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Klop: /* Chris */

2020-05-22T10:59:43Z

Chris

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	=== [[Chris]] ===		=== [[Chris]] ===
	When referring to Chris in articles, you should always use '''Chris''' as opposed to "Chris-chan" or other variations.		When referring to Chris in articles, you should always use '''Chris''' as opposed to "Chris-chan" or other variations.
	* '''Christian''' is also acceptable, where appropriate.		* '''Christopher''' should only be used when writing about [[Christopher's name change\|Chris's name change]]. His current, full legal name is '''Christine Weston Chandler'''.
	* '''Christopher''' should only be used when writing about [[Christopher's name change\|Chris's name change]]. His current, full legal name is '''~~Christian~~ Weston Chandler'''.		* His legal name is Christine, but do not use it as it confuses people. Only Use Chris to maintain uniformity.
			* For pronouns, use he/him though he is legally a woman this is to maintain uniformity throughout the CWCki.
	* Of course, if you're referring to [[Chris-Chan Sonichu]] (one of [[:Category:Chris's alter egos\|Chris's alter egos]]), then '''Chris-Chan''' is fine.		* Of course, if you're referring to [[Chris-Chan Sonichu]] (one of [[:Category:Chris's alter egos\|Chris's alter egos]]), then '''Chris-Chan''' is fine.

Anonymax: Undo revision 149112 by Anonymax (talk)

2011-09-28T07:35:40Z

Undo revision 149112 by Anonymax (talk)

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 == English: American & British spelling ==
-''To do''
+=== When it comes to dates, be a Eurofag ===
 == People ==

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2011-09-28T07:35:12Z

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 == English: American & British spelling ==
-=== When it comes to dates, be a Eurofag ===
+''To do''
 == People ==

Anonymax: /* English: American & British spelling */

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English: American & British spelling

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 == English: American & British spelling ==
-''To do''
+=== When it comes to dates, be a Eurofag ===
 == People ==

Anonymax: /* Article content */

2011-09-22T05:28:31Z

Article content

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	* Overly sarcastic comments, pure speculation, over-exaggeration and pure bullshit are not welcome on the CWCki. Adding such material to articles will result in warnings, and persistent offenders will be banned.		* Overly sarcastic comments, pure speculation, over-exaggeration and pure bullshit are not welcome on the CWCki. Adding such material to articles will result in warnings, and persistent offenders will be banned.
	* The use of memes, reaction images, and generally things that would be more suited to ED or a message board of some kind, are not welcome - and are subject to the same removal-warn-ban procedure described above.		* The use of memes, reaction images, and generally things that would be more suited to ED or a message board of some kind, are not welcome - and are subject to the same removal-warn-ban procedure described above.
	For clarity - speculation includes any form of prediction about what Chris might do next, why he is doing something, or guessing the significance of something that we have absolutely no evidence about at the time of writing.		For clarity - speculation includes any form of prediction about what Chris (or someone else) might do next, why he is doing something, or guessing the significance of something that we have absolutely no evidence about at the time of writing.

	=== Articles about people ===		=== Articles about people ===

Anonymax at 05:26, 22 September 2011

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 These style guidelines are generally accepted by the CWCki community, and are used as a reference to help keep the CWCki consistent.
 == Article names ==
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 :* The article title should either borrow its name from part of the video titles ([[The MovingFoward videos]]) or
 :* Be named appropriately to cover the main subject of the videos ([[Cwcsicle]]).
 == Categories ==

Anonymax: /* Capitalisation */

2011-09-22T04:15:37Z

Capitalisation

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	* The first word of every sentence should begin with a capital letter, unless the sentence starts with the name of something intentionally spelt with an initial lowercase letter.		* The first word of every sentence should begin with a capital letter, unless the sentence starts with the name of something intentionally spelt with an initial lowercase letter.
	* Section headings should not be fully capitalised. Only the first word and subsequent proper nouns should be capitalised.		* Section headings should not be fully capitalised. Only the first word and subsequent proper nouns should be capitalised.

