Articles in The Babylon Project should conform to the guidelines below.
Images
Images may include screenshots from Babylon 5 productions and promotional images released by Warner Brothers or other entities responsible for Babylon 5.
Images must be properly credited and sourced.
Infobox images
Infobox images should be displayed as 300px wide, and in the proper (not stretched or distorted) 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio.
Inline Images
Inline images should be displayed as 200px wide, in the proper aspect ratio, carry a caption with relevant names & terms linked to their articles.
All Articles
Point of View
In Universe
Articles concerning people, places, events and things existing in the Babylon 5 universe should be written from an "in-universe" perspective.
Real World
Articles concerning TV series, episodes, movies, cast and crew are written from a real-world perspective.
Sections
Infoboxes
Infobox templates (such as Template:Character or Template:Ship) should be the first item in an article where used. The infobox comes before any section headings.
Quote
An optional quote, using Template:Quote is the next item. The quote comes before any section headings.
Short Description
A short description of the subject of the article, no more than a sentence or two, i.e. "Matthew Gideon is the Captain of the Excalibur. He was specifically chosen by Interstellar Alliance president John Sheridan because he would be willing to take chances and would not let diplomacy get in the way of completing the mission." The short description comes before any section headings.
Sections Specific to Article Type
See the guidelines for specific article types below.
Background Information
Following article-type-specific sections, the "Background Information" section is for relevant notes on production, behind-the-scenes info or items of trivia. "Background Information" sections in an in-universe article may contain real-world information.
Appearances
The "Appearances" section should contain a listing of all appearances, in airdate order. See The Babylon Project:Appearance List Example.
See Also
The "See Also" section should contain any relevant related links that were not already linked in previous sections.
External Links
This section is for relevant links to websites outside of Wikia.
Character Articles
Specific guidelines for articles about characters.
Species Articles
Specific guidelines for articles about species.
Planet Articles
Specific guidelines for articles about planets.
Series Articles
Specific guidelines for articles about series.
Episode Articles
Episode Articles should contain the following sections, in hierarchical order:
- Appropriate season template, i.e. Template:Season B1 (before headings)
- Blurb (before headings) = Transcription of the episode preview (available on DVD releases)
- Synopsis
- Credits
- Cast
- Crew
- Appearances
- Individuals
- Locations
- Events
- Organizations & Titles
- Races
- Vehicles & Ships
- Weapons & Technology
- Behind the Scenes
- Production Information
- Release
- Air
- Home Video
- Trivia
- References (if needed)
Movie Articles
- Template:Season TVM (before headings)
- Blurb (before headings) = Short, 1-4 sentence preview, quoted from promotional material or TV Guide, where available.
- Synopsis
- Credits
- Cast
- Crew
- Appearances
- Individuals
- Locations
- Events
- Organizations & Titles
- Races
- Vehicles & Ships
- Weapons & Technology
- Behind the Scenes
- Production Information
- Release
- Air
- Home Video
- Trivia
- References (if needed)
Book Articles
Movie Articles
- Template:Book
- Blurb (before headings) = Short, 1-4 sentence preview, can quote from promotional material or book jacket.
- Synopsis
- Appearances
- Individuals
- Locations
- Events
- Organizations & Titles
- Races
- Vehicles & Ships
- Weapons & Technology
- Trivia
- References (if needed)
Cast & Crew Articles
Specific guidelines for articles about cast & crew.