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* Some of us encourage useful comments in the change summary - especially when it's not clear why a change was made. :-) | * Some of us encourage useful comments in the change summary - especially when it's not clear why a change was made. :-) | ||
For more specific guidelines, please see the individual tabs below. | |||
=Page Text= | |||
'''Text should be in the style of an encyclopedia. ''' | '''Text should be in the style of an encyclopedia. ''' | ||
Avoid unattributed text in the first person. | Avoid unattributed text in the first person. | ||
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In general, don't worry about style or formatting issues too much. We really appreciate good technical input in any form, and will help with formatting if needed. | In general, don't worry about style or formatting issues too much. We really appreciate good technical input in any form, and will help with formatting if needed. | ||
===Capitalization=== | |||
In general we are aligning with [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(capitalization)|relevant conventions in Wikipedia]]. | |||
Inter alia, we don't capitalize the second or subsequent words in an article title, unless the title is a [[wikipedia:proper name|proper name]]. | |||
There are several places where text entered into an article template is both entered into a database, and displayed in a headline - for example, the "summary=" or "description=" arguments to various article templates. | |||
The text in these should not be capitalized - it will be automatically capitalized in the headline display. | |||
Again, don't worry about style too much – we need your technical inputs first and foremost, the admins and regulars will help with formatting and style. | |||
===Tables=== | ===Tables=== | ||
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When another instrument is mentioned in a page, make that a link in case readers want to explore that connection. | When another instrument is mentioned in a page, make that a link in case readers want to explore that connection. | ||
=Document Scans= | |||
'''Favor any scan over no scan. ''' | '''Favor any scan over no scan. ''' | ||
The presence of free scans of manuals and other documentation is hugely important. | The presence of free scans of manuals and other documentation is hugely important. | ||
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A useful online alternative is https://pdf.io/unlock/ | A useful online alternative is https://pdf.io/unlock/ | ||
=Photos= | |||
'''Any photo is better than no photo.''' | '''Any photo is better than no photo.''' | ||
Prefer high-resolution, in-focus photos. When photographing an instrument, it's good to also get internal photos. | Prefer high-resolution, in-focus photos. When photographing an instrument, it's good to also get internal photos. | ||
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The filename extension should be lowercase. | The filename extension should be lowercase. | ||
For example | For example, rename "IMG_143721.JPG" to "tek_647a_hv_transformer.jpg". | ||
When uploading a file, the name may get changed slightly by the wiki system. | When uploading a file, the name may get changed slightly by the wiki system. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=ROM Images= | |||
Tekwiki hosts a collection of [[ROM images]]. | Tekwiki hosts a collection of [[ROM images]]. | ||
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The file naming scheme we use is <tek part number>.bin. Example: 156-0660-01.bin | The file naming scheme we use is <tek part number>.bin. Example: 156-0660-01.bin | ||
=See Also= | |||
* [[Tasks]] | * [[Tasks]] | ||
[[Category:TekWiki]] | [[Category:TekWiki]] | ||
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