itself must be in bold. For example, in the article for Ensign Zihr, the beginning reads: "Ensign Zihr is...".
2. Article titles must not contain capitalized words unless they are proper nouns, such as "Federation", "Cardassian", "Sulu", ranks (when used as part of name), and "Spacedock" in the phrase "Earth Spacedock" (because it is itself a proper noun consisting of more than one word, each of which must be capitalized.
   • Examples of what not to capitalize include "vessels" within "Federation vessels", as it is not a proper noun nor a name.
3. Article titles must not contain ranks for characters in the game. For example, Quinn is an acceptable title for the article on Admiral Quinn; "Admiral Quinn", however, is not.

Article Naming

The folowing naming conventions must be observed when naming certain articles:

Article Type	Prefix	Example
NPCs (non-player characters)	(None)	/wiki/Golos Vell
Missions	Mission:(space)	/wiki/Mission: Azure Blues
Equipment	Equipment:(space)	/wiki/Equipment: Body Armor - Pollyalloy Weave Mk VIII (Must also be placed within category "Body Armor" because that is the equipment subcategory name.)
Kits	Kit:(space)	/wiki/Kit: Engineering Kit - Firearms Engineering Mk II (Must also be placed within category "Engineering Kits" because the kit subcatgeory is "Engineering Kit".)
Weapons	Weapon:(space)	/wiki/Weapon: Disruptor Bolt Assault Weapon - Arcwave MK VIII (Must also be placed within category "Disruptor Bolt Assault Weapons", because that is the weapon subcategory name.)
Items (other)	(None)	/wiki/Bajoran Jumja Stick

Article Linking

For the following article types, the corresponding template must be used when linking to it:

Article Type	Template	Example
NPCs (non-player characters)	(None)	[[Malcolm Sissel]]
Missions	{{mission}}	{{mission|Azure Blues}}
Equipment	{{equipment}}	{{equipment|Body Armor - Energy Dampening Mk II|common}}
Kits	{{kit}}	{{kit|Engineering Kit - Firearms Engineering Mk II|uncommon}}
Weapons	{{weapon}}	{{weapon|Disruptor Bolt Assault Weapon - Arcwave Mk VIII|uncommon}}
Items (other)	(None)	[[Bajoran Jumja Stick]]

Item InfoBoxes

Sample in-game info box.

Like in the game, and as can be seen in the screenshot to the right, each item within the game has a specially formatted information box. This convention must be observed on this wiki as well; all items will have a corresponding info box. Here is what you should do:

1. NEW! Use the NEW Infobox Template! Read the template page for instructions on how to use it. For a working example of how it works, see the [Engineering Kit - Firearms Engineering Mk II] article.

NOTE: Do not add the "float = no" parameter when using infobox templates in item description pages. That parameter is reserved for use in articles where several infoboxes are to be listed and grouped together.