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There is a noticeboard for music-related news and requests at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/Noticeboard]]. |
There is a noticeboard for music-related news and requests at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/Noticeboard]]. |
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==Guidelines |
==Guidelines== |
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WikiProject Music standards are at [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (music)]], which cover the current styles and conventions on Wikipedia for [[:Category:Music|Music-related articles]]. |
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*[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (music samples)]] |
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*[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (record charts)]] |
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'''Use [[common sense]].''' Ultimately, [[Wikipedia:assume good faith|assume good faith]] on the part of others, [[WP:BB|be '''bold''']] in editing because [[WP:Editing policy#Wikipedia_is_a_work_in_progress:_perfection_is_not_required|'''perfection is not required''']].</br> See [[Wikipedia:Editing policy]] for more information. |
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*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Discographies/style|Wikipedia:Manual of Style (discographies)]] |
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Before starting a new article! - '''[[Wikipedia:Notability|Notability]]''' is a concern that must be adhered to. See [[Wikipedia:Notability (music)]] for more information.</br>Need help starting a new article? See [[Wikipedia:Article wizard]] it will help you through the process of submitting a new article to Wikipedia. |
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|bgcolor=#D8F6D4| <font face=verdana,arial>'''I'''.</font> |
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||'''Use references.''' This is an encyclopedia, so remember to include a <nowiki>==References==</nowiki> section listing websites, newspapers, articles, books and other sources you used to write the article. New articles and statements added to existing articles may be deleted if unreferenced or referenced poorly. See [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]], [[Wikipedia:Cite_sources]] and [[Wikipedia:References]] for more information. |
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|bgcolor=#CAF9C3| <font face=verdana,arial>'''II'''.</font> |
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||'''Use proper spelling, grammar and layouts.''' This is a very important aspect of an article. "We want to learn editors to write proper" There are helpful guidelines in regards to styles. See [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (MUSTARD)|Manual of Style (MUSTARD)]] for more information. |
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|bgcolor=#B6F9AB| <font face=verdana,arial>'''III'''.</font> |
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|| '''Use footnotes.''' Take advantage of the footnote ability Wikipedia has, instead of including html links inside the context include them as footnotes. See [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] on how to use them. |
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|bgcolor=9FF792| <font face=verdana,arial>'''IV'''.</font> |
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||'''Write a good lead.''' Be sure to write a [[WP:Lead|lead]] that concisely summarizes the entire article into one or two paragraphs, which make sense to someone who may know nothing about the subjects in question. See [[Wikipedia:Lead section]] for more information. |
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|bgcolor=#8BF97A| <font face=verdana,arial>'''V'''.</font> |
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|| '''[[Wikipedia:Writing better articles|Stay on topic]].''' Many articles are criticized for [[Wikipedia:Article size|length]]; sticking to the subject matter helps eliminate this. See [[Wikipedia:The_perfect_article|Wikipedia:The perfect article]] for more information. |
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|bgcolor=#7BFC67| <font face=verdana,arial>'''VI'''.</font> |
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|bgcolor=#67FA51| <font face=verdana,arial>'''VII'''.</font> |
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|| '''Use images if possible.''' Images enhance articles greatly, but only use them when they are necessary, and ensure that their copyright status has been specified and we are allowed to use it on Wikipedia. See [[Wikipedia:Images]] |
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==Assessments== |
==Assessments== |
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==Project structure== |
==Project structure== |
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====Music-related WikiProjects template==== |
====Music-related WikiProjects template==== |
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* Add this to the bottom of music-related WikiProjects: {{tl|WikiProject Music/Related WikiProjects}} |
* Add this to the bottom of music-related WikiProjects: {{tl|WikiProject Music/Related WikiProjects}}.</br> This template should be kept up-to-date with [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Culture/Music]] |
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{{WikiProject Music/Related WikiProjects}} |
{{WikiProject Music/Related WikiProjects}} |
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====Portals==== |
====Portals==== |
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{{Portal|Music}} |
{{Portal|Music}} |
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The [[Portal:Music|Music portal]] template '''{{tlx|Portal|Music}}''' may be placed in the ''See also'' or another appropriate section of a music article, however there are other, more specific pages available. See [[:Category:Music portals]] for a list of music portals. |
The [[Portal:Music|Music portal]] template '''{{tlx|Portal|Music}}''' may be placed in the ''See also'' or another appropriate section of a music article, however there are other, more specific pages available. See [[:Category:Music portals]] for a list of music portals. |
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===Stubs=== |
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To add an article to the music stubs category, use {{tl|music-stub}}. See [[:Category:Music stubs]] for more stubs and info. |
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{{Music-stub}} |
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==Userbox and project awards== |
==Userbox and project awards== |
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{{Clear}} |
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==See also == |
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:''Main tool page: [http://toolserver.org/~dispenser/view/Tools toolserver.org]'' |
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*[http://toolserver.org/~dispenser/view/Reflinks Reflinks] - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references |
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*[http://toolserver.org/~dispenser/view/Checklinks Checklinks] - Edit and repair external links |
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*[http://toolserver.org/~dispenser/view/Dab_solver Dab solver] - Quickly resolve ambiguous links. |
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*[http://toolserver.org/~dispenser/view/Peer_reviewer Peer reviewer] - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Wikipedia:Lyrics and poetry]] |
*[[Wikipedia:Lyrics and poetry]] |
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*[[Wikipedia:Music encyclopedia topics]] |
*[[Wikipedia:Music encyclopedia topics]] |
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*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Lights Camera Wiki/Music]] |
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Lights Camera Wiki/Music]] |
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==Resources== |
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*[http://www.societymusictheory.org/index.php?pid=109 Society for Music Theory's Online Resources] |
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*[http://www.music.org/InfoEdMusic/InfoEdMusicHome.html College Music Society's Music Resource Center] |
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*[http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/ Indiana University School of Music / William and Gayle Cook Music Library's Worldwide Internet Music Resources] |
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==Watchlist== |
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*[http://toolserver.org/~tim1357/cgi-bin/wikiproject_watchlist.py?template=WikiProject+Music Wikiproject Watchlist - WikiProject Music] |
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{{Wikipedia policies and guidelines}} |
{{Wikipedia policies and guidelines}} |
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Some Wikipedians have formed a project to better organize information in articles related to music. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page or on those of the project subpages. (See links below). WikiProject Music aims to encourage the collaborative addition of accurate information to a wide variety of musical topics. There are, however, topics which may not be of sufficient importance for inclusion in Wikipedia. ParticipantsWikiProject Music now has over a hundred members! See Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/Participants for the full list. Click here to add yourself! NoticeboardThere is a noticeboard for music-related news and requests at Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/Noticeboard. GuidelinesWikiProject Music standards are at Wikipedia:Manual of Style (music), which cover the current styles and conventions on Wikipedia for Music-related articles.
AssessmentsAssessments are done by individual music projects, such as Albums, Classical music, Composers etc., not by this Music Project, which is an umbrella project. CategoriesThe project categories are listed on the Categories sub page. Project structure
PortalsThe Music portal template StubsTo add an article to the music stubs category, use {{music-stub}}. See Category:Music stubs for more stubs and info.
Userbox and project awardsUserboxThere is a userbox for members, which adds them to Category:WikiProject Music members. To add the userbox to your user page, use {{User WP Music}}. It will produce this:
Project awards The Music Barnstar can be awarded to any Wikipedian that exhibits exceptional effort and dedication to music-related articles. Add it to their Talk page with {{subst:Music Barnstar|message ~~~~}}. See also
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