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* '''English''' is the site's main language. '''Translated articles are allowed''', but we want to standardize the database around the English language. This means ''wherever possible,'' articles should be first made in English, and translated from English to other languages. | * '''English''' is the site's main language. '''Translated articles are allowed''', but we want to standardize the database around the English language. This means ''wherever possible,'' articles should be first made in English, and translated from English to other languages. | ||
* '''All categories should be pluralized'''. If you want to categorize an article you need to add <nowiki>[[Category:Artists]]</nowiki> to your article in the '''source editor'''. If you create a new category (though this should only be done by admins) Make everything plural. Change "Artist" to "Artists" for example. If you fail to do this, it will create an entirely new category for "Artist" (as an example) and people will have a hard time finding your articles in that category. | * '''All categories should be pluralized'''. If you want to categorize an article you need to add <nowiki>[[Category:Artists]]</nowiki> to your article in the '''source editor'''. If you create a new category (though this should only be done by admins) Make everything plural. Change "Artist" to "Artists" for example. If you fail to do this, it will create an entirely new category for "Artist" (as an example) and people will have a hard time finding your articles in that category. | ||
* Speaking of '''categories''', they can also be used as a sort of '''tag system''' for articles. For example, you should put album articles in the category of '''"Albums"''', along with its '''label''' (Like SuperTon) and other categories like '''genre'''. This helps make articles easier to discover. | |||
* If articles have '''the same name''', you must '''distinguish''' them in some way. Generally, we want '''albums to have clean names''' with no parenthesis included. This means you '''don't need''' to include the text '''(Album)''' in the title when making an album page. '''If you have a song''' with the same name as the album, write '''(Song)''' at the end of your article title. Lastly, if there are several instances of the same title on different works, you can differentiate them with the artist's name, or by a number (but only if the work is by the same person) | * If articles have '''the same name''', you must '''distinguish''' them in some way. Generally, we want '''albums to have clean names''' with no parenthesis included. This means you '''don't need''' to include the text '''(Album)''' in the title when making an album page. '''If you have a song''' with the same name as the album, write '''(Song)''' at the end of your article title. Lastly, if there are several instances of the same title on different works, you can differentiate them with the artist's name, or by a number (but only if the work is by the same person) | ||
* Speaking of categories make sure to '''add your article to the proper categories.''' If you don't, your work might be wasted since it will be hard to find your page, and someone might make the same article, not knowing you made it before. If the article is an album, put it in the '''Albums''' category, Artist in '''Artists''', and Labels... Well you get the point. | * Speaking of categories make sure to '''add your article to the proper categories.''' If you don't, your work might be wasted since it will be hard to find your page, and someone might make the same article, not knowing you made it before. If the article is an album, put it in the '''Albums''' category, Artist in '''Artists''', and Labels... Well you get the point. | ||
