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This page is to list all possible editing guidelines that should define how editors go about creating certain kinds of pages, as well as other information pertaining to editing this wiki.

Should any of these guidelines be changed, please update this page. Use the talk page to discuss these guidelines.

If you're new to Wiki editing, please check out this helpful guide on Wikipedia.

The Simplified Ruleset

  • BE BOLD! in updating pages. Go ahead, it's a wiki!
  • When in doubt, take it to the talk page. If you discuss changes on the article's talk (or discussion) page before you make them, you should reach consensus faster.
  • Decent edit summaries and clear, transparent explanations are appreciated.
  • Assume good faith in edits.
  • Sign your posts on talk pages using ~~~~. This gets replaced by your username and timestamp when you hit Save.
  • Use the preview button. It helps prevent edit conflicts and mistakes.

General guidelines

General editing guidelines

  • Use material from official sources to write summaries and such. This includes but is not limited to Dialog, Scenario, Omake.txts, Print Works, Official Profiles, ZUN Interviews, and ZUN E-Mails. Keep any and all speculation off pages and inferences to a minimum.
  • If a new page, headline or bullet point is added, be willing to commit to adding information to it. This is to prevent too many pages, headlines or bullet points containing barely any information of worth.
  • Due to the nature of the Touhou Project, posting of any and all derivative works are welcome. This includes but is not limited to fangames, fanfiction, comics, and music CDs. Keep it obvious that it is a derivative work. This is easily done by adding the "Fangame", "Fanfiction", or "Arrange CD" category.
  • As Wikipedia follows, make sure to add italics on media titles and "Quotations" to music titles. See here for more information.

References

  • Adding a reference for the source of certain information is vital. It shows prove that suspected information is correct. See Wikipedia:Citing sources for more information, also see the Youkai Mountain article as an example.
  • For outside sources you may use the cite web template.

Translations

  • This wiki uses Hepburn romanization; e.g. sha (instead of sya), chi (ti), ji (zi), shi (si), etc. This applies even when Kunrei-shiki is used in an official spelling (Shikieiki instead of Sikieiki).
  • Preserve obsolete kana (e.g. Tewi instead of Tei)
  • If you see a mistake in translation or writing, do not be afraid to change or debate it. More correct translations should be preferred over incorrect "established" ones.
  • Just because a translation appears in a game patch does not make it 100% correct. Translations do change and become more accurate over time. Games may also have inherent limitations such as maximum length.

Subpages and Linking back to previous pages

Subpages are used to organize content under the main article (e.g. Undefined Fantastic Object/Translation/Reimu A's Scenario). See Undefined Fantastic Object as an example of how subpages are implemented.

Linking back is a strange inclusion not found anywhere else. Remove linking back lines if pages become subpaged. Please discuss this on the talk page.

"Return to Touhou Wiki" lines, meaning the links at the top of certain pages that link back to the main page, are no longer acceptable. Remove them on sight.

Miscellaneous pages

Under no circumstances should there be a Miscellaneous page anywhere on the wiki. Please move all information in these pages to other suitable pages. If you can't find a suitable page, then it's likely it doesn't belong on the wiki in the first place. If worse comes to worst, put them in a section labeled Trivia on the parent page so that people are aware that the information needs to somehow be recategorized.

"Additional Information"

  • Make sure Trivia is original and unique. Trivia cease being "fun" when it turns into "Character A is the Nth character with feature X".
  • For Fandom, be able to back up your claims. While it is plausible that character A may be crossed with character B from series C, if there isn't any/very little evidence that they are, it's not a fact.
  • Do not post any speculation unless it has already gained reputable status. Otherwise, it's just forcing your views onto other people.

Fan-made characters

  • Fan-made characters should only be added if they are notable/popular enough by fans to be put on the wiki. Please put only ONE category on each article (Category:Fan-made Characters) and put "Fan-made characters/" before the name within the title. See also Canon.

Community-made materials

If you are writing some kind of fanfiction, be sure to categorize it under Category:User Content for convenience. Blog posts should be filed under this as well.

I'm not sure if we have blog posts here. It might have been a Wiki-only thing.

