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== Article titles, headings, and sections ==
== Article titles, headings, and sections ==
When deciding on a name for an article, follow the general Wikipedia principles. Key points include:
When deciding on a name for an article, follow the general Wikipedia principles. Key points include:
* "A title should be recognizable (as a name or description of the topic), natural, sufficiently precise, concise, and consistent with the titles of related articles."
* A title should be recognizable (as a name or description of the topic), natural, sufficiently precise, concise, and consistent with the titles of related articles.
* Use sentence case for article titles and headings, not title case (unless the heading is, itself, the title of something, e.g. "Manual of Style", or begins with a word that always starts lower-case, e.g., "eBay", etc.).
* Use sentence case for article titles and headings, not title case (unless the heading is, itself, the title of something, e.g. "Manual of Style", or begins with a word that always starts lower-case, e.g., "eBay", etc.).
* Omit initial articles (e.g., "Playbill collection", not "The playbill collection"), unless by convention it is an inseparable part of a name (e.g., The Hague) or it is part of the title of a work (e.g., ''The Beauties of Shakespeare'').
* Omit initial articles (e.g., "Playbill collection", not "The playbill collection"), unless by convention it is an inseparable part of a name (e.g., The Hague) or it is part of the title of a work (e.g., ''The Beauties of Shakespeare'').
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*Titles should typically omit non-standard symbols such as backslash, forwardslash, or parentheses.
*Titles should typically omit non-standard symbols such as backslash, forwardslash, or parentheses.
* Begin each article with a sentence or two summarizing the topic (the "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lead_section Lead section]")
* Begin each article with a sentence or two summarizing the topic (the "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lead_section Lead section]")
 
* Use level 2 headings for subsections within the article (having four or more level 2 headings automatically creates a table of contents)
Use level 2 headings for subsections within the article (having four or more level 2 headings automatically creates a table of contents)


== Content ==
== Content ==

Revision as of 18:47, 23 May 2014

In general, follow Wikipedia's Manual of Style when creating articles. Instructions are also being added here as things come up.

Article titles, headings, and sections

When deciding on a name for an article, follow the general Wikipedia principles. Key points include:

  • A title should be recognizable (as a name or description of the topic), natural, sufficiently precise, concise, and consistent with the titles of related articles.
  • Use sentence case for article titles and headings, not title case (unless the heading is, itself, the title of something, e.g. "Manual of Style", or begins with a word that always starts lower-case, e.g., "eBay", etc.).
  • Omit initial articles (e.g., "Playbill collection", not "The playbill collection"), unless by convention it is an inseparable part of a name (e.g., The Hague) or it is part of the title of a work (e.g., The Beauties of Shakespeare).
  • Titles should normally be nouns or noun phrases: "Shakespeare's era", not "In Shakespeare's era". Using phrases beginning "In..." is okay for section headings, though.
  • Titles should typically omit non-standard symbols such as backslash, forwardslash, or parentheses.
  • Begin each article with a sentence or two summarizing the topic (the "Lead section")
  • Use level 2 headings for subsections within the article (having four or more level 2 headings automatically creates a table of contents)

Content

  • Please be sure to submit content you have written or have taken from the public domain or a similar free resource. If your content does not fit these parameters, please cite your sources using the <ref> extension. Please do not submit copyrighted work without permission or citation of sources.
  • Do not sign articles with a signature and timestamp. This convention is reserved for talk pages only.

Linking

  • When including links to other articles or websites, only link the first occurrence of that topic in your article.
  • Use internal links for content within the Folger's wiki space (i.e., in Bard2, Folgerpedia, or the Insites wiki farm) so that the globe icon doesn't display.
  • Try to hide URL behind text so URL does not display, allowing for a cleaner looking article.

Specialized styles

Topics with specialized styles include: