DTSS Test Wikia:Writing style guidelines

These are the preferred writing style for Humans, Plants, and Zombies-related articles as well as other things.

[This page is preliminary and subject to change.]

Pronouns

 * Use "he/she" instead of "it" for all humans, plants, and zombies. Gender neutrality on them is frowned upon this community as it has several intolerable major flaws. See this page for some of them.
 * Use "it" for animals and robots as always though.

Examples

 * Do: "Daniel Mullins is a zombie in Humans, Plants, and Zombies. He is one of the main characters in the series."
 * Don't: "Daniel Mullins is a zombie in Humans, Plants, and Zombies. It is one of the main characters in the series."

Contractions

 * Use contractions. Don't make writing complicated only to follow the no-contractions rule. The only exception to this is when writing a fanfic for the Humans, Plants, and Zombies series (where both are OK to use).

Examples

 * Do: I'm, you're, he's, can't, don't, would've
 * Don't: I am, you are, he is, cannot, do not, would have.

American or British English?

 * You're free to use both of them. Really, it's just pointless to make American or British English-only rules.

Informal terms

 * It's OK to use informal terms. However, please note that not everyone will understand them, so it's preferred to use formal terms whenever possible.

"The player" or "You"

 * When writing stuff related to player's interactions in the Humans, Plants, and Zombies game, use "you". It makes things easier to understand.

Examples

 * Do: You can press the Enter key to interact with people when possible.
 * Don't: The player can press the Enter key to interact with people when possible.