Manual of Style

'This page was written by a former co-leader of Qualitipedia. The contents are incomplete and somewhat out of date, but should still be considered useful information.'

Here is a manual on how to write articles.

In general
Except for the website wikis, use italic text on titles. Also avoid overusing bold text for no reason at all and/or writing in ALL UPPERCASE or Title Case. Both of these make pages look lazy and unprofessional.

Avoid copy-and-pasting from other websites (like Wikipedia or a fan wiki) since not only does this encourage laziness, it counts as a copyright violation.

It is strongly recommended that you look at the featured articles before creating your article, as they are good examples of what we actually want.

The beginning
Begin an article with an encyclopedic description of the specific piece of media in question (example: "X is an 1990 American action film directed by John Doe") and an infobox or image. The page should also have an infobox or image. What kind of image depends per wiki:
 * Game wikis: The cover (for digital-only games, use the banner)
 * Movie wikis: The release poster (for digital-only movies, use the banner)
 * Show & episode wikis:
 * For television shows/web series: The show's title card, cover of the home media releases or the banner of the digital releases.
 * For episodes: The episode's title card.
 * Literature wikis: The cover.

Why It (Sucks/Rocks)/(Bad/Good/Redeeming) Qualities
Instead of manually writing "1.", "2.", etc, write "#" at the beginning of a pointer in source mode or use the "numbered list" function on the visual editor so the numbers are applied automatically.

Avoid using extremely short pointers (like simply "Bad graphics") and provide explanations for each one (like "Bad graphics on the third and fourth worlds").

Avoid any nitpicks or bias in the "Why It Sucks/Bad Qualities" (like "This show was mean-spirited in just ONE episode" or "There's this minor plothole").

Reception
Describe the reception from not only professional critics, but audiences and web reviewers too. To avoid bias, several sources are blacklisted, see this for information.

Comments
Every page should have a comment section. To add a comment section, add " " to the bottom of a page in the source editor.