Editor's Etiquette

Editor's Etiquette delineates how to document information to a page properly. Because the BAICAP is dedicated to accurate archival, pages are expected to follow a proper format to make all pages consistent and easily legible.

All BAICAP content is divided into People, Events, Other, and Joke Articles. This page outlines all four categories (there may be more categories added).

People formatting
All biographies in this wiki must contain:


 * a lead section (the opening paragraph)
 * a People Infobox
 * a chronological order of events

All biographies are not written equal but criteria procedure is expected even with a shortage of information. Biographies must be made of relevant people with at least one significant contribution to the server.

Lead section
The lead section is the summarization and thesis of the user. You are expected to write about them with due weight and neutrality. Controversies may be mentioned in the lead section.

In regards to formatting, it is expected that you put what they are known for in the first few sentences. The username of the person must be bolded. You may add an additional nickname in parenthesis but former names should go into an infobox. Do not elaborate further in the lead section.

People who are currently in the community shall be referred to by their current username/moniker. Their biographies will be written in the present-tense. In contrast, people who have left or been banned from the community shall be referred to by the name they were known by at the time of departure. Their biographies will be written in the past-tense.

An example of a lead section can be:"CoderQwerty (known as Coder) is a game developer who was responsible for creating the game Blood & Iron, in which the community is named for and dedicated to."Another example of a lead section can be:"Acetival (nicknamed Ace) was a server moderator in the Blood & Iron Community. Acetival was known for constant admin abuse which ultimately led to his ban."

Infobox
Fill in the labels as applicable. You may attach a profile-picture, Roblox avatar, or screenshot of them as the image.

Chronology
This is the majority of the biography. Outline contributions, controversies, and expand on what they are known for. The lead section should have summarized what you are about to write. Other information known about the person must be segregated into an "Other information" heading.

Events formatting
All event pages in this wiki must contain:


 * a lead section (the opening paragraph)
 * an Event Infobox
 * a chronological timeline

All event pages are not written equal but they must follow the criteria as well as possible. Event pages only qualify if they pertain to notable, and often-reminisced events. Refrain from using [Insert Date] Incident as the name of the event. If you're going to name the event that way, it is probably not notable and most likely a minor event/encounter.

Lead section
Same deal as biographies: it is a summary and thesis of the event. Include what is applicable to the event and do know that what you put in the lead section should be expanded in the chronology.

Always bold the name of the event. Again, refrain from using [Insert Date] Incident as the name.

Infobox
Input labels as wholesome as possible. You may add an image of the event in the infobox.

Chronology
Expand on the lead section and add details about the event. Not expected to be as detailed as a biography unless there is a lot of information on it. If the event is so profound that it led to changes in policies, rules, membership, etc; you may add an "Aftermath" heading.

Other formatting
No specific guidelines at the moment, just follow above.

Joke Articles formatting
No rules for joke article-labeled pages. Joke articles may range from random copypastas to satirical biographies. You must categorize the article as a joke article or you will be blocked.

To do this, just scroll to the bottom of the published page once you are done and type in "Joke Article" when adding the category.

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