Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube/Style guide

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This is a style guide for YouTube related content in the English Wikipedia. The ultimate goal of the guide is to have every YouTube-related article standardized, with every article containing encyclopedic content that helps a viewer. Every YouTube related article, when showing YouTube brand colors, should follow this table:

YouTube Brand Colors
Name Hex
(RGB)
Red
(RGB)
Green
(RGB)
Blue
(RGB)
Hue
(HSL/HSV)
Satur.
(HSL)
Light
(HSL)
Satur.
(HSV)
Value
(HSV)
Alias
Full color 1 #E52D27 90% 18% 15% 0° 79% 53% 0% 90%
Full color 2 #B31217 70% 7% 9% 0° 82% 39% 0% 70%
Flat Color #CD201F 80% 13% 12% 0° 74% 46% 0% 80%

YouTuber Articles in the Article namespace[edit]

This section relates to articles that are about YouTubers, in the scope of WikiProject YouTube. Examples:

Infobox YouTube personality[edit]

Every YouTuber page, should have an info-box about their YouTube channel, if YouTube is significant to the individual's notability . Every subject on Wikipedia that is about a YouTube channel should have a YouTuber info-box. It is fine if there are multiple info-boxes on the page about the person. If a person is not technically considered a YouTuber (ex: a musician with a VEVO YouTube Account), they should generally not have this infobox unless their YouTube channel is of special significance.

Infobox Syntax[edit]

Infobox Syntax Example
{{{name}}}
{{{logo caption}}}
{{{caption}}}
Personal information
Born
{{{birth_name}}}

{{{birth_date}}}
{{{birth_place}}}
Died{{{death_date}}}
{{{death_place}}}
Nationality{{{nationality}}}
Occupation{{{occupation}}}
Website{{{website}}}
YouTube information
Also known as{{{pseudonym}}}
Channel
Years active{{{years_active}}}
Genre{{{genre}}}
Subscribers{{{subscribers}}}[1]
Total views{{{views}}}[1]
Network{{{network}}}
Associated acts{{{associated_acts}}}
100,000 subscribers{{{silver_year}}}
1,000,000 subscribers{{{gold_year}}}
10,000,000 subscribers{{{diamond_year}}}
50,000,000 subscribers{{{ruby_year}}}

Last updated: {{{stats_update}}}
{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = 
| logo = 
| logo caption = 
| image = 
| caption = 
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = 
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| nationality = 
| occupation = 
| website = 
| pseudonym = 
| channel_name = 
| channel_url = 
| channel_direct_url = 
| years_active = 
| genre = 
| subscribers = 
| views = 
| network = 
| associated_acts = 
| catchphrase(s) = 
| silver_button = 
| silver_year = 
| gold_button = 
| gold_year = 
| diamond_button = 
| diamond_year = 
| ruby_button = 
| ruby_year = 
| stats_update = 
}}
Infobox Syntax Directions
{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = 
| logo = <!-- just the filename, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing [[brackets]] -->
| logo caption = 
| image = <!-- just the filename, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing [[brackets]] -->
| caption = 
| birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name -->
| birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Birth-date and age|birth date†}} -->
| birth_place = 
| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|death date†|birth date†}} -->
| death_place = 
| nationality = 
| occupation = 
| website = 
| pseudonym = <!-- use for individuals only -->
| channel_name = <!-- use for channels only, format: www.youtube.com/user/channel_name (Use either channel_name, channel_direct_url or channel_url - not more than one) -->
| channel_url = <!-- use for channels only, format: www.youtube.com/c/channel_url (Use either channel_name, channel_direct_url or channel_url - not more than one) -->
| channel_direct_url = <!-- use for channels only, format: www.youtube.com/channel_direct_url (Use either channel_name, channel_direct_url or channel_url - not more than one) -->
| years_active = <!-- year of channel's creation until its discontinuation or present day -->
| genre = 
| subscribers = 
| subscriber_date = <!-- Data represented in "stats_update" parameter  -->
| views = 
| view_date = <!-- Data represented in "stats_update" parameter  -->
| network = <!-- multi-channel network (MCN) to which the channel has signed (past and/or present), if any -->
| associated_acts = 
| catchphrase(s) = <!-- unique phrases said by the YouTuber -->
| silver_button = <!-- yes/no; only use if the individual/channel has been awarded with a silver play button by YouTube -->
| silver_year = <!-- year in which the channel reached 100,000 subscribers -->
| gold_button = <!-- yes/no; only use if the individual/channel has been awarded with a gold play button by YouTube -->
| gold_year = <!-- year in which the channel reached 1,000,000 subscribers -->
| diamond_button = <!-- yes/no; only use if the individual/channel has been awarded with a diamond play button by YouTube -->
| diamond_year = <!-- year in which the channel reached 10,000,000 subscribers -->
| ruby_button = <!-- yes/no; only use if the individual/channel has been awarded with a ruby play button by YouTube -->
| ruby_year = <!-- year in which the channel reached 50,000,000 subscribers -->
| stats_update = <!-- date at which given channel statistics are correct -->
}}
† birth date and death date may be in either 'DD Month YYYY' or 'Month DD, YYYY'

