Bully Wiki:Manual of Style
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Bully Wiki's Manual of Style is a guideline on how to properly write and format articles on Bully Wiki. It is not an absolute law, but it should not be deviated from without a valid rationale.
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General principles
Articles must be written in an encyclopedic tone with proper grammar and spelling. Personal opinions and commentary should not be included in the articles.
Language
English is the official language of this wiki. Articles in other languages are not acceptable and will be deleted.
Both American and British spelling conventions (i.e. color/colour) are acceptable in the articles. This is, to put it bluntly, a "live and let live" arrangement, and so it is considered inappropriate to change spellings from American to British, or from British to American.
However, when addressing things within the game that have differing names, such as soccer/football and math/maths, the American usage is considered correct. This is because Bully takes place in America.
Links
Characters should have their article linked the first time their name appears in the article. If they appear in the infobox, their name should be linked there in addition to the first time it appears in the text of the article.
Naming conventions
Character articles
There is a hierarchy as to which criteria are used in determining a character's name.
- The Game - If the game and any other source contradict each other, the game itself is correct. Since Ted was given the last name of Thompson in the game and Sinclair on the website, his article is located at Ted Thompson rather than at Ted Sinclair.
- The Credits - If a character is known by multiple names (i.e. Pete Kowalski is usually called "Petey" and his full name is "Peter"), then his article should be located under the name he was credited as.
- Bully Website - The Bully Facebook provided most of the character last names. There are numerous contradictions between the website and the game, and the game is always considered correct, however, if there is no contradiction the Website is an acceptable source.
- Game data files - The game data files have numerous large errors, such as calling the Townies the Dropouts, and naming Miss Danvers as "Miss Winston". The files can be used to name characters who were otherwise uncredited, but are the least authoritative of the available sources.
Mission articles
Mission articles should be titled exactly as the mission appears in the game, regardless of grammatical errors.
Minigame articles
Minigame articles should be named as close to the name of the minigame as possible. If the article is about a single game (i.e. Nut Shots), the proper title is fine. If it is a composite article about multiple games, it should be named as the base. For example, Lawn Mowing covers all the various lawn mowing minigames, and Future Street Racer covers both FSR 3D and FSR 2165.
Character Article layout
The following sections describe the subsections of a character article and what should be contained in them.
All character articles should start with the character's name and identify what clique or group of townsfolk he or she is a member of.
Character Description
This section describes the character's physical appearance, including but not limited to size, build, hair and skin color, and attire in both winter and summer.
Characteristics
This should describe the character's personality and behavior. It should also describe a character's relations with other students that aren't a part of the actual storyline.
Role in game
This section consists of the character's actions primarily during the missions in the game. Things that are extremely notable, such as Damon West's tendency to attack the player as soon as he's within sight of the gymnasium, should also be noted here.
Trivia
Any interesting points that don't fit in well in any other section. For example, Christy Martin sharing a name with a female boxer is a trivia note.
Mission articles layout
Mission articles should start by identifying what Chapter a mission becomes available in and whether it is part of the main storyline or not.
Intro
Describe the opening cutscene(s). Do not insert scripts, scripts are not permitted on Bully Wiki per the Fair Use laws on text.
Walkthrough
Describe the actions Jimmy must take to complete the mission, and any important actions that take place in the background. If there are mid-mission cutscenes, they should be described in this section as well.
Afterwards
If there is a cutscene of any sort that takes place after the mission is completed, it should be placed in this section. If there is none, this section should not be included.
Trivia
Any interesting information that does not fit into one of the other sections should be listed here. Remember, although Wikipedia discourages trivia, Bully Wiki permits it.