Specific article type guidelines

General Game Article Outline

See: Undefined Fantastic Object for example

  • The first thing on the page should be Template:Infobox Touhou. Please fill out as many of the fields as possible, adhering to the documentation given on the template page.
  • After that, before the first heading, should be a general description of the game. Details can include a literal translation of the game title, when it was released, where it was released, and any other information that fits into a general description.
  • The first heading should be Gameplay. Briefly outline what makes the game unique from other Touhou games, but refrain from going in detail too much. The complete gameplay mechanics description should be linked to using Template:Main.
  • After Gameplay, there should be a Concept section, detailing the "concept" of the game - such things as its theme, design elements, and the like.
  • The third heading should be Story. Do not go too in-depth with it: don't simply detail the entire story, give a summary. The main translation page for the game should be linked to using Template:Main.
  • The fourth heading is Music. General information about the music should be placed here, though aside from Undefined Fantastic Object, there probably won't be too much to say.
  • Finally, there may or may not be a Press section underneath that. See the Undefined Fantastic Object page for an example of the kinds of things this should have.
  • The final section is the External Links section. Separate it into an Official section and an Unofficial section as it is done on UFO's main page. Prefix all link names with the name of the game, eg. Undefined Fantastic Object: Original Announcement, at ZUN's blog.
  • After that, place the navigational template for the game. Please avoid using horizontal lines.
  • Categories: An official Touhou game should be placed in the category with the same name. It should also be placed under the Official Games category.

If anything is unclear, please use the Undefined Fantastic Object page as an example.

High score page guidelines

Template page guidelines

Please transclude template documentation from nameoftemplate/doc. For reference, see Template:MusicRoom and Template:MusicRoom/doc.

Arrange Music Guidelines

  • When uploading images, use the following naming scheme:
  • Albums with catalogno
    catalogno.ext (ie: ABCD-1234.jpg)
    catalogno_banner.ext (ie: ABCD-1234_banner.jpg)
  • Albums without catalogno
    albumname.ext (ie: my_heart.jpg
    albumname_banner.ext (ie: my_heart_banner.jpg)
  • When adding a new album to the circle (group) listing, use the following format
album_name
ie: My Heart
  • If an album name conflicts with an existing page, add the circle's name to the page name
ie: [[My heart_(tsuki) | My Heart]]
  • When adding a new circle, list it alphabetically.
  • If a new circle is in japanese, try to find an english name or try to romanize it. It is ok if you can't. If you can, it should be listed with the translated name first
translated_name (original name)
ie: Hachimitsu Kuma-san (はちみつくまさん)
  • Note that some circles have been romanized so search the page (ctrl+F) before adding it
  • If you are getting information from vgmdb or CDwiki, you can use some of the tools here to make it easier

Categorizing music album files

All covers and banners should be categorized appropriately. The following templates should be used:

  • For covers, use {{album|cover}}
  • For banners, use {{album|banner}}

Cleaning up MusicArticles

The following should be checked:

  • release dates should use the format YYYY-MM-DD, not with slashes
  • {{MusicHeader}} should be removed
  • "Return to" links should be removed
  • When possible, all album staff should be listed at the top. If there are too many, prioritize vocalists and arrangers.
  • The following categories do not need to be manually typed in:
    • Arrange CD
    • Convention
    • Group
    • Arrange/Vocal

Lyrics article guidelines

  • Please use the Lyrics template for all lyrics.
  • Lyrics will not be subpaged
  • Lyric pages will only be created if the song has lyrics (ie: vocal tracks)
  • If the name of the song contains "feat (vocalist)", exclude that from the lyric article name
  • All lyric pages will be prefixed with the word "Lyrics:" (ie: "Lyrics: Bad Apple")
  • Any songs with different lyrics but same title should put on separate pages with names in the following standard: Lyrics:_Song_Title_(Group_Name) as shown here and here, while the old page (one without the group name) should be changed to a disambiguation page as shown here. (Remember this only applies in case of title collisions, standard format is still Lyrics:_Song_Title).

Character article guidelines

Please see Hina Kagiyama or Sanae Kochiya for good examples.

