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== The main principles of Talking Heads Wiki == | == The main principles of Talking Heads Wiki == | ||
Talking Heads Wiki revolves around the band [[Talking Heads]], with "Talking Heads" sometimes being used to inclusively refer to the careers of all four core band members - [[David Byrne]], [[Chris Frantz]], [[Tina Weymouth]], and [[Jerry Harrison]] - outside of the band itself. Information should be extensive and detailed, covering their careers before, after, within, and outside of the band. Their personal lives may be explored to the same extent as is allowed on Wikipedia, without being intrusive or leaking actual personal information. They should be treated equally, fairly, respectfully, and objectively. Although there is inevitable variety in the available information and interested contributors about different projects, an overall goal of the Wiki is to document their ''full'' careers, including all of the recordings, performances, and events that they've been involved in, regardless of whether it is a Talking Heads release or a solo guest appearance. Information should be written in a Talking Heads-centric way and where necessary provide links to Wikipedia pages for a more general-purpose set of information about a topic if it isn't directly related. | Talking Heads Wiki revolves around the band [[Talking Heads]], with "Talking Heads" sometimes being used to inclusively refer to the careers of all four core band members - [[David Byrne]], [[Chris Frantz]], [[Tina Weymouth]], and [[Jerry Harrison]] - outside of the band itself. Information should be extensive and detailed, covering their careers before, after, within, and outside of the band. Their personal lives may be explored to the same extent as is allowed on Wikipedia, without being intrusive or leaking actual personal information. They should be treated equally, fairly, respectfully, and objectively. Although there is inevitable variety in the available information and interested contributors about different projects, an overall goal of the Wiki is to document their ''full'' careers, including all of the recordings, performances, and events that they've been involved in, regardless of whether it is a Talking Heads release or a solo guest appearance. Information should be written in a Talking Heads-centric way and where necessary provide links to Wikipedia pages for a more general-purpose set of information about a topic if it isn't directly related. | ||
== General guidelines == | |||
Grammatical rules apply similar to Wikipedia. There are various features that may differ across personal preference, but some things that this wiki features include: | |||
* Oxford Commas will be used wherever necessary | |||
* Quotation marks should be double (") and not single ('), and punctuation should go outside. For example: *The song was described as "art pop", and* as opposed to *The song was described as 'art pop', and* or *The song was described as "art pop," and*. | |||
* Dates should be formatted as "October 8, 1980", or sometimes "1980-10-08" depending on context | |||
* Standard title case rules should apply for which words to capitalize in a title (except for referring to a release whose official title does not follow these standards) | |||
* Within a regular sentence, titles should be referred to with italics, such as *Remain in Light*. | |||
Other guidelines include: | |||
* The name of an article should be bolded in the opening sentence, like on Wikipedia. | |||
* Every article should include a link to its corresponding Wikipedia page at the top if one exists. | |||
== People and bands == | == People and bands == | ||