User:TheDarkness909/Grammar

When editors write articles, and then make changes, it is always best that they double-check it for issues in grammar and even the situations described in this article. A simple folly may be spotted, such as a recurring pattern in a sentence " ", or it may be worse, sometimes even critical.

This list is not only a collection of the many issues in the ROBLOX Wikia's articles, it is a guide for copyeditors to look out for these issues and change them on sight. It is the vast land of reasons why an article, for instance, cannot be. This is The Copyeditor's Guide to Making Articles Good, written solely by TheDarkness909.

Bias Bias is the output of implying an opinion, and (suggestively) refusing to view it from other perspectives. It is the number one problem in ROBLOX Wikia's articles, and can be corrected easily. Bias can vary in strength, ranging from a slip in the sentence, or a complete attitude which turns hostile and negative.

 Examples:


 * General Comparison

"I've got like 16 tattoos, and it was totally safe to get them." "Because it requires breaking the skin barrier, tattooing carries health risks including infection and allergic reactions. Modern tattooists reduce risks by following universal precautions, working with single-use items and sterilizing their equipment after each use."
 * Biased:
 * Unbiased:


 * Strengths of Bias

"It was a sad day for the other team, who lost." "Because the other team was so bad at playing, our team won anyways and without the rules because we didn't need them." "The other team had emerged with defeat, whereas the main team had found a victory."
 * Minimum:
 * Maximum:
 * Unbiased:


 * While it is disputed on whether or not the Unbiased sentence really is without bias, the point is clearer, and can be presented as a fact.

 NPOV: Authors must always keep a Neutral Point of View. This means avoiding first and second-person pronouns. As an example, a neutral point of view on a conflict article would be similar to spectating a Call of Duty game, taking notes without interfering. The notes being taken are direct and non-intrusive, and the spectator would not take sides.

First (me) and Second (you) person perspectives are narrating as if you, the reader, are suddenly involved in the article as it depicts. It reads as if you are a topic of interest in the article, and have to comply with the terms the article is saying.

For example, a neutral point of view contains no  first or second person pronouns, merely third and otherwise. These examples highlight a point of view that can be challenged and easily fixed: "ROBLOX gave a way for you to buy this, but they removed it so now you can't." and "When you enter the place, it asks you for your password. YOU MUST CLICK CANCEL, AS THIS IS A SCAM!"

On many wiki's, particularly Wikipedia, neutral point of view is always the norm. Articles are merely designed to present facts in a standard form.

Fragmented Sentence A fragment of a sentence fails to be a sentence in the sense that it cannot stand by itself. In articles, this can appear often if the paragraph is not grammatically checked for errors.

 Examples: "In Japan, during the last war and just before the armistice."

"Working far into the night in an effort to salvage her little boat."

"Some of the students working in Professor Espinoza's laboratory last semester."

"Even though he had the better arguments and was by far the more powerful speaker."

 Solutions:


 * 1 - Remove the sentence from the article.
 * 2 - If context can still be added to the sentence, add it.

Statistics A statistic is an outline of information, and a very basic summary. In articles, statistics are used for infoboxes.

 Example: "Followers: 1,502,733" "Registered: March 5, 2003"

 Solutions:


 * 1 - If the information can be put in a sentence or infobox, add it to the corresponding section.
 * 2 - If it adds no value to the page, remove it.

Notability ROBLOX Wikia has a strict rule about Notability, and simply put:


 * "If it ain't popular, you ain't putting it in!"

But this list covers the requirements pretty well. An article can be added if:


 * It has been decided that the topic at hand should deserve its own article.
 * It is a direct part of the game, website, or development team, specifically:
 * A key aspect of the scripting interface.
 * The inner-workings of a game engine, development process, or website.
 * An important event related to ROBLOX (which do not need to be officially organized).
 * The topic is a group that:
 * holds more than 15,000 members.
 * has been the subject of an entire post on the official ROBLOX blog.
 * The topic is a user who:
 * holds more than 750,000 place visits.
 * is a ROBLOX employee of whom a reasonable amount of information is known about.
 * has been the subject of an entire post on the official ROBLOX blog.
 * The topic is a place that:
 * has been visited more than 750,000 times.
 * has been used for an official ROBLOX event.
 * has been the subject of an entire post on the official ROBLOX blog.
 * The subject is a hat, a gear, a package, a head, a face or a group of such items that are well-known by sitegoers.

Groupcruft


 * See Bias.

Groupcruft is the bias of representatives or authors associated with the article's group, and possibly includes opinions that derail the views of other groups. It is derived from the Wikipedian rule of Fancruft, which in turn derives itself from the obsolete programming term cruft, meaning deprecated code that accumulates in a program.

 Factors:

An article with groupcruft (or sections of it) is written from a point of view where the author is correlated with the topic.


 * Groupcruft has several flaws, many of which the representatives may oppose. It, out of the following,
 * provides information that only the clan holds to its members.
 * can advertise the group, leading to the loss of a neutral point of view.
 * shames other groups and can trigger a war.
 * can result in misleading information, such as facts that the representatives state are not true.
 * are meaningless to the general reader.


 * Advertising 


 * There are two instances of the effects and consequences of advertising.


 * Official Disagreement: If the group official's request the information released on the page to be removed, they must learn that ROBLOX Wikia and it's administrators are not responsible for this content, and like most of the articles on the Wikia, the information is merely plain text with HTML and MediaWiki formatting, meaning it can be removed very easily.


 * Forced Information: If the group official's register for accounts on Wikia and add biased groupcruft, there is a limit on how much one should put into an article and avoid adding unnecessary facts.


 * Examples: 


 * Non-Groupcruft: "The group was founded by  in 2010 as a hub between the many builders in the group."
 * Groupcruft: "We made the group to stop  from lagging our internet connection."


 * Non-Groupcruft: "The group has been known for its generally high standards for member enrollment."
 * Groupcruft: "The group prerequisites are: 1. You must have a clean ban record (i.e. no ban). 2. You must be skilled in a first person shooter, like base wars or paintball. 3. You must be able to build a mansion in sandbox."


 * Revealing Groupcruft: "To access the main floor of the base, members have to type in "3622"."
 * Four edits later: "ITS CHANGED BECAUSE SOMEONE IN THE GROUP GAVE IT AWAY."