Sonic News Network:Style/Object

This is a set of general guidelines to follow when creating and editing mainspace articles concerning an Item (can be sometimes referred to as 'Gimmicks ')     related to the Sonic the Hedgehog series franchise. Although this is an official guide, editors are encouraged to stray from them if it will improve the overall quality of the article.

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 * Yellow boxes are general guidelines meant to pertain to the main text on the page.
 * Green boxes are guidelines for headers.
 * Red boxes are guidelines for anything else.

Some main space pages regarding the subject may have an abundance of images and screenshots available which make render the page unnecessarily large and difficult to navigate. A separate gallery-tab page (If there are sixteen images inside the gallery) from the main Item/Gimmick page is to be created and placed at the very top, here.

There may be multiple pages in relation to the primary article including versions of the item or gimmick in other media such as Comic Books, TV Shows or suchlike with a similar sounding name but may or may not have different functionality or design. A note for, and the creation or linking of disambiguation pages should be created here.

Add a quote here. Preferably a short description of the Item or Gimmick from official sources such as a game's manual or a quote said by a character's experience, viewpoints, history or significance in regard to the item. The 'Quote left ' template is to be used here.

The "Infobox Item" template is to be inserted here. Information in regards to the Item(s) are to be filled as much as possible including, but not limited to; The games(s) and level (s), required attacks to defeat it, previous boss and next boss. Image of the boss or loading title for the boss' level is preferred and is to be placed inside the image field of the infobox.

This is the summary. The purpose of this is to surmise the Item(s) or Gimmick(s) in accordance to the game(s) it appears in. Information should include a very brief description of what the the item is, its appearance/design, its in-universe creation or origin, its abilities and its functionality.

Background
This is the Background section. The purpose of this section is to provide information the history of the in-universe story contents that occur relating to the Item, like how it was created or discovered and the possible dates or years, whom had discovered or created it, sequences of significant events related to it (eg. stolen by a perpetrator in the past, or who used it and for what purpose), when and how it was damaged or destroyed (if it was) and similar relevant information.

Traits & Abilities
This is the Traits & Abilities section. The purpose of this section is to provide information of the abilities, functionality or power of the item, including the effects it has on its environment or characters or where the item can be either commonly, or only, found.

Appearances
This is the Appearances section. The purpose of this section is to provide information on each primary media on which the item of gimmick appears, with some summary information of its, origins, when, why and how it was discovered/created, what it was used for and its fate. Each primary media appearance of the item must be divided into sub-headings/sections.

In other media
There may already exist, or require, a main space article dedicated to any and all information regarding the item or gimmick in other media. The "Main" template is to be used here to create a link to the main article regarding the subject in its form in other media. This area is to provide a short description and summary of the item's appearance, creation and functionality in other media. It should be similar to the introductory paragraph and being no longer than necessary and kept brief.

Trivia
The Trivia section is about small pieces of information about the item or gimmick that do not fit in any of the sections above. Here, the editor must make a list of these little-known facts by using bullet points (*), where each piece of information being given its own paragraph. Please note it is required that the Trivia is informative, not lengthy and pointless.

Gallery
This section is for images of the item or gimmick. It is recommended to be limited to insertion of significant images in relation to the item. Such images should include screenshots of the item(s) itself, the level from which it resides in or from gameplay, screenshots from cutscenes, official artwork, concept arts, promotional works such as advertisement or other imagery which may feature the subject, or parts of the subject or the stage which it appears in, but may not be the sole focus of (eg. the cover-art of a game may feature the item or gimmick) and cameo appearances.


 * All imagery to be placed in the gallery must be of official sources only (Having appeared in at least 1 officially released, or licensed media.)