Writing Accepted Articles

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This article explains how to write a proper article for the Rolling Stones Wiki. In the following sections, dos and don'ts will be explained so that each page on the Wiki will be of suffiecient information.

What Constitutes An Accepted Article?

An acceped article is one that supplies the following to any reader:

• Informative
• Knowledgable
• Serves a Useful Purpose
• Has ZERO Spelling Mistakes
• Is Of Substantial Length
• Looks Pretty

These 6 things make an article acceptedable for the Rolling Stones Wiki. We will now explain the meaning of each.

Informative

Before writing an article, for the Rolling Stones Wiki you should make sure you have an idea of what you want to write planned out in your head. You should know the facts and check 1 or more RELIABLE sources about said topic. When You have the facts and you think they could make an accepted article go ahead (but expect your article to be changed around by others).

Knowledgeable

Please, please, please don't write an article about the Rolling Stones if you know nothing about them. This Wiki is supposed to provide knowledge to fans who do not already know. Please only write if you know what you are writing about.

Serves A Useful Purpose

Before creating a new article please perform a search on the Rolling Stones Wiki about the topic you wish to write about. If you find one similar to yours, please do not start a new article, simply add what you feel is missing to the article. If you do not find one, please try re-typing your topic in several different ways just to make sure. If you don't find one by now, it is probably safe to say you may start it as long as it is related to the Rolling Stones.

Has ZERO Spelling Mistakes

Check, check and then double check again once you have finished writing or contributing to an article. This is very important so that anyone and everyone has ease in reading said article. If you are not sure, use a source like Dictionary.com or copy and paste into a program such as Microsoft Word and then proceed to spell ceck there.

Is Of Substantial Length

What does substantial length mean? It means that it is longer than 1000 words and but not so long that the page seems to go on forever. Once you think you have finsihed writing an article, copy and paster into a program like Microsoft Word and check for the number of words. If you are over 1000 words, you're good to go!

Looks Pretty

Don't be afraid to use images on your articles, they make it look colourful and inviting. But don't use to many either. If you are unsure on how many images to use, here is a trick: Use one picture for every 1000-1500 words. This will keep the numer down but of sufficent amount. As well, please don't use copyrighted pictures. It is normally considered that pictures from album covers, tour shots by fans, and promo shots are not copyrighted and free for use.