The DramaWiki Manual of Style is a guide that has one objective: Have all ors conform to the same style guidelines. This style guide pertains to all ors, regardless of the type of article an or handles. The list below are other guides that are specific to the type of articles DramaWiki handles:
In Internet 101, it is best to learn the ways of a wiki by analyzing existing articles. If you are new to wiki ing or new to DramaWiki, read about 10 to 20 of the existing articles, in order to form a consensus of how things work on DramaWiki. When reading these articles, look at:
One misconception about the wiki is that wiki pages are free-form. Although the wikitext markup language offers flexibility in formatting a web page like HTML, giving the impression that ors can do anything on a given article, the last thing a wiki can be is free-form. Any well-established wiki site has its own set of style guidelines. Wikipedia has a style guide. MetaWiki has a style guide. Even Wiki.ThePPN has a style guide.
DramaWiki is no different from any other wiki site. Given the fact that DramaWiki hosts content very unique to any other wiki on the Internet, the information sets the style guidelines. This is why the style guidelines for a wiki site do not pertain to DramaWiki articles.
The most common problem on DramaWiki is the battle between the or and CSS. Editors must not fight the formatting presented by the DramaWiki software. DramaWiki is based on the MetaWiki wiki software package. MetaWiki uses a modern web page concept called cascading style sheets (CSS). The purpose of CSS is to force all content for a given web site to conform to the same style. Style includes font type, font size, width of an article page, spacing between lines, and so on. In other words, every article should have the same look. Some ors are tempted to force their own sense of style into their articles in order to defeat MediaWiki's CSS, such as adding multiple blank lines between sections, or an overuse of tables. There is a logical reason why there is no Microsoft FrontPage for Wiki, or any other GUI/WYSIWYG-based wiki design product.
Having all pages look the same may seem boring and drab to some ors. This is an idea which all ors should leave at the door before entering DramaWiki: ors are not encouraged to apply visual creativity to any of the articles. Against pop psychology, readers of the Internet do not read; they scan.
Scanning is similar to skimming a novel, or skimming through an episode of a TV drama. What readers are more interested in is specific pieces of information. The objective for every article on DramaWiki is for a reader to get the tidbits of information he needs within just a few seconds. The Internet has forced people to digest large amounts of information quickly, so speed reading is of an essence for readers. Editors should not force readers to stick to any given article for minutes at a time. Doing so causes reader fatigue. Reader fatigue turns readers away, not only on an article, but the entire web site.
Here's visual proof of reader fatigue. As you can see in the image to the right, most readers' eyes will start from the top and work their way down. The idea behind the data collected in this image is that the longer the article is in length and content, the less likely the reader will actually finish the article. This is why it is vital that the most important piece of information in a DramaWiki article is kept within the first few inches or centimeters of the page. Referring back to the image, the portions in red/orange/yellow were read only within the first 10 to 20 seconds. This is why it is counter-productive to pack any one article with large quantities of text that would take five minutes to read.
Websites like the New York Times or CNET want you to stay on a given article for long periods of time. They want you to read the article word-for-word, and look at the hoards of paid advertisements. DramaWiki on the other hand should be thought of as the fast-food joint of web sites: Come in, get what you've come for, and get out! So once again, do not spend long periods of time spiffying up an article.
When either of two styles is acceptable, it is inappropriate for a DramaWiki or to change from one style to another unless there is some substantial reason for the change. For example, with respect to British spelling as opposed to American spelling, it would only be acceptable to change from American spelling to British spelling if the article concerned a British topic. Revert warring over optional styles is unacceptable; if the article uses colour rather than color, it would be wrong to switch simply to change styles, although ors should ensure that articles are internally consistent (i.e. the word colour is used throughout the article.) If in doubt, defer to the style used by the first major contributor.
If there is a style being used that an or disagree with, the proper thing to do is to bring the issue up in the article's discussion page. This will give the chance for other ors to chime in their opinions, and eventually take the necessary action (or no action if the dispute is groundless.)
