Wikipedia:WikiProject Kylie Minogue/Article Standards

Welcome to the WikiProject Writing an Article   Achievements   Assessment   Popular pages   Discussion Using the sandbox The WP:Kylie Sandbox is for Kylie Minogue articles that have not reached the music notability guideline, but are expected to in the next six months. In contrast, the sandbox is also for stubs to improve them and define their notability. For the former purpose, start the articles here and move them (just like regular pages) to the desired name. For the latter purpose, copy and paste the articles into the sandbox. After you are done, copy and paste the new and improved articles back in the article namespace, but add the {{Histmerge}} template to the top of the article. One articles take one sandbox, they have the right to be there until they are finished and ready for the main namespace. However, if other users see fit, they can vote the articles out on this talk page. They can also amend the rules stated on this page on that talk page as well. Do not: Redirect article titles to the sandbox. Start unsourced stubs. You need at least 1 source to add content into the sandbox. Sandbox Number reserved in sandbox can sometimes represent level of priority for WP:Kylie. 1 2 3 4 Link 1 2 3 4 Main Article In My Arms (Kylie Minogue song) Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love) Kylie Minogue singles discography Intentions 5 6 7 8 Link 5 6 7 8 Main Article Reserved for Sections Intentions N/A Sandbox Archives Empty Empty Empty Emergency Sandboxes 9 E 0 Tips ?. Use common sense. Ultimately, assume good faith on the part of others, be bold in editing because perfection is not required. See Wikipedia:Editing policy for more information. Before starting a new article! - Notability is a concern that must be adhered to. See Wikipedia:Notability (music) for more information. Need help starting a new article? See Wikipedia:Article wizard it will help you through the process of submitting a new article to Wikipedia. I. Use references. This is an encyclopedia, so remember to include a ==References== 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. II. Use proper spelling and grammar. 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 (music) for more information. III. 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. IV. Write a good lead. Be sure to write a 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. V. Stay on topic. Many articles are criticized for length; sticking to the subject matter helps eliminate this. See Wikipedia:The perfect article for more information. VI. Keep it simple. Remember that the average reader should be able to comprehend the erudition. Although you should use a broad vocabulary of regular, non-technical terms, do not provide such a quantity of locutions as to impel those who aspire to derive serviceable information from the article to consult a dictionary. VII. 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 Templates Every article needs the following templates. Please copy and paste the codes and place them in the appropriate places. Article Namespace These templates need to go into the actual article, place them in their proper spots. Code Example Usage Location {{Kylie Minogue}} Short: {{Kylie}} To link Kylie Minogue articles together. At the bottom of the "External links" section (at the bottom of the page, above the categories).Do not use on song/single articles. {{Kylie Minogue singles discography}} Short: {{Kylie singles}} To link Kylie Minogue song articles together. At the bottom of the "External links" section (at the bottom of the page, above the categories). This template is to be used only on song/single articles. Kylie Minogue is the only exception. {{Portal|Music}} To link Kylie Minogue articles to the Music portal. Directly beneath (on the next line after) the "See also" heading. If the {{Wikipedia-Books}} template is present, place this template on the next line below. See here for example. Talk namespace These templates need to go onto the top of the talk page. Code Example Usage Location {{WikiProject Kylie Minogue}} Short: {{WPKylie}} To tag articles into the project and give them the appropriate grade. Note: Changing the status in this template does not change the grade of the article. This template can substitute for {{WikiProject Albums}} and {{WikiProject Songs}} when set up correctly (see documentation). On the very top of the talk page. If there are other templates at the top, put this one under those. If there are other WikiProject templates on the talk page, place this near those. Tools There are tools for editors at Toolserver.org that can help you review an article. Some of these tools are the following: Reflinks - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references Checklinks - Edit and repair external links Dab solver - Quickly resolve ambiguous links. Peer reviewer - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.