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+====== Posting Guidelines ======
 Several extensions have been added to cut back on spam. New pages and page edits can only be made by registered users. New accounts have to be created by the admin.
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 ==== How Is All of This Organized? ====
-Good question.  This is where the details come in.  We need all entries to be tagged and connected as well as possible.  There are going to be several main lists.  The main thing is to be familiar with adding tags - see the [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:tag|plugin page on adding tags]].
+Good question.  This is where the details come in. The first place to start would probably be the list of [[All Bands]].  Add the band you want to archive to the list.  But check the list first to make sure there isn't already a page for the band.  Then edit that page.  Add all of the info you have.  See the [[Four Living Creatures|sample band]] page for a format.  There is also a [[http://downthelinezine.com/cue/template.txt|template text file]] you can use. Make sure you also adhere to [[Legal Guidelines]].  If a band has a really good discography on another site, feel free to just link to that, or create your own by listing the bands releases in a discography list. Make sure to list albums details on the same page as the band details - its less work that way.
-The first place to start would probably be the list of [[All Bands]].  Add the band you want to archive to the list.  But check the list first to make sure there isn't already a page for the band.  Then edit that page.  Add all of the info you have.  See the [[Four Living Creatures|sample band]] page for a format.  Make sure you also adhere to [[Legal Guidelines]].  If a band has a really good discography on another site, feel free to just link to that, or create your own by listing the bands releases in a discography list and create a separate page for each album.  Make sure to also create links for each person involved in the band - that way we can link projects by people.
-Also on the band page, make sure to add a categories section with at least one genre.  Check the [[:Category:Music_Styles|Musical Styles]] page for existing genres before creating new ones.  Feel free to create new genre categories if needed - just make sure not to duplicate something that is already there.  Also make sure to add a category for each year that the band was in existence.  The category should just be named for the year... i.e. "1994"
-For each album, please include all liner notes that you can find.  Lyrics are not going to be allowed for now due to legal reasons, but that may change.  Make sure to create links for every person involved on the album.  Feel free to add details or stories about the album, and make sure to include a cover image.
+Also on the band page, make sure to add at least one genre.  Check the [[Musical Styles]] page for existing genres before creating new ones. Feel free to create new genre categories if needed - just make sure not to duplicate something that is already there.
-For each album, also make sure that you include a categories section that has at least one release year.  For the year category of each album, make sure that the year is followed by the word 'Albums', i.e. "1994 Albums" - to differentiate that list from the list of years associated with the bands themselves.  See the albums on the sample band page for the format to follow with each album.  Also, please add a decent sized cover image for each album.
+For each album, please include all liner notes that you can find.  Lyrics are not going to be allowed for now due to legal reasons, but that may change. Feel free to add details or stories about the album, and make sure to include a cover image.
-Please make that every album has a link to all applicable music labels.  Make sure you check the [[Music Labels]] page to see if a music label already exists. If a record label exists under a different variation of the name you want to use, please use the existing page and just change the name for the link after the |.
+Please make that every album has a link to all applicable music labels. Make sure you check the [[Music Labels]] page to see if a music label already exists. If a record label exists under a different variation of the name you want to use, please use the existing page and just change the name for the link after the |.
 Oh, and make sure you check spellings of people's names, so that duplicate pages are not created.
-If you are adding a compilation album, please make sure that you create a link for each artist and person involved.
+If you are adding a compilation album, please make sure that you create a link for each artist involved.
 If you are copying a page from Wikipedia, make sure to remove all the links to random words in the content you copy. We really don't feel like re-defining "record producer" and "California" and other words like that here.
 Any other questions, please contact us.