It is a general rule on DramaWiki that we apply the principles of capitalization on romanized artist and TV show names, using the same principles English writers use. Capitalization is the process of capitalizing the first letter in a word. Components of a DramaWiki article requiring capitalization include article names and sections.
It is therefore a DramaWiki policy that the rules of capitalization apply, in that all words, except for internal articles, prepositions and conjunctions, must be capitalized. DramaWiki also does not capitalize most particles used in Asian languages. Please consult DramaWiki's romanization article for the specific language. Briefly, particles used in Asian languages are very similar in use as adpositions and similar components (prepositions, postpositions, circumpositions, conjunctions, etc.) in the English language.
An abbreviation is a letter or group of letters, taken from a word or words, and employed to represent them for the sake of brevity. An acronym is a form of abbreviation, where the first letter of each word in a name or statement is put together, again for the sake of brevity. For example, "Co." is the abbreviation for company, while ROYGBIV is an acronym for the colors of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and yellow). Nicknames are names given to a person when either his real name is too difficult to pronounce, or as a sign of affection by the fans.
Editors should avoid assumptions that the reader is familiar with a particular nickname, acronym or abbreviation. The standard writing style is to always spell out the acronym, abbreviation or full name on the first reference (wikilinked if appropriate) and then use the shortcuts afterwards. This signals to readers to look out for it later in the text and makes it easy for them to refer back to it. For example:
Notice that the abbreviation for the word commercial was used once it was defined by a previous sentence. Also notice that the formal name of the company was mentioned in the first sentence; once defined, it is okay to use the company's more common name. And, the artist's nickname was used because the full name was established in the previous sentence, setting the basis that the paragraph is about the artist.
In lengthy articles, it can be helpful to spell out the acronym or abbreviation for the reader again or to rewikify it if it has not been used for a while. It is also not good writing technique to keep using the artist's nickname throughout the article; doing so gives the article a fan-like feel, rather than a formal feel DramaWiki strives for.
When abbreviating a country name, please use periods between the letters. For example, United States should use the abbreviation "U.S."; this is is the more common style in that country. When including a particular country in a list of countries, do not abbreviate the country name (for example, "France and the United States", not "France and the U.S."). And, avoid using abbreviations, acronyms and nicknames that may be offensive to even the smallest of on-line user communities (ex: japs, flips, etc.)
When creating a new DramaWiki page the article name should conform to the following format:
A section is the component that provides categorization within an article. A field name is a component that identifies a parameter within an article.
== Section == *'''Field name 1:''' information *'''Field name 2:''' information
For sections:
For field names:
The use of sections in an article is very similar to topics in an outline you would use when putting together a term paper. A section in a wiki article can be thought of as a topic in an outline. All ors of DramaWiki should organize the sections and sub-sections in a logical form, so that all sub-topics fall under a main topic.
Format of a properly written outline:
I. First main topic A. First subordinate idea 1. First supporting idea 2. Second supporting idea 3. Third supporting idea B. Second subordinate idea 1. First supporting idea 2. Second supporting idea II. Second main topic A. First subordinate idea 1. First supporting idea 2. Second supporting idea a. First supporting detail b. Second supporting detail
This outlines can be converted to a wiki-written article:
== First Main Topic == === First Subordinate Idea === ==== First Supporting Idea ==== ==== Second Supporting Idea ==== ==== Third Supporting Idea ==== === Second Subordinate Idea === ==== First Supporting Idea ==== ==== Second Supporting Idea ==== == Second Main Topic == === First subordinate Idea === ==== First Supporting Idea ==== ==== Second Supporting Idea ==== ===== First Supporting Detail ===== ===== Second Supporting Detail =====
It is important that all like-information is kept under the same section. For example, if a TV drama article has two seasons:
