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==Instructions== | ==Instructions== | ||
===1. Choose an article=== | |||
Choose an article that you would like to showcase on the Main Page of Weezerpedia. '''Be sure that it is [[Weezerpedia:Style Guide|up to Weezerpedia's standards]]'''. If it isn't, edit it! If you want to change the Featured Article on Weezerpedia but don't know which article to choose, see [[Weezerpedia:Featured content]] and choose an article from there.<br><br> | |||
===2. Copy significant information=== | |||
Copy significant information from the article, and paste it into the Featured Article page. Often times the first 4 or 5 paragraphs are used.<br><br> | |||
As is required with all Weezerpedia articles, '''make sure the first words that you use on the Feautred Article page are the following:''' <pre>'''Article Name''' is/are/was/were..."</pre> For example, if "''[[The Kitchen Tape]]''" was going to be used as the Featured Article, the first line of the Featured Article text that you should be able to read on the Main Page should be... <pre>'''''The Kitchen Tape''''' is the name of [[Weezer|Weezer's]] second demo tape and first proper album.</pre> | |||
:which gives you...<br><br> | :which gives you...<br><br> | ||
::"'''''The Kitchen Tape'''''" is the name of [[Weezer|Weezer's]] second demo tape and first proper album. | ::"'''''The Kitchen Tape'''''" is the name of [[Weezer|Weezer's]] second demo tape and first proper album. | ||
:This formatting is probably already set up on the page, and you will probably only need to copy it.<br><BR> | :This formatting is probably already set up on the page, and you will probably only need to copy it.<br><BR> | ||
===3. Make edits for redundancy and style=== | |||
These edits should be made ''only to the Featured Article page'', and not the actual article. For example, if you were to copy the first few paragraphs from The Kitchen Tape, your article would '''incorrectly''' look like this: | |||
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*'''Try to keep article length between 200 and 300 words'''. This is not a strict guideline, but it is recommended.<br><Br> | *'''Try to keep article length between 200 and 300 words'''. This is not a strict guideline, but it is recommended.<br><Br> | ||
===4. Add an image=== | |||
The image should be around '''150px''' wide and aligned to the '''right'''. The following text will place an image correctly: | |||
<pre><nowiki>[[Image:PICTURE NAME|150px|right]]</nowiki></pre>This gives you an image like this (see right): | <pre><nowiki>[[Image:PICTURE NAME|150px|right]]</nowiki></pre>This gives you an image like this (see right): | ||
[[Image:Weezer Pinkerton.jpg|150px|right]] | [[Image:Weezer Pinkerton.jpg|150px|right]] | ||
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===5. Place the necessary links at the bottom the page=== | |||
There should be links at the bottom that allow users to easily see the full article and edit the Featured Article section. It should follow this format: | |||
<pre><nowiki><span style="float:right; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 80%; padding:0 .5em 0 2em">''[[NAME OF FEATURED ARTICLE|full article]] | [http://weezerpedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Weezerpedia:Featured_article&action=edit edit]</span> | <pre><nowiki><span style="float:right; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 80%; padding:0 .5em 0 2em">''[[NAME OF FEATURED ARTICLE|full article]] | [http://weezerpedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Weezerpedia:Featured_article&action=edit edit]</span> | ||
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===6. Tag the talk page=== | |||
Tag the talk page of the article that you are featuring with a Featured Article template. Every time an article is featured on Weezerpedia, a record must be made of it. This is done by typing the following text at the top of the talk page of an article: | |||
<pre>{{Featured article|MONTH NAME AND DAY|YEAR}}</pre> | <pre>{{Featured article|MONTH NAME AND DAY|YEAR}}</pre> | ||
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{{Featured article|February 14|1992}} | {{Featured article|February 14|1992}} | ||
===7. Pat yourself on the back!=== | |||
Thank you for helping Weezerpedia! Weezerpedia can only grow if people like you help edit and contribute to it. Thanks for your effort! | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||