Phineas and Ferb Wiki:Manual of Style

Canon Policy
Here at Phineas and Ferb Wiki, we only use information gathered from the show itself. We do not use any information from fan written fiction otherwise known as fanon. We also prohibit the use of slang terms as topics of articles, such as Phinebella. This is not appropriate for this wiki and may result in blockage of the user.

From time to time, first hand information may be obtained from series creator Dan Povenmire. This will be treated as canon unless specifically refuted on-screen. Use of information from Povenmire must be noted in the Background Information section of an article.

Character Ages
The only ages that may be included in the Phineas and Ferb Wiki are ones that have been explicitly or implicitly stated on the show. Users must not edit pages to include other speculative ages of characters that are not mentioned in the show.

Episodes
Episode articles are named for the episodes precisely as they are presented on-screen. Each episode begins by portraying its title and we must use it exactly as written. This includes capitalization and punctuation, but does not include the quotation marks around the title.


 * Use "Bowl-R-Ama Drama" instead of "Bowl-R-Rama Drama"
 * Use "One Good Scare Ought To Do It!" instead of "One Good Scare Ought to Do It!" or "One Good Scare Oughta Do It!"

Please note that it may be appropriate to create redirects from one or two common misspellings or mis-capitalizations of titles to make users' searches easier. Administrators may move articles without consultation when they don't conform to the Episode Naming Policy.

Characters
There are a few simple rules to follow when naming a character article.


 * 1) Characters are named using first and last name if both are known, i.e. Heinz Doofenshmirtz.
 * 2) If a character's last name is not known from a canon source, then it is okay to use only a first name, i.e. Gretchen.
 * 3) If a character's first name is not known from a canon source, then it is okay to use the last name preceded by a known title, i.e. Dr. Gevaarlijk.

You may want to create redirects for common address of a character. For example:
 * Phineas to Phineas Flynn
 * Dr. Doofenshmirtz to Heinz Doofenshmirtz
 * Agent P to Perry the Platypus

Other topics
Other topics should always use lower case letters after the initial capitalization unless the word is always capitalized.

For example:
 * Use List of songs instead of List of Songs
 * Use Doofenshmirtz family instead of Doofenshmirtz Family
 * Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated is correct because it is a proper noun.

Note that Wikia handles capitalized words differently than lowercase words. Entering them into search will bring up two different articles.

Spoilers
We only use information from material that has already aired on Disney Channel in the United States. If you wish to include information from an unaired episode, you must mark the article with the appropriate tags.


 * Any article that includes spoilers must have a tag at the beginning of the article.
 * If spoilers are to be included in any article other than a main episode article, then the spoiler must be contained within the separate tag. This tag uses java to hide spoilers from those who do not want to read them. Note that wiki markup does not work inside this tag.

Please keep this information to a minimum and try to only include verified information and not idle speculation. Some users do not want any information about upcoming episodes and we must respect that.