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Now that there is some text in a article, time to include some other ways of displaying information. | Now that there is some text in a article, time to include some other ways of displaying information. | ||
== Textual Information == | |||
In addition to paragraphs, information can be stored in lists and tables. Which is best depends on the situation, but a '''decent''' article has has found the best way to display the information it has currently. | |||
==== Tables ==== | |||
for more, see: [[Lylat Wiki:Image Standards]]. | |||
Is/Are the table(s) organized in a way that the table makes it easier to understand the information, rather than make it harder? | |||
==== Lists ==== | ==== Lists ==== | ||
for more, see: [[Lylat Wiki:Image Standards]]. | for more, see: [[Lylat Wiki:Image Standards]]. | ||
What type of list should it be: | |||
* bulleted? | |||
# numbered? | |||
=== files === | === files === | ||
Before including a file, be sure it has the following: | Before including a file, be sure it has the following: | ||
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# A [[:Category:Citation Template|Citation Template]] & a [[:Category:File Template|File Template]] | # A [[:Category:Citation Template|Citation Template]] & a [[:Category:File Template|File Template]] | ||
#* and make sure all the information is filled out. If a file is deleted due to missing or bad information, and you've used it, then the article may have just decreased in quality, as there is now a <span style="color:red">Red Link</span> in place of the image. | #* and make sure all the information is filled out. If a file is deleted due to missing or bad information, and you've used it, then the article may have just decreased in quality, as there is now a <span style="color:red">Red Link</span> in place of the image. | ||
# Be sure to provide some kind of alternative way of providing the same information, for those under different, sometimes harsher, conditions than you. | |||
#* For example, if you display important information visually, also have the same information textually available. For more, please see [[Lylat Wiki:Accessibility]]. | |||
==== Images ==== | ==== Images ==== | ||
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for more on proper images, see: [[Lylat Wiki:Image Standards]] for the images themselves. | for more on proper images, see: [[Lylat Wiki:Image Standards]] for the images themselves. | ||
==== Music ==== | ==== Music & Videos ==== | ||
for more, see: [[Lylat Wiki: | for more, see: [[Lylat Wiki:Music Standards]]. | ||
Before posting music or a video on a article, including linking to an outside sources, make sure the following is followed: | |||
# playing the file doesn't happen automatically without the visitor's consent (including flash animations). | |||
# it is volume-leveled enough that the visitor doesn't immediately turn it off. | |||
# it is actually related to the subject matter, not just to be "cool". | |||
In addition, please post it in the .ogg file format, unless that is otherwise unavailable. | |||
=== Cateogries === | === Cateogries === | ||
for more, see: [[Lylat Wiki:Image Standards]]. | for more, see: [[Lylat Wiki:Image Standards]]. | ||
Placing an article In the appropriate category can give a nice finishing for a visitor on the page. It helps encourage them to continue surfing around the wiki, via the path provided by one of the Category Links. | |||
== Other == | == Other == | ||