Mystery Dungeon Franchise Wiki:Manual of Style

This page covers the style and formatting used across the Mystery Dungeon Franchise Wiki. While every game on the wiki is treated as its own individual mini-wiki, led by a lead editor*, they must all follow the same basic formatting standards set in place to keep the wiki consistent and familiar to all users.

Page Formatting

For the most part, pages should be formatted based on the standards of the lead editor, should one not be present for a particular game or series, formatting should be inspired based on that of another game, series or page.

Unofficial Translations and Untranslated Media

If an unofficial translation is used on a page, its first mention needs to be followed with the template . If the translation is official, but the media in question hasn't been officially translated, the template should be used instead. After the first mention, the two templates are only necessary in infoboxes, the "In Other Languages" section of the page, and navboxes.

Example:

To solve the problem the player needs to defeat the {{Shiren1SFC|Mamoon}}{{UT}} on the other side of the room, which can be done by eating the {{Shiren1SFC|Dragon Herb}}{{NT}}. The Dragon Herb is found on the ground, and the Mamoon is on the other side of the room.

To solve the problem the player needs to defeat the Mamoon on the other side of the room, which can be done by eating the Dragon Herb. The Dragon Herb is found on the ground, and the Mamoon is on the other side of the room.

If a name in a videogame has an official translation, but the game has an unofficial translation patch, the unofficial translation patch name is preferred, as that's what players will see when playing the game in English. Such as the previous example, Mamoon. Mamoon is an unofficial translation used by Aeon Genesis in their translation patch of the original Super Famicom release of Shiren 1. The monster has an officially translated English name, that being Vipy. However, players who are playing the game in English via. the translation patch will be reading Mamoon, so for their convenience, we use the unofficial names in the Shiren 1 SFC articles.

The MDFW standard is as follows outside of videogame pages that have unofficial translated names: Earliest Official English Translation > Later Translations (Should they exist, and differ from the earliest official English translation.) > Unofficial Translation Patches > Unofficial Translations not from patches > Nothing.

We generally prefer these unofficially translated names to not be used in the lore namespaces or for other videogame articles. The only exceptions are monsters, items, characters, locations, etc. that don't have a single official English-translated name. In those instances, we feel it is prudent to use the name readers are most likely to be familiar with. Other lore page examples include lists of appearances by media. Such as on the Shiren:Mamel Family article, the name Mamul is used when referring to the Super Famicom monster article, which is subsequently followed by the tag.

Page Introduction

Each page should start with a basic title and introduction, the title being in bold and where available, the Japanese name to follow. After the name, the introduction needs to include the full name of the media, game, or series in italics, with a link to its page.

'''Bamboo Forest Village'''{{UT}} {{JA|竹林の村||}} is the second {{Shiren1SFC|town}} in ''{{Shiren|Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer}}''{{UT}}.

results in:

Bamboo Forest Village (Japanese: 竹林の村) is the second town in Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer.

Additional Templates for English, Korean as well as English, Japanese and Korean (non-bold) exist.

{{EN|English}}, {{ENnb|English (non-bold)}}, {{JA|Japanese}}, {{JAnb|Japanese(non-bold)}}, {{KO|Korean}}, {{KOnb|Korean (non-bold)}}

(English: English) , (English: English (non-bold)) , (Japanese: Japanese), (Japanese: Japanese(non-bold)), (Korean: Korean), (Korean: Korean (non-bold))

Beyond these basics, the page should include an extended summary, describing the subject.

For/About

The For and About templates are used at the top of a page when linking to a different version of a page (different platform, same page), linking between character/boss/disambiguation pages or linking to disambiguation pages.

This Manual of Style page is about the Nintendo DS release. For the Super Famicom release, see Shiren 1 SFC:Mamul Family.

For all Mamel Family pages across the wiki, see Shiren:Mamel Family.

{{About|the Nintendo DS release|the Super Famicom release|Shiren 1 SFC:Mamul Family}}
{{For|all Mamel Family pages across the wiki|Shiren:Mamel Family}}

The For template should also be used if the page has a matching "List of" page. For example, the following is found at the top of the Locations page:

{{For|the list of locations in Shiren 1 SFC|Shiren 1 SFC:List of Locations}}

Amboxes, Notice Templates and Infobox Templates

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Popster Tank オヤジ戦車
Exploding-Type
Information Stats

Dadster Tank ガンコ戦車
Exploding-Type
Information Stats

Oldster Tank イッテツ戦車
Exploding-Type
Information Stats

Cranky Tank ヘンクツ戦車
Exploding-Type
Information Stats

This template should be used when a {{Stub}} or {{Stub Section}} template would interfere with an infobox.

