Fairy Tail Wiki:Anime Summary Guild

Anime Summary Guild
The Anime Summary Guild is a group of Fairy Tail Wiki Users who have the task of correcting and updating the episode pages of our wiki, and writing new and correct episode summaries as the episodes are released. These users are dedicated to the task of making sure the episode pages within the Wiki are correct! All users should read our Summary Guidlines before you start writing them.

Roles of the Anime Summary Guild
The following are the duties of the guild:


 * 1. To write the new episode summaries as the episode debuts.


 * 2. To correct and rewrite all old summaries.


 * 3. To fix the format of the episode pages.

Supervisor

 * Has the right to promote and demote users.
 * Has the right to add jobs to the request board.
 * Has the right to allow users to Join the Guild and add their name to the registry.
 * Has the right to check completed jobs and move them to the completed list.
 * Has the right to remove inactive users.
 * Has the right to take and complete jobs.

Guild Master

 * Is the primary contact for the Guild
 * Has the right to add jobs to the request board.
 * Has the right to check completed jobs and move them to the completed list.
 * Has the right to remove inactive users.
 * Has the right to allow users to Join the Guild and add their name to the registry.
 * Has the right to take and complete jobs.

S-Class Mage

 * Has the right to report inactive users to the Guild Master.
 * Has the right to allow users to Join the Guild and add their name to the registry.
 * Has the right to take and complete jobs.

Mages

 * Has the right to take and complete jobs.

Inactive

 * All users that go a month without doing at least two summaries will be tagged as "Inactive", and if you go two months without taking a job you will be excommunicated without warning.

Process
Here at the Anime Summary Guild, you pick up jobs from the Jobs section below, and write the summary for it. We do jobs by arcs, meaning that all the episodes from one arc should be on the job list at one time. If an arc is complete then the Guild Master will post the new jobs. All Jobs are worth the same amount of Jewels, and at the end of the month, IamJakuhoRaikoben will tally all the points and whoever has earned the most Jewels will be called the Mage of the Month. If you see a job that you want to take, simply put *taken* and your signature beside it. Once you are finished, place *jobcompleted* beside it, and it will be checked for completion.

When signing up for a job please use insead of ~ so that your timestamp isn't left.

Joining the Anime Summary Guild
AS OF NOW, APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED If you wish to join the Guild, simply bring it up on the talk page using the application form below. Once a user's application is reviewed and approved, s/he will be added to the members list. All users should be dedicated to their jobs, and must not be anonymous users. If you wish to join the guild, you must create an account. You must also be an active and helpful contributor for at least a month on this wiki before being accepted. Applications posted while applications are closed will be ignored.

Only the Guild Master or Supervisor may open/close applications. However, members/applicants may bring up a request to open/close in the talk page provided there is a valid reason.

Excommunication from our Guild
Any users that go two months without taking at least four jobs or more, will be excommunicated from the Anime Guild. When you are excommunicated, you must take our Guild's Badge off of your userpage within two days of being notified of your excommunication. If you do not remove it, one of your fellow Guild members will. Excommunications aren't permanent and if you wish to rejoin the guild, simply re-apply.

Summary Guidelines
Firstly, as you guys know I am a contributor to the Bleach Wiki, so I got the general idea for the episode page formats as well as some of the guidelines from them. I'd like to extend my thanks for that. Now below are the Guidelines to keep in mind when writing summaries and they are also things that might be helpful if you writing an episode summary for the very first time. They are also designed to comply with wiki best practice.

1. Please keep in mind that this is a wiki and so please do not speculate when writing the episode summary. Just describe things as they unfold, and when in doubt, go for neutral tone and wording.

2. The episode summary is not suppose to be a substitute for actually watching the episode. As such, there is no need to give minute details of everything that's happening. This includes battles. There is a project that is going to have battle details, so every part of the fight does not need to be stated. Remember, it is a summary only.

3. Links - please consider providing one where you think that the reader of the summary might want more information on either a character or a term.

4. Please do not forget to fill in the other episode details when, before, or after editing the summary, such as the characters in order of appearance list and the powers and techniques list.

5. In the summary we should only include what happened in the episode. Recaps and Previews from the previous episode(s) and for the next episode are not to be added.

6. The Summaries should be written with in universe wording meaning terms such as the scene then switches or a flashback begins or the episode begins with shouldn't be in the articles.