==Details== *'''Title:''' That's Showbiz *'''Broadcast network:''' ABC123 *'''Genre:''' Family comedy ==Synopsis== A family comedy drama about an actor who just can't do thing right. == Seasons == === Season 1 === *'''Broadcast period:''' 2004-Apr-01 to 2004-Jun-30 *'''Episodes:''' 12 ==== Episodes ==== # - ''I Fell on My Face'' - 13.4 # - ''I Ripped My Pants'' - 14.2 === Season 2 === *'''Broadcast period:''' 2005-Apr-03 to 2005-Jul-01 *'''Episodes:''' 11 ==== Episodes ==== # - ''I Fell and I Can't Get Up'' - 11.8 # - ''I Love Sakai Noriko'' - 24.5
Notice that Seasons is the main section, while all the related elements - the seasons themselves - fall under as sub-sections. Also, the fields specific to the season were placed under their respective sub-sections, rather than being placed under the Details section. And, notice that Episodes was turned into sub-sections, and placed under the Season X sub-section. Again, the ideas behind the development of properly organized sections are that:
A synopsis is a brief piece outlining a TV drama's primary premise. For DramaWiki use, a synopsis should be brief but comprehensive overview of the show. Going along the overall goal of DramaWiki, a synopsis should tell the plot/story from beginning to end, while refraining from adding any emotions, humor or intrigue. Synopsis should include but not limited to:
First off, it is against DramaWiki policies, as well as Internet etiquette in general to copy the work of one web site and paste it into a DramaWiki article. This practice is considered plagiarism. When done on even a small-scale basis, it demonstrates to the readers that DramaWiki ors are incapable of writing its own synopses. It also demonstrates to the readers that the ors have never watched the drama. And even if the ors did watch the drama, it demonstrates that the ors never grasped the primary premise, and isn't qualified to write a synopsis about the drama. Most ors who lack the knowledge of the primary premise have the tendency of writing large, lengthy amounts of text, causing the or to become a storyteller rather than just telling the reader what the drama is about.
It is a primary preference that all DramaWiki articles contain original writings by its ors. Once ors start copying works from other web sites and other media, DramaWiki basically becomes just a mirror site of the same information that is scattered throughout the Internet. If this is okay with readers, then DramaWiki shouldn't even exist in the first place. The fundamental idea that produced DramaWiki in the first place is for the contents to be written by its own ors.
Therefore, it is best that a drama article be left without a synopsis than to have a synopsis that is either copied or poorly written.
The or must first quantify the primary premise of the drama's storyline. In any well-written screenplay, you have one primary premise, followed by several secondary premises. These secondary premises will eventually lead up to the primary premise.
For example, let's take a look at the Japanese drama Great Teacher Onizuka. The primary premise of the story is that Eikichi wants to be Japan's greatest teacher. The conflict here is that Eikichi's demeanor is not what most people would consider being the quality of a proper role model to teens. Despite his lack of glowing credentials, a high school principal sees potential in Eikichi and therefore decides to take a chance with him by hiring him as a homeroom teacher. His warmth and passion for teaching has a positive effect on his pupils. Viewers refer to Onizuka Eikichi as the anti-Kinpachi Sensei.
There you have it: you have the primary premise, along with a one-sentence statement that challenges the premise. And you have a one-sentence statement describing how the primary premise affects the overall storyline. To finish the synopsis, a one-sentence statement makes a comparison to another Japanese drama with similarities or differences. Notice that the synopsis does not include any secondary premises, such as Eikichi's professional relationship with the teachers, relationships with specific students, the supporting artists' conflicts, and so forth. DramaWiki is not concerned about anything other than the primary premise. This is what makes a concise synopsis that is small, and easy to read and understand.
Because dates and times can vary from country to country, DramaWiki must settle down on a format that is to be used by all ors, regardless of the formatting they use in their everyday lives.
Examples of formats, depending on the components of the date being made available:
In the profile section of artist pages it is recommended to use the {{birth date and age}} template.
24-hour clock | 12-hour clock |
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12:00 | 12:00 p.m. (noon) |
13:00 | 1:00 p.m. |
14:00 | 2:00 p.m. |
15:00 | 3:00 p.m. |
16:00 | 4:00 p.m. |
17:00 | 5:00 p.m. |
18:00 | 6:00 p.m. |
19:00 | 7:00 p.m. |
20:00 | 8:00 p.m. |
21:00 | 9:00 p.m. |
22:00 | 10:00 p.m. |
23:00 | 11:00 p.m. |
24:00 | 12:00 a.m. (midnight) |
To avoid disagreements with time formatting, DramaWiki has set a standard when expressing time.
