IOP Wiki:Guideline

^AR G36G36G36 is the mascot of IOP Wiki.

This is a quick guide explaining what IOP Wiki is and how to use it.

What is IOP Wiki ?

IOP Wiki organizes information about Girls' Frontline and other games by MICA Team. Anyone can submit change proposals to add or correct information. We cover topics such as T-Dolls lists and statistics, Lore and Guides, and aim to be up-to-date with the CN version of the games. This Wiki takes the name of Important Operations Prototype Manufacturing Company, the company that manufactures most Tactical Dolls in the universe of Girls' Frontline.

This Wiki is for the Girls' Frontline community to maintain. Any visitor, even without an account, can modify an article to correct or expand it, or create a new article. The more visitors contribute to the Wiki, the more accurate and complete it becomes.

Our comment system at the bottom of each article let visitors ask questions for topics not covered in the main article. For rules related to the comment system, see Comments Guideline.

What IOP Wiki is not

IOP Wiki is a fan Wiki with no ties to Sunborn and associates. We are not the developers and can't add or change anything in any official media.

IOP Wiki only covers official content from MICA Team and associates. We don't host fan-arts or fan-fictions.

We also don't take vandalism lightly and will take measures against users trying to harm IOP Wiki by adding low-quality content or deleting legitimate content.

Some whimsical wording is tolerable in trivia sections or articles about humorous subjects, but the Wiki should remain serious in every other aspect.

We don't cover so-called "dramas", which are often difficult to verify accurately and against the interests of a welcoming community.

Working with the community

The content of this Wiki is for the community to complete and maintain, which is why every article can be edited even without an account (except some critical technical articles). The only role of our administrators is to address technical topics and act against malicious activity. We want the community to use the Wiki like so:

• You don't need to be an expert for your contribution to be meaningful.
• There's no such thing as a perfect Wiki article. A work-in-progress article is better than no article at all.
• Admins won't bite people who try to contribute meaningfully. We'd rather people do a mistake than not contribute at all.

You can find active user here and communicate with them to organize contributions or receive help:

• Leave a message to a user by adding it to their talk page. You can find a link to the talk page of a user from the history of an article or from the Recent Changes.
• You can also access the personal page of a user and leave a comment at the bottom of their personal page.
• You can also ask for help in the #suggestions-reports-notes room of our Discord server.

Why is my change not visible? or Why was my edit rejected?

As a measure against bots and low-quality content, changes submitted by visitors and new accounts will be reviewed manually by moderators before they can appear in the article.

Information that is unsourced and difficult to verify, out of topic, that breaks the display of a page (because it was not previewed before submission) and, of course, vandalism are ground for rejection. You can ask for tips in the #suggestions-reports-notes room of our Discord server.

IOP Wiki's administrators will mark your account as self-moderated if you contribute meaningfully to the Wiki. Simply submit quality changes and come say hi in the Discord.

How to navigate IOP Wiki

Use the search bar on the top right to search for specific articles.

Use the menu on the left side to access general topics.

T-Dolls articles have dedicated subpages for their story involvement, quotes and Live2D animations (when applicable). These pages are accessed with tabs at the top of each page.

Banners at the top of articles or subsections will warn of spoilers or missing information.

How to edit IOP Wiki

On the article you wish to edit, use the "Edit" button at the top of the page to enter the editing screen. You will then be able to modify the text for this article as well as its Wikicode. Note that if you edit an article without creating an account, your edit will be submitted with your IP address instead of your account name. Please create an account if you don't want your IP address to be visible to other users.

Wikicode is a simple text system to add links, images and other objects into an article. Here are some basic examples:

• To add a link to another article on IOP Wiki, put the name of that article between double brackets like so: [[Girls' Frontline]]. It will create this link: Girls' Frontline.
• To add a link to different website, put the full link and a description between single brackets like so: [http://gf.sunborngame.com/ Girls' Frontline Official Website]. It will create this link: Girls' Frontline Official Website.
  • Links to websites unrelated to the activities of IOP Wiki will be considered vandalism.
• To add an image outside of a gallery, you must first upload it from your computer with the page Special:Upload, using a name that correctly describes the function of the image. Then, in your article, add the following code on the line where you want the image to appear: [[File:Your image name.png|thumb|Your caption text|450px]]. Your image will then be displayed on the right side of the page with a width of 450 pixels.
  • To add an image in a gallery, you just need to add its full name (starting with the prefix "File:" and ending with the file format) on a new line between the <gallery> markers. To add a caption, place a vertical line after the image name, then the caption.
  • Files pertaining to in-game content should be sourced directly from game files when possible. You can request technical help from an experienced editor.
  • Make sure your picture is of good enough quality and isn't too small. If you are uploading a tutorial screenshot showing a specific part of the screen, take the time to add a black layer at 50 % opacity on the unnecessary parts of the screen for clarity.
  • Uploading images unrelated to the activities of IOP Wiki will be considered vandalism.
• Lists like this one are made by adding an asterisk (*) at the start of each line. Add more than one asterisk to create a sub-line.