{{Stub Tiny}}
{{Stub Section Tiny}}

The only thing that should be placed above infobox Templates are notice Templates. For monster leaf pages, when multiple levels of a family share a page, they should be tabbed. Pages named after each member of the monster family should be created and redirected towards the monster family page.

Parameters of an infobox that are unknown should be filled in with "???" so that people reading pages will be more likely to see these missing parameters and fill them in. The thought behind this is that casual readers aren't going to view the source of the page to check for missing parameters.

Page introductions should be one space away from the infobox to aid in clarity and not interfere with or get mixed up in the infobox formatting.

Infobox Template Formatting Example

{{Infobox Manual of Style
  | name           = Popster Tank
  | kana           = オヤジ戦車
  | romaji         = 
  | hepburn        = 
  | image          = Shiren 1 DS - Popster Tank sprite.png
  | description_en = [[:Category:Exploding-Type Monsters|Exploding-Type]]
  | description_ja = 
  | Chinese        = {{Research}}
  | HP             = 36
  | Attack         = 20
  | Defense        = 11
  | Speed          = Slow
  | Experience           = 65
  | Meat Cost      = 3,000
  | Meat Value     = 300
  | Schubell       = Yes
  | Tengu          = Yes
}}

Decimal Commas in Numbers

When listing stats, item prices or any other number in the thousands, a comma should be used to separate each new increment.

Incorrect

1000
1.000

Correct

1,000

Adding links

When adding links to a page, only include links to the first mention of a specific character, page, item, monster, etc.

Link Templates

Use the wiki's link Templates to link to pages in a way that leaves the page looking cleaner for editors.

{{Shiren1DS|Locations}}

Results in: Text that displays locations and links to locations. Locations

{{Shiren1DS|Locations|Dungeons}}

Results in: Text that displays dungeons but links to locations. Dungeons

Using asterisks for lists

When used on pages, asterisks should have a single space between them and the content of the list.

Incorrect

*1
*2
**2.1
*3

Correct

* 1
* 2
** 2.1
* 3

When mentioning "[number] (to) [number]"

Includes dungeon floors, levels, or any other similar instance use a dash - . When listing dungeon floors, be it for items, monster or Character spawns, there should be a space between the floor numbers.
Incorrect

The {{Shiren1DS|Rice Changer}} appears on floors 4-7 of {{Shiren1DS|Table Mountain}}.

Correct

The {{Shiren1DS|Rice Changer}} appears on floors 4 - 7 of {{Shiren1DS|Table Mountain}}.

Item charges or uses

When listing item charges or uses, there should be a space between the item name and use counter.
Incorrect

For the second part of this method, you will need a [[MagicCastleDS|Jar of Holding}}[5].

Correct

For the second part of this method, you will need a [[MagicCastleDS|Jar of Holding}} [5].

Item reference tables

Reference tables should feature the name of the item type and below it, a sprite of the item type unless there's multiple types of item that fit the category, in which case they should be added to the side of the table, next to the items they're representing. Formatting for the shop section should feature a link to the basic shops page as well as use the wiki-stanard: Cost and Value as opposed to Buy and Sell. Unlike the rest of the pages on this wiki, item tables should feature links to relevant in each and every row.

Riceballs		Effect	Description	Shops
English	Japanese			Cost	Value
Riceball	おにぎり	Restores fullness by 50 points and will increase Fullness by 3% if eaten when full.	A delicious snack. Adds 50 to your satiety level.	150	45
Big Riceball	大きなおにぎり	Restores fullness by 100 points and will increase Fullness by 3% if eaten when full.	A satisfying meal. Adds 100 to your current satiety.	300	90
Giant Riceball	巨大なおにぎり	Restores your entire Fullness and increases it by 7%.	For the fat samurai. Fills you up and increases your maximum satiety.	400	120
Rotten Riceball	くさったおにぎり	Restores Fullness by 30 points and inflicts Shiren with a status condition. Never increases max fullness.	A riceball that restores some fullness at a cost of some random pain.	50	15
Special Riceball	特製おにぎり	Restores up by 30 Fullness and sometimes adds a special effect. If eaten while full, it will increase maximum fullness by 1.	A rice ball that restores some fullness and adds a special effect.	300	90

Dragon Quest

Player character links

Using the following template makes linking to either Torneko's, Paolo's or Young Yangus's pages easier.

