PikminFanon:General content guidelines

In order to ensure that the user-made content on Pikmin Fanon is of an acceptable quality, the following rules and regulations have been created as to how the information on certain types of articles is presented.

'''IMPORTANT: If any of the required sections in a game, object, area, cave, or leader article for some reason DO NOT APPLY to the topic at hand, they are not required. If the page does not belong in one of the categories listed, contact an administrator to sort things out.'''

=General rules=
 * DO NOT SIGN YOUR ARTICLES! ONLY CREDIT YOURSELF ON THE MAIN FANON GAME PAGE!
 * Fix incorrect grammar and spelling and make sure each section has the right amount of information
 * Don't create new pages that do not follow these formatting rules! You'll just have to fix them later anyways!
 * All bullet lists should be in alphebetical order and paragraph lists should be in alphebetical order or another organized and specific order.

=Fanon game articles (No particular order required; additional sections acceptable)=

Characters
A list of the major characters in the game; must include leaders in this list.

Pikmin types
Must mention and link to the pages of both old and newer types of Pikmin.

Plot outline
At least a basic description of the plot of the game.

Game modes
Story mode, challenge mode, 2P mode, etc.

Areas
A list of the areas in the game.

List of enemies
In addition or instead of this section the article may have a link to a separate page that lists all of the enemies, and additional information about them.

List of other items/treasures/upgrades
List of any additional items that can be collected in the game.



=Cave articles (No particular order required; additional sections acceptable)= 



Enemies


Treaures/Items (or any similar appropriate name for collectable inanimate objects)


Sublevels/Guide (any similar title works)
<a heading three section for each sublevel with information on the general theme/style of each sublevel, the enemies in it and a general sketch (does not have to be a full walkthrough) of the best way (not every strategy) to defeat them if necessary, the treasures and how to get them, whether or not there is a hole, geyser, or both, whether the hole/geyser has a plug on it, candypop buds and hazards, anything else that can be interacted with, and instructions on how to safely complete the sublevel and get to the next one>



=Articles about any sort of collectable inanimate object like ship parts or treasures (No particular order required; additional sections acceptable)=









=Character articles (each fanon game section must be categorized in alphabetical order; no additional 'heading two' sections allowed, information inside heading two sections must be formatted like the model below)= These have less flexibility due to the fact that they contain information from many different users and fanon games.







Example Game 1
In Pikmin:To the Dogs Olimar's son is named Bobby and he is kidnapped by a Fiery Dweevil after the Angular Bust is collected. He is rescued from a Titan Dweevil in the fourth sublevel of the Mortish Pit and from then on becomes a leader in the game. His whistle radius is smaller than the others but Pikmin react to him and follow his orders faster than the other leaders. He has about 3/4 of the health of the other leaders. At the end of the game he saves Louie from the explosion of a Smoldering Dweevil.



="Pikmin Type" articles (order listed below required; no additional 'heading two' sections allowed, information inside heading two sections must be formatted like the model below)=

These have less flexibility due to the fact that they contain information from many different users and fanon games.

If the Pikmin type appears in one of the canon games, put  on the top of the page.

Games
The appears in the following fanon games:
 * 
 * Example Game 1
 * Example Game 2
 * Example Game 3
 * Example Game 4

Discovery Locations
The locations that the the is discovered in most of the games that it appears in.
 * ; <additional information regarding the location>
 * Example Game 1 - Example Area 1; by the place where the Nettled Canon Beetle is encountered
 * Example Game 2 - Example Cave 1 (Sublevel 4)
 * Example Game 3 - Example Cave 2 (Sublevel 7)

Description
<dl> <dt><game name(s); if the Pikmin type is the same in most games make one of these titled "Most Games" instead of including a game name to cover them all; if it is the same in a minority group of games list all of the names of the games together in one of these><dd><a description of the pikmin type's unique physical traits and whether it has an Onion or comes soley from pikipedia:Candypop Buds or some other source> <dt>Most Games<dd>Example Description: Looks like a Silver Pikmin, but shinier then platinum. It has 2 spikes on its head, placed on the same place Yellow Pikmin keep their ears, and a nose. The leaf and bud colors are yellow, and the flower is yellow with blue in the middle. It has an Onion which is discovered at the start of the game but there are no Pikmin for it until one is found elsewhere.</dl>

<notes and other useful information go here; what goes here is up to the game's creator and may vary greatly between games>

Example Game 1
The game gets its name from this creature.

Olimar's Journal
''This Pikmin is amazing! It has at least one ability or trait in common with every other Pikmin type and takes a much longer time to be eaten, giving it half as many abilities as all the other Pikmin have combined! I wonder how such a unique species of Pikmin came to be...''

Abilities and Resistances
<dl> <dt><game name(s); if the Pikmin type's abilities and resistances are the same in most games make one of these titled "Most Games" instead of including a game name to cover them all; if they are the same in a minority group of games list all of the names of the games together in one of these><dd><a description of the abilities and resistances of the Pikmin type> <dt>Most Games<dd>Example Abilities and Resistances: It has the attack of a Purple Pikmin, just multiplied by two. It takes 5 seconds more to eat than other Pikmin. It's invulnerable to everything but fire. </dl>

<put  at the bottom of the page>