Safehold:Editing Conventions

Tempus
Safehold Wiki articles are generally written in past tense because there is no omnivalent present time in the Safehold universe from the various readers' point of view. An exception are "real-life articles", which include authors and the source material in the category "Safehold Source Material". Other than that, we write like historians in the future of the Safehold universe writing about its past.

Language
We generally use American English, as that is the language David Weber uses in the source material.

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:


 * Cayleb II Ahrmahk → Cayleb Zhan Haarahld Bryahn Ahrmahk, monarch of the Kingdom of Charis ... 

Ship Names
Ships are always listed with their fleet prefix (if known). The most common is HMS for the Royal and Imperial Charisian Navy. You may also omit the prefix, but it should remain in the actual link. The name itself should always be in italics.

Examples:
 * HMS Destiny → HMS Destiny
 * Destiny → Destiny

Nation nicknames
As our articles should show a certain formality, the nicknames for nationals of a certain star nation should not be used too much. If they are, the link should direct the reader right to the specific star nation: Nickname

Examples:
 * Charisian → Charisian
 * Corisandian → Corisandian