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Right above the Powers and Stats section as a new section:
"==Stats Formatting==
When characters/things or each of their keys have many stats, they follow each other with commas (","), starting with the most standard stats used by the profiles and putting last stats that are situational, need charge, cover singular abilities/techniques, etc. After it, followed by a dot ("."), they may cover stats they cannot use under [[Standard Battle Assumption]] (if they have any), be it stats that require [[preparation]] time, [[Standard Equipment|Optional Equipment]], or something else.
What each stat represents and what mechanics (if any) it follows should always be clear. If a profile or key only have 1 stat in a category, it intuitively covers it all. If they have many stats for the same category, brief words next to the stats usually cover what they mean properly, however, if it's more complex than that to judge when a profile is using each stat, the stat's explanation, a Note below or an Explanation section can elaborate the matter, the latter 2 options needing to be pointed out to be read in the stats' explanations."
It could also be sub-section right above the "Powers and Abilities Formatting" sub-section, but that would mean it's "Additional information" rather than essential.
That's it. I just noticed we separate commas from dots most of the time but nowhere does it say the why of it, and so contrarians of that aren't wrong to format things that way and dismiss why someone else did things the way they did.
"==Stats Formatting==
When characters/things or each of their keys have many stats, they follow each other with commas (","), starting with the most standard stats used by the profiles and putting last stats that are situational, need charge, cover singular abilities/techniques, etc. After it, followed by a dot ("."), they may cover stats they cannot use under [[Standard Battle Assumption]] (if they have any), be it stats that require [[preparation]] time, [[Standard Equipment|Optional Equipment]], or something else.
What each stat represents and what mechanics (if any) it follows should always be clear. If a profile or key only have 1 stat in a category, it intuitively covers it all. If they have many stats for the same category, brief words next to the stats usually cover what they mean properly, however, if it's more complex than that to judge when a profile is using each stat, the stat's explanation, a Note below or an Explanation section can elaborate the matter, the latter 2 options needing to be pointed out to be read in the stats' explanations."
It could also be sub-section right above the "Powers and Abilities Formatting" sub-section, but that would mean it's "Additional information" rather than essential.
That's it. I just noticed we separate commas from dots most of the time but nowhere does it say the why of it, and so contrarians of that aren't wrong to format things that way and dismiss why someone else did things the way they did.
