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==Naming Conventions for Images==
==Naming Conventions for Images==
I propose verbose naming conventions rather than short abbreviations, mainly to make the wiki search engine easier to use. These are merely suggestions -- we should have a discussion about it before we go too far. -- [[User:JohnH|JohnH]]<br>
Note: we may be able to use spaces instead of underscores, I believe the Wiki sees them as the same thing.


===Albums===
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yyyy_Name_Name_Name_Name_Album_size, for instance:
1977_My_Aim_Is_True_Album_large.jpg
1977_My_Aim_Is_True_Album_small.jpg - anything around 240 pixels
1977_My_Aim_Is_True_Album_thumb.jpg
1996_Costello_&_Nieve_Album_small.jpg
1996_Costello_&_Nieve_D1_Troubadour_Los_Angeles_thumb.jpg
1996_Costello_&_Nieve_D3_Park_West_Chicago_thumb.jpg
 
===Concert Photos===
yyyy-mm-dd_City_venue_concert_photo#_size_photographer, for instance:
1999-12-19_New_York_Town_Hall_concert_01_large_Dave_Weil.jpg
1999-12-19_New_York_Town_Hall_concert_01_small_Dave_Weil.jpg
1999-12-19_New_York_Town_Hall_concert_01_thumb_Dave_Weil.jpg
1999-12-19_New_York_Town_Hall_concert_02_large_Dave_Weil.jpg
1999-12-19_New_York_Town_Hall_concert_02_small_Dave_Weil.jpg
1999-12-19_New_York_Town_Hall_concert_02_thumb_Dave_Weil.jpg
 
===Ticket Stubs ===
1999-12-19_New_York_Town_Hall_ticket_01_large.jpg
1999-12-19_New_York_Town_Hall_ticket_01_thumb.jpg
1999-12-19_New_York_Town_Hall_ticket_02_large.jpg
1999-12-19_New_York_Town_Hall_ticket_02_thumb.jpg
 
===Concert Posters and flyers===
1999-12-19_New_York_Town_Hall_poster_01_large.jpg
1999-12-19_New_York_Town_Hall_poster_01_small.jpg
1999-12-19_New_York_Town_Hall_poster_01_thumb.jpg
1999-12-19_New_York_Town_Hall_flyer_01_large.jpg
1999-12-19_New_York_Town_Hall_flyer_01_small.jpg
1999-12-19_New_York_Town_Hall_flyer_01_thumb.jpg
===Photos and artwork in the Bibliography===
1980-05_US_Rolling_Stone_magazine_cover_large.jpg
1980-05_US_Rolling_Stone_magazine_cover_small.jpg
1980-05_US_Rolling_Stone_magazine_cover_thumb.jpg
1980-05_US_Rolling_Stone_magazine_01_large.jpg (for interior artwork)
1980-05_US_Rolling_Stone_magazine_01_small.jpg
1980-05_US_Rolling_Stone_magazine_01_thumb.jpg
1983-09_AUS_Rolling_Stone_magazine_cover_large.jpg
1983-09_AUS_Rolling_Stone_magazine_cover_small.jpg
1983-09_AUS_Rolling_Stone_magazine_cover_thumb.jpg
1983-09_AUS_Rolling_Stone_magazine_01_large.jpg (for interior artwork)
1983-09_AUS_Rolling_Stone_magazine_01_small.jpg
1983-09_AUS_Rolling_Stone_magazine_01_thumb.jpg

Revision as of 05:46, 30 March 2006

Until we have a style guide, here's a link to Wikipedia's Style Guide.

Date Format

  1. YYYY-MM-DD format to be used, e.g. 2006-03-27 is the representation for 27 March 2006.

Song and Album Titles

  1. In song titles, all words should be capitalized. Use all punctuation and (parenthesis). For instance:
  2. In album titles, all words should be capitalized. Use all punctuation, including colons and slashes. For instance:

Naming Conventions for Images

This section moved to its own page: Naming Conventions for Images

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