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==Labeling a stub== | ==Labeling a stub== | ||
Newly | Newly created articles or pre-existing articles alike can be and should be labeled as stubs. Labeling an article as a stub places it in the [[:Category:Stubs|Stub category]]. This allows other users to easily locate it when they seek to expand stubs. Typically, when a stub is identified, the {{tl|stub}} template should be added at the bottom of the article, just above the [[:Category:Navigation Templates|Navigation template(s)]]. Only one stub template per article is necessary. Talk pages, user pages, and forums should never be labeled as stubs. | ||
Typing {{tl|stub}} into an article renders this: | Typing {{tl|stub}} into an article renders this: | ||
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===Specific stub templates=== | ===Specific stub templates=== | ||
While adding {{tl|stub}} is sufficient for marking an article as a stub, at the Chrono Wiki, we prefer to sort our stubs even further, so those editors looking to expand a stubs of a specific kind can easily find them. So far, we currently have 11 different stub templates, including the basic {{tl|stub}} template. We will | While adding {{tl|stub}} is sufficient for marking an article as a stub, at the Chrono Wiki, we prefer to sort our stubs even further, so those editors looking to expand a stubs of a specific kind can easily find them. So far, we currently have 11 different stub templates, including the basic {{tl|stub}} template. We will breakdown the specific function and proper usage of each stub below. | ||
==Types of stubs== | ==Types of stubs== | ||
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{{tl|Char-stub}} | {{tl|Char-stub}} | ||
Lists of [[characters]], individual characters, and character races deserve the {{tl|Char-stub}} template. This template can be used in place of the sec-stub template if the entire article is about a character. | |||
===Enemy stubs=== | ===Enemy stubs=== | ||
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===Location stubs=== | ===Location stubs=== | ||
{{tl|Locat-stub}} | {{tl|Locat-stub}} | ||
[[Locations]], places, houses, homes, dungeons, and caves all deserve this template when they lack appropriate coverage. | |||
[[Locations]], places, houses, homes, dungeons, and caves all deserve this template when they lack appropriate coverage. | |||
===Miscellaneous stubs=== | ===Miscellaneous stubs=== | ||
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{{tl|Mus-stub}} | {{tl|Mus-stub}} | ||
[[Music]] articles may not have much that needs saying about them. So long as they contain the | [[Music]] articles may not have much that needs saying about them. So long as they contain the track listing, a link to their corresponding soundtrack, and an embedded link to a video playing the song, the music stub template can be removed. | ||
===Tech stubs=== | ===Tech stubs=== | ||
