Pikipedia:Policies
This page details policy for the wiki in general, as decided by Pikipedia's community. Most points do not apply to user, forum and talk pages.
To suggest or discuss policy, use the proposals page.
- For policy regarding files, see Help:Files.
- For policy regarding talk pages, see Help:Talk pages.
- For deletion policy, see Pikipedia:Pages for deletion.
Content
Glitch articles
A glitch should have its own article only if it is repeatable or common. A repeatable glitch is one that always occurs under some given conditions that aren't too specific. A common glitch is one that multiple players have reported, and the details do not vary a lot.
Glitches that do not fall under these criteria may be given a section at glitches.
Action Replay
Articles should not contain information about any Pikmin game running in a way other than intended. This includes the use of Action Replay and similar devices. This is because modifications are arbitrary: there is no clear line between those that make little difference and those that change the game entirely.
Information that can only be obtained through these means but holds true in normal gameplay, however, is welcome on articles. Whether it is important to document how exactly the information is known may vary from case to case.
Videos
Video embedding should be used sparingly, only in cases where understanding is more easily understood through watching a video than through images or text. This covers, for example, television adverts and glitches.
Format
Perspective
In articles, avoid using the second person ('you', 'your'); talk about the captain or a particular captain, or use 'the player' or a similar term. Exceptions to this are guides, which are written in the author's chosen style.
Headings
In all headings (page titles and sections) only proper nouns should be capitalized, excepting brand names that start with a lowercase letter in normal usage. Note that the first letter in a heading will always be capitalized by MediaWiki. Italics may be used when they would be in body text, but headers should have no links, colour or other formatting. Links can often be replaced with {{main}} or a relevant link near the start of the section.
Local spelling
In all cases where spellings differ between variations of English, the USA spelling is preferred. This is the spelling used in the Pikmin games in all English-speaking regions (with the exception of treasures not in the USA version of Pikmin 2).
Game names
All titled media, should be italicized in articles. At Pikipedia, this is mainly video-games, including Pikmin and Pikmin 2, but also covers music, books and films, for example.
Pikmin 1
Where ambiguous, the first Pikmin game, Pikmin, should be referred to as "Pikmin 1". In article text, game names are italicized, so this is not a problem, but in page titles, for example, it could easily refer to the species or series without the "1".
Social content
Any communication about anything other than the running of the wiki and its content should be restricted to user and user talk pages. For excessive amounts of such chat, use the NIWA forums or the chatroom to avoid filling up the recent changes.