User:Jeremy Butler/Things to Remember When Wikiing
Templates
Needs-an-expert
{{Expert}} =
This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself if you can.
Clean-up
{{cleanup}} =
This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. See How to Edit and Style and How-to for help, or this article's talk page.
Neutral PoV
{{POV-check}} =
This article may not conform to the neutral point of view policy. A Wikipedian has nominated this article to be checked for its neutrality. Discussion of this nomination can be found on the talk page.
POV-check be added to an article which you feel needs to be edited for neutrality. However, it is generally preferred that you use the neutrality dispute template:
{{NPOV}} =
The neutrality of this article is disputed. Please see discussion on the talk page.
Film stub
{{film-stub}}
Further info:
Television stub
{{tv-stub}}
Magazine & Journal stub
{{mag-stub}}
Generic stub
{{stub}}
Movie infobox
Explained here: [[Template:Infobox Movie]]
{{Infobox Movie|
movie_name = |
image = |
director = |
producer = |
writer = |
starring =actor01<br>actor02
movie_music = |
distributor = |
release_date =[[]] |
runtime = |
movie_language = |
budget = |
music = |
awards = |
imdb_id = |
}}
Television series infobox
Explained here: [[Template:Infobox television]]
{{Infobox television|
| show_name =
| image =
| caption =
| format =
| runtime =
| creator =
| starring = actor01<br>actor02
| country =
| network =
| first_aired =
| last_aired =
| num_episodes =
}}
On Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_Film/doc
Template:Visual Studies Course
Template:Visual Studies Course
{{Infobox television|
| show_name =
| image =
| caption =
| format =
| runtime =
| creator =
| starring = actor01<br>actor02
| country =
| network =
| first_aired =
| last_aired =
| num_episodes =
}}
See documentation:
Template:Visual_Studies_Course/doc
Other Mark-Up
Common abbreviations
A list of abbreviations commonly used in the edit-summary description: Screenpedia:Edit summary legend. Summarized here: Screenpedia:Edit summary/Quick reference.
Bibliographic form
Auto generated at Wiki Bibliography
Redirect
To redirect a page (1) to a different page (2), enter on the top of page 1:
#REDIRECT [[NAME OF PAGE 2]]
#REDIRECT [[NAME OF PAGE 2]] {{R from alternate name}}
#REDIRECT [[NAME OF PAGE 2]] {{R for alternate capitalisation}}
Further info:
Revert
Further info:
Candidates for speedy deletion
Non-admins can ask for an admin to delete a page, either by listing it on speedy deletions, or by adding a {{deletebecause|Reason}} or a {{Db-reason|Reason}} header.
Authors can use speedy-delete on their own pages.
Further info:
Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion
Vandalism warning templates
- {{subst:test}} or {{subst:test1}}
Thanks for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks.
- {{subst:test2}}
Please stop adding nonsense to Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you.
- {{subst:test2a}} (a variant suitable for blanking vandalism)
Please stop removing content from Wikipedia; it is considered vandalism. If you want to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you.
- {{subst:test3}}
Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia.
- {{subst:test4}}
This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize a page, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia
- {{subst:test5}}
You have been temporarily blocked from editing for vandalism of Wikipedia. Please note that page blanking, addition of random text, deliberate misinformation, and repeated and blatant violation of WP:NPOV are considered vandalism. If you wish to make useful contributions, you may come back after the block expires.
Further info: Screenpedia:Vandalism
To insert an image in an article:
[[Image:FILENAME.jpg|thumb|Caption]]
For example:
[[Image:Rules of the Game 09 kitchen.jpg|thumb|A scene from [[Jean Renoir]]'s film, ''[[Rules of the Game]]'', exemplifies shallow focus.]]
Limited options are available for positioning the image:
More info:
Wikipedia:Extended image syntax Wikipedia:Picture tutorial
Images and Fair Use
Fair use comment to insert in article:
<!-- FAIR USE of IMAGENAME.jpg: see image description page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:IMAGENAME.jpg for rationale -->
Fair use tag to insert in image description:
Fair use for [[deep focus]] The image linked here is claimed to be used under fair use as: # it is being used for the purposes of criticism and commentary # it is only a very small part of the original work (just a single frame from a 24-frames-per-second movie)
Promo-image tag to insert in image description:
{{Promotional}} =
Film-screenshot tag to insert in image description:
{{Film-screenshot}} =
- This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted film, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by the studio which produced the film, and possibly also by any actors appearing in the screenshot. It is believed that the use of a limited number of web-resolution screenshots for identification and critical commentary on the film and its contents on Screenpedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit University of Alabama, qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Copyrights for more information.
Other stuff to add to Image Description page
Wikipedia:Image description page
"Clearing" below an image with CSS
<br style="clear: both;">
Configuring/Customizing WikiMedia
Help with Templates
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Templates
Customization options
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Customization
General FAQ
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ
