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*'''Do not''' use abbreviations.
*'''Do not''' use abbreviations.
::'''Example:''' Kingdom Hearts II, not KHII or KH2.  
::'''Example:''' Kingdom Hearts II, not KHII or KH2.  
*Use Roman numerals instead of Arabic numerals for titles except when it is the official name.
::'''Example:''' ''Kingdom Hearts II'', not ''Kingdom Hearts 2'', but ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', not ''Kingdom Hearts CCCLVIII/II Days''.


===Content===
===Content===
*The first sentence in the introduction should briefly define the subject of the article, and the subject has to be written in '''bold'''. Use the definite article and refer to the subject as a singular entity, except as appropriate for certain cases.  
*The first sentence in the introduction should briefly define the subject of the article, and the subject has to be written in '''bold'''. Use the definite article and refer to the subject as a singular entity, except as appropriate for certain cases.  
**'''Example:''' The '''Keyblade''' is Sora's main weapon. Sora received the Keyblade in Destiny Islands. Keyblades can destroy the Heartless.
**'''Example:''' The '''Keyblade''' is Sora's main weapon. Sora received the Keyblade in Destiny Islands. Keyblades can destroy the Heartless.
*Avoid using circulatory definitions, because they do not explain anything to the reader.
*Avoid using the second person pronoun (you) in articles except when describing strategies in a Game-space article or in the Walkthrough-space.
::'''Example:''' Do not do this: "Scar's Ghost is the Ghost of Scar".
*Avoid using the second person pronoun (you) in articles except when describing strategies in a Game-space article describing strategies or in the Walkthrough-space.
*It is proper grammar that a possessive term should drop the final "s" if it is plural. The “S” should not be dropped solely because the word already ends with S.
*It is proper grammar that a possessive term should drop the final "s" if it is plural. The “S” should not be dropped solely because the word already ends with S.
::'''Example:''' Use Xemnas's, never Xemnas', and Ventus's, never Ventus', but Nobodies', never Nobodies’s.
::'''Example:''' Use Xemnas's, never Xemnas', and Ventus's, never Ventus', but Nobodies', never Nobodies’s.
*All game titles should be ''italicized'', except in the article title (there's no coding for that anyway).  
*All game titles should be ''italicized'', except in the article title.
*Linking to other articles is limited to the first occurrence of the word or phrase. However, an article can be linked to more than once in the same article if the additional links link to individual sections of the article, rather than the article alone.
*Linking to other articles is limited to the first occurrence of the word or phrase. However, an article can be linked to more than once in the same article if the additional links link to individual sections of the article, rather than the article alone.
*The first letters of all original weapons must be capitalized.
::'''Example:''' '''K'''eyblade, '''B'''uster '''S'''word, '''I'''dentity '''D'''isc.
*Component, minor, or insignificant items can be grouped by an identifying characteristic rather than each item having its own page as long as the details of each component are provided.
*Component, minor, or insignificant items can be grouped by an identifying characteristic rather than each item having its own page as long as the details of each component are provided.
::'''Example:''' [[Serenity]] for Serenity Shard, Serenity Stone, Serenity Gem, and Serenity Crystal. [[Gummi Blocks (KHII)]] for engine gummies, wing gummies, projectile gummies, etc..
::'''Example:''' [[Serenity]] for Serenity Shard, Serenity Stone, Serenity Gem, and Serenity Crystal. [[Gummi Blocks (KHII)]] for engine gummies, wing gummies, projectile gummies, etc..
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*Coverage in an article should focus on appearance in the Kingdom Hearts series. Limit detailing appearances in original works such as Disney movies and Final Fantasy games.
*Coverage in an article should focus on appearance in the Kingdom Hearts series. Limit detailing appearances in original works such as Disney movies and Final Fantasy games.
*Character names are as they appear in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series.
*Character names are as they appear in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series.
::’’’Example:’’’ [[Cloud]], not Cloud Strife, and [[Mulan]], not Fa Mulan.
::’’’Example:’’’ [[Cloud]], not Cloud Strife.
*All characters use the now-universal character infobox {{tname|Enemy}}.
*All characters use the now-universal character infobox {{tname|Enemy}}.
*Where possible, use a quote before the article that best exemplifies the character's personality or role in the games. Due to the sometimes passionate debates resultant of changes to these, do not change the character's introductory quote without prior discussion on that article's talk page.
*Where possible, use a quote before the article that best exemplifies the character's personality or role in the games. Due to the sometimes passionate debates resultant of changes to these, do not change the character's introductory quote without prior discussion on that article's talk page.