Infoboxes Coexist[edit]

Adele
Adele smiling
Adele at her Adele Live 2016 concert tour, March 2016
Adele
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2009–present
Subscribers14 million[2]
Total views5 billion[2]
NetworkVevo
100,000 subscribersUnknown
1,000,000 subscribers2012
10,000,000 subscribers2016

Last updated: 23 April 2017

The infobox YouTube personality, co-exists with the infobox person.

Project Tagging[edit]

All YouTuber articles in the Article namespace, in the scope of WikiProject YouTube, should have the tag {{WikiProject YouTube}} on their talk page. Class and Quality should be filled out according to this assessment page.

YouTube-related articles in the Article namespace[edit]

This section relates to articles that are not about YouTubers, that are in the article namespace, and that are in the scope of WikiProject YouTube. Examples:

Project Tagging[edit]

All non-YouTuber articles in the Article namespace, in the scope of WikiProject YouTube, should have the tag {{WikiProject YouTube}} on their talk page. Class and Quality should be filled out according to this assessment page.

YouTube-related files in the File namespace[edit]

This section relates to files that are in the file namespace, and that are in the scope of WikiProject YouTube. Examples:

Project Tagging[edit]

All articles in the File namespace, in the scope of WikiProject YouTube, should have the tag {{WikiProject YouTube|class=file}} on their talk page. Quality should be filled out according to this assessment page.

YouTube-related templates in the Template namespace[edit]

This section relates to templates that are in the file namespace, and that are in the scope of WikiProject YouTube. Examples:

Project Tagging[edit]

All templates in the Template namespace, in the scope of WikiProject YouTube, should have the tag {{WikiProject YouTube|class=template}} on their talk page. Quality should be filled out according to this assessment page.

YouTube-related categories in the Category namespace[edit]

This section relates to categories that are in the category namespace, and that are in the scope of WikiProject YouTube. Examples:

Project Tagging[edit]

All categories in the category namespace, in the scope of WikiProject YouTube, should have the tag {{WikiProject YouTube|class=category}} on their talk page. Quality should be filled out according to this assessment page.

YouTube-related categories in the Portal namespace[edit]

This section relates to portals that are in the portal namespace, and that are in the scope of WikiProject YouTube. Examples:

Project Tagging[edit]

All portals in the portal namespace, in the scope of WikiProject YouTube, should have the tag {{WikiProject YouTube|class=portal}} on their talk page. Quality should be filled out according to this assessment page.

YouTube-related categories in the Book namespace[edit]

This section relates to books that are in the book namespace, and that are in the scope of WikiProject YouTube. Examples:

Project Tagging[edit]

All books in the book namespace, in the scope of WikiProject YouTube, should have the tag {{WikiProject YouTube|class=book}} on their talk page. Quality should be filled out according to this assessment page.

YouTube-related categories in the Draft namespace[edit]

This section relates to drafts that are in the draft namespace, and that are in the scope of WikiProject YouTube. Examples:

Project Tagging[edit]

All drafts in the draft namespace, in the scope of WikiProject YouTube, should have the tag {{WikiProject YouTube|class=draft}} on their talk page. Quality should be filled out according to this assessment page.

Page Moving[edit]

If a draft is moved into an article namespace. A new tag should be placed like {{WikiProject YouTube}} on their talk page. Class and Quality should be filled out according to this assessment page.

  1. ^ a b {{{channel_name}}}/about "About {{{channel_name}}}". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b "About AdeleVEVO". YouTube.