Standard U.S. English[]
- Use standard U.S. English and U.S. spelling, since Roswell is a U.S. series.
Titles for articles and headings[]
Use sentence-style capitalization for page names and headings. Capitalize only at the beginning and proper nouns, e.g. use "Image gallery" (lower-case for gallery) instead of "Image Gallery".
Examples of proper noun title capitalization:
- Sword of Truth
- The Taming of The Shrew
- Of Mice and Men
- And Then There Were None
- The Same Old Story
Page name qualifiers[]
A qualifier is added to page names as a form of simple disambiguation to distinguish two pages that would otherwise have the same name. Typically these are "(2019)" for the 2019 TV series Roswell New Mexico pages, "(1999)" for the 1999 TV series Roswell pages, and "(books)" for Roswell High pages.
Examples:
- Liz Ortecho for the Roswell, New Mexico character, and Liz Ortecho (books) for the Roswell High character. Note that the television series character doesn't use a qualifier because it's a significantly more prominent page. Also note that Liz Parker does not need a qualifier because the character has a different name in the Roswell series so there's no name conflict.
- Michael Guerin (2019), Michael Guerin (1999), and Michael Guerin (books).
Page names for characters and actors[]
- Characters and real people should have their article pages named in the following format:
- Firstname Surname for example "Liz Parker".
- Firstname Middlename Surname for example "Carina Adly MacKenzie"
For cast and crew, use the name they use in the show credits.
For characters, use the name they go by most commonly, e.g. "Liz Ortecho" not "Elizabeth Ortecho".
Page names for relationships[]
Relationship page names should have the characters' first names separated by an ampersand (&). The characters' names should be in order of importance in the show, i.e. credits order.
Examples:
- Liz & Max (2019) - Liz's actress Jeanine Mason is first-credited, so Liz is named first. The page uses the qualifier "(2019)" to distinguish it from Liz & Max (1999).
- Alex & Forrest - Alex is a main character and Forrest is a guest character, so Alex is named first. No qualifier (e.g. "(2019)") is used because there's no distinction needed from another page.
- Michael & Alex & Maria - Named in credit order for the actors.
Page setup[]
Each page should generally follow the setup used for other similar pages. Exceptions can be made if a special aspect is notable enough to require a non-standard section.
Character page setup[]
Character pages should use the character template, and have the following sections in this order:
- Appearance (description of physical appearance)
- Character (overview of basic character traits)
- History (pre-series information, such as childhood)
- Plot (brief summary of involvement/development in the series)
- Powers and abilities
- Gallery
- Trivia
- Quotes
- Adaptations (for book characters only)
- Navigation
- References
The opening sentence of the page should include the character's name, their type of role, and what series they are from, for example:
- Liz Ortecho is a main character in the Roswell High book series.
- Hank Gibbons is a recurring character on the science fiction TV series Roswell, New Mexico.
Episode page setup[]
Episode pages should use the episode template and have the following sections in this order:
- Synopsis (use the official synopsis if available)
- Plot (full summary, split into acts if possible)
- Cast and characters (include the following information within the section, sub-sections are not needed)
- Starring
- Guest starring (if any)
- Co-starring (if any)
- Additional cast (if any cast are not credited, such as Jonathan Frakes in the original series)
- Additional characters (if any, these are characters who take some action in the episode but are unseen/uncredited, such as if they send a text message, or a phone conversation in which their voice is not heard)
- Mentioned (if any)
- Powers (a description of powers used in the episode)
- Trivia
- Quotes
- Gallery
- Images
- Videos
- Navigation
- External links
- References
Cast and crew page setup[]
Cast pages should use the cast template, and crew pages should use the crew template. If an individual is both cast and crew, use the cast template. Page should include the following sections in this order:
- Overview (brief general summary of their early life and career, and specific information with their work on the Roswell series)
- Gallery
- Images (related to their involvement in the series, such as behind the scenes images)
- Videos (interviews about their work on the show or similar)
- Trivia
- Navigation
- External links
- References
Do not try to thoroughly document of a cast/crew member's life and career on Roswell Wiki; leave that to Wikipedia and IMDB. Cast/Crew pages should offer a general and brief overview of the individual's life and work outside the series. Specific information regarding their work on the Roswell series is welcome and encouraged.
Categories[]
Use the existing categories to organize pages on the wiki. Check with an administrator before creating new categories.
Character categories[]
- For the 1999 Roswell TV series, use: Category:Characters (1999), Category:Male characters (1999), and Category:Female characters (1999)
- For the 2019 Roswell, New Mexico TV series, use: Category:Characters (2019), Category:Male characters (2019), and Category:Female characters (2019)
Cast and Crew categories[]
- For the 1999 Roswell TV series, use: Category:Cast (1999) and Category:Crew (1999)
- For the 2019 Roswell, New Mexico TV series, use: Category:Cast (2019) and Category:Crew (2019)
Hidden categories[]
- see: Hidden Categories