Location article layout guideline

For the general guideline, see Fallout Wiki:Article layout guideline.

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This page contains Nukapedia's article layout guideline for locations. It describes the standard layout for articles about locations.

• Guidelines describe desired etiquette and common practice in the creation, editing and organization of articles on this wiki.
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Infobox and categories

A few additional pointers regarding the applicable infobox and categories:

• The applicable infobox for location pages is {{Infobox location}}. For details on its usage, please refer to the template page itself.
• A location page is only categorized in one category. The category depends on the game it appears in (e.g. Category:Fallout 2 locations). A further distinction should be made if it is an unmarked location, i.e. a location which does not have a marker on the world map (e.g. Category:Fallout 3 unmarked locations).

Location article layout

There are two standard layouts for locations: one for settlements or districts of large settlements and one for all other locations.

Each layout is composed of three tables. The top and bottom tables are standard layout items found in every article; they are only included here for completeness and are collapsed by default. The middle table contains the actual specifics for location pages.

• in the "headline" column means that the article should have a headline of that name if you want to include such a layout item.
  in the "headline" column means that this layout item should not have a headline.
• in the "required" column means that every location article should include this layout item.
  in the "required" column means that not every location article needs to include this layout item.
• "Zone" refers to an enclosed portion of the location. In Fallout 3, this corresponds to cells.

Standard layout

This is the layout for all locations except settlements or districts thereof.

Standard layout items (top)
Layout item	Headline	Required	Explanation
Page management boxes			Page management templates are used if you notice that something is out of order with a certain article or section and want to bring it to the attention of other editors or administrators. If the issue affects the whole article, these boxes should be placed at the very top of an article; if only a section is affected, they should be placed just below the headline of the respective section. The only exception are stub templates. For a list of page management boxes, please refer to template overview or directly to Category:Page management templates.
Project tags			Projects are joint efforts of editors who work together to improve a set of articles that cover a certain area of interest. Some of these projects have tags or boxes which are placed on the pages which the project affects; these should be placed below the article management boxes.
"For" template			{{for}} is used to make a reader aware of other articles they may have been looking for when entering the title of the current page.
Infobox			The purpose of infoboxes is to summarize data relating to the article. Infoboxes should appear in the top-right corner of an article. For a list of infobox templates, please refer to template overview or directly to Category:Infobox templates.

Location-specific layout items (standard)
Layout item	Headline	Required	Explanation
Lead section			"PAGENAME is a location in the Capital Wasteland in 2277." Small paragraph which contains the following bits of information: location name (and alternative names) in bold. type of location (building, factory, metro tunnel etc) faction (wastelanders/ghouls/Outcasts etc) which inhabits it number of interior zones it consists of No years should be used for Fallout 76.
Background			If there's any background story/history for the location.
Layout			Describe the layout for each section: what it looks like, connections to the other sections, how many and what type of enemy can be found here. Make a subsection for each zone of the location, titled with the in-game name of the zone. Start with a section called "Exterior" where you describe the entrance area. The basic premise is that the section should give someone who has not seen the location an idea of what it looks like and how it is set up.
Notable loot			List unique and rare loot here with a short description of where to find it. See notable loot policy for criteria requirements.
Related quests			If there are quests which start or take place in this location, list them here (just link them, no need to go into detail).
Notes			For interesting things about the location which do not fit into the other categories. Try to keep this section to a minimum.
Appearances			Which games this location appears in. For Fallout 76 add the update in which the location was introduced, such as X appears in {{in FO76}} or with update {{in FO76|WL}}.

Standard layout items (bottom)
Layout item	Headline	Required	Explanation
Behind the scenes			"Behind the scenes" is the place for information relating to game development and cultural references. See Fallout Wiki:Content policy#Behind the scenes for additional information.
Bugs			Game glitches or "bugs" relating to the article subject. See bugs policy for additional information.
Gallery			If an article contains a lot of images, it is often better to place them in an own gallery section than to have them clutter the article. Please see Help:Gallery on how to use galleries and our image policy.
Videos			If an article contains embedded videos, they are placed here. See video policy for which kind of videos are eligible to be placed in articles.
See also			The purpose of this section is to list links to related topics on this wiki which may not have been linked within the article content.
External links			Links to external (off-wiki) sites which are not references should be just above "References."
References			If references have been used in an article, they should be placed here.
Stub templates			Stub templates mark an article as being too short to provide more than rudimentary information about a subject. All stub templates can be found in Category:Stub, only the most specific should be used.
Navboxes			Navboxes are navigational aids which allow easy access to other articles in a group the current article belongs to. They should be placed at the end of an article, just above the categories. The most article-specific navboxes should be highest and the least-specific lowest. A list of navboxes can be found in Category:Navbox templates. New navboxes can be constructed with {{Navbox}}.
Categories and interwiki links			Categories and interwiki links should be added at the very end of an article. A full list of categories can be found on Special:Categories. For additional information, please see categorization guideline.

