Brickipedia:Manual of Style

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This is Brickipedia's Manual of Style. All articles should conform to the standards listed below.

Proposals for minor additions/alterations to the MOS can be made here.
An archive of former votes/discussions about proposals that were added to the MOS can be found here.

General

All articles should contain correct spelling, punctuation, capital letters and language structure.
- LEGO, DUPLO and QUATRO should all be spelled with capitals
- Generally, minifigure should not be abbreviated to "minifig"
Articles should be written from a neutral point of view (that is, objective). Pointing out features of the topic of the article (eg a set) is encouraged, but using sentences such as "this set is one of the best sets in its theme because..." is not.

Set articles should contain:

A set header template
A set infobox
At least one image of the set, where there is one available
- If a box image and an image of the set out of the box are both available, the box image should go in the infobox. If there is no box image available, the other image may be used in the infobox.
The prices in the infobox should contain the following currencies (where the price is known in that currency):
- United States Dollar (US $)
- Euro (€)
- British Pound (£)
- Australian Dollars (AU $)
- The price should be formatted as: US $xxx.xx / €xxx.xx / £xxx.xx / AU $xxx.xx
Main information describing the set
A quote of the description of the set from LEGO's website, where there was/is one available, using Template:QuoteLEGO.com.
A "Sources" section (if required)
Categories for theme, item number and year released
If a set has been released multiple times, and under a different number and/or name, a separate article should be created for each release

Lead section (no heading): Short paragraph that describes the basic infos of the set like release year, theme, rough overview of the content etc. Information about the sets release. It's common practice on most wikis that such a lead section does not have a section heading.
Description: Detailed description of the sets content and functions.
Background: Text that describes the background/context of the featured model in its respective fictional universe (keep it short and simple)
Notes: Additional information about rare pieces (pieces that appear in just one or two sets), pieces that make their first or last appearance in this set or other peculiarities.
LEGO.com description (since the citation box looks like a "roadblock" it shouldn't come after the actual description because it's too obtrusive, instead it should be positioned at the end of the running text of an article)
See also: Links to related articles on Brickipedia, e.g. sets with a similar subject, appearance etc. or articles that describe a related subject with a broader scope or present an overview of related sets. (Not links to the parent theme or a simple list of sets of the same theme)
Sources/References: reftags from the articles
External links: At the end of the article

Minifigure articles should contain:

Theme/Subtheme articles should contain: