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The goal of the Super Mario Wiki is to provide a complete, comprehensive and ''well-written'' account of the [[Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]]. This need for quality goes beyond merely using proper grammar, spelling, syntax and punctuation: the content itself also has to be good. For the most part, this is accomplished, however there ''are'' a few issues that frequently come up with the writing. This is a guide to help users try to avoid these pitfalls. | The goal of the Super Mario Wiki is to provide a complete, comprehensive and ''well-written'' account of the [[Mario (series)|''Mario'' series]]. This need for quality goes beyond merely using proper grammar, spelling, syntax and punctuation: the content itself also has to be good. For the most part, this is accomplished, however there ''are'' a few issues that frequently come up with the writing. This is a guide to help users try to avoid these pitfalls. | ||
==Bad | ==Bad writing== | ||
This is a summary of what users should avoid doing while they're writing. The following section goes into detail about these issues. | This is a summary of what users should avoid doing while they're writing. The following section goes into detail about these issues. | ||
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*'''Fusing gameplay and story elements''' - Don't treat the mechanics of gameplay as if they were part of a flowing narrative: gameplay is gameplay, and trying to treat it like story is unnatural and lowers the quality of the article. | *'''Fusing gameplay and story elements''' - Don't treat the mechanics of gameplay as if they were part of a flowing narrative: gameplay is gameplay, and trying to treat it like story is unnatural and lowers the quality of the article. | ||
==Things to | ==Things to avoid== | ||
===Summaries that aren't=== | ===Summaries that aren't=== | ||
Having the maximum amount of ''relevant'' information is good, however users sometimes go overboard and try to cram every last detail of a game's plot into its summary. Needless to say, "Story" sections for RPGs and similarly plot-heavy games are hardest hit by this "everything but the kitchen sink" strategy. | Having the maximum amount of ''relevant'' information is good, however users sometimes go overboard and try to cram every last detail of a game's plot into its summary. Needless to say, "Story" sections for RPGs and similarly plot-heavy games are hardest hit by this "everything but the kitchen sink" strategy. | ||
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<blockquote>"''First, the Elder Shrooboid will trap Mario and Luigi in crystals (like the Shroids) and will run off and grab a heavy metallic ball on a chain. Mario and Luigi must jump to break their crystal imprisonments while the Elder Shrooboid spins the ball and chain towards them. The spinning will then cause the Shrooboid to become dizzy, he will then drop the metallic ball and fall down. However, the Elder Shrooboid will get up again, knock the ball into Either Mario Bro. then lunge head first into the other Mario Bro. If the Mario Bros. cannot break their crystal prison quick enough, they will not be able to avoid the Elder Shrooboid's assault.''"</blockquote> | <blockquote>"''First, the Elder Shrooboid will trap Mario and Luigi in crystals (like the Shroids) and will run off and grab a heavy metallic ball on a chain. Mario and Luigi must jump to break their crystal imprisonments while the Elder Shrooboid spins the ball and chain towards them. The spinning will then cause the Shrooboid to become dizzy, he will then drop the metallic ball and fall down. However, the Elder Shrooboid will get up again, knock the ball into Either Mario Bro. then lunge head first into the other Mario Bro. If the Mario Bros. cannot break their crystal prison quick enough, they will not be able to avoid the Elder Shrooboid's assault.''"</blockquote> | ||
==See | ==See also== | ||
*[[MarioWiki:Manual of Style]] | *[[MarioWiki:Manual of Style]] | ||
*[[MarioWiki:Trivia]] | *[[MarioWiki:Trivia]] | ||