{{Torneko1|Torneko}}

Results in: Torneko

{{Torneko3GBA|Paolo}}'s

Results in: Paolo's

Gold

The currency used in the Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon series should be listed as Gold unless referred to in-game as gold or Golds/golds. It should only be listed (plural) as Golds in specific situations such as:

• Listing Character dialogue on a page.
• Listed as an in-game description.

Shiren the Wanderer

Player character links

Using the following template makes linking to Shiren's, Asuka's or Sensei's pages easier.

{{Shiren1DS|Shiren}}

Results in: Shiren

{{AsukaTheSwordswomanPC|Asuka}}'s

Results in: Asuka's

Gitan

The currency used in the Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer series should be listed as Gitan unless referred to in-game as Gitan or Gitans / Gitans. It should only be listed (plural) as Gitans in specific situations such as:

• Listing Character dialogue on a page.
• Fay's Puzzles or other such gameplay elements or minigames.
  • Fay's Puzzle: Gitans?
• Listed as an in-game description.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

é

For the convenience of editors who cannot type the accent over the letter e, used in the word Pokémon or the currency Poké, the edit tools beneath the editing feature the accented e as well as the word Poké for the convenience of the community.

Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂

Included as well are the gender symbols needed for the 2 Pokémon Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂.

Themes

Each game is treated as its own wiki for the most part. Because of this, most games have their own themes.
For a full list of themes, see: Manual of Style (themes)

Dungeon Monster Tables

Similar to themes, each game has its own dungeon monster table variant.
For a full list of dungeon monster tables, see: Manual of Style (dungeon monster tables)

Dungeon Trap Tables

Similar to themes, each game has its own dungeon trap table variant.
For a full list of dungeon trap tables, see: Manual of Style (dungeon trap tables)

Patches

Fan translation patches are supported on this wiki. Pages may either use the official monster names (from other titles), patch monster names or both. Depending on several factors.

Notices

A notice should be placed at the top of the item/monster/location page to let players know that the following content is non-canon.

{{Ambox|type='''Notice'''
All English {{Shiren1SFC|Items|item}} and {{Shiren1SFC|Monsters|monster}} names used on this page are unofficial-translations. Support has been added due to the popularity and quality of the Shiren 1 SFC English translation.}}

Tables

Item, trap, monster tables and more should include the official names where available, to let players know which names are official/canon and which are unofficial translations.

Sprite	Monster			HP	Experience	Attack	Defense	Special Abilities
	English		Japanese
	Official	Patch
	Slime		スライム	5	1	2	1	None
	Ghost		ゴースト	5	2	3	9	Moves at double speed
	Dracky		ドラキー	7	2	3	1	Acts in a random direction
	Maulusc	Giant Slug	おおなめくじ	7	3	2	4	None

Galleries

Galleries should differ based on the type of page.
Character page
For character pages, only the highest quality official artwork that can be found should be provided.

• 

  Official artwork from Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer on Super Famicom.

• 

  Official artwork from Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer on Nintendo DS and its Smartphone port.

• 

  Official artwork of Shiren and Koppa from Demon Invasion! Shiren Castle!.

• 

  Official artwork from The Sleeping Princess and the Karakuri Mansion.

• 

  Official artwork from The Eye of God and the Devil's Navel.

• 

  Official artwork of Shiren and Koppa from The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate.

Shiren the Wanderer


Disambiguation page
Disambiguation pages should cover as much relevant art as possible for the games listed. Not every piece of artwork should be included, only enough to give an idea what can be found on each page. As well as game artwork, official artwork that doesn't fit in the monster leaf pages should be included here.

• 

  A Mamel in Shiren 1 SFC.

• 

  A Mamel in Shiren 1 DS.

• 

  A Mamel in Moonlight Village GB.

• 

  A Mamel in Moonlight Village GB, running on the Super Game Boy.

• 

  A Mamel in Magic Castle GBC.

