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<div style="font-size: 135%; line-spacing: 100%;>To submit an article, one may use the [[Special:Newarticleassistant|new article assistant]]. However, please read through the rest of this page before doing so.</div>
<div style="font-size: 135%; line-spacing: 100%;">To submit an article, one may use the [[Special:Newarticleassistant|new article assistant]]. However, please read through the rest of this page before doing so.</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>
<div style="background: #ffe; border: 1px solid #aa8; padding: 0.2em; margin: 0.25em 0; text-align: center;">'''Warning''': repeatedly submitting duplicate articles may lead to a [[Bulbanews:Blocking policy|block]].</div>


= Fields =
= Fields =

Revision as of 15:10, 1 February 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
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 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
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