User:BilledMammal/Ïvana/sandbox/TFP article development
This is a compilation of useful links/guides/policies/templates/etc that can help you develop an article from scratch. For articles about books, check this guide.
Content
[edit]- WP:DRAFT - everything regarding draft creation/submission/deletion
- WP:CCPOL - core content policies
- MOS:LEAD - how the lead section/introduction should be structured
- WP:TITLE - naming conventions for articles
- MOS:AT - rules for article titles, sections, and headings
- WP:PIC - how to insert pictures in articles
- MOS:LINK - when wikilinks should and should not be used, and how to format them
- WP:EL - rules regarding external links
- MOS:WTW - words to watch
- WP:CATSPECIFIC - how to categorize a page
- WP:INFOBOXLIST - list of infoboxes to choose from
Citations
[edit]- WP:CITE - how to properly cite and format sources
- MOS:CITEPUNCT - rules for refs and adjacent punctuations
- WP:SOURCE - what counts as a reliable source
- WP:RSPSS - list of sources with their status (reliable, deprecated, biased, etc)
- WP:QUESTIONABLE - how to identify questionable sources
- WP:OWNWORDS - copyright guidelines when using sources
Templates
[edit]- WP:TEMPLATES - list of templates
- Template:Short description - used to add a description that will appear in Wikipedia searches and elsewhere
- Template:Use mdy dates - for Wikipedia articles that use mmmm d, yyyy (American) dates
- Template:Use dmy dates - for Wikipedia articles that use d mmmm yyyy dates
- Template:Official website - to format the official website of the article's subject in the infobox
Additional comments
[edit]Adding WikiProject tags can speed up the review process. The option will be available after submitting the draft. You can see a list of projects here.