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Pages that look like the thing they're about are a gem.
Though when done poorly, Pages that look like the thing they're about are coal.

Pages that look like the thing they're about are pages with a specific gimmick to self-demonstrate their topic (WAAAAAOW just like muh heccin Uncyclopedia!). This page serves as a guide of what to and what not to do when editing pages to be self-demonstrative.

What NOT to do:[edit | edit source]

  • Never make the page too hard to read or extremely ugly, exceptions are Schizophrenia, Pee and Poop
  • Never make a new category exclusively to fit the article's gimmick (Example: making a new category called "Pages that look like the thing they're about fuggen jerdee" For the HTSM page) This is for the sake of better categorization.
  • Never break the Manual of style to fit the article's gimmick.
  • Do NOT import template code into the article.
  • Never overdo the joke or else it wont be funny, this also goes for underdoing it (ex: adding "fuggen jerdee" one time into the HTSM page and adding the "Pages that look like the thing they're about" category.)
  • Don't add a very niche joke into the article, nobody cares about that shit. (ex: adding "KAPOW" at the end of every sentence in the "Chudjak" Page because its an inside joke in the soycord you're in.)

If it'd warrant a separate "readable version" page, then that's a sign the gimmick is being forced too hard. We don't need articles split into two separate and likely very desynced versions because some nusoi overdid a gimmick that was already barely funny before it got overdone.

What to do:[edit | edit source]

  • Keep the page readable, minimize usage of the joke to deliver it better.
  • Add a joke that is funny and somewhat known in the general soysphere
  • Use built-in template parameters to execute the joke
  • Learn how to deliver a punchline
  • Eat the bugs and be happy