Editing Guide

General Editing

Pages should follow standard article formatting, which means:

Written in formal English, preferably American English
Do not plagiarize
Bold text should only be used in the beginning of the article for the main name and alternative names for the term
Italicized text should be used for titles of books, shows, movies, games or other media
Text must be readable by text-to-speech programs, meaning no typing quirks, special fonts, or excessive caps
One space between paragraphs
Add links to other terms on this wiki to articles whenever needed
Dates should use either format: [month] [day], [year] of [day] of [month], [year]
Do not write in the first or second person, no "I" or "you"
Numbers twelve and less should be written out, while 13 and above should be written in numerals, with the exception of dates
Do not address the reader
Do not add author's notes or "WIP"
Information must be cited, do not add any information without resources that back it up

Additionally, personal bias should not be in these articles.

Titles

Pages should be titled by the singular term (i.e. "Lesbian" instead of "Lesbians"), unless the page is about a group, such as "Switchblade Sapphics," and articles should be titled based on formal titling format. This means that words like "the" of "of" should not be capitalized, but every other word should be (i.e. "Gay Man" and "Gays of the Guillotine"). If a term includes an hyphen, both words should be capitalized (i.e. "Non-Binary").

Outside of titles, identities are not proper nouns and should not be capitalized in the article itself.

Flags/Symbols

The most common flag/symbol should be at the top of the page. Other alternative flags can be shown on the page if they have a significant history behind them, however alternative flags can also go into a gallery in the "Alternative Flags" section of the article if there are no extra information.

Files should be named "Flag Name" and should be .png files. If uploading an alternate flag, they should be titled "Flag Name (number)".

Article Guides

Templates

Template:Controversial: May be used for any term that has a controversial past or reputation. Mainly use this template for identities which have been debated within the community as valid or invalid.
Template:Joke: May be used for a term that may or may have been genuinely coined.
Template:NSFW: May be used when the contents of an article include content that is not safe for work (or NSFW).
Template:Problematic: May be used when a term has a problematic history or a problematic usage. Mainly use this template for hate groups or labels coined by trolls.
Template:Reclamation: May be used for a term that has a history of being hateful/problematic, such as a slur or an identity coined in bad faith, but it has been reclaimed.
Template:TW: May be used if a term has contents that may be triggering to some individuals, such as discussions of self-harm, suicide and sexual assault.

Sourcing

Sources should be in MLA format and links should be archived. For example:

SUMadmin. “A GUIDE for TRANS ALLIES.” Suit up Maine, 1 June 2022, www.suitupmaine.org/trans-ally-guide/. Accessed 7 Aug. 2023.

When someone clicks on the link, they should be brought to an archived version of the page. This is so that we do not lose any information and resources. https://archive.md/ is a viable option for archiving sources, but there are other cites that can be used for archiving, such as the Wayback Machine.