Difference between revisions of "Editing Guidelines"

Latest revision as of 15:14, 25 August 2009

Naming conventions

Names must be descriptive.
Words should be separated with spaces, so they can be searched by words.
Try to minimize the length of article names and make as general as possible.
Articles related to a specific applications should be sectioned accordingly, e.g. "Application:Article"

Uploaded files

Images should be in PNG format.
Check that the same or similar file does not already exist (use Special:ListFiles).
Files related to a specific applications should be prefixed accordingly, e.g. "Application File Name".

Navigation tables

Navigation tables can be converted to templates and used in any page when needed. Alternatively, one could use categories to group pages together.

Message boxes

Category:Message Box has a collection of available message boxes which can be used a number of purposes, for example: highlighting hints, asking questions, marking articles which require cleanup or need to be expanded.

Removing links to articles

It is a dangerous business which can cause some articles to be unreachable. Think twice before such actions and don't do it unless it is completely necessary. Think of changing the content of an article under question, instead of unlinking it and creating a new article to replace it.

Signature in talk pages

Please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes (~~~~). This will automatically put your signature (name and date).

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-{{Cleanup}}
+__NOTOC__
+== Naming conventions ==
+* Names must be descriptive.
+* Words should be separated with spaces, so they can be searched by words.
+* Try to minimize the length of article names and make as general as possible.
+* Articles related to a specific applications should be sectioned accordingly, e.g. "Application:Article"
-== DRAFT GUIDELINES ==
+== Uploaded files ==
-* Files should have been prefixed with ReNamer, because other programs might need AddButton.png for example.
+* Images should be in PNG format.
-* Words in uploaded file names should be separated with spaces, so they can be searched by words.
+* Check that the same or similar file does not already exist (use [[Special:ListFiles]]).
-* Table of contents will have to be edited in the template <nowiki>{{ReNamer Help}}</nowiki>, instead of section in the main page, which soon would be replaced by a template anyway.
+* Files related to a specific applications should be prefixed accordingly, e.g. "Application File Name".
-* Try to minimize the length of article names and make them more general, for example: "Placing files and folders in Renamer's work area" could be named "Adding files and folders".
+== Navigation tables ==
+Navigation tables can be converted to templates and used in any page when needed. Alternatively, one could use [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Categories categories] to group pages together.
+== Message boxes ==
+[[:Category:Message Box]] has a collection of available message boxes which can be used a number of purposes, for example: highlighting hints, asking questions, marking articles which require cleanup or need to be expanded.
+== Removing links to articles ==
+It is a dangerous business which can cause some articles to be unreachable. Think twice before such actions and don't do it unless it is completely necessary. Think of changing the content of an article under question, instead of unlinking it and creating a new article to replace it.
+== Signature in talk pages ==
+Please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>). This will automatically put your [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Signatures signature] (name and date).