FamiWiki:Policies and guidelines

FamiWiki's policies and guidelines are developed by the community to describe best practices, clarify principles, resolve conflicts, and otherwise further our goal of documenting 8-bit Nintendo and 16-bit Nintendo hardware, software, media, and everything else related.

=Policies=

Uploading Box Art, Screenshots, and More

 * Screenshots for Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System software must use the provided FamiWiki palette file.
 * Resolution must be 256 x 240 with zero cropping.
 * Name photos accordingly (e.g. Game Name FC TitleScreen.png, Game Name FC Box Art)
 * All screenshots must be in the .png format.
 * Make sure to include sources by filling out the source section in the upload field. (e.g. Imported from Wikipedia)

=Terminology=

Dictionary

 * 8-bit Nintendo - hardware that ecompasses the Family Computer, Family Computer Disk System, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo VS. System, and PlayChoice-10.
 * 16-bit Nintendo - hardware that ecompasses the Super Famicom, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and Satellaview.
 * Add-on - A hardware accessory or peripheral to expand the capabilities of the console by enhancing its features and functionality.
 * Cassette - Japanese term for cartridge.
 * Console - A computer designed to play software made for it.
 * Kusoge - Japanese abbreviation for "shit game".
 * Nintendo Hard - Term for extreme difficulty
 * Platform - An ecosystem that encompasses the software designed for specific consoles.

Acronyms
=Scope= FamiWiki aims to document the history, hardware, software, media, and personnel that is connected to 8-bit Nintendo and 16-bit Nintendo history. Nintendo consoles from the Nintendo 64 and afterward will not be documented on FamiWiki with a few key exceptions. If a rerelease of a prior software release on 8-bit or 16-bit consoles are present on modern platforms then those rereleases are to be mentioned and documented.
 * FC - short for Family Computer (or Famicom)
 * NES - short for Nintendo Entertainment System
 * SFC - short for Super Famicom
 * SNES - short for Super Nintendo Entertainment System

=FAQ=

Isn't the Famicom just an NES?

 * FamiWiki treats both the Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System as two separate consoles. They do however fall under the same general platform we refer to as 8-bit Nintendo. The same applies with the Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System under 16-bit Nintendo.

What names do you use for software?

 * Full name present on the game box (e.g.God Slayer: Haruka Tenkū no Sonata instead of simply God Slayer)
 * Original Japanese into English. Localized names are used for redirects.
 * Words written in kanji (伝説, 逆襲) should be written with proper macrons if needed (densetsu, gyakushū).
 * Words written with katakana (マリオ, デビル) should be written into its proper romanized form (Mario, devil).

Disk or Disc?

 * Disk for floppy disk media, Disc for CD media.