7. The articles should have a picture every one or two paragraphs and the picture should correspond to the text that is directly next to it. The pictures should alternate meaning if a picture is left in a previous paragraph then it should be right in the next.

8. The episode page should go in this order Introduction (the introduction should not have a header that says introduction), Summary, Characters In Order of Appearance, Fights, Magic, Spells and Abilities Used, and then Navigation.

9. Episodes must have a one line summary. Which is essentially a two to three sentence recap of the entire episode that goes in the introduction. See Episode 1 for details.

10. A mistake made by many editors is that they include the littlest details in the summary. This is a reiteration of guideline #2 in case you did not read it. '''There is no need to create a summary stating each action. Only the main idea and the major events that happen need to be written in because it is a summary.'''

11. The average episode contains about 3-4 paragraphs with 3-4 images. Episodes with a lot of events can reach up to 6, though non-OVA episodes reaching up to eight or more paragraphs long are probably too detailed.

12. A fight episode usually has a very short summary, which contains only 2-3 paragraphs and 2-3 images. The wiki has various fight pages which give detail to the fight, and that is why the fights occurring in an episode have their own section after the summary. An example is The Man Without the Mark.

13. A job that requires the summary of a newly-released episode to be filled out is not considered complete unless it already has all sections, including the new Manga & Anime Differences section, filled out properly and accurately.

14. It is not required for the summary of a newly-released episode to be finished within two days of the premiere, though it is more convenient to users if it is completed promptly.

Characters In Order of Appearance
To list characters, use the wikitext #Character Name

For example...
 * 1) Natsu Dragneel
 * 2) Lucy Heartfilia
 * 3) Mirajane
 * etc.

Fights
Each episode should have a "Fights" section between "Characters in order of appearance" and "Powers and Techniques used."

Fights should be listed chronologically (in the order that they happened or began in that particular episode) and organized using bullets by typing an asterisk ( * ) before the name of the fight. They should be set to default size, not bold or italicized, and should be linked to the appropriate fight page. When a fight concludes, add "(concluded)" to that particular episode to indicate that the fight ends in that episode. If there are no fights in an episode, put "None" in the Fights section. If a fight begins and ends in the same episode simply put that it (started and concluded) however if it simply started in that episode then (started) is not listed.

For example, a proper listing for Episode 25 would look like:
 * Elfman vs. Sol (concluded)
 * Gray Fullbuster vs. Juvia Lockser (started and concluded)
 * Natsu Dragneel vs. Aria

What is a fight and what's not?
 * 1) A "fight" will be considered to be the time from the initiation to the end of physical combat between at least 2 opponents in present time. They must be considered serious contests. Training sessions, petty brawls, and flashbacks to previous fights will not be listed as fights.
 * 2) If opponents physically engage in combat during an episode, it should be listed in the section as a fight.

Special circumstances
 * 1) If opponents physically engage each other (i.e. clash swords) moments before an episode ends, add the appropriate fight to the list. If opponents are talking or moving to engage without making contact and the episode ends just before they clash, do not add it to the fights list.
 * 2) If a fight (or the conclusion of a fight) carries on to the next episode, list it on the next episode summary as well, and so on until the fight ends.
 * 3) If a fight concludes but a winner/loser or draw is not clearly established or is uncertain, continue the fight into the next episode summary and add "(concluded)" after the name of the fight.

Magic, Spells and Abilities Used - Example
To aid you in writing the powers & techniques section, here is an example of what it should look like. If there are no powers or techniques used, just write "None" under the heading. A couple of points that need clarifying:

The Powers and Techniques used sections should follow the example below, like the character pages follow the Layout Guide:

Magic used:
 * (Summoned the Water Bearer, Aquarius)
 * (Summoned the Water Bearer, Aquarius)
 * (Summoned the Water Bearer, Aquarius)

Spells used:

Techniques used:
 * Hand to Hand Combat
 * Swordsmanship

Armors used:

Weapons used:

Items used:

Manga & Anime Differences
Each episode that is not exclusive to the anime (ergo, adapted from the manga) must have the Manga & Anime Differences listed before the Navigation.

