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=Work Area= | =Work Area= | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*The titles of film, games, and television programs should be in italics. Individual television episodes should be in quotes. | *The titles of film, games, and television programs should be in italics. Individual television episodes should be in quotes. (''Battlestar Galactica,'' "Exodus (Part II)") | ||
*Periods are not necessary as space fillers in tables. | *Periods are not necessary as space fillers in tables. | ||
*Initialisms do not need periods. (For example, "LAPD" not "L.A.P.D.", "SWAT" not "S.W.A.T.") | *Initialisms do not need periods. (For example, "LAPD" not "L.A.P.D.", "SWAT" not "S.W.A.T.") | ||
*<nowiki> [[Category:_____ Produced/Filmed]] </nowiki> or <nowiki> [[Category:_____ Produced]] </nowiki> categories should refer to the countries that produced the film/show, not filming location. (For example, ''Battlestar Galactica'' is not considered a Canadian production just because it was shot in Vancouver.) American productions do not need to be noted. | |||
==Media titles== | ==Media titles== | ||
*All media titles must have cover art or a poster. All cover art or posters must be at least 300 pixels wide, preferably portrait. | *All media titles must have cover art or a poster. All cover art or posters must be at least 300 pixels wide, preferably portrait, in English if possible. | ||
*Infoboxes are optional. If used, please use the appropriate template. | *Infoboxes are optional. If used, please use the appropriate template. | ||
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*Hyperlinks do not belong in the headings or subheadings. | *Hyperlinks do not belong in the headings or subheadings. | ||
*Spoilers should be avoided unless absolutely necessary. If absolutely necessary, please use <nowiki> {{Spoiler}} </nowiki> at the top of the page. | *Spoilers should be avoided unless absolutely necessary. Identifying any actor using any weapon takes precedence, however. If absolutely necessary, please use <nowiki> {{Spoiler}} </nowiki> at the top of the page. | ||
==Actor pages== | ==Actor pages== | ||
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*Film and television credits should be separated. Each should use a Level 2 heading. (<nowiki> == Film == </nowiki>) | *Film and television credits should be separated. Each should use a Level 2 heading. (<nowiki> == Film == </nowiki>) | ||
*If a television credit is a guest role, the episode name and date should be included. That information should be readily available on the internet. | * Voice credits, either in animated film, television, or in video games, are not to be included. | ||
*If a television credit is a guest role, the episode name and date (year) should be included. That information should be readily available on the internet. | |||
*For television credits, the episode name goes with the notes, not the show title. | *For television credits, the episode name goes with the notes, not the show title. | ||
Revision as of 07:46, 10 January 2013
Work In Progress This article is still under construction. It may contain factual errors. See IMFDB talk:Style Guide for current discussions. Content is subject to change. |
Work Area
General
- The titles of film, games, and television programs should be in italics. Individual television episodes should be in quotes. (Battlestar Galactica, "Exodus (Part II)")
- Periods are not necessary as space fillers in tables.
- Initialisms do not need periods. (For example, "LAPD" not "L.A.P.D.", "SWAT" not "S.W.A.T.")
- [[Category:_____ Produced/Filmed]] or [[Category:_____ Produced]] categories should refer to the countries that produced the film/show, not filming location. (For example, Battlestar Galactica is not considered a Canadian production just because it was shot in Vancouver.) American productions do not need to be noted.
Media titles
- All media titles must have cover art or a poster. All cover art or posters must be at least 300 pixels wide, preferably portrait, in English if possible.
- Infoboxes are optional. If used, please use the appropriate template.
- If infoboxes are not used, thumbnails of the cover art or poster is to be right justified and set to 300 pixels. ([[Image:<Poster>.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''<Title>'' (<year>)]])
- Level 2 headings should be the default setting for weapons. (for example, == Colt Detective Special == ). Level 1 headings should be used when differentiating different types of weapons, Level 3 for variation of the same weapon.
- Thumbnails of "full-screen" (4x3 ratio) screencaps should be set at 500 pixels, everything else should be 600 pixels, with justification set to none.
- Actors holding weapons should be identified and hyperlinked (if possible) at least once on a media page. ("James Bond (Roger Moore) uses a ...", "Militant #2 (Darrel Heath) uses a ...")
- Identified weapons should be hyperlinked at least once on the page. ("A Browning M2HB is seen mounted...")
- An image of any identified weapon must be present, unless one is not available. Weapon images must be set to at least 300 pixels, with justification set to none.
- Hyperlinks do not belong in the headings or subheadings.
- Spoilers should be avoided unless absolutely necessary. Identifying any actor using any weapon takes precedence, however. If absolutely necessary, please use {{Spoiler}} at the top of the page.
Actor pages
- An image of the actor should be on every actor page. This image should show the actor's face clearly, and it is preferred that he or she be holding a gun.
- Thumbnails of actor images should be right justified and set to between 400 and 500 pixels.
- If the actor is deceased, please indicate so on the page. (For example, "Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012) uses a ..." Please also add [[Category: Deceased Actor]] to the bottom of the page.
- Film and television credits should be separated. Each should use a Level 2 heading. ( == Film == )
- Voice credits, either in animated film, television, or in video games, are not to be included.
- If a television credit is a guest role, the episode name and date (year) should be included. That information should be readily available on the internet.
- For television credits, the episode name goes with the notes, not the show title.
- It it preferred that film and television credits should be in table form.
Screencaps
- Black bars should be cropped from all screenshots.
- Not-Safe-For-Work images should be altered with the appropriate censor bars or pixelization. (American standards for NSFW apply, so no nudity or excessive gore.)
- Aside from the aforementioned black bars, screencaps should not be cropped. If a part of the image needs to be emphasized, please highlight that particular section with circles, arrows, or numbers.
- Closed captions and subtitles in the screencaps should be avoided if at all possible.
- Screencaps should be left in their native aspect ratios.
- Watermarked images should be avoided, especially if it proves intellectual property theft. (Theft of intellectual property is morally and legally wrong.)
- Only JPEGs are allowed.
- Screencaps should be uniquely named. Overly generic names should be avoided, (for example, Bond_PPK.jpg} as well as overly technical names (for example, vlcsnap-2012-11-21-16h05m37s240.jpg.) Aim for something simple, unique, and yet still descriptive. (for example "Skyfall_HK416_01.jpg" or "H50_S2E11_M4.jpg".)