			== Citations ==
			Whether you have quoted, paraphrased or simply used a particular source while writing an article on the CWCki, it's important to indicate where you got your information from. We do this on the CWCki using citations, also known as references.
			* In their simplest form, you simply use '''<nowiki><ref> </ref></nowiki>''' tags after a quote, sentence or paragraph to link to your source. You place the URL or article link in between those tags: '''<nowiki><ref>http://abcnews.com/articlecontaininginfo</ref></nowiki>''' \| '''<nowiki><ref>[[Blanca E-mails]]</ref></nowiki>'''
			* If you think you'll be using a reference more than once within the same article, you should try naming your reference: '''<nowiki><ref name="ABCRef">http://abcnews.com/articlecontaininginfo</ref></nowiki>'''. Then, whenever you want to use that same reference again, you can simply put '''<nowiki><ref name="ABCRef" /></nowiki>''' instead of the full reference markup.
			* At the end of the article (after any ''See also'' sections but before any footer templates or categories), you must make a references section. Simply create a section with the header text "References" and place the following tag on the next line '''<nowiki><references /></nowiki>'''. This will list all the references used in that article.
			* Note that reference tags within the article should go after the full stop/period and not before.

	== English: American & British spelling ==		== English: American & British spelling ==

Anonymax: /* Templates */

2011-09-22T03:55:24Z

Templates

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	Using a template is simple - just place the name of the template between curly brackets <nowiki>{{ }}</nowiki> e.g.		Using a template is simple - just place the name of the template between curly brackets <nowiki>{{ }}</nowiki> e.g.
	'''<nowiki>{{Honest}}</nowiki>''' will insert the {{tl\|Honest}} template, which appears as {{Honest\|nocat=true}}		'''<nowiki>{{Honest}}</nowiki>''' will insert the {{tl\|Honest}} template, which appears as {{Honest\|nocat=true}}

	=== Parameters ===		=== Parameters ===
	Some templates are more dynamic, and have additional parameters. These parameters can either be to customise a template's text or style, or to insert additional text into the template. Parameters are separated by vertical pipes \| and are added before the closing curly brackets.		Some templates are more dynamic, and have additional parameters. These parameters can either be to customise a template's text or style, or to insert additional text into the template. Parameters are separated by vertical pipes \| and are added before the closing curly brackets.
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	:* Unnamed parameter example: '''<nowiki>{{Protip\|This template doesn't have named parameters}}</nowiki>''' (this unnamed parameter simply changes the text shown in the protip box)		:* Unnamed parameter example: '''<nowiki>{{Protip\|This template doesn't have named parameters}}</nowiki>''' (this unnamed parameter simply changes the text shown in the protip box)
	{{Protip\|This template doesn't have named parameters}}		{{Protip\|This template doesn't have named parameters}}

			=== Substitution ===
			When you substitute a template, saving the page causes the wikimarkup from the template's page to be inserted into the article. Substitution is useful for templates such as the {{tl\|welcome}} template, because substituting leaves behind all the body text from that template on a user's talk page - which helps them to see how wikimarkup works, rather than simply seeing <nowiki>{{welcome}}</nowiki>.
			* Substituting a template is as simple as adding '''subst:''' after the opening curly brackets but before the template name e.g. '''<nowiki>{{subst:welcome}}</nowiki>'''.
			* When the page is saved, the wikimarkup from the template will be inserted into the page you just saved.
			* Only certain templates are suitable for substitution. The vast majority are not suitable. Check the usage notes for each template before deciding whether to substitute it or not.

Anonymax at 03:49, 22 September 2011

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-These style guidelines are generally accepted by the CWCki community, and help to keep the appearance across all articles consistent.
+These style guidelines are generally accepted by the CWCki community, and are used as a reference to help keep the CWCki consistent.
 == Article names ==
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 * When creating a new section heading, leaving a blank line after the previous section text can help editors.
 * If the previous section made use of images, but the section text was fairly short - this can cause the image to overflow onto the section below it. To prevent this from happening, you can use the {{tl|clear}} template - placing it at the end of the particularly short section.

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2011-09-22T03:16:12Z

Created page with "These style guidelines are generally accepted by the CWCki community, and help to keep the appearance across all articles consistent. == Article names == {{main|CWCki:Article na..."

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These style guidelines are generally accepted by the CWCki community, and help to keep the appearance across all articles consistent.

== Article names ==
{{main|CWCki:Article naming}}
Almost everything should follow:
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Naming conventions|Wikipedia's naming conventions]]
*[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Disambiguation|Wikipedia's disambiguation page]]

=== Video articles ===
The long-standing convention is to make the article title for a video '''the same as Chris named it on YouTube'''. So if the video is named [[100_2357.MOV]], that should be the article title. There are occasions where this policy does not apply:
* When Chris uploads two videos of the same or very similar name which are unrelated - it is usually wise to choose a different article title.
* When Chris gives a video a very long name - see [[Cleveland Show Voice Rant]] for an example.
* When Chris uploads several related videos within a short space of time - usually on the same day:
:* The article title should either borrow its name from part of the video titles ([[The MovingFoward videos]]) or
:* Be named appropriately to cover the main subject of the videos ([[Cwcsicle]]).

