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Stub's are | Stub's are articles just getting off the Ground. They have very little details, and very little references to back up those details. | ||
As an editor, you can take the | As an editor, you can take the following actions to help expand the article. Once it is consided a '''stub-level''' article, Please follow | ||
[[Lylat Wiki:Decent | [[Lylat Wiki:Decent Articles|Decent Article]] & [[Lylat Wiki:Quality Standards|Quality Standards]] to help it along. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
== | == Discussion Page(s) == | ||
First before adding anything, it is recommended that visit the page's respective discussion page. There you should find any other ideas people have about the page, and links to any wikiproject that has claims over it. Going to the wikiproject page, you will see a list of recommended stuff to put in a article that falls under there jurisdiction. Take what article you are interested in, and compare it to the recommended lists. If the article is missing anything from any of the lists, please copy missing information over. | First before adding anything, it is recommended that visit the page's respective discussion page. There you should find any other ideas people have about the page, and links to any wikiproject that has claims over it. Going to the wikiproject page, you will see a list of recommended stuff to put in a article that falls under there jurisdiction. Take what article you are interested in, and compare it to the recommended lists. If the article is missing anything from any of the lists, please copy missing information over. | ||
=== Sections === | === Sections === | ||
How should the article be | How should the article be organized? what sections should be expected on a Game Page, Regardless of Which Game We are talking about? | ||
=== Templates === | === Templates === | ||
What template(s) should every Character Page have? our how about a Vehicle Page? Item? Stage? | What template(s) should every Character Page have? our how about a Vehicle Page? Item? Stage? | ||
== | At a minim, make sure the template has the following: | ||
* Any related navigation templates | |||
* A related Infobox. | |||
* Area-based stub template, replacing {{t|stub}} if found. | |||
== Content == | |||
Once you have all the recommended information, now dive-in and add some content. Often, what content appears on a page will depend on what page you are looking at, but here are some areas we expect you to find on every page. These are some of the Area's we recommend like you to Expand First. | Once you have all the recommended information, now dive-in and add some content. Often, what content appears on a page will depend on what page you are looking at, but here are some areas we expect you to find on every page. These are some of the Area's we recommend like you to Expand First. | ||
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: Know of any locations where interested visitors can find out more about the subject? | : Know of any locations where interested visitors can find out more about the subject? | ||
Keep in mind, Articles need to be designed to be easily [[wikipedia:accessibility|accessible]] and [[wikipedia:findability|findable]]. | Keep in mind, Articles need to be designed to be easily [[wikipedia:accessibility|accessible]] and [[wikipedia:findability|findable]]. | ||
== | == Verification == | ||
Just because it's placed on a wiki, doesn't make it true. Sometime you will make sure you can provide outside proof of something you included. How? with citations. | Just because it's placed on a wiki, doesn't make it true. Sometime you will make sure you can provide outside proof of something you included. How? with citations. | ||
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afterwords, save and go to the text you just tried to verify. Right after the text, should be a <sup>[Superscript Number]</sup> that links to the reference information you gave, now move to the bottom of the page. | afterwords, save and go to the text you just tried to verify. Right after the text, should be a <sup>[Superscript Number]</sup> that links to the reference information you gave, now move to the bottom of the page. | ||
=== How do you know if something needs citing === | === How do you know if something needs citing === | ||
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# When you are quoting directly from a source. | # When you are quoting directly from a source. | ||
for more on citing, please see: [[Help:Citing Sources]] and [[Lylat Wiki:Citation Policy]]. | |||
== To Become a Stub Article == | |||
To be considered a '''stub'''-level article, an article needs to first of it needs to off met the '''start'''-level requirements first. | |||
Then it needs to be check for the following: | |||
* does it have the minimum sections & templates, as specified above and according to the wiki project? | |||
* does it contain at least one outside reference? | |||
Once you have a start-level article ready to be reviewed, seek out a stub-level reviewer and ask them to review the page. If it passes, replace the article's -start-level template with a -stub-level one to show the article's promotion. | |||
== | == Credits == | ||
We thank the contributors of the following pages as they were a big help in creating the topics covered here. | |||
* [[mariowiki:MarioWiki:Maintenance|Super Mario Wiki]] | |||
{{ | * [[bulbapedia:Category:Notice_templates|Bulbapedia]] | ||
* [[wikipedia:Template:Multiple_issues|Wikipedia]] | |||
* [[zeldawiki:Zelda_Wiki.org:Quality_Standards|Zelda Wiki]] | |||
[[Category:Article Pages|{{PAGENAME}}]] | |||