Wookieepedia:Layout Guide

This Layout Guide is an official guide as to how an in-universe article should be structured. Feel free to discuss the Layout Guide on the talk page.

Main article

 * official and canonical information only
 * NO Infinities or non-canon information (unless the entire article is devoted to an Infinities or non-canon subject)
 * NO speculation, not even an author's speculation

Stub

 * used when an article is too vague or brief, AND when there is clearly more information that can be added

Behind the scenes (notice the capitalization)

 * portrayal information (for characters appearing in films, computer games, cartoons, radio dramatizations)
 * origin of subject - subject's first appearance, who was responsible for creating and/or naming the subject, how the subject came about, was it based on anything, who did the concept art, etc.
 * retcon information - how (if) subject's story has been changed in a retcon
 * any related Infinities or non-canon information
 * contradictions - point out if one official source contradicts another, and which (if any) is accepted as canon
 * speculation - only included if the speculation is WIDELY believed by fans, or any speculation made by authors
 * filming - if it has a real world location, point out where it is and when it was filmed

Appearances

 * Bulleted list of films, novels, comics, cartoons, and computer games that the subject has appeared in
 * These are de facto references or sources, but they are listed separately because they are in-universe
 * Includes even the smallest mentions in dialogue, narration, or visual appearance
 * Should be sorted in order of in-universe chronology
 * If a subject's appearance in a specific film/book/comic is only a brief mention, apply the mo template, eg, for Grand Admiral Thrawn:
 * Specter of the Past
 * For a subject's first appearance in the saga (in order of publication, not in order of internal chronology), use the 1st template. eg, for Kyle Katarn:
 * Star Wars: Dark Forces
 * If a subject's first appearance in the saga is only a mere mention, use the 1stm template. eg, for Dantooine:
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith
 * A subject might not be named in its first appearance, but it identified in a later source. In this case, use 1st and 1stID. Eg. For Senator Grebleips:
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Cloak of Deception
 * For novels, make reference to the actual book, not the trilogy.
 * For comics, link to the individual issue, unless a subject appears in every issue of a story arc.
 * Format: name of title only, eg:
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Dark Forces
 * For generic comments, use c. For example, will produce:
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords

Notes and references

 * List of sources for information in the "Behind the scenes" section.
 * Items are added to the list by placing after the information tidbit in question.
 * To get the references to show up in this section, insert the following code:

Succession box
Succession boxes serve two purposes: to list the time period for which an individual held a certain post/title, and to provide links to their immediate predecessor and/or successor. Due to the tendency of contributors to insert speculation and fanon into succession boxes, part of the Wookieepedia community dislikes them. To avoid issues and disputes, it is best to follow these "do nots":


 * Do not insert succession boxes for titles that were unique to a certain individual and, therefore, result in no predecessors or successors. The same applies if the individual is the only known holder of the title.
 * Do not insert succession boxes if the individual's position in the succession sequence is unclear. This applies, for instance, for such out-of-chronology Dark Lords of the Sith as Tulak Hord and Darth Andeddu.
 * Do not insert succession boxes for something that is not a proper title. For example, a succession box for Palpatine where the title is "Secret de facto leader of the Separatists" (this is a real precedent on Wookieepedia) is most likely to be deleted.

If the individual was the first (last) person to bear a certain title, the "Preceded by" ("Succeeded by") section should read "None". If there are no known predecessors/successors, the corresponding section should read "Unknown". However, if there are some known predecessors/successors, the section should read "Unknown, eventually ". (Example: Darth Revan's immediate predecessor as Dark Lord of the Sith is unknown, therefore, the succession box reads "Unknown, eventually Exar Kun".)

The phrase "the last person to bear a certain title" means that there are no successors because the title was made obsolete. If the individual in question continues to hold the title "currently" (where the "present" is defined as the date of the last published Star Wars work), the "Succeeded by" section should read "Incumbent".

All succession boxes should be contained within two templates: start box and end box. This ensures that there are no line breaks within succession boxes.

Category

 * Every article should have at least one category
 * Categories should be listed in alphabetical order
 * People should be categorized by their last name; for example,  or.
 * Articles beginning with an article ("a," "an," or "the") should be categorized by the first significant word; for example,.
 * Articles placed in categories should not also be placed in that category's master category; for example, articles in Category:Aquatic sentient species should not also be placed in Category:Sentient species.

Interwiki links

 * Links to other Star Wars wikis
 * Interwiki links should be listed in alphabetical order