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Some Wikisimpsons members have formed a project to better organize efforts to write and improve articles about episodes. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page, or sign up below.
Project Episodes
Aims
Project Episodes aims to write articles on all episodes of the Simpsons cartoon.
Participants
To join the project, simply add your name to the bottom of the list.
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Inactive
Structure of an article
Every article should be tabbed. This is done by putting {{tab}} on the top of the article. For the references, credits, appearances and quotes the templates {{tabR}}, {{tabC}}, {{tabA}} and {{tabQ}} are used, with the episodes title filled in like this:
{{TabA|episode=Barting_Over}}
Note that while "ordinary" episode titles work just fine, spaces and non-alphanumeric characters can be replaced with their Percent Encoding counterparts for code neatness / nerd points.
An example is "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)", which can also be written as "Who_Shot_Mr._Burns%3F_(Part_One)", as seen in the address bar for the page.
Main Tab
The {{episode}} info box should be included, ideally with an image at the top of it and as many fields filled out as possible. Information can be taken from Wikipedia for this, but longer parts (such as 'Couch Gag'), try to rewrite it so it's original to this wiki.
The introductory line is a standard format. An episode summary can be added, but keep it to two sentences maximum.
The main plot description of the episode comes under the heading 'Plot'. It has been seen listed [incorrectly] under 'Synopsis', a word which means 'short overall summary'.
Items listed in the plot should be linked to their respective Wikisimpsons article, when they first appear, and only once. If for example, Chief Wiggum is mentioned three times in a plot section, only add a link to the first mention.
For special celebrity guests, it has been undecided whether to link to their Wikipedia Page, or create a Wikisimpsons stub. Currently, the first option is preferable.
Season boxes
Each episode page should have a "Episodes in Season X" box at the bottom of each tab. For example, for an episode in season 7, this is done by putting {{Season 7}} at the bottom of the article.
A letter is added to the code for use in each tab:
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{{Season 7 R}} - for the references tab
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{{Season 7 C}} - for the credits tab
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{{Season 7 A}} - for the appearances tab
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{{Season 7 Q}} - for the quotes tab
References Tab
- Items should contain a link to their own Wikisimpsons page if possible. If not, link to their Wikipedia page.
Appearances Tab
The Appearances should be split into the following sections:
- Characters
- Locations
- Vehicles (if applicable)
- Media (if applicable)
- Groups/Organizations (if applicable)
- Sports (if applicable)
- Other (if applicable)
Characters, locations and vehicles should, if possible, be in a image gallery format, with File:No image.png used for things that need an image, not for mentioned characters.
Credits Tab
Formatting not finalized yet.
Quotes Tab
- All new lines should have an indent (:) before them.
- The character's name should be put in a bold, along with a colon, also in bold. (e.g. '''Homer:''')
- The character's line should come after the name, with any actions put in square brackets and italicized.
- Lines that are just action should not have any character's name before them in bold, just the text in square brackets and italicized.
- Separate quotes should have "----" between them.
Example
- [The family are playing Scrabble]
- Bart: My turn. "Kwyjibo". [places his tiles] K-W-Y-J-I-B-O. Twenty-two points, plus triple-word-score, plus fifty points for using all my letters. Game's over, I'm outta here—
- Homer: [grabs Bart with his left hand, holding a banana in his right] Wait a minute, you little cheater! You're not going anywhere until you tell me what a kwyjibo is.
- Bart: "Kwyjibo." [observing Homer] Uh... a big, dumb, balding North American ape. With no chin.
- Marge: [playing along] And a short temper.
- Homer: I'll show you a big, dumb, balding ape—!
- Bart: [as Homer chases him away] Uh-oh. Kwyjibo on the loose!
- Edna Krabappel: Now I don't want you to worry, class. These tests will have no effect on your grades. They merely determine your future social status and financial success... [looks at Bart] if any.
Other templates
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Notes
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{{Article Project Episodes}}
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Template:Article Project Episodes
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To be put on the talk page. Informs users that the page is part of Project Episodes.
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{{Episode stub}}
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This article about a Simpsons episode is a stub. You can help Wikisimpsons by embiggening it.
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To be put on episode pages that lack quite a lot of information.
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{{User Project Episodes}}
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Template:User Project Episodes
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Tells other users that you are a member of Project Episodes when put on Userpage.
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Template:Project Pages
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