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This page is considered an official policy on the Barney Wiki.
It has wide acceptance among editors and is considered a standard that everyone should follow.

The Manual of Style is the style manual for all Barney Wiki articles. It describes the guidelines that should be followed so articles stay consistent throughout.

Layout

All articles should be written in an out-of-universe view. This means that articles should be tailored to and understandable to viewers who aren’t familiar with the Barney franchise.

  • Example (using the article “Barney Through the Years”)
    • Unacceptable – The blue dog was first used in 1988.
    • Acceptable - "Dubbed as the "blue dog" costume and internally as B-001,"

The following style detailed is the general style used for home video articles; however, not all sections are covered on each page, so please do not apply every section written below if the article's information doesn't cover those. Headers on page should be in the order of "Synopsis", "Characters", "Songs", "Production", "Music and Soundtrack", "Adaptation", "Marketing", "Release", "Gallery", "Awards and nominations" "Trivia", "References". Some of these can be interchangeable and or fit into another section. Example: "(Insert video name) was filmed on (insert date)." would normally go in the "Production" section, but while it's only one sentence, it would go in "Trivia". If there are two sentences to follow that example, then the "Production" section would be necessary.

The following style detailed is the general style used for album articles; however, not all sections are covered on each page, so please do not apply every section written below if the article's information doesn't cover those. Headers on page should be in the order of "Background", "Release", "Critical reception", "Track listing", "Personnel", "Gallery", "Charts", "Release history", "Trivia", "Videos", "See also", "References".

Rules

Layout

  • Home video titles should be in italics.
  • Song titles should be in quotes.
  • For gallery layout rules, see this wiki's photo policies.

Trivia

Creation

  • When creating an article, please do research. It's encouraged to cite sources when creating and adding to an article. Of course not everything will be cited, but information found on public websites (such as newspaper articles) are encouraged to be cited. This is to show readers that this site can be a trusted source of information.
  • For SEO purposes do not create articles less than fifty words. Articles such as those will be deleted.
  • Do not create a page and then leave it blank. If a page is left blank for a twenty-four hours, it will be removed, citing that the page is irrelevant if no information is on it by the creator. You can be a big help by researching more about the topic!
  • Generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) should not be used to create nor alter text on the wiki.

Writing Style

With the exception of copying product and synopsis descriptions, articles should remain unbiased and free of excessive details or flowery language that can make them difficult to read by viewers who are not familiar with the Barney franchise.

  • Example (hypothetical section on "Alternate Barney Costumes")
    • Unacceptable - This incredible, creative 1993 costume was pivotal to Barney as a whole and displayed unique traits such as its dynamic hue; cool, right?
    • Acceptable - The 1993 costume is significant for its lighter shade of purple.
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