Overview
This article aims to provide a style guide for all articles in the wiki to follow. Although Wikipedia already provides a more general style guide, this article provides guidelines specific to THE FINALS Wiki.
There are often disputes over which style rule or formatting to use so an official style guide helps resolve these disputes and to reaching a consensus.
Content policy
Content on the wiki should generally reflect game content and mechanics as of the current patch. Exceptions to this are:
- Content that were previously available.
- Sections that display changes made to such content or display trivia that reference an older version of said content.
- Upcoming announced content. These should only contain information that are officially announced or shown by Embark Studios, Nexon or any of their partners.
Notability
Articles are only allowed in the main namespace if they fit the following criteria, otherwise they may be deleted without prior notice.
- Articles must contain enough information to warrant a full page. If they do not have enough content, they should be merged with other similar articles.
- Articles must pertain directly to THE FINALS in some way.
General
Images
In most cases, images should only be used to enhance the understanding of an article, not simply decorate the page. Gallery modules should use the following settings: mode="nolines" class="scroll-gallery" widths="224px" heights="126px"
Templates
All templates can be found under Special pages -> All pages -> Namespace: Templates. Directions on template usage can be found on its respective page. To create a new template, simply create a new page and add "Template:" in front of the title. All edits to pre-existing templates should be heavily documented.
Article titles
Article titles should generally be in the singular form, except in-game features with explicitly plural names.
Section titles
Section titles should generally be in plain text. Refrain from using wikilinks or putting references on the section titles themselves.
Writing style
Use a neutral, passive voice instead of addressing the reader directly. Be professional, informative, and concise.
Example:
Original: “Doing this will damage you and your teammates.”
Revised: “Doing this will damage the user and their teammates.”
proper terminology
Use terminology from THE FINALS brand guide and official announcements. Take careful note of capitalization and proper names. Limit usage of common gaming-related abbreviations and slang.
| Common Term | Proper Term |
|---|---|
| map | arena |
| character | build |
| player | contestant |
| kill | elimination |
Example:
Original: “In The Finals, players can run around the map.”
Revised: “In THE FINALS, contestants can run around the arena.”
Bias
Refrain from using biased language, especially in loadout pages. Do not use "the current meta" or similar language.
Example:
Original: “The Riot Shield is in a very poor state in the current meta…it just sucks.”
Revised: “The Riot Shield is a weapon that can be easily punished, but also has strengths when utilized correctly.”