User:Rayanth/SandboxMoS

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Outline

Style/Skin/Theme

• CSS Styles should be avoided on individual articles whenever possible.
• Applied Styles should always consider the following:
  • Print mode
    • Avoid coding background colors, they override Print-mode css and use up toner
    • Avoid coding light-colored text, as they won't be visible on white paper
    • Avoid hiding information between interactive elements, they aren't interact-able on paper
    • Avoid portraying information solely through animations - they will be static on paper
  • Mobile mode
    • Avoid excessively wide minimum-widths on elements, e.g. tables, when possible
    • Try to account for bandwidth whenever possible
    • As with print, provide alternative sources of info that is hidden behind interactive elements such as tooltips. It is difficult to 'hover' on mobile.
  • Accessibility
    • Consider color-blind; only use colored text when necessary, and always use the template for it {{co|}}
    • Don't shrink text to any smaller than it is by default.
    • Always use 'em's when setting font-sizes, elements, etc. These will scale with user's browser settings. Pixels do not.
  • Compatibility
    • Check http://caniuse.com to ensure target browsers will support the style
    • Minimum Browser support required, based on site visitors:
      • Chrome: Version 72+
      • Firefox: Version 56+
      • Safari: Version 10+
      • Edge: Version 16+
      • IE : Version 11+
      • Opera : Version 62+
    • When possible, include Mobile browsers of equivalent versions in the check.

Wiki Overall

• The wiki should be accessible to all players of EVE Online
• The wiki should be welcoming to new editors and authors
• The wiki should be easy to edit, with a minimal number of rules
  • Prevent the need to constantly refer to the MoS - memorable rules
  • Prevent 'fear of reprisal' from missing/forgetting a rule
• Rules should be lenient enough that edit-wars aren't caused by misinterpretation

Perspective and Language

• The style guide should account for and permit variations in dialect
• Articles should be written with a clear purpose
• The primary wiki shall be written in English - translation wikis, if created, will of course use their own language.
  • No preference for UK/US/Canadian/etc dialect
  • Minor edits to adjust dialect should be avoided.
• Articles should be written in a third-person, passive perspective.
  • Avoid 'you', 'me', 'us', etc.
  • Also avoid gender, unless clear or necessary (e.g. discussing a specific NPC whose gender is known)
  • Rework to "they" in a passive tense - don't make it seem personal
  • Good examples: "A member", "a player", "they"

Articles

• Capitalization should be minimized, except when used to match capitalization as applied in game, or proper nouns.
  • Title case is not necessary in page/section/subsection titles - however, if present, "fixing" them is very low priority.