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== General guidelines == | == General guidelines == | ||
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* It's okay to make typos, or other mistakes! Just try your best to look out for them, and fix any that you notice. | |||
* If you're not sure about whether something should be modified, ask others! Every page has a little "Discussion" button above it which is specifically for discussing changes to a page. | |||
* Wikipedia has a lot of guides to editing articles, and most of the time the same stuff can apply here. | |||
* There's a Visual Editor and a Source Editor, try both to see which one you prefer. | |||
* You can copy stuff from Wikipedia most of the time! It will probably need reformatting and rephrasing, but a lot of information is already out there and there's nothing wrong with using it! | |||
* Note that citations from Wikipedia will break when pasted here, so you'll need to remove and recreate them (if necessary, we're not as strict with obvious details but a lot of things should still be cited) | |||
Grammatical rules apply similar to Wikipedia. There are various features that may differ across personal preference, but some things that this wiki features include: | 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 | * 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*. | * 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 | * 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) | * 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*. | * Within a regular sentence, titles should be referred to with italics, such as *Remain in Light*. | ||
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* The name of an article should be bolded in the opening sentence, like on Wikipedia. | * 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. | * Every article should include a link to its corresponding Wikipedia page at the top if one exists. | ||
Notable differences from Wikipedia include: | |||
* Titles of songs and albums are both formatted in italics like ''Once in a Lifetime'' and ''Remain in Light''. On Wikipedia, songs are in quote marks like "Once in a Lifetime", although albums are still in italics. | |||
* Full names (with middle names) should be reserved for a separate part of a person's article than the first sentence. For example, "Jeremiah Griffin Harrison" would be the bolded part at the start of Jerry's Wikipedia page, but here it should just be "Jerry Harrison" and then his full name should be in the infobox and biography section. | |||
* A lot of different things will be linked. For example, on Wikipedia there will be links to types of instruments like guitars. That isn't necessary here. | |||
== People and bands == | == People and bands == | ||
=== Who should have | === Who should have an article? === | ||
This website considers various criteria that would make people relevant enough for their own article, including (but not limited to): | This website considers various criteria that would make people relevant enough for their own article, including (but not limited to): | ||
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== Albums == | == Albums == | ||
=== What albums should have | === What albums should have an article? === | ||
The following criteria would constitute an album having its own article: | The following criteria would constitute an album having its own article: | ||
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=== Format === | === Format === | ||
<nowiki>#</nowiki> | <nowiki>#</nowiki> The opening sentence should contain the person's name in bold, but unlike Wikipedia this should not be the full extended name with middle name unless it's a regular part of how people refer to them. For example, it should be **Jerry Harrison** instead of **Jeremiah Griffin Harrison**. The full name should go in the infobox or biography section. Include the birthdate (and deathdate if applicable) in the same way as Wikipedia, using a format like (born May 14th 1952) or (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016). Most descriptions can work the same way as a Wikipedia summary, but try to describe what makes them relevant to Talking Heads as early as possible into the summary. This may be brief and then elaborated on further down in their page. Every person and band should have an infobox and a photo where possible. Most of these pages should begin with the **Connectons** category listing what connects them to Talking Heads. Sections for a musician may include sections such as Biography (or divided into sections like Early Life, Career, Personal Life, or whatever else fits their context). A discography section (just summarizing) is recommended for most artists unless they're barely relevant. | ||
== Songs == | == Songs == | ||
Note: unlike Wikipedia, song titles are written in italics like ''Once in a Lifetime'' instead of quotation marks like "Once in a Lifetime". | |||
=== What songs should have | === What songs should have an article? === | ||
The following criteria would constitute a song having its own article: | The following criteria would constitute a song having its own article: | ||
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== Books == | == Books == | ||
Books by Talking Heads members, or about Talking Heads, will all have their own article in a standard Wikipedia format. | Books by Talking Heads members, or about Talking Heads, will all have their own article in a standard Wikipedia format. Titles should be in italics. | ||
== Films and TV == | == Films and TV == | ||