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===1. Choose a song=== | ===1. Choose a song=== | ||
Choose a song that you would like to showcase on the Main Page of Weezerpedia. Be sure that the article describing the song is [[Weezerpedia:Style Guide|up to Weezerpedia's standards]]. If it isn't, edit it! If you feel like changing the Featured Song and can't think of one to use, see [[Weezerpedia:Featured content]] and choose a song from there.<br><br> | Choose a song that you would like to showcase on the Main Page of Weezerpedia. Be sure that the article describing the song is [[Weezerpedia:Style Guide|up to Weezerpedia's standards]]. If it isn't, edit it! If you feel like changing the Featured Song and can't think of one to use, see [[Weezerpedia:Featured content]] and choose a song from there.<br><br> | ||
===2. | ===2. Clear out old stuff, paste in new stuff=== | ||
Copy significant information from the article, and paste it into the Featured Song page. Often times the first 4 or 5 paragraphs are used.<br><br> | *Delete all the information from the previous Featured Article, but '''''DO NOT DELETE''''' any text within the formatting ''<nowiki><noinclude> </noinclude></nowiki>''. Anything within in that formatting is there to help people edit that page, or to place the page in a category.<br><br> | ||
*Copy significant information from the article, and paste it into the Featured Song 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 Song page are the following:''' <pre>"'''Song Title'''" is..."</pre> For example, if "[[Say It Ain't So]]" was going to be used as the Featured Song, the first line of the Featured Song text that you should be able to read on the Main Page should be... <pre>"'''Say It Ain't So'''" is the third single and seventh track from ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|The Blue Album]]''.</pre> | *As is required with all Weezerpedia articles, '''make sure the first words that you use on the Feautred Song page are the following:''' <pre>"'''Song Title'''" is..."</pre> For example, if "[[Say It Ain't So]]" was going to be used as the Featured Song, the first line of the Featured Song text that you should be able to read on the Main Page should be... <pre>"'''Say It Ain't So'''" is the third single and seventh track from ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|The Blue Album]]''.</pre> | ||
:which gives you...<br><br> | :which gives you...<br><br> | ||
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*Try to keep article length '''between 200 and 300 words.''' This is not a strict guideline, but it is recommended. | *Try to keep article length '''between 200 and 300 words.''' This is not a strict guideline, but it is recommended. | ||
===4. Add album artwork=== | ===4. Add album artwork=== | ||
Add album artwork for the song. If the song does not have album artwork, it cannot be featured on Weezerpedia. If the song is a single, the artwork for the single release should be used. It should be '''150px''' wide and aligned to the '''right'''. The following text will place an image correctly: | Add album artwork for the song. If the song does not have album artwork, it cannot be featured on Weezerpedia. If the song is a single, the artwork for the single release should be used. It should be '''150px''' wide and aligned to the '''right'''. The following text will place an image correctly: | ||