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===Titles=== | ===Titles=== | ||
| − | First letter capitalized, rest of title lowercase | + | First letter capitalized, rest of title lowercase. |
| + | {{SeealsoWP|Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(technical_restrictions)}} | ||
| + | :Note that while article links can be written with or without a leading capital letter, the article title always begins with a capital letter due to the restriction above. | ||
| + | ::Examples: [[iSeries]] links to [[ISeries]], [[i5/OS]] links to [[I5/OS]] | ||
===Layout=== | ===Layout=== | ||
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====Introduction / Section 0==== | ====Introduction / Section 0==== | ||
*Short introduction paragraph, usually 1-3 sentences. | *Short introduction paragraph, usually 1-3 sentences. | ||
| − | *Use template {{tl|AN}} to reference the article's name in a | + | *Use template {{tl|AN}} to reference the article's name in a consistently formatted style. |
*Use template {{tl|bu}} to spell out acronyms. | *Use template {{tl|bu}} to spell out acronyms. | ||
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*(required) | *(required) | ||
<pre>==Categories==</pre> | <pre>==Categories==</pre> | ||
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| + | ===Formatting=== | ||
| + | *For in-paragraph notations, such as PC file names or directories, use {{tl|code}}. | ||
| + | **Example: The default directory for [[iSeries Access]] workstation files is {{code|IBM\Client Access\Emulator\private}}. | ||
| + | *For offset text which should not be wiki-parsed, such as source for CL, RPG, html or XML, use the <code><nowiki><pre>CodeListingHere</pre></nowiki></code> tags. | ||
| + | **Example: Hello, World in CL | ||
| + | <pre>PGM | ||
| + | |||
| + | SNDMSG MSG('Hello, World!') TOUSR(*REQUESTER) | ||
| + | |||
| + | ENDPGM</pre> | ||
==Categories== | ==Categories== | ||
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==Namespaces== | ==Namespaces== | ||
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| + | ==Delete Requests== | ||
| + | Add the {{tl1|delete|reason for delete request}} tag to the entry. | ||
==Categories== | ==Categories== | ||
| − | [[Category:MidrangeWiki]] | + | [[Category:MidrangeWiki|{{PAGENAME}}]] |
Latest revision as of 15:11, 10 January 2008
The Manual of Style for MidrangeWiki is a work in progress.
Contents
Articles
Titles
First letter capitalized, rest of title lowercase.
- See also on Wikipedia: Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(technical_restrictions)
- Note that while article links can be written with or without a leading capital letter, the article title always begins with a capital letter due to the restriction above.
Layout
Before Introduction / Section -1
- Before the introductory paragraph, use {{SeealsoWP|WikipediaArticleName}} to add a link(s) to Wikipedia articles.
- Before the introductory paragraph, use {{Seealso|MidrangeWikiArticleName}} to add disambiguation link(s) to other similarly named MidrangeWiki articles.
Introduction / Section 0
- Short introduction paragraph, usually 1-3 sentences.
- Use template {{AN}} to reference the article's name in a consistently formatted style.
- Use template {{bu}} to spell out acronyms.
Content / Sections 1-(X-1)
Create section breaks as appropriate to the layout and content of the article.
Trailing Sections
- (optional) for related MidrangeWiki articles
==See also==
- (optional) for off-MidrangeWiki webpages, such as IBM
==External links==
- (required)
==Categories==
Formatting
- For in-paragraph notations, such as PC file names or directories, use {{code}}.
- Example: The default directory for iSeries Access workstation files is
IBM\Client Access\Emulator\private.
- Example: The default directory for iSeries Access workstation files is
- For offset text which should not be wiki-parsed, such as source for CL, RPG, html or XML, use the
<pre>CodeListingHere</pre>tags.- Example: Hello, World in CL
PGM
SNDMSG MSG('Hello, World!') TOUSR(*REQUESTER)
ENDPGM
Categories
Templates
Namespaces
Delete Requests
Add the {{delete|reason for delete request}} tag to the entry.
