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


==Song and Album Titles==
==[[Songs|Song]] and Album Titles==
# In song titles, all words should be capitalized. Use all punctuation and (parenthesis). For instance:
# In song titles, all words should be capitalized. Use all punctuation and (parenthesis). For instance:
#* [[(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea]]
#* [[(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea]]
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#* [[...This Town...]]
#* [[...This Town...]]
#* [[Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over)]]
#* [[Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over)]]
#* [[Pads, Paws & Claws]]
#* [[Pads, Paws And Claws]]
#* [[Pony St.]]
#* [[Pony St.]]
#* [[Radio Radio]] - note no comma is present
#* [[Radio, Radio]] - note that a comma is present
#* [[Speak Darkly, My Angel]]
#* [[Speak Darkly, My Angel]] - note that a comma is present
#* [[Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)]]
#* [[Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)]]
#* [[What's Her Name Today?]]
#* [[What's Her Name Today?]]
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This section moved to its own page: [[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==
==Track Numbering==
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'''I'd like to see us code it like this:'''
'''I'd like to see us code it like this:'''
  01. Still[br]
  01. Still<nowiki><br></nowiki>
  02. Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue[br]
  02. Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue<nowiki><br></nowiki>
  03. Veronica[br]
  03. Veronica<nowiki><br></nowiki>
  04. Speak Darkly My Angel[br]
  04. Speak Darkly My Angel<nowiki><br></nowiki>
  05. Almost Blue[br]
  05. Almost Blue<nowiki><br></nowiki>
'''to get this:'''<br>
'''to get this:'''<br>
01. Still<br>
01. Still<br>
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05. Almost Blue<br>
05. Almost Blue<br>


'''instead of the conventional way:'''
'''The above method is preferred instead of the conventional way:'''
  # Still
  # Still
  # Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue
  # Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue
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==Page Templates==
==Page Templates==
Use [[Page Templates]] for consistency.
*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

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