Word compendium/Guide/1

The word compendium is mainly intended to be a tool to provide clear definitions to the Super-Shiritori bot (especially words which are frequently incorrectly defined, or which can't be defined at all). Although this is the Word compendium's main purpose, it also allows for the addition of unaddable terms in the miscellaneous area for the sake of convenience. With this in mind, there are a multitude of guidelines one must follow to ensure the format of the Word compendium entry is correctly made.

Page titles and linking to the Word compendium

Every page title should be formatted as Word_compendium/capitalfirstletter/capitalfirsttwoletters/word, with the word always being in entirely lowercase unless it is a proper noun (for example, aardvark would be Word_compendium/A/AA/aardvark). Ensuring the word is spelled correctly in the title is of utmost importance, as if you capitalize it wrong you may be unable to correct it without the assistance of an administrator.

Because linking to the Word compendium can be an arduous task, a template has been created to make linking to the Word compendium easier. To use this template, simply add {{wc|word|display (optional)}}. Please remember that this template is also case-sensitive, so you need to enter the word in correctly. Note also that if a word is contained within the miscellaneous area then you will have to type the link manually without the template (see #Miscellaneous area).

Defining the words

Now that you've correctly created the page, you need to make sure you define the word correctly while also adding any optional extra information. To do this, use the Definition template. There, you will find instructions on how to use the template for your own ease. However, you must make sure to always use proper punctuation when defining words. Additionally, if you are adding an acronym/abbreviation (or a word which has one), the unabbreviated form will be the page that has the real definition of the word. Any alternative forms will instead form as soft redirects to the word (see ♩♪♫♪♬♬♮♬♬♭♪♪ for an example). If a word has an American and a British variation, use the American variation as the default. If the alternative form of a word meet none of the previously mentioned criteria (meaning, it is not an acronym/abbreviation, or an American or British difference in spelling) then try to use the most common form of the word as the default. If you're unsure, ask here.

Categories and alphabetical listings

Editors are expected to remember to add any valid categories to the words they add to the Word compendium. Category:Words, Part of speech categories (Category:Nouns, etc.), and word size categories (Category:3 letter words, etc.) are all done automatically without needing any extra work from the editor. Categories should be listed in order of most broad to least broad.

Editors are also expected to modify the alphabetical listings any time they add or remove a word from the Word compendium. These lists should include every term, including alternative forms (assuming they use conventional alphabetical characters and/or apostrophes).

Miscellaneous area

The miscellaneous area is reserved for words that start or end with a hyphen, or contain non-alphabetic and non-apostrophe letters. This section is never to be used for any words that could theoretically be added to the game.

If you have any further questions, please contact Joe mama (@joeandjoe on Discord) or Ghost (@no_where.ghost_002 on Discord).