Durarara!! Wiki:Policy

There are very few policies that apply across all of Wikia. These can be found on the Central Wikia at Wikia:Category:Policy.

Policy

 * No full video uploads or links to full videos are permitted.
 * Single animation frames can be uploaded for reference in articles (not all frames though).
 * No full manga pages may be uploaded or linked to, except for cover pages.
 * Single page cells can be uploaded for reference in articles (not all cells though).
 * Each page and image must be added to a category.
 * Where events within the light novels and anime differ, light novel is deferred to as canon.
 * Anime-exclusive events are also treated as canon, as this presents no storyline conflict.
 * When linking to actors, artists, and developers, please link to their respective Wikipedia page.
 * Fan fiction: fan art is not permitted, but fan fiction and OC's may be added to contributors' user pages or blogs.
 * Links within fan fiction and original character sheets are not permitted.

Style Sheet

 * Use Western style names: (First Last)
 * Standard naming and content is American English.
 * Alternate spelling pages should be redirected to American English article.
 * Names with ō and ū are not to be used, and ou and uu should be used instead where applicable, as the former are not standard on English keyboards.
 * All spellings should match spellings found in the official light novels.
 * Articles in Category:Episodes, Category:Volumes, Category:Chapters, and Category:Characters should be consistent with other pages in those categories.

Article Layout

 * Pages should have a consistent format, see existing pages in that category for examples.
 * Page naming conventions:
 * Durarara!! Light Novel Volume ##
 * Durarara!! SUBNAME Manga Volume ##
 * Durarara!! Light Novel Volume ##/Chapter ## - for LN chapters
 * Durarara!! SUBNAME Manga Chapter ### - for Manga chapters
 * Durarara!! SUBNAME Episode ## - for anime episodes

Article Formatting

 * Text should be LEFT justified (song lyrics are an exception).
 * The first mention of a character, place, event, episode, or light novel or manga volume should be linked to its respective page.
 * Only one link should exist per term per page.
 * If the page is part of a list, it should link back to the parent page.
 * Articles should be written in the literary present tense, including arcs on character pages.
 * The only exceptions are backgrounds and histories that took place outside of the storyline. They belong in a character's "background" section and should be written in past tense.

File Names

 * EDIT

Editing Remarks

 * sp - spelling corrected
 * gr - grammar corrected
 * EC - edit conflict
 * raw - unedited data

Futureproofing

 * Relevant to all sections, new section, new pages, and new media.
 * Mainly keeping page/image names organized and from being potentially conflicting (dis-ambiguous).
 * All pages should be accessible in some way via the Main Page, navigation bar, or categories.
 * Ask a mod or admin if you are unsure of anything.