WikiNarnia:WikiNarnia Format

The WikiNarnia Format is a set of guidelines for writing all WikiNarnia articles in a similar and proper fashion&mdash;a process we shall call Narnianisation (Narnianization) or Narnianising&mdash;so as to make the articles consistent and stop the possibility of disputes among users.

In order to write an acceptable page in WikiNarnia, everything must be correctly Narnianised. Here are the essential Narnianising methods:
 * All articles are written in British English out of respect that the characters, places, and author revolve around Britain, e.g. words like "color" are spelled "colour", "organize" is spelled "organise"
 * All articles are written as if the World of Narnia is an actual place; e.g. instead of writing "In the World of Narnia, a fictional land created by the author C.S. Lewis", simply write "In the World of Narnia"
 * All articles are written in the past tense
 * Real-life people or other things, who do not appear in any of the Chronicles of Narnia, are not to be made into articles
 * If a real-life situation, person, or interesting fact relating to the article is added to it, it can be done so under a heading called "Trivia", made by typing the following:  ==Trivia== 
 * Except for a "Trivia" section (optional), in the "Category bar" at the bottom of the page, or if necessary to be written then in parentheses, in no other part of the article should it mention the name of the book(s) that the subject of the article talks about; e.g. instead of writing "He was a king of Narnia as explained in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", simply write "He was a king of Narnia" and then write about The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe in the "Trivia" or "Category" sections or in parentheses (if absolutely necessary)only. Each article should appear as if it is nothing more than a record from actual historical events; therefore, the books from which the subject is from should not be mentioned in the main body text.

Examples of Good and Bad
BAD: "In the world of Narnia from C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia, John Smith is a king of the fictional land of Calormen. In the novel Prince Caspian, he was a young prince who fought at the Battle of Beruna, and becomes the ruler of his country when the previous evil ruler dies. Later, while fighting a Giant, John Smith drew his saber and cut him down. John reappears in The Silver Chair where he gets''' killed by the rebel gnomes during the Narnia War, ending his reign."

GOOD: "In the world of Narnia, John Smith was a king of Calormen. He was once a young prince who fought at the Battle of Beruna, and became the ruler of his country when the previous evil ruler died. Later, while fighting a Giant, John Smith drew his sabre and cut him down. John ultimately got killed by the rebel gnomes during the Narnia War, ending his reign."

Template
If a page is improperly formatted and needs Narnianisation, the following template should be placed on the article in need of improvement :