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Guidelines

Welcome to the guidelines for how to write an article related to Slipknot. Please remember that these are just guidelines; nothing is set in stone here, each article is subjective and these are just recommendations. Also, Project members are actively encouraged to contribute to the guidelines to further aid the Projects impact upon articles within it's scope.

Contents

[edit] Article Structure

[edit] Infobox

Sample Album
Studio album by WikiProject Slipknot
Released January 2008
Recorded January 2008
Genre Metal
Length 666
Label WikiProject Slipknot
Producer WikiProject Slipknot
Professional reviews
WikiProject Slipknot chronology
Sample Album Sample Album Sample Album

One thing that cannot be stressed enough is the importance of an infobox in an article. For those who do not know what an infobox is, an infobox is a box on the right hand side of the page that gives the reader basic information on the article. The infoboxes used for Slipknot related articles is {{Infobox Album}}, {{Infobox Song}}, {{Infobox Single}}, and {{Infobox Musical artist}}. A full list of musical infoboxes is available at: Category:Music infobox templates. An example of what an album infobox might look like is to the right-hand side of this paragraph. The necessary codes for all infoboxes for articles within the Project's scope are below. Not all of the code is needed for absolutely every article, although for the ease of future editing, please copy all of it when the infobox is being created in case another editor decides they want to fill it in.

[edit] Band and band members

{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| Name                = 
| Img                 = 
| Img_capt            = 
| Img_size            = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels -->
| Landscape           = 
| Background          = 
| Birth_name          = 
| Alias               = 
| Born                = 
| Died                = 
| Origin              = 
| Instrument          = 
| Genre               = 
| Occupation          = 
| Years_active        = 
| Label               = 
| Associated_acts     = 
| URL                 = 
| Current_members     = 
| Past_members        = 
| Notable_instruments = 
}}
Code Display
solo_singer
Background information
non_vocal_instrumentalist
Background information
non_performing_personnel
Background information
group_or_band
Background information
cover_band
Background information
classical_ensemble
Background information
temporary
Background information

[edit] Albums

{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name        = 
| Type        = 
| Artist      = 
| Cover       = 
| Released    = 
| Recorded    = 
| Genre       = 
| Length      = 
| Label       = 
| Producer    = 
| Reviews     = 
| Last album  = 
| This album  = 
| Next album  = 
}}
Code Display
studio
Studio album by artist
demo
Demo album by artist
ep
EP by artist
live
Live album by artist
greatest
Greatest hits by artist
remix
Remix album by artist
box
Box set by artist
compilation
Compilation album by artist
cover
Cover album by artist
tribute
Tribute album by artist
soundtrack
Soundtrack by artist
television
Television theme by artist
film
Film score by artist
video
Video by artist
by artist

[edit] Singles

{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name           = 
| Cover          = 
| Caption        = 
| Artist         = 
| from Album     = 
| A-side         = 
| B-side         = 
| Released       = 
| Format         = 
| Recorded       = 
| Genre          = 
| Length         = mm:ss
| Label          = 
| Writer         = 
| Producer       = Please note: This is not necessarily the same as "Artist"
| Certification  = 
| Chart position = 
| Last single    = 
| This single    = 
| Next single    = 
| Misc           =
}}

[edit] Songs

{{Infobox Song <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name           = 
| Cover          = 
| Caption        = 
| Type           = 
| Artist         = 
| alt Artist     = 
| Album          = 
| Published      = 
| Released       = 
| track_no       = 
| Recorded       = 
| Genre          = 
| Length         = 
| Writer         = 
| Composer       = 
| Label          = 
| Producer       = 
| Chart position = 
| Tracks         = 
| prev           = 
| prev_no        = 
| next           = 
| next_no        = 
| Misc           = 
}}

[edit] Lead

The first thing needed in an article is a hatnote (if necessary). This is simply a link to a disambiguation page or an article with the same name, oftenly this isn't needed due to originality but they are required were necessary.

The first question that the reader will probably ask themselves is "Is this the article that I am looking for?" The lead is one of the most important parts of the article as it gives the reader a general overview of the article. The first sentence should include the name of the subject in bold ('''Subject'''). For albums also add italics to the subject ('''''Album Name'''''). For songs add quotations outside of the bold ("'''Song Name'''"). The lead should also includes some basic information (even if it is already covered in the infobox). A lead in is a summary of the article and it's recommended that you write it retrospectively.

A common mistake in the lead is using weasel words and saying something to the effect of "Many believe that this is the best album ever." An improved replacement for such a phrase would be "This album is widely regarded as a good album." followed by references to reviews from well-known music review websites.

