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Until we have a style guide, here's a link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style Wikipedia's Style Guide].
Until we have a style guide, here's a link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style Wikipedia's Style Guide].
==Date Format==
#YYYY-MM-DD format to be used, e.g. 2006-03-27 is the representation for 27 March 2006.
==[[Songs|Song]] and Album Titles==
# In song titles, all words should be capitalized. Use all punctuation and (parenthesis). For instance:
#* [[(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea]]
#* [[(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes]]
#* [[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?]]
#* [[...And In Every Home]]
#* [[Dust 2...]]
#* [[...Dust]]
#* [[...This Town...]]
#* [[Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over)]]
#* [[Pads, Paws And Claws]]
#* [[Pony St.]]
#* [[Radio, Radio]] - note that a comma is present
#* [[Speak Darkly, My Angel]] - note that a comma is present
#* [[Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)]]
#* [[What's Her Name Today?]]
#* [[When Did I Stop Dreaming?]]
#* [[When I Was Cruel No. 2]]
# In album titles, all words should be capitalized. Use all punctuation, including colons and slashes. For instance:
#* [[Get Happy!!]]
#* [[Piano Jazz: Costello/McPartland]]
#* [[Songs Of Elvis Costello: Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendezvous]]
==Naming Conventions for Images==
This section moved to its own page: [[Naming Conventions for Images]]
==Name of Review Articles and Preview Articles==
Review:_2007-05-11_Detroit:_GloriousNoise
where:
      Review or Preview: type of article
      YYYY-MM-DD: date of concert
      City: city of concert
      Publication Name: name of purblication in which article appears
==Track Numbering==
I propose we use hard-coded numbers for setlists and tracklisting, so that when one copies a list, they get the numbers too. This is uncoventional I know, but it drives me nuts when I copy a setlist and then have to renumber it. If we do it once, it will save others from having to type in the numbers following a cut and paste.
'''I'd like to see us code it like this:'''
01. Still<nowiki><br></nowiki>
02. Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue<nowiki><br></nowiki>
03. Veronica<nowiki><br></nowiki>
04. Speak Darkly My Angel<nowiki><br></nowiki>
05. Almost Blue<nowiki><br></nowiki>
'''to get this:'''<br>
01. Still<br>
02. Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue<br>
03. Veronica<br>
04. Speak Darkly My Angel<br>
05. Almost Blue<br>
'''The above method is preferred instead of the conventional way:'''
# Still
# Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue
# Veronica
# Speak Darkly My Angel
# Almost Blue
'''to get this:'''
# Still
# Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue
# Veronica
# Speak Darkly My Angel
# Almost Blue
(which, when you select with a mouse, does not grab the numbers)
==Page Templates==
*Use [[Page Templates]] for consistency.
*List [http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Allpages&namespace=10 All Wiki templates] in ElvisCostello wiki

Latest revision as of 09:46, 26 May 2008

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

Name of Review Articles and Preview Articles

Review:_2007-05-11_Detroit:_GloriousNoise

where:
      Review or Preview: type of article
      YYYY-MM-DD: date of concert
      City: city of concert
      Publication Name: name of purblication in which article appears

Track Numbering

I propose we use hard-coded numbers for setlists and tracklisting, so that when one copies a list, they get the numbers too. This is uncoventional I know, but it drives me nuts when I copy a setlist and then have to renumber it. If we do it once, it will save others from having to type in the numbers following a cut and paste.

I'd like to see us code it like this:

01. Still<br>
02. Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue<br>
03. Veronica<br>
04. Speak Darkly My Angel<br>
05. Almost Blue<br>

to get this:
01. Still
02. Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue
03. Veronica
04. Speak Darkly My Angel
05. Almost Blue

The above method is preferred instead of the conventional way:

# Still
# Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue
# Veronica
# Speak Darkly My Angel
# Almost Blue

to get this:

  1. Still
  2. Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue
  3. Veronica
  4. Speak Darkly My Angel
  5. Almost Blue

(which, when you select with a mouse, does not grab the numbers)


Page Templates