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SankoQuest Wiki: Style guide

Use this guide when adding facts, proof, screenshots, redirects, and short guide prose. The goal is stable game knowledge that another contributor can check.

Evidence Rules

Add one verified fact at a time when possible.
Accept gameplay screenshots, official data, public API rows, reviewed reader captures, curator notes, and on-chain proof.
Do not add live prices, drop rates, XP rates, effects, quest rewards, requirements, or spawn timing without direct evidence.
If a fact is likely but not proven, leave {{MissingData}} or {{BountyPrompt}} instead of guessing.

Citations

Use <ref>...</ref> for prose claims that need a source.
Add <references /> near the end of guide or help pages that use refs.
For structured facts, prefer {{SourceEvidence}} when the proof belongs to a specific page, field, or row.
Keep citation text short: source, date if known, and what it proves.

Template Field Ownership

Bot/API-owned fields include public item IDs, item names from the catalog, stackable flags, datamine IDs, model paths, and render paths.
Contributors can add verified prose, locations, source notes, evidence rows, screenshots, shop stock review notes, drops, routes, and guide methods.
Do not rewrite a bot-owned template block to change page layout. Add human notes below the template or use the existing section templates.
Keep verification_status accurate. Use status badges to separate datamine candidates from gameplay-verified facts.

Page Names and Redirects

Use the player-facing name as the page title.
Use exact capitalization from the game when known.
Create redirects for common plurals, abbreviations, and alternate capitalization.
Do not create raw-ID pages unless there is no player-facing name.

Uploads and Screenshots

Prefer clear screenshots that show the UI, location, item, NPC, shop, drop, or proof being cited.
Name uploads by subject and purpose, for example Air Shard inventory proof.png or Buns Kev shop stock.png.
Do not crop away context needed to verify the claim.
Avoid uploading duplicate images when an existing file already proves the same fact.

Before Saving

Preview the page and check that infoboxes, tables, sprites, and missing-data boxes still fit.
Link exact item, NPC, shop, location, mob, and skill pages.
Mention the source or template changed in the edit summary.
If the proof is incomplete, add or keep an open task on SankoQuest:Open bounties.