User blog:APackOfSmarties/Retail Tycoon Wiki Editing Guidelines

Before beginning to edit, you must read these guidelines. Failure to follow these guidelines will result in consequences or reminders, with the severity of the consequence depending on what guideline is not followed. Please remember to check back at this post frequently, as new guidelines may be added.

General Editing Rules

 * Do not vandalize! There is no exception to this rule! Any vandalism will result in a short block. Repeated vandalism or mass vandalism will result in a very long block. Vandalism (that is being moderated) will only get you into trouble and doing so does not affect the wiki seriously for a long time, but you!
 * Check for spelling and grammar. Search up something if you don't know how to spell it. Double check to see if you have made any typos or mistakes.
 * Use American spelling. American spelling is usually favored over British spelling. For example, "colour" in British spelling, should be "color", instead. I'm not making this rule just because I'm American, because I'm Canadian. I'm making this rule because American spelling, is usually used more and more understood. This rule is not very enforced, though.

Format
This is important! A page must follow a format. If you have trouble with this, try looking at other pages.

First, a page must have a simple explanation of the item or thing you are discussing in Retail Tycoon. When the item or thing is mentioned in the explanation, make it bold. For example: "A Freezer is a display item, that holds items that are being sold."

Second, add a heading that says "Overview". Then proceed to describe the item. For example "The freezer is a large, display item, that holds frozen food, and sodas".

Third, a page must have a Trivia. This format step is sometimes optional, but it is preferred. Use bullet points and add an interesting fact of the item.

Pages
Do not create pages for everything. If you want to share a strategy, use the user blog feature, or the Forum. If you want to create a page for something, it must follow all of these criteria:
 * It is an item, or character in the game.
 * The page has not been created yet.

Stubs
Stubs are pages that lack information, or have information that is not 100% confirmed. These pages also do not follow the format, and need to be expanded for more information, if it doesn't have enough.

How do I add a stub?
To add a stub, use the stub template.

How do I find stubs?
By going to the article stubs category. Click here to go to that category.

What makes a page a stub?
Pages are stubs if they meet any of these things:
 * Does not follow format completely.
 * No infobox, or not a completely filled out infobox.

Images
An image is preferred to be transparent if you are showing an item.