The DramaWiki standard is to write all times in 24-hour notation. Advantages to using 24-hour notation:
When expressing time in terms of scheduling, always use the time zone of origin. For example, when listing air times for a Japanese TV drama, all times should be written using Japan Standard Time (JST). It is also important to enter the abbreviation for the time zone. For example, 19:00 in Japan should be entered as 19:00 JST.
If a TV show time period runs into the next day, it is best to use 24:00 for 12:00 midnight. For example, some TV shows start at 11:54pm and ends at 12:54am. To prevent further confusion, ors should write it as 23:54 to 24:54.
It is quite easy to calculate 24-hour time in your head. Any time from 1:00pm to midnight, just subtract two from the hour. For example, 13:00 is 13 minus 2, or 1:00. 19:00 is 19 minus 2, or 7:00pm.
In Japanese-written documents, you may come across dates using the 昭和 (Showa) format. Showa is the period of 1926 to 1989, when Emperor Showa ruled Japan (also known as Emperor Hirohito before his death). Older generations of Japanese people continue to use this form of dating, including NHK, as a show of respect.
Conversion is very easy. For example, 昭和42年2月22日 is written as February 22, Showa 42. Add 42 to 1925, and you get 1967. The date then becomes February 22, 1967.
Many calendar dates in the Republic of China (Taiwan) use the Republic Year (民國). These dates may sometimes be found without the Republic Year prefix (民國95年1月23日 or just 95年1月23日). The Republic Year calendar begins on 1911, the year when the Republic of China was established.
Conversion of Republic Years is done by adding 1911 to the year. For example, 民國95年1月23日 (Republic Year 95 January 23) will become 2006 January 23.
DramaWiki is based on the MediaWiki software and requires all images to be uploaded first. Once uploaded, they can be used in articles. DramaWiki does not support displaying external images within articles. This is for safety reasons because the MediaWiki software has no control over externally linked content. To ensure certain quality standards, e.g. proper formatting and sizing of the images, all files have to pass an upload process. Also during this process you MUST affirm that the image you upload and use is not copyrighted.
The goal of DramaWiki is to keep all content as original as possible. This goal affects all components: the synopses, imagery, reviews, and so forth. Regarding imagery, DramaWiki prefers original artwork over those taken from other web sites. If an or does not have the Photoshop skills necessary to produce an original image, that does not mean the uploaded image is preferred over a home-made, DramaWiki original image. Also, do not take this as a full-on ban of copyrighted imagery. DramaWiki does allow copyrighted imagery IF it is the only thing available at the time of uploading. DramaWiki assumes fair-use of all imagery. The drawback of using copyrighted imagery, however, is that if the copyright owner or licensee demands the image be taken down, DramaWiki will comply.
If you do choose to use a copyrighted image, or other imagery from another source, clean the image of all unnecessary clutter, such as dates & times, copyright symbols and watermarks. If you need assistance in cleaning an image, DramaWiki recommends you contact an or who is familiar with graphic tools via that or's talk page.
On the left photo, her face takes up more of the photo's space. It isn't "posey" like the image to the right, where her head is tilted with her hand on her face, with the "aren't I cute?" look. Also notice that the photo to the right has far too much hair, wasting even more space that could be occupied by the face. Although the background in the left image is somewhat busy, the head is large enough so that the background does not interfere. | ||
The photo on the right has a background that blends in too much into the foreground. The image to the left has a lighter background that allows for the foreground to present more of itself. Also, the quality of the image on the right is too grainy - clearly a bad scan from a magazine. The photo on the left is much cleaner. | ||
The image on the left - the head placement is great. The nose is close the middle of the image. Head is straight, with the eyes aligned. The artist is also smiling and happy, as he should be since he's making a living doing something he loves. The image on the right - Much too serious in the facial expression. The face is too small - need to crop more of the portion from the neck-down out. But even if cropped, the shadow in the back of the head also blends too much into the left side of the head. |
Filenames on all images should be properly chosen. A good rule-of-thumb is to use the article name as the filename, along with some form of indication as to the type of image. Good names in filenames help identify the content of the image without having to open the image.
