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* We're a '''war site''', but we do '''welcome non-war submissions''', particularly '''pre-war albums''' from '''wartime artists'''. Just keep it relevant in some way | * We're a '''war site''', but we do '''welcome non-war submissions''', particularly '''pre-war albums''' from '''wartime artists'''. Just keep it relevant in some way | ||
* If articles have '''the same name''', you must '''distinguish''' them in some way. Generally, we want '''albums to have clean names''' with no parenthesis included. This means you '''don't need''' to include the text '''(Album)''' in the title when making an album page. '''If you have a song''' with the same name as the album, write '''(Song)''' at the end of your article title. Lastly, if there are several instances of the same title on different works, you can differentiate them with the artist's name, or by a number (but only if the work is by the same person) | * If articles have '''the same name''', you must '''distinguish''' them in some way. Generally, we want '''albums to have clean names''' with no parenthesis included. This means you '''don't need''' to include the text '''(Album)''' in the title when making an album page. '''If you have a song''' with the same name as the album, write '''(Song)''' at the end of your article title. Lastly, if there are several instances of the same title on different works, you can differentiate them with the artist's name, or by a number (but only if the work is by the same person) | ||
* Please '''write your page titles in the Latin alphabet''' and not Cyrillic. if we randomly use both, it makes organizing things extremely messy, and users basically need to search for it twice. Be sure to use proper special characters for article names (Example: Make sure "Živeće" in isn't spelled " | * Please '''write your page titles in the Latin alphabet''' and not Cyrillic. if we randomly use both, it makes organizing things extremely messy, and users basically need to search for it twice. Be sure to use proper special characters for article names (Example: Make sure "Živeće" in isn't spelled "Zivece" in "Živeće ovaj narod") or else you get a similar issue. | ||
* '''Outline the title of the subject in bold when starting an article'''. Album titles '''must be in italics''' (i.e. ''Živeće ovaj narod'') and song titles must be in quotations (i.e."Živeće ovaj narod"). With song titles, only bold the song title itself, not the quotations. | * '''Outline the title of the subject in bold when starting an article'''. Album titles '''must be in italics''' (i.e. ''Živeće ovaj narod'') and song titles must be in quotations (i.e."Živeće ovaj narod"). With song titles, only bold the song title itself, not the quotations. | ||
* '''Cassette variants''' are tapes with different tape shells, different j-cards, and/or different markings. If you have a variant of any tape, feel free to add it in the "variants" section. Try to make your submission consistent with other examples from other articles. You're allowed to post bootleg tapes, just don't spam them, and certainly don't post ones you make yourself. | * '''Cassette variants''' are tapes with different tape shells, different j-cards, and/or different markings. If you have a variant of any tape, feel free to add it in the "variants" section. Try to make your submission consistent with other examples from other articles. You're allowed to post bootleg tapes, just don't spam them, and certainly don't post ones you make yourself. | ||
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== Formatting == | == Formatting == | ||
*'''Formatting translations of albums is as follows:''' ''Album'' (Serbian Cyrillic: Албум, <small>lit.</small> "Album") where lit. is short for "literal [English] translation". If you don't know what the translation of the album is, you don't have to | *'''Formatting translations of albums is as follows:''' ''Album'' (Serbian Cyrillic: Албум, <small>lit.</small> "Album") where lit. is short for "literal [English] translation". If you don't know what the translation of the album is, you don't have to include this. You can also omit the Cyrillic if your album doesn't have it, like in the case of Bosnian albums. | ||
* For Westerners/Serbian language learners: '''this is not Discogs'''; you do not need to | * For Westerners/Serbian language learners: '''this is not Discogs'''; you do not need to Capitalize Every Single Word in a song and/or album title. With special exceptions, '''you only need to capitalize names of people and places'''. If you don't know which words should be capitalized, check if your j-card has the correct spelling or (if possible) consult YouTube and Spotify releases to see how it's spelled there. If you make a mistake while publishing a page regarding an album, you will have to move the page and contact an admin to delete the redirected page. '''AVOID USING ALL CAPITAL LETTERS,''' especially in titles, unless it's an abbreviation. | ||
== Images == | == Images == | ||