• 

  A Mamel in Shiren 3.

• 

  A Mamel in Shiren 4 and Shiren 5.

• 

  A Dark Mamel in Shiren 4 and Shiren 5.

• 

  Official artwork of a Mamel in Shiren Monsters: Netsal.

• 
• 

Mamel Family


Pokémon / Monster / other leaf page.
Media listed on these pages is less strict and should cover as many angles and views as possible so the page can be used to identifiy monsters. In the case of monsters with multuple levels, each level should be shown to illustrate the differences.

• 

  Front sprite.

• 

  Taking damage.

• 

  Diagonal sprite.

• 

  A Mamel moving in diagonal.

• 

  A Mamel hopping up.

• 

  Pit Mamel.

• 

  Cave Mamel

• 

  Game Boy Color sprite

• 

  Front sprite GBC

Moonlight Village GameBoy Mamel Family

• 

  Level 1

• 

  Level 2

• 

  Level 3

• 

  Level 4

Shiren 1 DS Popster Tank Family

Trivia

Trivia isn't a required feature on any page. However should it be present, it should be below the gallery (if present) and above the navbox and formatted as follows.

==Trivia==
* Using a {{Shiren1DS|Staff of Postpone}} yields a "didn't warp away" message.
* Using {{Shiren1DS|Bufu's Staff}} has no effect
* Using a {{Shiren1DS|Staff of Misfortune}} has no leveling effect.

Trivia: Tainted Insect

Trivia can be hidden if not in use on pages by adding the following.

<!--
==Trivia==
* 

-->

In Other Languages

The In other langages template should be used for:

• Character
• Character voice actor
• Fan translation names
• Item
• Location
• Page
• Traps

and more.

==In Other Languages==
{{In Other Languages
  | en = Pekeji
  | ja = {{Tt|ペケジ|Pekeji}}
  | fr = French
  | es = Spanish
  | de = German
  | it = Italian
  | zh = Chinese
}}

Character name

Language			Name
English			Pekeji
Japanese			ペケジ
French			French
Spanish			Spanish
German			German
Italian			Italian
Simplified Chinese			Chinese

Game Name

Language			Name
English			Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer Side Story: Female Swordsman Asuka the Swordswoman! (unofficial translation)
Japanese			不思議のダンジョン 風来のシレン外伝 女剣士アスカ見参!, Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer Side Story: Female Swordsman Asuka the Swordswoman!
Korean			이상한 던전 풍래의 시렌 외전 - 여검사 아스카 등장 (unofficial translation)

Navboxes

Navboxes should be homed directly over the page sources, not below it such as on other wikis like Wikipedia.
Incorrect Placement

Correct Placement

Subpages

{{Special:PrefixIndex/{{FULLPAGENAME}}/}}

• Manual of Style/licensed content
• Manual of Style/themes

References

References should be formatted as follows:

==References==
* <ref>Link Here</ref> Information used from the source.
* <ref>Link Here</ref> Information used from the source.
<references/>

We add asterisks to each reference so the page is more condensed when viewed in the source editor. The references tag is added below for references used in the article itself. Due to the nature of resources we use, such as Japanese wikis and strategy guides to obtain Japanese monster names, we can't apply them to every monster name on the page and thus the source is only listed at the bottom of the page.

Imported Content

When using content imported from another wiki, a template tag should be used denoting their copyright and portability.
For a full list of Templates, see: Manual of Style (licensed content).

Example:

{{Licensed Content (Mystery Dungeon Franchise Wiki)}}

	This page uses CC BY-NC-SA 4.0-licensed content from the Independent Mystery Dungeon Franchise Wiki.

Categories

Categorization is mandatory for all pages on the wiki. If you're unsure of which basic categories to apply to a page, consider first checking other pages covering similar pages which can be used as an example or in some cases, directly copied or modified. Categories should be organized in a stacked manner, with maintenance categories placed at the bottom with a single space in between them so they stand out and it's easier to identify which problems a page may have.

[[Category:Shiren 1 Monsters]]
[[Category:Monsters]]
[[Category:Shiren 1 DS Monsters]]
[[Category:Normal-Type Monsters]]
[[Category:N'Duba Family]]

[[Category:Stubs]]
[[Category:Pages needing a better summary]]
[[Category:Pages that need Japanese names]]