Good filenames: | ||
Bad filenames: |
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As fellow ors, if you see a badly named image, you can correct it by moving the image, much like if you were changing the name of an article.
When placing images in an article, apply some web page design sense. Do not allow the image to take up too much of the screen. Try keeping the article's formatting so that it will look presentable when displayed in a 800x600 display. A good rule-of-thumb is to keep all artist images at a maximum size of 200px, and drama banners at or under 300px.
Remember that DramaWiki is not an image gallery. The image on an artist page for example should help the readers to assign a face to a name. So, as long as the artist is clearly recognizable there is no need to replace the artist's photo with new one.
Generally, images used on DramaWiki should be replaced only if they do not satisfy our quality standards or if they are of technically low quality. Images with information given on their description pages should only be overwritten with an ed version and never with a completely different image. If a replaced image becomes unused then it should be marked for deletion.
When replacing images on DramaWiki pages then a reason should be given in the comment. Respectively when overwriting an image a reason should be given in the upload comment (see examples: File:LeeJongSuk.jpg, File:Leeseungyup.jpg, File:FanBingBing.jpg).
Treat DramaWiki as if it was a very large school research paper. Once again, credibility is vital when presenting information to the general public. Editors must learn that what is written on DramaWiki must never reflect a personal point of view (PPOV). The problem with PPOV is that it goes against what DramaWiki stands for: presentation of information from a neutral point of view (NPOV). Jimbo Wales, founder of Wikipedia defines NPOV as "absolute and non-negotiable."
Regarding Asian dramas and artists, it is obviously difficult to keep a NPOV in one's writings. The basis of entertainment are the fans; fans will always have a PPOV. The word fan (short for the word fanatic) refers to someone who has an intense, occassionally overwhelming liking of a person, group of persons, or a artistic work like TV dramas.
Fans are also DramaWiki ors. And most ors are able to keep a NPOV on all written content. However, there are also the fanboy/fangirl ors that have a difficult time keeping a NPOV. This is where the ors with a more neutral outlook of the overall activities have to jump in; ors need to be aggressive and control the fanboy/fangirl ors from turning DramaWiki articles into fansites. A fansite is a web-based page created and maintained by the fans or devotees interested in the subject matter of the page. Fansites offer specialized information on the subject, usually to the extreme level, such as likes/dislikes, desires, opinions on political issues, and so on. Wikipedia uses the term fancruft to describe content that an or finds to be of importance to an article even though the content itself is of importance only to a niche group of fans. The practice of fancrufting is not wanted on DramaWiki because, with all due respect, the information by definition does not hold a NPOV, nor does the information convey any value to the artist or TV drama under DramaWiki's objective.
DramaWiki is not a fansite hosting a collection of fan-based articles; existing fansites serve a purpose, and they serve the purpose well. Let these sites provide fan-like information, and keep DramaWiki from becoming a fansite.
The challenge DramaWiki ors face is delivering information to the general public, but still retain a NPOV. NPOV can be established quite easily. To start off, all information on DramaWiki is second-hand. Therefore, information written in an article must have come from somewhere - written in a publication such as magazine or website, aired on TV, or some other source.
Sources can be broken down into two groups: primary and secondary. A primary source is the TV drama or artist. It can also be the TV network or talent agency's website. A secondary source feeds off the primary source and reports the information to the general public. Quickly, DramaWiki is not a primary source, and nor are its ors. DramaWiki and its ors will always be secondary sources, and all articles are put together from primary or other secondary sources.
For example, an or attends an artist's wedding. Under DramaWiki's policies the or is not allowed to report the information in the artist's article because the or witnessed the event first-hand, therefore becoming a primary source. However, if a magazine with established credibility later on published the information, then the information can be reported on DramaWiki.