The differences must be listed chronologically in bullet form in mostly plain text, though links should be provided if necessary and spells are in boldface. Basically, anything the anime shows that varies from its manga counterpart should be listed. Manga & Anime Differences include but are not limited to:
 * 1) Fight differences
 * 2) Minor variations in the sequence of events
 * 3) Additional narration/recap besides the one usually provided at the beginning of an episode
 * 4) Additional clips
 * 5) New spells
 * 6) Variations in how a scene is portrayed (ex. In the manga, Character 1 reacts calmly to an action done by Character 2, but in the anime, Character 1 reacts with shock or rage to the given action)

Manga & Anime Differences sample (from Episode 104):


 * The anime added scenes of Kain Hikaru while he is lost.
 * Anime added a flashback of Makarov and Hades while Hades was still the master of Fairy Tail.
 * Succession of events change:
 * Manga: Hades attacks Makarov with Chain Magic, Makarov's Titan deactivates, Makarov is sent flying through Tenrou Island.
 * Anime: Hades attacks Makarov with Chain Magic, Makarov is sent flying through Tenrou Island, Makarov's Titan deactivates.
 * The anime adds a moment of Makarov's and Hades' auras clashing.
 * The anime added new spells between Makarov and Hades in their fight.
 * Formula 100's effect looked different in the anime.
 * The anime added a lot of different scenes between the effect of Formula 100 and it's aftermath. Including some that were supposed to happen after Makarov's and Hades' fight.
 * In the manga, Pantherlily was already out of Magic power.

Additional notes:
 * 1) There is no need to provide links for characters, but do provide links for spells.
 * 2) Don't use the same phrase when opening each sentence (like using "In the anime..." as the start of every sentence) since it makes it redundant and unappealing. Try to vary it by saying "In the manga..." instead or just by simply stating the difference such as "Scorpio says that he is on vacation with Aquarius." if appropriate.
 * 3) Referencing is not needed, but do make sure that the information given is accurate.
 * 4) Remember to place a period at the end of each listed difference!
 * 5) Naming differences are unnecessary if the differences are only in spelling. Online manga are fan translations and could vary from anime subs, which are also fan translations. The official/more accurate names are already present in the wiki. For example, some online manga would refer to Moka as "Mocha" when anime subs spell it as "Moka". Listing this is unnecessary.

Guild Mark
For use by members only!!!

Type   on your user page; this mark is a symbol that you're a Mage of our Guild. If you are excommunicated from the Guild, you must remove it from your user page, or another user will remove it for you.

For use of former members ONLY!

However, you can replace it with  , which is a symbol of you being a former Mage of our guild.

Jobs
'''DUE TO THE LIMITED AMOUNT OF JOBS REMAINING, MEMBERS MAY ONLY WORK ON TWO JOBS AT A TIME. YOU MAY ONLY TAKE ANOTHER AFTER AT LEAST ONE OF THE JOBS HAS BEEN CHECKED AND APPROVED. i.e. YOUR SIGNATURE SHOULD ONLY APPEAR ON THE REQUEST BOARD TWICE.

Summaries to be re/written

 * Tenrou Island arc
 * Episode 122 worth 3000 Jewels *taken*
 * Episode 127 worth 3000 Jewels
 * Episode 128 worth 3000 Jewels
 * Episode 129 worth 3000 Jewels *taken*

Need Manga & Anime Differences

 * Oración Seis arc
 * Episode 49 worth 1500 Jewels *taken*
 * Episode 50 worth 1500 Jewels *jobcompleted*


 * Edolas arc
 * Episode 85 worth 1500 Jewels *taken*


 * Tenrou Island arc
 * Episode 99 worth 1500 Jewels *taken*

Completed Jobs
This is the list of jobs that were properly summarized this month. For all the others, please view the Completed Archive to the right.

Summaries

 * Episode 123 completed by
 * Episode 124 completed by
 * Episode 125 completed by
 * Episode 126 completed by

Manga & Anime Differences

 * Galuna Island arc
 * Episode 20 completed by


 * Oración Seis arc
 * Episode 51 completed by
 * Episode 58 completed by
 * Episode 61 completed by
 * Episode 62 completed by


 * Edolas arc
 * Episode 87 completed by
 * Episode 90 completed by
 * Episode 91 completed by
 * Episode 92 completed by
 * Episode 93 completed by


 * Tenrou Island arc
 * Episode 98 completed by
 * Episode 100 completed by
 * Episode 115 completed by
 * Episode 122 completed by

Monthly Total
This is the spot to tally all the Jewels that all our current mages have. At the end of the month, whoever has the most Jewels is named the Mage of the Month.

Legend:


 * Mage of the Month is colored
 * Runner-up is colored
 * Excommunicated/Former member is colored
 * Cells with an em dash (—) indicate that the user was not yet a member of the guild during that certain month.