Preservapedia:WikiProject Cultural landscapes/Article template

The Cultural landscapes Article Template will greatly assist you by setting up an infobox and standardized headings for your article. Be sure to start your article as a draft on a subpage of your user page.

Checkmark green.svg Create a subpage (sandbox)

 * 1) Edit your userpage and add a link that begins with your username, followed by a forward slash (/) and the name you would like to use for your sandbox.
 * 2) Save the page and you'll see a new red link.
 * 3) Click the red link and add text to the edit box...your sandbox is created!
 * Typing:

User:Sample/Artwork title
 * Will give you:

User:Sample/Artwork title

Checkmark green.svg Name your article
Naming convention guidelines do not apply to subpages, but are important when you move your article to Preservapedia main namespace.
 * Try and use the correct name for the artwork, otherwise use the common name and keep the title as accurate and simple as possible.
 * If the proper name of the artwork is used, then it should be italicized throughout the article, including in the title. See the notes inside the template for guidance on this.
 * If the artwork's name already exists within Preservapedia, or if another artwork of the same title already exists:
 * Include the (artist's surname) in the title instead. For example, Flying Dragon (Calder).
 * Or include its (location) in the title. For example Confederate War Memorial (Dallas, Texas).


 * See the Visual Arts Manual of Style for more details.

Checkmark green.svg Add the Cultural landscapes template

 * 1) Copy the following text and paste it into your new subpage:   
 * 2) Save the page and include a note in the Edit summary such as "Cultural landscapes template".
 * 3) Edit your new article!

Using the template

 * When you return to the Edit screen of your article again there will be detailed instructions for filling out the template.
 * The template includes an empty Infobox to be filled out.
 * There are also detailed suggestions concerning the content to be placed under each heading.
 * Be sure to remove the comment boxes that are in once you fill out the headings appropriately.

Checkmark green.svg Add your research
Use the Cultural landscapes Style Guide for step-by-step instructions for filling out the components of your article, including:
 * Formatting for the infobox (code for image, image size, dimensions, geotagging, etc.)
 * Using references
 * Uploading photos
 * Inserting GPS coordinates
 * Adding links to the "See also" & "External links" section
 * Adding and creating navigation boxes
 * Using Categories

Checkmark green.svg Make your article live
Transfer your finished article to Preservapedia main space once it is complete, or at least a qualifying stub.
 * 1) Return to the Edit screen of your user page.
 * 2) Type the correct article title and make it an internal link by adding double brackets.
 * -This time do NOT include a backslash / or your username, since it's not a sandbox.
 * -Refer to the above naming convention guidelines when determining the correct title for your article.
 * 3. Save your userpage and you'll see a red link to your new article. (Note: if the link is blue, the article already exists. Consider a new name, or if the article is about your artwork, add to it.)
 * 4. Click the new red link to the mainspace article.
 * 5. Open up your sculpture draft in a new tab and click on the Edit tab. Copy the entire contents of your draft (make sure it's the WikiCode from your edit screen, NOT the regular text from the main page).
 * 6. Paste the WikiCode from your draft's edit screen onto the edit screen of the mainspace article that you just created. Click Save and your new article should be live.
 * 7. If your article is a stub, add the   at the very bottom of the main article page.
 * 8. See the Cultural landscapes Style Guide for more information on adding Categories, Tags, and Navigation boxes.

Resources

 * The Cultural landscapes Style Guide provides detailed information about creating an article about Cultural landscapes.
 * The Manual of Style (visual arts) provides general information about editing articles about the arts.
 * For general information about creating and editing articles, please consult the Preservapedia:Manual of Style and the Preservapedia article wizard.
 * Consult the guidelines about categorization.