Settlement/district layout

This is the layout for settlements or districts thereof. The latter should only have own articles if the settlement is sufficiently large.

Standard layout items (top)
Layout item	Headline	Required	Explanation
Page management boxes			Page management templates are used if you notice that something is out of order with a certain article or section and want to bring it to the attention of other editors or administrators. If the issue affects the whole article, these boxes should be placed at the very top of an article; if only a section is affected, they should be placed just below the headline of the respective section. The only exception are stub templates. For a list of page management boxes, please refer to template overview or directly to Category:Page management templates.
Project tags			Projects are joint efforts of editors who work together to improve a set of articles that cover a certain area of interest. Some of these projects have tags or boxes which are placed on the pages which the project affects; these should be placed below the article management boxes.
"For" template			{{for}} is used to make a reader aware of other articles they may have been looking for when entering the title of the current page.
Infobox			The purpose of infoboxes is to summarize data relating to the article. Infoboxes should appear in the top-right corner of an article. For a list of infobox templates, please refer to template overview or directly to Category:Infobox templates.

Location-specific layout items (settlement/district)
Layout item	Headline	Required	Explanation
Lead section			Small paragraph which contains the following bits of information: type of location (settlement) size (small, medium, large) faction (wastelanders/ghouls/Outcasts etc) which inhabits it number of interior zones it consists of (if applicable)
Background			If there is any background story/history for the location.
Layout			General description of the location's layout. If the settlement/district is split into multiple zones, describe each of them here and which buildings are located in each. Describe what it looks like, connections to the outside world, how many and what type of enemy can be found here (if there are any). Make a subsection for each zone of the location, titled with the ingame name of the zone. The basic premise is that the section should give someone who has not seen the location an idea of what it looks like and how it is set up.
Buildings			Buildings/other locations in the settlement/district which can be entered (list)
Inhabitants			The town's inhabitants (list). For districts, this only needs to be present if there are named non-hostile NPCs living in the area. Hostiles should be described in the "Layout" section.
Notable loot			List unique and rare loot here with a short description of where to find it. See notable loot poilcy for criteria requirements.
Related quests			If there are quests which start or take place in this location, list them here (just link them, no need to go into detail).
Notes			For interesting things about the location which do not fit into the other categories. Try to keep this section to a minimum.
Appearances			Which games this location appears in.

Standard layout items (bottom)
Layout item	Headline	Required	Explanation
Behind the scenes			"Behind the scenes" is the place for information relating to game development and cultural references. See Fallout Wiki:Content policy#Behind the scenes for additional information.
Bugs			Game glitches or "bugs" relating to the article subject. See bugs policy for additional information.
Gallery			If an article contains a lot of images, it is often better to place them in an own gallery section than to have them clutter the article. Please see Help:Gallery on how to use galleries and our image policy.
Videos			If an article contains embedded videos, they are placed here. See video policy for which kind of videos are eligible to be placed in articles.
See also			The purpose of this section is to list links to related topics on this wiki which may not have been linked within the article content.
External links			Links to external (off-wiki) sites which are not references should be just above "References."
References			If references have been used in an article, they should be placed here.
Stub templates			Stub templates mark an article as being too short to provide more than rudimentary information about a subject. All stub templates can be found in Category:Stub, only the most specific should be used.
Navboxes			Navboxes are navigational aids which allow easy access to other articles in a group the current article belongs to. They should be placed at the end of an article, just above the categories. The most article-specific navboxes should be highest and the least-specific lowest. A list of navboxes can be found in Category:Navbox templates. New navboxes can be constructed with {{Navbox}}.
Categories and interwiki links			Categories and interwiki links should be added at the very end of an article. A full list of categories can be found on Special:Categories. For additional information, please see categorization guideline.

See also

• Fallout Wiki:Editing guideline
• Fallout Wiki:Content policy
• Fallout Wiki:Content organization guideline
• Fallout Wiki:User conduct guideline
• Fallout Wiki:Templates