Difference between revisions of "Lylat Wiki:Decent Articles"

We thank the contributors of the follwoing pages as they were a big help in creating the topics covered here.  

Remember this is not a governance of each contribution. If you want to contribute information, in complete disregards to this guide, then do so. We would rather have you contribute and break a rule, and then not contribute at all.  

=== Sections ===

* Sections need to be titled correctly, and they need to follow the rules of spelling and grammar, just as the rest of the article does.  

=== Templates ===

* Templates need to look good on an article, almost to the point a view will not realize it's a template. If a template needs fixing, in your fixing of the article, please bring it to the attention of everyone by marking the template, not the article you are working on. Templates have there own discussion pages for these types of things.

== Verification ==

These include:

== Style and Content Guide ==  

# numbered?

Before including a file, be sure it has the following:  

# A [[Lylat Wiki:Copyrights|Licence]]

#* and make sure all the information is filled out. If a file is deleted due to missing or bad information, and you've used it, then the article may have just decreased in quality, as there is now a <span style="color:red">Red Link</span> in place of the image.  

# Be sure to provide some kind of alternative way of providing the same information, for those under different, sometimes harsher, conditions than you.  

#* simple animations - use .gif

# fan art needs to go specifically in a fan art gallery, unless the art was designed specifically for purpose on the wiki. They should not be used to demonstrate a subject matter. However, exceptions may apply. If you aren't sure, check an administrator.  

for more, see: [[Lylat Wiki:Image Standards]].  

==== Music & Videos ====

Before posting music or a video on a article, including linking to an outside sources, make sure the following is followed:

# it is actually related to the subject matter, not just to be "cool".  

=== Cateogries ===

Placing an article In the appropriate category can give a nice finishing for a visitor on the page. It helps encourage them to continue surfing around the wiki, via the path provided by one of the Category Links.

# Has it been expanding at a steady pace, without compromising spelling or grammar, or other linguistic qualities?  

# has some of the previous linguistic errors been fixed?

# Are the templates the used well designed, well placed and meet the linguistic standards set above?

; Verification

# If there's music or a video, does it enhance the experience of the page, rather than reduce it?

# Is the article in an inappropriate categories?

== Related Pages ==

   

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