There are credible sources, and then there are sources with some form of an agenda. Once an or understands the distinction between the two, it is very easy to evaluate any source and determine whether the information is credible or not. Using basic research paper techniques, credible sources under DramaWiki are those that have a solid and well-known establishment in the Asian entertainment business. Credible sources include:
On the other hand, sources that DramaWiki finds not credible and usually hold some form of an agenda include:
A good rule-of-thumb: If one source is reporting the information, while the other sources are not, more likely that one source is not credible. And therefore, the information is not allowed on DramaWiki.
When ors write information on DramaWiki, it is important to cite the source of the information. Citing a source is the act of identifying the original source of the information. This allows for the reader to understand where the information came from so that the reader can make his/her own judgement whether the information is credible or not. DramaWiki must again and again prove to the reader than any information provided is accurate and verified.
DramaWiki is not requiring every tidbit of information to be cited. For example, when constructing information under the Details section of a TV drama article, using information posted on a TV network website, the TV network website does not have to be cited in the article. However, the or should not create a TV drama based purely on a secondary source, while the primary source (the TV network in this case) hasn't mentioned anything about it. It is important that the ors not only duplicate information from secondary sources, but also perform follow-up research to establish the fact that the information is indeed accurate.
There are, however, other kinds of information within an article that must be cited - even if it's just an act of common courtesy. For example, a synopsis or review should be cited. If the or wrote the information first-hand, he should place his signature at the end. But once again, make sure these synopses and reviews are written under a NPOV.
And then there are information that are objective. Objective information must be cited. Statistics are objective pieces of information. If there are any statistical information, such as TV viewership ratings, it must be cited. Citing statistics is very important because, as statisticians would tell you, you can process numbers to fulfill any agenda. Especially with viewership ratings, they come from several firms. Even TV networks use their own internal ratings systems. This is why it is very important that the reader understands how these statistics were developed.
Hyperlinking is the most powerful tool on the Internet. Hyperlinking is what created the on-line environment we all know as the world wide web. Unfortunately, there are pages on the Internet that, for all intents and purposes, DramaWiki would like to avoid. Just like citing and verifying written material, hyperlinking must maintain the same level of integrity and credibility. Hyperlinking creates associations between the hyperlinker and the hyperlinked.
There are two methods of hyperlinking within the wikitext system: wikilink and external hyperlink. For more information on how to use the wikitext markup language regarding linking, please consult the MediaWiki documentation.
A wikilink is a hyperlink within the wiki system. DramaWiki encourages ors to use wikilinks over external hyperlinking because wikilinks are scalable, while external hyperlinks are static. For example, let's say ors were using external hyperlinking for resources within Wikipedia. And then one day, Wikipedia changes its domain name. All the external hyperlinks would then have to be changed. By using wikilinks, only one change needs be made within the DramaWiki's configuration settings.
Briefly, DramaWiki does not allow external hyperlinking to the following sources:
On the other hand, DramaWiki does allow external hyperlinking to the following sources:
Below is a partial list of secondary sources outside of DramaWiki it finds to be trusted. The list is very incomplete; all other external sites should be verified on a case-by-case basis. EDITORS: please do not add additional sources to this list.
For all other secondary sources outside of the above list, please screen for NPOV before linking.
In short, it is preferred that all TV show and cast listings links point only to other DramaWiki articles by use of wikilinks. Do not link to sources outside of DramaWiki, such as Wikipedia.
Some ors believe that by pointing a listing to an external source, it will help that one or who will use the link as a source when making an article on DramaWiki. Actually, the opposite occurs: no one will have the inspiration to create an article for DramaWiki since a link to a source is already provided.
Another problem is that some ors have a hard time distinguishing the different shades of blue used to differentiate between a wikilink pointing to a DramaWiki and a wikilink pointing to Wikipedia. By leaving the wikilink as a DramaWiki link, the link will have a red color, allowing other ors to pick up on the needed article.
The maintenance tools within MediaWiki include reports that show what articles are needed; it wouldn't be able to produce these reports if the wikilinks and hyperlinks were pointing to sources outside of DramaWiki.
Plagiarism is unethical. There is a belief among some ors that plagiarism is okay on the Internet seeing information is free. This is far from the truth. Although information is indeed free, it does not give the or a right to copy the information word-for-word and post it on DramaWiki. Even if the information is cited, the original author loses access of the writing once it is published on DramaWiki. As an or, it is important for the or to guarantee that all rights to a work is maintained by the original author.
