Raft Wiki:Style Guide

This style guide will serve as a guide for layout, grammatical choices, style of writing, etc. There may be situations in which it makes sense to diverge, but try asking another editor first.

Grammar and Linguistics

Linguistics Attempt to be consistent with the other pages. Use the pages listed on as an example for how to write a page.

Grammar Use oxford commas (comma before the last item when listing: My friend, his girlfriend, and myself).

Header Content Guidelines

Summary

Answers the questions that applies to the entry:

• Items/Resources: "Where is the item found, and how is it collected?"
• Menu items: "How is it acquired (or available from start?), and what is its primary function?
• Enemies: "Where is the enemy found, and how does it act?"

Uses

Written in Bullet-in form. Keep it simple and specific. Do not go into details unless they are actually useful (alternative uses are fine).

Gallery

Pictures relating to the page. Make short and precise descriptions of what's in the picture with capitalized start letters except for propositions and articles (Example: "Shark in the Water" or "The Biggest Stone on the Island"). Keep it to 2-3 pictures.

Trivia

Out-of-game facts, previous functions, bug exploits, and the like goes here.

Infoboxes

The Raft wiki currently uses two different infoboxes: the regular infobox and the enemy infobox. The regular infobox is used for all in-game entities that has an icon. The enemy infobox is used, as its name suggests, when describing enemies. In both cases, all available information must be applied to the best ability of the editor.

Links

A thorough Wiki has links to all relevant pages when possible. As a rule of thumb, the first time something is mentioned that has a page (or should have), it should be linked and capitalized, i.e. Clock. All following mentions of this page is still capitalized, but no longer linked, i.e. Clock. If the editor is in doubt whether a page exists or should, there are two steps to take. Firstly, search for the page with the expected name - try synonyms if it doesn't exist. Secondly, consider how much information could go into the page and whether it justifies creating it. Feel free to create any page you think fits the criteria.

Numbers

The first ten numbers (1-10) must be spelled out. When in doubt, check this guide. There are a number of situations where writing out the number looks weird, or big numbers that must be written out. Following is a quick run-through (more info in above link):

When to use numerals:

• The number 11 and up should be written as a numeral.
• All percentages, i.e. 4%.
• All numbers relating to time, i.e. 3 minutes, 7 seconds.
• When listing item requirements, i.e. 5 Planks, 2 Ropes.

When to spell it out:

• Numbers zero to ten.
• When the number is at the start of a sentence.
• When two numbers are next to each other, only one can be written out.

If there are multiple numbers in one sentence, be consistent, even if you have to break some of the rules above.