Videogam.in / BB Code Formatting Guide

The following guide details all the special formatting you can use for your text on Forum, Sblog, or Content Pages (Games, People, Categories, Topics).
HTML
Besides the below BB code, you can use HTML anywhere on the site. View allowed tags and restrictions
Allowed tags: <a><abbr><acronym><b><big><blockquote><code><del><dl><dt><dd><em><fieldset><legend><i><small><strike><sub><sup><s><strong><ul><ol><li><table><tbody><thead><tfoot><tr><td><th> Allowed attributes: href src title rel For example, you can use <a href="http://google.com" title="Google">Google</a>, but not <big style="color:red;font-size:500px;">BIG OBNOXIOUS TEXT</big> since style is not an allowable attribute.

XHML is preferred over BB Code since it doesn't require system resources to format.

For an overview and list of XHTML markup, check out W3C Schools.
Link to a Page at Videogam.in
Use double square brackets around any game title, person, company, development group, or topic to link to it's content page at Videogam.in. Optionally, include a vertical bar followed by alternate link words. For example:
[[The Legend of Zelda]]The Legend of Zelda
[[Final Fantasy X-2|a game with hotpants]]a game with hotpants
[[Shigeru Miyamoto]]Shigeru Miyamoto
[[Alexander O. Smith|translator extraordinaire]]translator extraordinaire
[[PlayStation Portable|PSP]]PSP
[[Sonic series]]Sonic series
[[mustaches]]mustaches
Page links should be used often and liberally to tag a relevant topic when mentioned in a forum reply, news post, or content page in order to create links and cohesion within the site, and to give readers a reference for more information.
More about Tagging
Videogam.in tags are case-insensitive, so [[Arc the Lad]] and [[Arc The Lad]] link to the same page.
Sometimes, you can include a special Namespace in your tag to perform a special action. For example: [[Category:Super Nintendo]], [[Category:Diablo series|a series of RPG games]], [[Tag:Super Mario Bros.]], [[Tag:Videogame violence]]
Linking to another page
http://some-site.com [url]http://some-site.com[/url]
Some site [url=http://some-site.com]Some site[/url]
Text Formatting
Bold Text [b]Bold Text[/b]
Italic Text [i]Italic Text[/i]
Strikethrough [strike]Strikethrough[/strike]
Big Text [big]Big Text[/big]
Small Text [small]Small Text[/small]
Special Formatting
Quote Quote a forum user or someone else: [quote]Blah blah blah[/quote]
Spoilers Hide spoilers: In Final Scifi VII [spoiler]Thaeris dies[/spoiler].
this text will only show up when the user highlights it with his mouse
Image, Video, and Audio
My Picture [img]http://videogam.in/mascot.png[/img]
Advanced image options Optionally, you can give some extra variables:
[img|ALIGNMENT|BIG IMAGE|CAPTION]THUMBNAIL[/img]
  • ALIGNMENT can be left or right to align it beside text, center to align it between text, or blank for no alignment
  • BIG IMAGE (optional) is the URL location of a big image. If this value is included, there will be a link to the big image if the reader clicks the thumbnail image.
  • CAPTION (optional) is a short description or comment about the image that will appear below the thumbnail image.
  • THUMBNAIL is the thumbnail image location.

For example:
A high-definition screenshot
[img|right|http://abc.com/big.jpg|A high-definition screenshot]http://abc.com/thumbnail.gif[/img]
[img|left]http://abc.com/thumbnail.gif[/img]
Embed Videos Embed videos with the following code: [video]VIDEO_URL[/video]
Currently only YouTube and Viddler are supported. If you use another service (Gametrailers.com, for example), a link to the video will be supplied rather than embedding it.
Fetch the URL from the video menu or the "Share" menu rather than the browser's URL bar in order to provide the most accurate information.
For example:
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI3rO3PbYOo[/video]
Optionally, you can give some extra attributes: [video|ALIGNMENT|CAPTION]VIDEO_URL[/video]
  • ALIGNMENT can be left (default), right, or center.
  • CAPTION (optional) is a short description, comment, or note about the video that will appear below it.
Embed Audio Embed MP3 audio with the following code: [audio]URL[/audio]
For example: [audio]http://videogam.in/bin/uploads/audio/Hey_Listen.mp3[/audio]

In addition, there are two optional attributes: [audio|ALIGNMENT|CAPTION]URL[/audio], where ALIGNMENT is "center" (default), "left", or "right".

It is highly suggested that you upload your MP3 file to Videogam.in via New Sblog Post. For the video URL, you can use the tiny URL of your post, found on right right side of the post page.
For example: (from http://videogam.in/s1865) [audio||Chrono Trigger - Mystery Within the Sea of Trees]s1865[/audio]
Lists
  • item a
  • item b
  • item c
 Create a bulleted list with an asterisk (*) at the beginning of a new line:
* item a
* item b
* item c
  1. item 1
  2. item 2
  3. item 3
 Create a numbered list with a number key (#) at the beginning of a new line:
# item 1
# item 2
# item 3
Full name
Luigi Mario
First appearance
Mario Bros. (1983)
Affiliations
Mario (brother)
Princess Daisy (girlfriend)
Waluigi (arch-nemesis)
 Create a list of terms and defitintions like so:
; Full name :: Luigi Mario
; First appearance :: [[Mario Bros.]] (1983)
; Affiliations
:: [[Mario]] (brother)
:: [[Princess Daisy]] (girlfriend)
:: [[Waluigi]] (arch-nemesis)
Citing sources
[cite=URL]SOURCE NAME[/cite]   [source=URL]SOURCE NAME[/source]

When writing public articles, any words, facts, and information taken from another source that are not generally known should be cited. For example:
Shigeru Miyamoto once donned a walrus mustache [cite=http://en.wikipedia.com/Shigeru_Miyamoto]Wikipedia: "Shigeru Miyamoto"[/cite].
When citing a print source, omit the URL: [cite]Robert Cheese: "A God Amongst Us: The Biography of Shigeru Miyamoto"[/cite]

The difference between [cite] and [source] is slight: [cite] is used to cite a specific sentence or paragraph, while [source] is used to cite a general source for the whole article.
Heading Sections and Table of Contents
Split long articles up into sections with headings: ==Heading Level 1== and ===Heading Level 2===. If you make use of these tags in a sblog post, forum post, or .Incyclopedia article, you can also automatically output a Table of Contents with the <!--toc--> tag.

See an example
In an alternate universe, the villains and heroes of Final Fantasy wage war in a battle between darkness and light. Zidane and Kuja, Garland and the Warrior of Light, Cosmos and Chaos fight to determine which is the greater power, creation or destruction. <!--toc--> ==Characters== There are many characters in this game! ===Heroes=== *Warrior of Light ([[Final Fantasy]]) *Squall Leonhart ([[Final Fantasy VIII]]) ===Villains=== *Garland (Final Fantasy) *Kefka ([[Final Fantasy VI]]) ==Story== The story is really interesting! ==Conclusion== This game is going to be great!