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<div style="background: #ffe; border: 1px solid #aa8; padding: 0.25em; margin: 0.25em 0;">'''Warning''': repeatedly submitting duplicate articles may lead to a [[Bulbanews:Blocking policy|block]].</div>
<div style="background: #ffe; border: 1px solid #aa8; padding: 0.25em; margin: 0.25em 0;">'''Warning''': repeatedly submitting duplicate articles may lead to a [[Bulbanews:Blocking policy|block]].</div>


The heart of any "real" article on Bulbanews is the {{Template|Article}} template. The very first 10 characters of any article must be <code><nowiki>{{Article|</nowiki></code>, otherwise it will be passed over by the front page updater. A summary of usage follows:
The heart of any "real" article on Bulbanews is the {{Template|Article}} template. The very first 10 characters of any article must be <code><nowiki>{{Article|</nowiki></code>, otherwise it will be passed over by the front page updater.


{| style="margin: auto; border: 1px solid #796; border-collapse: collapse; background: #efd;" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
= Fields =
|-
The following are brief explanations about each field in the new article assistant.
! colspan="2" style="background: #bea; text-align: center;" | Article metadata
; Title
|-
: The title of the article (See the [[Bulbanews:Manual of style/Titling articles|manual of style]])
! type
; Tagline
| One of '''breaking''', '''lead''', '''feature''', '''news''' or '''local'''
: An ''optional'' secondary title (See the [[Bulbanews:Manual of style/Titling articles|manual of style]])
|-
; Type
! picture
: The type of article
| A picture for the front page (see the [[Bulbanews:Manual of style/Using pictures|manual of style]]), or '''none'''
; Category
|-
: '''One''' [[:Category:Top-level categories|category]] (Additional categories may be added using the {{Template|CategorizeIn}} template)
! weekday
; Picture
| The full weekday name, i.e. '''Wednesday''', not '''Wed'''.
: The file name of an image from [[a:Main Page|Bulbagarden Archives]] (<code>Image:</code> is not necessary)
|-
; Blurb
! day
: A summary for the article for use in feeds and on the front page (See [[Bulbanews:Manual of style/Summarising articles]])
| The day of the month of publication (do not prepend 0 for single-digit)
|-
! month
| The month of publication (do not prepend 0 for single-digit)
|-
! year
| The four-digit year of publication
|-
! discusstype
| rowspan="2" | See [[Bulbanews:Linking to discussions]]
|-
! discusslink
|-
! sourcetype
| rowspan="3" | See [[Bulbanews:Crediting sources]]
|-
! sourcename
|-
! sourcelink
|-
! tagline
| An optional secondary headline (See the [[Bulbanews:Manual of style/Titling articles|manual of style]])
|-
! blurb
| A lead that would be used on the front page (See the [[Bulbanews:Manual of style/Summarising articles|manual of style]])
|}


The following is an example of usage:
== Source ==
<pre><nowiki>{{Article|
: ''See also: [[Bulbanews:Crediting sources]]''
type=feature |
picture= |
weekday=Friday |
day=10 |
month=6 |
year=2005 |
discusstype=none |
discusslink= |
sourcetype=bulbanews |
sourcename=DeltaSuicune |
sourcelink=User:DeltaSuicune |
tagline= |
blurb=Bulbagarden's new translator DeltaSuicune takes us on a tour of the latest news from Pokeani, the renowned Japanese fansite. Stories this week include:
* Advance Generation movie station "Banmū" quizzes available online
* Factory needle discovered in PokéPark PokéDoll
* Anime X-Press Pokémon Sunday giveaway to award five posters
* Pokémon included amongst those to get dedicated theme park allocation in the Japanese Las Vegas project
* Pokémon Daisuki Club announces new guide, promotion, and investigation
}}</nowiki></pre>


After the article metadata, please insert one or more {{Template|CategorizeIn}} codes:
; Type
: <pre><nowiki>{{CategorizeIn|Category|Month|Year}}</nowiki></pre>
: If the article is an original piece written for Bulbanews, select '''Bulbanews'''; if the source is non-official, select '''other web site'''; otherwise if the source is official, select '''press release''
If there are more than one, please put them all on one line.
; Name
: If the article is an original piece, fill in the name of the author; otherwise, the name of the web site or organisation
; Link
: If the article is an original piece, fill in the link the author's user page; otherwise, the full URL to the original report; though if [http://tinyurl.com/ TinyURL] has been used, only the ID is required
 
== Discussion ==
: ''See also: [[Bulbanews:Linking to discussions]]''
 
; Type
: If there is a related thread on [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net Bulbagarden Forums], select '''Bulbagarden Forums''', otherwise, select '''none''
; Link
: If linking to Bulbagarden Forums, fill in the thread ID (not post ID); otherwise, leave blank


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Bulbanews:Editor availability schedule]]
* [[Bulbanews:Editor availability schedule]]

Revision as of 10:04, 4 September 2005

To submit an article, one may use the new article assistant. However, please read through the rest of this page before doing so.

The title should use capital letters only where necessary - sentence case titles, such as Nintendo reveals DS online plans or Pokémon movie 8 premiers in Japan, are preferred. However, one should also take care to not submit articles already submitted by others. The Bulbanews front page lists the most recently submitted articles under the developing stories heading.

Warning: repeatedly submitting duplicate articles may lead to a block.

The heart of any "real" article on Bulbanews is the {{Article}} template. The very first 10 characters of any article must be {{Article|, otherwise it will be passed over by the front page updater.

Fields

The following are brief explanations about each field in the new article assistant.

Title
The title of the article (See the manual of style)
Tagline
An optional secondary title (See the manual of style)
Type
The type of article
Category
One category (Additional categories may be added using the {{CategorizeIn}} template)
Picture
The file name of an image from Bulbagarden Archives (Image: is not necessary)
Blurb
A summary for the article for use in feeds and on the front page (See Bulbanews:Manual of style/Summarising articles)

Source

See also: Bulbanews:Crediting sources
Type
If the article is an original piece written for Bulbanews, select Bulbanews'; if the source is non-official, select other web site; otherwise if the source is official, select press release
Name
If the article is an original piece, fill in the name of the author; otherwise, the name of the web site or organisation
Link
If the article is an original piece, fill in the link the author's user page; otherwise, the full URL to the original report; though if TinyURL has been used, only the ID is required

Discussion

See also: Bulbanews:Linking to discussions
Type
If there is a related thread on Bulbagarden Forums, select Bulbagarden Forums', otherwise, select none
Link
If linking to Bulbagarden Forums, fill in the thread ID (not post ID); otherwise, leave blank

See also