Of course, an or can seek permission to use published information from a given source. For example, J!ENT obtained permission from Wm. Penn to use her writings for its web site. This seem to be too much effort on the part of the or. Instead, DramaWiki encourages all ors to create an external hyperlink to the published material, rather than copy/paste the material into DramaWiki itself. This gives the original author full control of the work without having to join DramaWiki.
DramaWiki realizes that ors of DramaWiki also contribute to other wiki's, such as Wikipedia, among others. There are, however, challenges that make tracking of possible plagiarism quite difficult. Whenever an or enters a large portion of text into an article, it is natural for another or to verify via search engines whether or not the entry was plagiarized.
The best way to approach this issue is not to copy entries word-for-word from another web site to DramaWiki - regardless of whether or not you actually wrote the entry yourself. DramaWiki prides itself on hosting originally written material. Even if the sources are cited, it gives people an impression that DramaWiki can't write for itself, and must copy material from other sites.
If, however, you do copy your originally written synopses, biographies, etc. from another source, you must prove to DramaWiki that you are indeed the person at the other source. The problem is that DramaWiki must be able to verify your claim to the content at the other source; the burden of proof of identity is on you. There are several ways to prove your identity. One way is to place a statement somewhere on the page of the original source, stating something along the line that you personally wrote the text.
If you use an alias on DramaWiki that is different from the original source, you must provide proof that you are indeed the same person. The best way to establish proof of AKAs is to enter the AKAs into your profile on the other source, and then hyperlink to that profile on your DramaWiki user page. When an or then questions plagiarism, he will check your user page on DramaWiki to see if you did indeed verify your AKA.
As a general rule-of-thumb, tables should be avoided unless the presentation of certain material deems it necessary. The table is the most difficult feature of wikitext to master, and the element that is the most mis-used. It takes quite a bit of time to get a table to work. Once the table is created, it is very cryptic, making it difficult for other ors to make additions, , or remove elements of a table. The idea behind wikitext is to make ing easy for non-scripting folks. Tables in wikitext make articles more difficult to .
When an or chooses to use a table, he should think about it carefully before going forward. As mentioned earlier in another article, there are more effective methods for presenting information that is easy to scan. Bullet lists, for example, have been proven to be quite effective - even for the fastest of scanners. Bullet lists work well in situations where there are a number of points that need to be made. Numbered lists are also just as effective, just as long as the numbers actually have some form of relationship with the information.
Tables work when there is at least one primary concept, and two or more secondary concepts that link to the primary. For example, an episode listing containing the episode number, episode title, viewership rating, and guest list would work very will in a table structure. The episode number is the primary concept, and all the other information are secondary to the episode number. With this idea in mind, the table would look like the following:
Episode listing | |||
Episode | Episode title | Guest list | Episode rating |
1 | Rain in Spain | Joe Blow, Len A. Dollar, Glenn Miyashiro | 12.1 |
2 | Mmmmm... Good! | George W. Bush | 13.7 |
The last thing an or should do is use tables purely for formatting of the article itself. This works well in HTML, but not in wikitext. Keep in mind that the more complex the table becomes, the more difficult it is for a reader to scan, and the more difficult it will be for other ors to work with.
There are situations where references are made to measurements of currency, such as an artist's salary, or the cost of producing a show. When referencing currency, use the original currency value. Do not convert the value of the currency to another currency format (ex: yen to british pounds). It is also preferred that ors use the latinized symbols for the currencies rather than the UTF-8 based symbols. Last, it is important to avoid ambiguities when entering currency values where the symbol used is identical to other currencies (ex: US dollar ($) and Canadian dollar ($)) Therefore, it is important to use the latinized symbol along with the currency code, standardized as ISO 4217.
Good examples of currency:
Conversions can be made into other currencies that are more familiar to most readers, such as the euro or United States dollar. Conversions should be in parentheses after the original currency, with the year given as a rough point of reference. And, always round the converted value to the nearest whole number. Good examples:
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