Steven Universe Wiki:Manual of Style

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The manual of style is a page with editing guidelines that serve to help standardize content across articles on the Steven Universe Wiki. Editors must Read this to efficientize the editing process, as it would save editors many corrections. If there are any questions, suggestions, or if there are any issues that occur, please contact the administration to help appeal the manual. Thank you.

Disclaimer: Anything written here is subject to change, and certain exceptions may apply.

Grammar
The Steven Universe Wiki has a specific set of guidelines regarding grammar in articles.

Spelling
All spelling must be in its American-English (AmE) for the sake of consistency. The only exception to this rule is if the provided text is a quote or a title. A list of various AmE and BrE spelling can be found here.

Punctuation
Punctuation adheres to American-English rules, such as straight double quotations (") and Latin abbreviations always ending with a period. As an exception, however, quotes for subjects, such as episode titles, should not have punctuation inside of the parentheses.

 Examples:  Subject scenario
 *  Incorrect : Jasper made her debut in the episode "The Return."
 *  Correct : Jasper made her debut in the episode "The Return".

Character quote scenario
 *  Incorrect : Jasper claims that "Fusion is just a cheap tactic to make weak gems stronger".
 *  Correct : Jasper claims that "Fusion is just a cheap tactic to make weak gems stronger."

Latin abbreviation scenario
 *  Incorrect : Dr Steven heals Lapis' cracked gem.
 *  Correct : Dr. Steven heals Lapis' cracked gem.
 *  Incorrect : The fans of Steven Universe will die for another Garnet vs Jasper.
 *  Correct : The fans of Steven Universe will die for another Garnet vs. Jasper.

Also, the preferred plural possessive style is using the apostrophe after an S, not before it, for example, Lapis' instead of Lapis's. This is because in scenarios with plural nouns that are meant to be a possessive, such as "Michaels'," the "S" sounds more like a "Z," which is when an apostrophe will suffice.

Oxford/Serial Comma
If a sentence contains a series of three or more words, phrases, or clauses, the Oxford comma can be used before the coordinating conjunction and the final item in a series. This comma is required on all the articles.

The Oxford comma's main purpose is to clarify what would be ambiguity or confusion as it is otherwise a matter of style, so depending on the context, a missing Oxford might be needed. On the third sentence, are Connie and Greg Steven's friends?

 Examples: 
 *  Incorrect : The last remaining Crystal Gems are Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl and Steven.
 *  Correct : The last remaining Crystal Gems are Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, and Steven.
 *  Incorrect : Steven entered the room with the Crystal Heart, grabbed the bubble with Peridot's gem inside and popped it as he fell which resulted in Peridot's regeneration afterward.
 *  Correct :Steven entered the room with the Crystal Heart, grabbed the bubble with Peridot's gem inside, and popped it as he fell which resulted in Peridot's regeneration afterward.
 *  Incorrect : After the Crystal Gems and Steven came back from a mission, Steven saw a letter next to the door. He picked it up and sees it is an invite to a special surprise location from his friends, Connie and Greg.
 *  Correct : After the Crystal Gems and Steven came back from a mission, Steven saw a letter next to the door. He picked it up and sees it is an invite to a special surprise location from his friends, Connie, and Greg.

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