== Categories ==
Link all appropriate [[Special:Categories|categories]] at the bottom of an article. For example, <nowiki>[[Category:Family Members]]</nowiki> at the bottom of any article about a family member of Chris's.

* Note that many templates add categories to articles automatically, and you may therefore not need to add certain categories manually.
* Categories should always be at the very bottom of an article - after all other Wikimarkup, templates, references.
* Each category should be placed on its own line.

== Capitalisation ==
Just a reminder that proper nouns (including names of people, places and even [[Sonichu]]) should always be capitalised.

* The first word of every sentence should begin with a capital letter, unless the sentence starts with the name of something intentionally spelt with an initial lowercase letter.
* Section headings should not be fully capitalised. Only the first word and subsequent proper nouns should be capitalised.

== English: American & British spelling ==
''To do''

== People ==
=== [[Chris]] ===
When referring to Chris in articles, you should always use '''Chris''' as opposed to "Chris-chan" or other variations.
* '''Christian''' is also acceptable, where appropriate.
* '''Christopher''' should only be used when writing about [[Christopher's name change|Chris's name change]]. His current, full legal name is '''Christian Weston Chandler'''.
* Of course, if you're referring to [[Chris-Chan Sonichu]] (one of [[:Category:Chris's alter egos|Chris's alter egos]]), then '''Chris-Chan''' is fine.

==== Possessive (Chris's vs Chris') ====
Long-standing CWCki convention means that we use '''Chris's''' as opposed to the (grammatically correct) '''Chris''''. Yes we understand it may seem like a stupid rule, but that's part of following the Chris saga.

=== [[Barbara Chandler|Barbara "Barb" Chandler]] ===
When referring to Chris's mother, we usually use the nickname '''Barb'''.
* Her birth name is '''Barbara Anne Weston'''
* Referring to her as "Barbara" is tedious - both to editors and readers of articles where her name appears repeatedly, such as in transcripts.
* She has also been referred to by followers as "Snorlax", but refrain from using it unless absolutely appropriate.

=== [[Bob Chandler]] ===
When referring to Chris's late father, we usually use '''Bob'''.
* His full name is '''Robert Franklin Chandler Jr.'''
* He is also known as '''The Internet Lumberjack''' following an infamous [[Bob Walks In|audio recording]]. Unless relevant to the article, its use should be limited.
* Since his death in [[September 2011]], care should be taken to ensure articles that mention him do so in the past tense where necessary.

''More to add''

== Section headings ==
The wikimarkup for creating a section heading is simple: <nowiki>== Section name ==</nowiki>.
* The first heading within an article should always start with two ='s either side of the heading text (that is, be a level 2 heading).
* Adding an extra = to each end of the heading text will create a sub-heading:
Markup: <nowiki>=== Example sub-heading ===</nowiki>
=== Example sub-heading ===
Markup: <nowiki>==== Example sub-sub-heading ====</nowiki>
==== Example sub-sub-heading ====

=== Heading text ===
Some guidelines for writing good section headings - with examples taken from the [[Chris]] article.
==== Capitalisation ====
As with article names, section headings should only have the initial word capitalised, along with any names.
* '''Life as a Tomgirl''' as opposed to '''Life As A Tomgirl''' or '''Life as a tomgirl'''. [[Tomgirl]] is a name, and is therefore capitalised.

==== Simplicity ====
Your aim with the heading is to describe the text within that section in the simplest possible way. Here are two examples:
* '''Aliases''' as opposed to something like '''The many aliases of Christian Weston Chandler'''.
* '''Early life''' as opposed to something like '''His early life''' or '''Chris's younger years'''.

==== Spacing ====
There are four spacing issues to consider:
* To make section headings easier to read for editors, place a space either side of the section header text:
** <nowiki>== Example heading ==</nowiki> rather than <nowiki>==Example heading==</nowiki>
* The heading should be on its own line - with the article body text starting on the line below. There is no need to leave an extra blank line after the section heading.
* When creating a new section heading, leaving a blank line after the previous section text can help editors.
* If the previous section made use of images, but the section text was fairly short - this can cause the image to overflow onto the section below it. To prevent this from happening, you can use the {{tl|clear}} template - placing it at the end of the particularly short section.