Help:Society Template

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Hi, I hope you find this template useful. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask me on my talk page. --James Hogan 21:56, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

To use this template simply click "edit" or "view source" at the top of this page and copy the wikitext below the line with just "----" on it, then type the name of your society in the search bar and click "Go", click "create this page" and paste the wikitext there. --James Hogan 20:40, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Guidelines

All content must be encyclopedic

  • Stick to the facts
  • sentences such as "xxx soc is the best and most popular soc at york" or "xxx is a jackass" will be deleted
  • if some survey, study, article concludes this, then say that: "xxx article claims that xxx soc to be the most popular society at york" or "50% of participants in xxx survey thought xxx was a jackass" but always remember to link to the source in the External Links section (see below)

The content must be neutral

  • Don't write in the first person - avoid "we", "our", "us"
  • Don't write opinions as fact (see above)

Stick to this standard template ("edit"/"view source" this page to see the wikitext)

  • Although the first sections can be about whatever is appropriate, The last 3 sections must be used if the information is there to warrent them.
  • Remember the [[Category:Societies]] at the top of the page (the position isn't consistent across existing pages, but i like to put categories at the top). This will make your society visible from Category:Societies. Categories are linked to at the bottom of the page.
  • If your society has multiple names, use the official name and redirect other names to it:
    • E.g. don't call it "York University Christian Union (YUCU)", call it "Christian Union" and redirect "York University Christian Union", "YUCU", "CU" to "Christian Union".
    • To make a redirect, create an article and just put #redirect [[Main Article]].


The template starts after this line:

The society template is a template to help society members write society pages about their societies. This short paragraph briefly and neutrally describes the society and possibly its aims. Please remain encyclopedic.

Contents

information sections

History

Committee

  • Use bullet points for lists
  • State the information in a time neutral fashion - so that if the article isn't updated for a year, it doesn't go out of date

2007/2008

  • President - Joe Bloggs
  • Social Secretary - Jane Doe

Contact Details

  • email@society.org
  • Put emails / address / telephone numbers as above
  • Contact information should be restricted to this section and should not include websites (see below)

See Also

External Links

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