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{{shortcuts | | {{shortcuts|LW:Stubs}} | ||
{{ | {{draft-policy}} | ||
{{Article Level}} | |||
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. | ||
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=== 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 == | == Content == | ||
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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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# 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]]. | for more on citing, please see: [[Help:Citing Sources]] and [[Lylat Wiki:Citation Policy]]. | ||
== To Become a Stub Article == | == To Become a Stub Article == | ||
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Then it needs to be check for the following: | Then it needs to be check for the following: | ||
* does it have the | * does it have the minimum sections & templates, as specified above and according to the wiki project? | ||
* does it contain at least one outside reference? | * 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}}]] | |||