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The ImperialWiki style guide exists to help editors give ImperialWiki articles a consistent look and tone.
Introductions
- The introductory paragraph for an article should repeat the title of the article in bold text.
- Where applicable, the introduction to an article should include an image of the topic. The standard format is a thumbnail image on the right border of the page. Wiki code for the image would be similar to the following:
[[Image:filename.jpg|thumb|right|Image description]]
Organization
- Break articles into sections using Level 2 Wiki headings.
==Heading Text==
Linking
- When mentioning a term that has an article of its own in the Wiki, create a Wiki link the first time the term appears in the article.
link an [[Article title]] where it first appears
Footnotes
- The reference feature is enable on Imperial Wiki. Create notes in the text using the following code format:
<ref>Source reference</ref>
- Create a notes heading at the bottom of the article for the footnotes using the following code:
==Notes==
<references />