Revision as of 15:49, 12 March 2006

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

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

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.); 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.
Tagline: An optional secondary title (See the manual of style.)
Type: The type of article (See Bulbanews:Article types.)
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 the manual of style.)

See also: Bulbanews:Crediting sources

Type: If the article is original content written for Bulbanews, select Bulbanews; If the source is online and not official, select other web site; If the source is online and 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

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

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 ; Type
-: If the article is an original report 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 it is an editorial written for Bulbanews, select '''Bulbanews editorial'''
+: If the article is original content written for Bulbanews, select '''Bulbanews'''
+: If the source is online and not official, select '''other web site'''
+: If the source is online and 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