Before submitting a change, take the time to explain its content and intent in the "Summary" field under the edit field. Then complete the verification question and use the "Preview" button to check what your change will look like before confirming.

If you need ideas on how to help, see the Todo list.

If you need more help, you can ask questions in the #suggestions-reports-notes room of our Discord server.

Page templates

IOP Wiki uses templates to generate a standardized display on certain articles. For example, T-Dolls articles use Template:PlayableUnit, equipment articles use Template:Equipment and NPC articles use Template:NPC.

When editing these articles, take notice of the lines starting with unusual formatting like | weaponinfo = or | trivia = . Everything you write after one of these markers and before the next marker will be automatically added to one of the main sections of the article. You should make sure you add your information in the correct section. Use the link “View page template” under the infobox of the page to access relevant documentation.

If your edit doesn't fit any section already on the article, read the template documentation to see if there is a standardized section you can use. To see the documentation page of a template, fetch the title of the template at the top of the article's code, then search the article titled "Template:" followed by the template name.

See detailed page templates guides on IOP Wiki:How To.

Style templates

Some templates can be added into a paragraph of text. These templates always start with two curly braces, followed by the template name, if necessary some values separated by a vertical line, and finally two closing curly braces. Here are the most used style templates:

• Template:doll name adds details to links of T-Dolls articles. This template needs three values: the article name for this T-Doll, its type and its rarity. Here is an example for M4A1, who is a 4-stars AR: {{doll name|M4A1|AR|4}} will be rendered as ^AR M4A1M4A1M4A1.
• Template:enemy name displays links to enemies articles in a flashy red color, with a skull for bosses. This template has one mandatory value, the article name for the enemy, and one optional value, the word "boss". Here is an example without the optional value: {{enemy name|Dinergate}} will be rendered as Dinergate. And here is an example with the optional value: {{enemy name|Agent|boss}} will be rendered as Agent.

A list of all templates in use can be found in Category:Templates.

Note on references

When adding information such as real-world weapons background or fictional lore, adding references gives legitimacy to your edit since it makes it easily verifiable that it is not false or fan-created. References can be an in-game chapter number (using Template:cite) or an external link. A reference is placed right after a batch of information extracted from the same source, and takes the form of a number that links to the references list at the end of the article. For a variety of examples, see the Tactical Doll article.

To add a reference, use the "ref" marker like this: <ref>My source</ref>. Some page templates will handle the reference list, but if you need to create it by hand, add these two lines at the end of the article: ==References== and <references />

When uploading an image that is not directly extracted from a game, the same rules apply. Simply add a description or link of your source in the summary of your image (if your image is uploaded from the article edition area, you'll need to add it to the image's page later).

Relevant sources to use include:

• In-game story chapters, side events, worldview entries and item descriptions of Girls' Frontline, Project Neural Cloud, Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery and other games.
  • Legacy or cancelled games such as Codename: Bakery Girl and Girls' Frontline: Glitch Land, as well as beta versions of the games, are not considered canon. Their content can be mentioned, but this should be limited to trivia sections and their out-of-canon status should be clearly indicated.
• The Art of Girls' Frontline Vol.1 and The Art of Girls' Frontline Vol.2, and their Confidential Files.
  • It is possible to mention in trivia sections information from books not considered canon, such as the manga or the anime, but their out-of-canon status must be clearly indicated.
• Posts from official accounts, especially Twitter, Weibo and Bilibili.
  • When adding links from Weibo, it is better to convert the link to "m.weibo.cn" instead of "weibo.com" to bypass account-gating.
  • Links to external fan-translations can be provided, but always along with the original source.
• Online posts from artists or individual developers, especially Twitter, Weibo and Pixiv. It is always good practice to note clearly the date and author of the post in case it becomes unavailable.
• News reports and interviews from video game news outlets (4gamer, Weixin, Zhihu...).

Note on translations

As IOP Wiki aims to stay up-to-date with the CN versions of the games while offering its content in English, terms that have not yet received an official English version will be referred to with unofficial translations. These should be updated with the official translation when it becomes available, in order for these topics to become easier to find.

Commentary may be offered within the article regarding the official translation when it differs significantly from the original text. In some cases, official translation may be ignored, such as T-Dolls names censored for trademark reasons (like ^AR HK416HK416HK416), or names that have received inconsistent translations.

For a complete glossary, see the General Namelist.