Gundam Wiki:Manual of Style

In order to facilitate uniformity of the articles here on, this Manual of Style has been drawn up to guide you on the preferred writing and formatting techniques and style.

In-Universe
The term in-universe is used to describe articles that belong to the Gundam universe exclusively and not to the real world. For example, characters are in-universe, but their voice-actors are out-of-universe. An in-universe perspective will strive for verisimilitude; that is, it will be written as though the author existed within the Gundam universe. Any in-universe-related articles, such as characters, mecha, technology, vehicles, terminology, or species, should always be written from an in-universe perspective.

All in-universe articles should be in past tense. However, this rule does not include phrases such as "the mecha specifications are unknown".

Out-of-Universe
Out-of-Universe {OOU} refers to something written from an out-of-universe perspective. OOU articles are written from a real life point of view. Some examples are real life publications, voice-actors, artists, events, and so on, acknowledging that its subject is fictional.

Gundam
The word Gundam should be capitalised at all times.

Series
The name of the series should be italised. For example, Mobile Suit Gundam.

Ship names and class
Ship names and the class of a ship should be italised, such as "Archangel banked hard starboard to evade the Vesalius-class battleship's attack."