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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. | ||
* We're a '''war site''', but we do '''welcome non-war submissions''', particularly '''pre-war albums''' from '''wartime artists'''. Just keep it relevant in some way | |||
* '''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. | * 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. | ||