Guild Wars Wiki:Formatting/Regions
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This article provides information on starting, expanding on, and completing articles about regions in Guild Wars.
General guidelines[edit]
- Always use the infobox. The infobox will provide auto-categorization for the article.
- Avoid subjective wording or evaluation when providing the description.
- Adhere to the section ordering and capitalization below and omit empty sections.
Region article template[edit]
See {{region infobox}} for more details on the infobox used below, particularly with respect to the adding of maps and images.
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{{region-stub}} <!-- remove only if the page is sufficiently fleshed out -->
{{Region infobox
| name = Region name <!-- optional -->
| campaign = Campaign name
| image = [[Image:Region picture.jpg|250px]]
| continent = Continent name
| town = Town name <!-- omit if none -->
| neighbors = [[Neighbor region 1]]<br>[[Neighbor region 2]] <!-- omit if none -->
}}
An overview of the region should go here. This might be used to describe the overall style or theme
of the region. The region's history and significant events or people may also be mentioned.
== Towns and outposts ==
* [[Town 1]] (town/port) <!-- pick one -->
* [[Outpost name 1]]
* [[Outpost name 2]]
'''Mission outposts:'''
* [[Mission outpost 1]]
* [[Mission outpost 2]]
'''Arena outposts:'''
* [[Arena outpost 1]]
== Missions ==
* [[Mission 1]] <!-- sort these according to storyline, everything else is alphabetical sorting -->
* [[Mission 2]]
'''Challenge missions:'''
* [[Challenge mission 1]]
== Arenas ==
* [[Arena 1]]
== Explorable areas ==
* [[Explorable 1]]
* [[Explorable 2]]
*[[Explorable 3]]
== Landmarks == <!-- notable landmarks and points of interest -->
* [[Landmark 1]]
* [[Landmark 2]]
== Notes ==
* Any additional notes regarding this region.
== Trivia ==
* Any trivia information.
Section explanations[edit]
Description[edit]
Describe the region in detail. Provide descriptions on the overal style or theme of the region. History and significant events, heppenings, people, and locations are all valid content.
Towns and outposts[edit]
List all known towns and outposts in this region. The town should be listed first, followed by an alphabetical listing of outposts. Mark the town as either a "(town)" or a "(port)".
Group mission outposts and arena outposts in separate lists. Sort these alphabetically too. Do take note that most of these have disambiguation identifiers to their article names; avoid accidentally linking to a mission article instead.
Missions[edit]
List all known missions that take place in this region. Order or sort these missions by storyline. This is the only section where the sorting is not done alphabetically. In cases where several missions occupy the same timeline in a storyline plot (such as the Nightfall campaign), then sort them alphabetically.
Group challenge missions and elite missions separately.
Arenas[edit]
List the known arenas in this region.
Explorable areas[edit]
List all the explorable areas found in this region alphabetically. Do be aware that some of these have disambiguation identifiers to their article names; avoid accidentally linking to a mission article instead.
Landmarks[edit]
List all the notable landmarks and points of interest in the region. This will likely be a compilation of all the known landmarks in all the locations within this region.
Notes[edit]
Add any additional or miscellaneous notes about this region here.
Trivia[edit]
Trivia information regarding this region should be grouped here.
