Brickipedia:Manual of Style 2.0/General
This is the Brickipedia Manual of Style's guideline regarding article content and copyediting.
All article content should be formatted according to Strunk & White's The Elements of Style. This is considered to be the "base set" of cases for Brickipedia; the remainder of this Manual of Style will override it.
British English[edit source]
Articles should use British English for spelling:
- Not: LEGO and MEGA BLOKS have had various disagreements regarding the license of the studs-and-tubes configuration.
- But: LEGO and MEGA BLOKS have had various disagreements regarding the licence of the studs-and-tubes configuration.
However, American English and the like should be used when indicated by a canonical source:
- Not: Aeroplane Mechanic
- But: Airplane Mechanic
Airplane Mechanic is the official name of the minifigure, not Aeroplane Mechanic.
Links[edit source]
Do not over
Neutrality[edit source]
In articles, neutrality is important to remain factual. Articles should be written from a neutral point of view. In other words:
Do not use words such as good, bad, best, and other words that judge objects by opinions. If you have a source that states an opinion, consider quoting the source.
- Not: 1234 Example Set is an excellent set.
- But: J. Random Critic reviewed 1234 Example Set, praising it as an "excellent" set.
If you don't have such a source, then avoid opinions altogether.
Do not over- or under-focus on a particular topic, to avoid making some appear more important than others.
Loose ends[edit source]
This section discusses some miscellaneous rules not covered by the rest of the Manual of Style.
- Avoid contractions such as "it's" and "don't." They are informal and unnecessary.
- The terms LEGO, DUPLO and QUATRO should all be spelled in all capitals. Don't use the registration mark ®.
- The term "minifigure" should be lowercased like any other ordinary word (e.g. it should be capitalized at the beginning of a sentence.) Do not abbreviate it as "minifig" or "fig," unless they have been used specifically by a quoted source.