  • The first thing on the page should be the "Infobox Character". Please fill in all the fields as much as possible.
    • If there is an image, add the "caption" parameter.
    • "charTitle" is their title which is most used, or for their last game.
    • If "species", "abilities", "age", "occupation" or "location" are unknown leave the parameters blank. "Unknown" will be added automatic by the template.
    • "musicThemes" are only their official themes as said by ZUN. So if a character it's theme appears in more games (or albums) only where it is said that it is their music theme should be filled in.
      • "musicThemes" and "charTitle" are often in Japanese, so use the H:title template.
  • After the infobox a short intro should be written.
  • Then the first heading appears named "Concept".
    • It describes itself, the concept of the character. You can add sub-headings to have a specific part. It could be anything, but suggested sub-heading are "Name" (about the name), "Description" (about the look) and "Personality".
  • Then the "Story" heading with their story.
    • If the character has a relatively long, in-depth history or backstory that isn't featured in the games (below), please put it under the subheading "Backstory". Examples of this would include Fujiwara no Mokou or Byakuren Hijiri.
    • The second heading should be the story per game. This is where the character's role in the story - either in games or a relevant chapter of a manga - is described.
    • Relationships (about the character's relation with others).
  • The third heading should be "Additional Information". This is split up as follows:
    • Trivia: Tidbits that relate to the series as a whole and can't be put elsewhere in the "Concept" heading.
    • Fandom: Things about the fandom that are notable.
  • The fourth heading is Spell Cards, and should be hidden under "Show/hide spell cards". The list will be transcluded from List of Spell Cards. For examples of this, look at Sanae's article.
  • The fifth heading is Official Profiles. Each game that had a profile for the character should be a subheading, under which the profiles in the already-established template should be written. The profiles themselves should be hidden, in order to come out with what Sanae Kochiya's article has.
  • The sixth and final heading is Official Sources. In a bulleted list, with the sources dated bolded, list the places this character has been mentioned or featured. Please hide this under a "show/hide sources" list. See Sanae's page again for an example.
  • An optional seventh heading will list the references. Any sources from outside the wiki (e.g. links, books or videos) that are not Wikipedia should be listed here using the <ref>xx</ref> and </references> tags. Using the cite web template is recommended. See Sanae's page again for an example.
    • Some official profiles are not included with the game but listed at a site (like the official profiles from Wild and Horned Hermit). These should also use the <ref> tag.
  • And finally the Character navbox should be put in the article.

Spell Card article guidelines

  • When making a Spell Card article, use the {{SubpageNav}} and {{Spell Card Info}} templates. See Ten Desires/Spell Cards/Stage 1 for an example.
  • Spell card image naming should adhere to the following naming format: ThxxSCyyy.jpg/png where xx is the the game's number in the numbering series of Touhou games and yyy is the Spell Card's number.
    • xx is based on the filename for the game's .exe file, so Perfect Cherry Blossom is 07, Fairy Wars is 128, and so on.
    • yyy is typically provided in games such as Imperishable Night, so please use those numbers whenever possible. Other games may have special numbering schemes.
    • The file extension must be in lowercase. Use .jpg or .png, not .JPG or .PNG.
    • For Phantasmagoria of Flower View and Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream, use the following naming scheme: Thxxcharacter_type.jpg. For example: Th09Reimu_Charge.jpg
    • For Shoot the Bullet and Double Spoiler, please follow the naming scheme of the normal shooting games, even though the numbering is X-Y. This means that we use Th095SC06.jpg for Scene 1-6, Th095SC10.jpg for Scene 2-4, and so on. Please make sure to keep count of the total number of scenes in each previous level when numbering spell cards for these games.
    • For Immaterial and Missing Power, Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, and Touhou Hisoutensoku, it is best to differentiate between Story Mode Spell Cards and various types of player-usable Spell Cards. A suggested naming format for these games is as follows:
      • Th105ReimuSSC01.jpg for screenshots of a Story Mode Spell Card in action.
      • Th105ReimuPSC01.jpg for screenshots of a player-usable Spell Card in action.
      • Th105ReimuPSCC01.jpg for images of a player-usable Spell Card as it would appear in the player's deck.
      • Th105ReimuSK01.jpg for screenshots of a Skill Card in action .
      • Th105ReimuSKC01.jpg for images of a Skill Card as it would appear in the player's deck.
      • Th105SYS01.jpg for screenshots of a System Card in action.
      • Th105SYSC.jpg for images of a System Card as it would appear in the player's deck.
  • For spell card images of most games, images must...
    • ...represent the danmaku well.
    • ...be cropped to 384x448px.
      • ...or 640x480px for the fighters.
    • ...have the correct font, which requires the use of AppLocale for most users.
      • ...and do not use an English patch.
    • ...have Reimu as the character.
      • Characters other than Reimu may be used for character-specific spell cards (e.g. Satori's).
      • For games where Reimu is not playable, such as in Shoot the Bullet and Double Spoiler, this rule also does not apply. Use Aya for Double Spoiler though.
    • ...display the spell card capture bonus, which means the player cannot use bombs or get hit.
    • ...have no shots coming from the player, since those would interfere with the spell card.
    • ...have the enemy's number of lives left in the upper left-hand corner in stars where possible. This means that one cannot use the Spell Practice mode in games such as Imperishable Night or Ten Desires when creating spell card images.
    • ...for the fighters (Immaterial and Missing Power, Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, and Touhou Hisoutensoku), no player name should be visible at the top, not even "player 1" or "player 2"
  • See this spell card image as an example of an image that follows the guidelines well.

See also