Help:Featured Article: Difference between revisions
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*Delete all the information from the previous Featured Article, but '''''DO NOT DELETE''''' any text within the formatting ''<nowiki><noinclude> </noinclude></nowiki>''. Anything within that formatting is there to help people edit that page, or to place the page in a category.<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 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 Article page. Often times the first 4 or 5 paragraphs are used.<br><br> | *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> | 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> | ||
Be sure to make the first words an [[Help:Links|internal link]] to the article you're featuring by placing two brackets around it. 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. | ||
: | :Except for the brackets around the page's name, this formatting is probably already set up on the page. You will probably only need to copy it.<br><BR> | ||
===4. Make edits for redundancy and style=== | ===4. Make edits for redundancy and style=== | ||