Writing Miriadic Articles

This is the page that outlines the Miriadic Style. This is the general style that you should usually follow when you are writing an article in the Miriadic Wiki.

Opening Paragraph

The opening paragraph is the initial paragraph that sums up the entire entry. You generally shouldn't make your opening paragraph too large. Save exposition for the actual article.

Opening Paragraphs About People

If you are talking about a person, it is usually good to put the following information in an opening paragraph (not all of these are absolutely necessary, but it makes the Miriadic Wiki more encyclopedic):

• Name (this should normally be the first word of the article), in Bold text
• Birth Name or other alias (these can also be in bold, too)
• Date of birth, if known
• Date of death, including cause, if known
• Birthplace or Nationality
• Career or livelihood (i.e. painter, musician, magickian, etc.)
• Any possible sect affiliation
• Other affiliations
• Notable accomplishments.

example:

Jesus Christ (also known as Joshua or Jesus of Nazareth) was born in 0 B.C. and died 33 A.D. (crucifixion?) He was born in Jerusalem, in a manger. For most of his life, he was a carpenter, healer, and a messiah. He is well known for walking on water, raising the dead, and healing lepers...

It is always a good idea to put a picture of your subject up near the top of the article, although, you can put relevant pictures in the article in any section.

Opening Paragraphs About Other Things

If you're writing an article about something else, say, a philosophy or an idea, you should probably write about where the idea originated from.

Normally you should follow the following points.

• Whatever you're writing about (the topic) should be in Bold
• Feel free to include wiki links to other topics in your opening paragraph. Especially if it is part of a category. If you are writing about an alchemical term, you should include a link to the article on alchemy.

Sections

After breaking down the initial paragraph, it would be best to go into more detail about your subject. Most of what you write should be in your own words. Someone may come along and change what you write, since the pages are editable by anyone, but hopefully, when they edit, they should bring new information. Thus, you should leave your writing open for other people to be able to add more information.

Some good ideas for sections can be the following:

• The History of x
• The First Mention of x
• x in Modern Times
• The Future of x
• Possible Meanings of x
• The Philosophy of x

Other Sections

Other sections that you could add to make a good article:

• Quotes
• Notes

Ending Sections

Good Ending sections for any article are ones that refer to other articles, websites, and books.

• See Also sections usually refer to other articles in the Miriad Wiki.
• External Links usually refer to other, external pages on the internet. (Remember to make a list by using asterisks before each link)
• Related Material usually refers to books, or other material.

Categorization

If you want to add something to a category, you must add this at the bottom of the page, using the proper tag for adding a category.

• You can find a list of existing categories at Special:Categories
• You can also find a list of Categories that need articles under Needed Categories.