Honorverse:Editing Conventions
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Tempus
Honorverse articles are generally written in past tense because there is no omnivalent present time in the Honorverse from the various readers' point of view. An exception are "real-life articles", which include authors and the source material in the category "Honorverse material". Other than that, we write like historians in the future of the Honorverse writing about its past.
Article Naming
Characters
The title of a character article should only consist of the character's first name and last name(s), in that order. Titles, nicknames as well as additional given names should be listed in the header of the article.
Example:
- Honor Harrington >> Lady Dame Honor Stephanie Alexander-Harrington, Steadholder Harrington, Duchess Harrington ...
Ship Classes
Ship class pages are named <Classname> class but in the text of articles, the class name is italicized with a hyphen between the name and the word "class".
Example:
- [[Agamemnon class|''Agamemnon''-class]] → Agamemnon-class (note that it's two apostrophe's, not a double quote)
When listing multiple class types, the word "class" may be moved to the end of the list, with each class retaining the "-" after it's class name.
Example:
- [[Star Knight class|''Star Knight''-]] and [[Warlock class|''Warlock''-]] class ships... → Star Knight- and Warlock- class ships...
Ship Names
Ships are always listed with their fleet prefix (if known). The most common are HMS (Royal Manticoran Navy), and RHNS or PNS (Republic of Haven Navy/People's Navy). See Ship Prefixes for a detailed list of fleet names. If more than one ship used the same name, include the fleet registry number in the article name, although in articles linking to that ship you may shorten the printed name to hide the registry: [[Prefix Name|Prefix ''Name'']]
Examples:
- [[HMS Unconquered|HMS ''Unconquered'']] → HMS Unconquered
- [[HMS Nike (BC-413)|HMS ''Nike'' (BC-413)]] → HMS Nike (BC-413)
- [[HMS Nike (BC-413)|HMS ''Nike'']] → HMS Nike
Nation nicknames
As our articles should show a certain formality, the nicknames for nationals of a certain star nation should not be used to much. If the are, the link should direct the reader right to the specific star nation: [[Full Star Nation Name|Nickname]]
Examples:
List Pages
When there are a number of related items, it is reasonable to put them all in a single page divided into subsections (for example, ship types). However, redirects should be created for each individual item that redirect to the list page, so that when an item's detail is fleshed out, the detail may replace the redirect page.
Example:
- [[Destroyer]] points to [[Ship Types#Destroyer]], so when a more complete page for Destroyer is ready, it may replace the redirect to Ship Types.
Order of Battle/Organization of a Squadron/Strength
- order of battle - list of tactical units comprising larger unit or entity
- fleet/task force/task group/squadron (in some cases flotilla, independent division or some not named screening element)
- important single ships should be listed also, when they are not a part of any tactical unit
- if there is no separate page for organization of a squadron, list of ships temporary can be placed in references
- when belligerent possesed one tactical unit only, a list of vessels as order of battle is allowed
- organization of a squadron - it should include a list of vessels belonging to a squadron as well as information concerning divisions[1]
- strenght - just numbers of vessels of each type in above units
References
In order to make the information offered on our Wiki reliable for users, reference tags should be added at the end of a text. For this, we use a link including the title the information comes from, which is shortened into the reference abbreviation in the actual text, and put in parentheses.
Examples:
- ({{HH|1}}) → (HH1)
- ({{Story|A Grand Tour}}) → (HHA1.2: AGT)
- ([[The Universe of Honor Harrington|UHH]]) → (UHH)
If all information in an article comes from a single source, it is enough to put the reference tag at the end of the text once. If different sources are used in a text, the tag may be used multiple times. The Honorversebox can help to find the proper abbreviation.
| Main Honor Harrington series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| HH1 | On Basilisk Station | HH7 | In Enemy Hands |
| HH2 | The Honor of the Queen | HH8 | Echoes of Honor |
| HH3 | The Short Victorious War | HH9 | Ashes of Victory |
| HH4 | Field of Dishonor | HH10 | War of Honor |
| HH5 | Flag in Exile | HH11 | At All Costs |
| HH6 | Honor Among Enemies | HH12 | Mission of Honor |
| Spin off Series | |||
| Wages of Sin | Saganami Island | ||
| WS1 | Crown of Slaves | SI1 | The Shadow of Saganami |
| WS2 | Torch of Freedom | SI2 | Storm from the Shadows |
| Anthologies | |||
| HHA1 | More Than Honor | HHA3 | Changer of Worlds |
| HHA2 | Worlds of Honor | HHA4 | The Service of the Sword |
- ↑ exact information concerning divisions appeares in novels not very often
