Wikipedia:WikiProject Industrial/Resources
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Welcome to the WikiProject Industrial Resource Center. This is the place to find guides on how to properly edit and maintain articles.
Guidelines
Although we strive to comply with all Wikipedia guidelines, there are a lot of them. Many Wikipedia policies must be discovered through experience so remember to be bold with your edits! It helps you and Wikipedia at the same time!
The following guidelines are listed for convenience and also may be particularly helpful when editing industrial articles:
Editing Tips
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|bgcolor=#F5FFFA| ? | 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. |
| bgcolor=#D8F6D4| I. | Use references. This is an encyclopedia, so remember to include a |
| bgcolor=#CAF9C3| II. | Use proper spelling and grammar. We want to learn editors to write proper". There is helpful guidelines in regards to styles. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style (music) for more information. |
| bgcolor=#B6F9AB| 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. |
| bgcolor=9FF792| 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. |
| bgcolor=#8BF97A| 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. |
| bgcolor=#7BFC67| 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. |
| bgcolor=#67FA51| 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
The following templates are used for WikiProject Industrial and serve purposes from tracking articles, giving awards, and even noting membership to this WikiProject.
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{{tl|WikiProject Industrial}} | style="border-right: 1px solid #484898; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding: 5px"| {{WikiProject Industrial|class=NA|category=no}} | style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;padding: 5px"| The project notice designed to be placed in the talk page of any article that has been or should be edited as part of this Wikiproject. Please see the assessment page for parameters to use in rating articles. | ||
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| align="center" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; padding: 5px"| {{Template:The Industrial Barnstar|put your personal message here | style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; padding: 5px"| Use to give credit to excellent work on the Industrial Music WikiProject. | ||
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