[edit] Layout

The sectioning of an articles content helps establish key areas that groups of information fall under. All articles should have multiple sections where possible. Here is a list of recommended sections to be used in articles within the projects scope:

[edit] Band Members

  • Biography
    • Musical Career
    • Personal Life
    • (Other notable careers eg; director/actor/author)
  • Style
  • Equipment
  • Influences (both of the artist and influences on other artists)
  • Discography
  • Videography

Example: Featured article Phil Collins

[edit] Albums

  • Title origin
  • Recording of
  • Leaks (if needed)
  • Music style
  • Track listing
  • Lyrical themes
  • Live performance
  • Critical response
  • Chart performance
  • Credits

Example: Featured article Reign in Blood

[edit] Songs/Singles

  • Background and writing
  • Music and structure
  • Reception/Reviews
  • Appearances
  • Music video
  • Formats and track listings

Example: Featured article All You Need Is Love

[edit] Writing Style

When editting any article within the project's scope bare in mind that Wikipedia's editorial policy is the "neutral point of view," which offers that all articles must be written without bias opinion and provide facts and not opinions.

All articles should also follow the Manual of style (see WP:MOS).

[edit] Images

Wikipedia policy determines that some usage of copyrighted materials without permission of the copyright holder can qualify as fair use in the United States (see WP:IUP). All articles regarding albums, singles and DVDs should have an image depicting the product, these images require a fair use rationale (see WP:RAT). Any images regarded as in the public domain may be used in any article, however the usage must be beneficial to the article and not just used because it's available. Wikimedia Commons has free media related to Slipknot.

[edit] Templates

The appropriate template to place at the bottom of all Slipknot related articles is {{Slipknot}}. Regardless of the subject, this template is to be present on all articles related to Slipknot. All articles within the project's scope should also have the {{Slipknot Project}} template on their talk page.

[edit] Stub templates

A stub is an article containing only a few sentences of text which is too short to provide encyclopedic coverage of the subject, but not too short as to provide no useful information (see WP:STUB). All stub articles should use stub templates were necessary.

Please use {{musician-stub}} for band member articles, {{band-stub}} for band articles, {{Album-stub}} for album related articles, and {{song-stub}} for song related articles. For a full list of music related stub templates visit Wikipedia:WikiProject_Stub_sorting/Stub_types#Music. The stubs listed above are not the ones you have to use, if you can find a better one please use it. Of course, stub templates are only necessary if the article is stub-sized.

[edit] Categories

If the article is a band member article then it should be placed in Category:Slipknot members. If the article is an album article then it should be placed in Category:Slipknot albums. If the article is a song article it should go in Category:Slipknot songs. If the article is a DVD article it should go in Category:Slipknot DVDs. All other Slipknot related articles that do not fit in to any of the previous categories should be placed in Category:Slipknot. See WP:CAT.

[edit] Citations

Citation is one of the most important factors when writing an article for Wikipedia, in accordance with Wikipedia policy, facts and assertions should be attributed to verifiable, reliable sources wherever possible (see WP:V and WP:RS).

The Project's preferred method for this is inline citations using the <ref> tag. All citations should use citation templates were possible (see WP:CIT).

[edit] Examples

Citing a news article:

<ref>{{cite news |last = Goldenberg |first = Suzanne |coauthors = Ewen MacAskill |title = Obama in overdrive as Clinton falls behind |work = The Guardian |publisher = Guardian Unlimited |date = 2008-01-08 |url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections08/story/0,,2236962,00.html |accessdate = 2008-01-08}}</ref>

See below for result.[1]

Reusing a reference:

To reuse a reference you need to set the parameter "name" in the <ref> tag.

First use:
<ref name="ObamaGuardian">{{cite news |last = Goldenberg |first = Suzanne |coauthors = Ewen MacAskill |title = Obama in overdrive as Clinton falls behind |work = The Guardian |publisher = Guardian Unlimited |date = 2008-01-08 |url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections08/story/0,,2236962,00.html |accessdate = 2008-01-08}}</ref>

See below for result.[2]

Second use:
<ref name="ObamaGuardian"/>

See below for result.[2]

Footnotes

The citations are displayed by placing a {{reflist}} tag at the bottom of the article (see Template:Reflist).

  1. ^ Goldenberg, Suzanne; Ewen MacAskill. "Obama in overdrive as Clinton falls behind", The Guardian, Guardian Unlimited, 2008-01-08. Retrieved on 2008-01-08. 
  2. ^ a b Goldenberg, Suzanne; Ewen MacAskill. "Obama in overdrive as Clinton falls behind", The Guardian, Guardian Unlimited, 2008-01-08. Retrieved on 2008-01-08. 

Multiple book citations

However if you are using multiple references from the same book, it is preferred that the book is sourced inside the references section and footnotes are created using Harvard referencing (see Template:Harvard_citation_no_brackets).

Place the book citation in the references section:

{{cite book |last = Osbourne |first = Sharon |authorlink = Sharon Osbourne |title = Sharon Osbourne Extreme: My Autobiography |publisher = Little, Brown Book Group |year = 2005 |isbn = 0316731315}}

Then use Harvard referencing for footnotes:

<ref>{{Harvnb | Osbourne | 2005 | p=46}}</ref>

For an example see Slipknot (band)#References.

[edit] Further Reading

[edit] Reliable sources

This is a list of potentially useful sources deemed reliable by Project members.

General

News/Magazine Websites