Weezerpedia:Style Guide: Difference between revisions
Numerous minor additions and changes. Feel free to revert/edit, but I feel as though these are important to have included. This page ought to be fleshed out further
Burnst Jamp (talk | contribs) m (Added {{Expand section}} to the Article Message Boxes section. Not sure why it wasn't here before) |
Burnst Jamp (talk | contribs) (Numerous minor additions and changes. Feel free to revert/edit, but I feel as though these are important to have included. This page ought to be fleshed out further) |
||
| Line 24: | Line 24: | ||
== Creating pages == | == Creating pages == | ||
{{Main|Main page: [[Help:Starting a new page]]}} | |||
Page names should follow Weezerpedia's naming conventions (see above), in regards to word capitalization. | Page names should follow Weezerpedia's naming conventions (see above), in regards to word capitalization. | ||
| Line 32: | Line 33: | ||
When in doubt, check how another page is formatted. | When in doubt, check how another page is formatted. | ||
== Links == | == Section order == | ||
While there is no concrete section order which every page must follow, there are general patterns that pages should abide to. If you feel as though a particular section should exist on a page but do not have the material/information to fill it, add the section and include an <nowiki>{{Expand section}}</nowiki> box in order to indicate that relevant info is missing from the article. | |||
Section names should follow the same capitalization as article titles (First word capitalized, following words lowercase besides proper nouns). The name should attempt to accurately summarize what the section is about, and should not include any jokes, references, or unclear wording. Section names should also be as short as possible (E.g., no sentences, such as "How Weezer came up with the song name". Instead, simply put "Inspiration"). | |||
===All standard articles=== | |||
With minor exceptions, every article created on the wiki should include: | |||
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:table-cell; vertical-align:middle; padding:5px"> | |||
*Introduction paragraph<br> | |||
*<nowiki>==Overview== (Or a comparable title, such as "History" or "Background") </nowiki><br> | |||
*<nowiki>==See Also==</nowiki><br> | |||
*<nowiki>==External links==</nowiki><br> | |||
*<nowiki>==References==</nowiki><br> | |||
</div> | |||
===Song pages=== | |||
{{Main|Main page: [[Help:Creating a song page]]}} | |||
When creating a page for a specific song, follow the format: | |||
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:table-cell; vertical-align:middle; padding:5px"> | |||
*Intro paragraph<br> | |||
*<nowiki>===Appearances===</nowiki><br> | |||
*<nowiki>==Overview==</nowiki><br> | |||
*<nowiki>==Personnel==</nowiki><br> | |||
*<nowiki>==Audio==</nowiki><br> | |||
*<nowiki>==Lyrics== (When applicable. If there is a song with lyrics that have yet to be transcribed, include the {{Lyrics}} box}}</nowiki><br> | |||
*<nowiki>==See also==</nowiki><br> | |||
*<nowiki>==External links==</nowiki><br> | |||
*<nowiki>==References==</nowiki> | |||
</div> | |||
===Album pages=== | |||
When creating a page for a specific album, EP, or similar release, follow the format: | |||
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:table-cell; vertical-align:middle; padding:5px"> | |||
*Intro paragraph<br> | |||
*<nowiki>==Overview==</nowiki><br> | |||
*<nowiki>==Reception==</nowiki><br> | |||
*<nowiki>==Track listing== (Include a sub-section for any deluxe/regional versions of the release)</nowiki><br> | |||
*<nowiki>==See also==</nowiki><br> | |||
*<nowiki>==External links==</nowiki><br> | |||
*<nowiki>==References==</nowiki><br> | |||
</div> | |||
===Artist pages=== | |||
When creating a page for a person, artist, or band, follow the format: | |||
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:table-cell; vertical-align:middle; padding:5px"> | |||
*Intro paragraph<br> | |||
*<nowiki>==Overview== (If the artist's connection to Weezer is minor or unclear, title this section "Connection to Weezer")</nowiki><br> | |||
*<nowiki>==Discography==</nowiki><br> | |||
*<nowiki>==See Also==</nowiki><br> | |||
*<nowiki>==External Links==</nowiki><br> | |||
*<nowiki>==References==</nowiki><br> | |||
</div> | |||
== General formatting == | |||
===Date=== | |||
The format we've chosen to use is Month Day, Year, e.g. September 23, 1972. When adding dates, always link the month and day (in the format of <nowiki>[[Month, Day]]</nowiki>), and separately link the year if it is past 1990. | |||
===Links=== | |||
{{Main|Main page: [[Help:Links]]}} | |||
When writing or editing a page, link everything than can be, or should be linked on the first appearance of a term. Do not link subsequent appearances of the term. Don't be shy in making links. That's the power of the wiki. If a link goes to a page that doesn't exist yet, don't delete the link, build the page instead. | When writing or editing a page, link everything than can be, or should be linked on the first appearance of a term. Do not link subsequent appearances of the term. Don't be shy in making links. That's the power of the wiki. If a link goes to a page that doesn't exist yet, don't delete the link, build the page instead. | ||
== | ===Categories=== | ||
{{Main|Main page: [[Help:Categories]]}} | |||
Every page must contain at least one category. A list of every category in use on the wiki can be seen on the [[Special:Categories|Categories]] page, and the most common categories can be seen on the [[Special:MostLinkedCategories|Most linked-to categories]] page. Categories should be placed at the bottom of the page's source code, below all other sections and information. | |||
To link a page to a category, include the link <nowiki>[[Category:{Name}]]</nowiki> at the foot of the page (replacing "{Name} with the name of the category). It will automatically create and format the categories box. If there is a relevant category that has yet to be used on the wiki, follow the same process (using the new category's title) and it will automatically become a [[Special:WantedCategories|Wanted Category]]. These are functionally identical to standard categories and will show up on the page's category box. | |||
==Uploading images== | ==Uploading images== | ||
{{Main|Main page: [[Help:Images]]}} | |||
===Regular images=== | ===Regular images=== | ||
All new images that are uploaded | All new images that are uploaded should ideally fit the following guidelines | ||
# Images must be relevant. | # Images must be relevant. It is assumed that they will be used on an a page somewhere on the wiki (even if that is only your User: page). | ||
# | # Wherever possible, include some kind of time frame. Be sure to put a year in (and a month if possible). For example: Image of Rivers Cuomo recording green c.12/2000. | ||
# New images should be added to the appropriate [[Gallery]]. | # New images should be added to the appropriate [[Gallery]]. | ||
| Line 68: | Line 127: | ||
* Template: <nowiki>{{Formatting}}</nowiki> | * Template: <nowiki>{{Formatting}}</nowiki> | ||
* [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Formatting|Pages tagged with the Formatting article message box]]] | * [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Formatting|Pages tagged with the Formatting article message box]]] | ||
===Expand=== | |||
{{Expand}} | |||
* Template: <nowiki>{{Expand}}</nowiki> | |||
* [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Expand|Pages tagged with the Expand article message box]] | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
{{Expand section}} | {{Expand section}} | ||
* Template: <nowiki>{{Expand section}}</nowiki> | * Template: <nowiki>{{Expand section}}</nowiki> | ||
* [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Expand section|Pages tagged with the Cleanup section article message box]] | * [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Expand section|Pages tagged with the Cleanup section article message box]] | ||
===Sources=== | ===Sources=== | ||