PCGamingWiki:Editing guide/Introduction
This is a draft and work in progress and should not be implemented onto articles at this time.
The aim of a new 'Introduction' section is to incorporates changes discussed here:
- https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/topic/4093-proposal-overview-or-port-history-to-replace-top-of-articles/
- https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/topic/4112-proposal-remove-wikis-from-general-information/
- https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/topic/4247-proposal-add-communities-sub-section/
- https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/topic/4095-proposal-genres-and-modes/
The aim is to provide:
- More relevant qualitative information for gamers researching a new PC game that is not constrained to single bullet points.
- Information about the history and current state of the game.
- Additional natural content for improving search engine ranking.
Guidelines:
- This is the first free text area on PCGamingWiki and our aim is to describe the game in a constrained, neutral manner constrained by facts and not driven by criticism, outrage or bias.
- Every claim should be individually referenced, ideally with a snippet e.g.
<ref>{{Refurl|url=|title=|date=2020-05-09|snippet=}}</ref>
- It is important to consider 'undue weight' and only include issues that has affected/will affect a significant number of players.
- Any issues (e.g. platform issues) mentioned must be proven with multiple original sources otherwise they will be removed.
- Issues that are fixed within a 48 hour period after launch are not to be included.
- Avoid platform 'exclusivity', instead refer to concrete release dates.
- Delays should be mentioned but only if longer than one month. Multiple delays can be grouped together in a single sentence.
- Avoid speculation about release dates, only use direct references from developers/publishers.
Introduction structure
Introduction - this section has no header, it is simply prose separated by paragraphs in this {{Introduction}} template:
{{Introduction |intro-sentence = |release-history = |current-state = }}
intro-sentence
gamename
is ataxonony/perspective/mode/genre etc.
featuringkey/unique gameplay features
made bycompany
published bycompany
.game
is asequel/prequel
in theseries
orrelated series
or is aspiritual successor
.game
usesengine
plus any noteworthy engine information compared to other entries in the series.game
isimportant/noteworthy
for any otherreason
.
release-history
game
was first released onplatform
ondate
.pre-release information
including early access, crowdfunding, closed beta, etc.platform
changes with platform (Steam, EGS, GOG etc.) including delays, technical issues.launch
wassuccessful/had issues
with player number milestones if noteworthy.history
with a focus on technical issues: e.g. major bugs, inability to access the game, DRM, missing advertised features, features missing from console counterpart, missing endings, etc. and whether any of these problems were fixed.
current-state
current major issues
that have not been resolved yet.updates/support
is the game regularly updated technically (patches etc.) or content (DLC, expansions, microtransactions or free content updates).multiplayer
describe the scene, is it alive or dead, can players find games?improvements
link to anchors of essential mods or quality of life improvements further below.major community additions
ONLY INCLUDE if there are major communities outside of 'General information' links such as already linked Steam, GOG, fan forums, e.g. substantial modding communities, Discord communities, alternative servers, hacked multiplayer etc.
Examples