Help:Style guide

Style Guide

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Basic Guidelines

• Articles should be written in third person.
• Articles should be written with a more formal/professional tone. Please refrain from goofing and meme-ing.
• Articles should be written to convey information about the series and only information. Please refrain from inserting your opinions, theories, headcanons, etc. or letting them influence your writing.
• Synopsis sections should be written in present tense.
• Use the discussion pages to leave notes about what needs to be worked on/added in the article instead of on the article page itself.
• Use citations & link your references please! We want to make sure our information is as accurate as possible.
• If multiple subjects have the same title, use the following to distinguish their page titles:
  • For a character:
    • (character) - only if they have no counterpart in other continuities.
      • If multiple versions of the character exist (proposed names, may change):
      • (1998) - 1998 anime continuity *(anime) may be preferable due to this continuity including Badlands as well?
        • (Badlands Rumble) - ONLY appears in Badlands Rumble and shares a name with a different existing character
      • (manga) - Trigun (manga) & Trigun Maximum continuity
      • (Stampede) - 2023 anime continuity
  • for an episode:
    • (episode)
      • If both anime series use the same episode name:
      • (1998 episode)
      • (Stampede episode)
  • for a manga chapter:
    • (chapter)
      • (Trigun chapter)
      • (Maximum chapter)
  • for a book title:
    • (book)
  • for a song:
    • (song)
  • for an audio drama:
    • (drama)
  • for real people on the production staff/cast:
    • (role in production)
      • example: Satoshi Nishimura (director)
  • for companies/studios/publishers/etc.:
    • (type of company)
      • example: Madhouse (animation studio)

Sources

Best Sources:

For Canon Information:

• The actual anime episodes/movie and manga chapters.
  • For English translations of Trigun (manga) and Trigun Maximum, refer only to the Overhaul (preferred) and Dark Horse official translations.

For Credits:

• Credits included in the actual anime/chapters/magazines/books/album liners/merchandise packaging/etc.
  • Anime News Network typically includes lists of all the credits, though they should be double checked against the actual show credits.

Other information:

• Interviews with people who worked on the series.
• Official websites for the series; companies involved in producing/distributing the series; venues/events/conventions where series-related events (panels, screenings, interviews, gallery shows, etc.) were hosted.
  • Use the Wayback Machine to find archived versions of these sites if they are no longer online.
• The Trigun Anime Art Book & Trigun Archives book. Both of these books are primarily in Japanese, so only use information you actually are able to read!

Iffy Sources:

• Wikipedia and the Fandom Trigun Wiki
  • Check their References sections and use those sources instead.
  • DO NOT use uncited information used in their articles.
• The BESM/D20 Trigun Fan Guides. Best used as a starting point for research.
• Magazine articles. These can range in quality/accuracy so use discretion.
• Print advertisements/promos. These may contain outdated or inaccurate information if changes were made after printing the ad.

Do Not Use:

• The Trigun Maximum English scanalation!
• The gameplay related sections of the of the BESM/D20 Trigun Fan Guides.
• Fanon/fan theories/fan terminology. If it didn't originate from an official source that can be cited, do NOT use it!