The Sims Wiki:Manual of Style/Sim articles

On The Sims Wiki there are a few rules of style that will help this place run smoothly and create a standard feel to all of our articles. Here are a few specifically regarding Sim biographies, feel free to discuss anything on the talk page or at Forum:Sim Page Standardization.

Layout template

Like all articles, a Sim biography should have an introduction. An introduction for a Sim article may include
the game the character first appeared in, general information about his family and his story at the
beginning of the game.

== Biography ==
A description of his life up to the beginning of the game he appears in.

===Sub-section===
If the character appears in more than one game it may be helpful to divide the biography by game.

== Section ==
Other sections can include trivia, an image gallery, and notes about whether the Sim can be resurrected.

Templates

Main article: Category:Bio templates

Which template to use

If the Sim only appears in one game use {{Sim1}}, {{Sim2}}, {{Unisim}} or {{Sim3}}.
If the Sim appears in more than one game use: {{Simbio-start}} and {{Simbio-end}}, with at least two of the following in between: {{Simbio1}}, {{Simbio1-con}}, {{Simbio-bo}}, {{Simbio-u}}, {{Simbio2}} or {{Simbio3}}.

When to use the "state" parameter

If the Sim is a life state other than normal.
If the Sim is deceased and their grave was visible at some point.

Templates within the infobox

Several templates can be use inside the infobox.

Use {{Spouse}} in the spouse parameter to display the spouse of a Sim and their marital status with images. This template also generates the correct martial status category.
Use {{Favorites}} in the favorites parameter to display a Sim's favorites in a consistent way.

Player stories

Player stories should not be included on the main page of a Sim's article, but a sub-page of the article. If an infobox is used a link will be automatically created.

Player story pages should be headed with {{Player Stories}}.