The BIONICLE Wiki:Manual of Style

This is how an article on Bioniclepedia should be written.

Point of View

Everything should be written in a neutral point of view, and in past tense. Don't say, "Bob is a bit of a problem". Say, "To the Toa, Bob was problematic".

Layout

Character

How an article about a character should be written.

Introduction

An extremely brief summary of the character or subject, with its name in bold. This will go above the table of contents and will not have a heading.

Infobox

Each character should have an infobox. To make one type: {{Character Infobox|[[Image:pic.jpg]]|whatever|whatever|whatever|whatever|whatever|whatever|whatever|whatever|whatever|whatever}}This contains information, such as Mask, Tools, and Alignment, about the character. It also has an image of the character.

History

The History section of a page should contain a brief but thorough summary of the character's role in the Bionicle storyline. "History" is divided into sections and subsections. The first sections should be the "stages" of the charecter's life, like Toa or Turaga. The first subsection should be island. The second one should be era. So history would be divided as follows:

• Matoran
  • Metru Nui
  • Mata Nui
    • Quest for the Masks
    • Bohrok Swarm
• Toa
  • Voya Nui
    • Island of Doom

The History section should be written in present Bionicle tense. It should be written from a neutral point of view. For example:

The Toa Inika fought the Piraka, who were a lot uglier and stupider than them, and beat them. They are currently taking a breather on Voya Nui.

...should be written as:

The Toa Inika battled the Piraka, and won. They are currently taking a respite.

The History section should only include in-universe information. Sentences such as "The Toa Metru were the first Toa sets with moveable elbows" should go in another section.

Personality

Character pages should include a personality section, describing what the character was like. This should also be writen in past tense.

Powers and Tools

The character's powers (such as elemental powers, mask powers, or other special abilites) should be located here, as well as any tools the character wielded. This section should be written in past tense.

Set Information

The article should include a brief description of each set of the character which was sold, if any.

Behind the Scenes

Any information that applies to the characters, but would not fit in the History section (such as the Toa Metru's moveable elbows, or a comment that a writer made) goes in the Behind the Scenes section. Please, only include important information, not trivial bits such as "If you look closely enough, the island of Mata Nui resembles a face."

Appearances

This should include all Bionicle sources (such as comics, books, or movies) which the character appeared in.

Categories

The article should include every category applicable to the article.

Location

This is how an article about a location should be written.

Introduction

This should include a brief summary of the location.

History

This section should include a brief summary of the location's known history. It should be written in past tense, and in a neutral point of view.

Description

This section should contain a physical description of the island.

Notable Features

This section should include a list of important features in the location.

Behind the Scenes

Any information that doesn't fit in the History or Description sections.

Categories

Any categories that the location fits into.