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'''News items must be posted on this page ''and'' on  [[Template:Main-news]].'''
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Add your news items to '''{{EditPage|Template:News Month {{CURRENTMONTH}}}}'''. It shows all releases made this month.
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* News items posted on '''this page''' will be archived.  
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; News Schema
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* [[Template:Main-news]] is used to only to display items on the [[Main Page]]; anything posted there will eventually be deleted.
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* For the current year, there are separate templates for each month. Add news items to '''{{EditPage|Template:News Month {{CURRENTMONTH}}}}'''.
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* Sort in historical order, '''newest first'''.
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* The news page of the current year (i.e. [[News {{CURRENTYEAR}}]]) is only a collection of the ''month templates''.
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* '''yyyy-mm-dd''' is an international normed date format ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601 ISO 8601]) and good for sorting.
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* Use the templates [[Template:News Month 01|News Month 01]], [[Template:News Month 02|02]], [[Template:News Month 03|03]], [[Template:News Month 04|04]], [[Template:News Month 05|05]], [[Template:News Month 06|06]], [[Template:News Month 07|07]], [[Template:News Month 08|08]], [[Template:News Month 09|09]], [[Template:News Month 10|10]], [[Template:News Month 11|11]] and [[Template:News Month 12|12]] for new news entries.
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* For a clear classification of the new/updated track, add the words '''custom track''' or '''texture hack''' to the message. Do the same for '''fonts''', '''custom characters''' and other stuff.
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* '''{{EditPage|Template:Main-news}}''' is used to display news on the '''[[Main Page|main page]]'''. It is based on '''[[News {{CURRENTYEAR}}]]''' and is updated by a [[moderator]].
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* If you want your new or updated track to be considered for inclusion in [[CTGP Revolution]], add it to the [[CTGP_Revolution/Track_Wishlist|Track Wishlist]].
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* When a new year arrives, the news page of the previous year is replaced by the concatenated ''month templates''. See [[Template talk:News Attention#Workflow since 2019|the workflow since 2019]] for details.
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; Posting rules
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* Put '''new dates''' above '''older dates'''.
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* The '''release date''' is according to the time zone '''UTC''', which is the Wiiki's default. Use the format '''YYYY-MM-DD''' ([[wikipedia:ISO 8601|ISO 8601]]) for all dates on the Wiiki.
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* Do not write the same date twice. News items on the same day are sorted as '''oldest first'''.
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* Identify the news item with its '''[[version number]]'''.
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* All news items must be '''releases''' with '''downloads''' available. (Other announcements can be added, but must be approved by [[moderator]]s.  Post the announcement on the '''[[Talk:News {{CURRENTYEAR}}|talk page]]''' for review.)
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* If the news entry is not a '''custom track''', identify the news item as a '''texture hack''', '''distribution''', '''character''', '''software''', etc.
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* Multiple releases of the same item ('''v1.0''' then '''v1.1''') on the same day should only count the latest release. Move the entry to the bottom of the date, if necessary.
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* The '''name of the mod''' must be in '''bold''' text. To make '''bold''' text, put three apostrophes in front of the the word you want to make bold, and three after it (<tt><nowiki>'''track name'''</nowiki></tt>).
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* Do not include '''alternative versions''' in the news.
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}}<noinclude>[[Category:Wiki Rules]][[Category:Template/News]]</noinclude>

Latest revision as of 12:20, 3 September 2023

Attention

Add your news items to Template:News Month 04. It shows all releases made this month.

News Schema
Posting rules
  • Put new dates above older dates.
  • The release date is according to the time zone UTC, which is the Wiiki's default. Use the format YYYY-MM-DD (ISO 8601) for all dates on the Wiiki.
  • Do not write the same date twice. News items on the same day are sorted as oldest first.
  • Identify the news item with its version number.
  • All news items must be releases with downloads available. (Other announcements can be added, but must be approved by moderators. Post the announcement on the talk page for review.)
  • If the news entry is not a custom track, identify the news item as a texture hack, distribution, character, software, etc.
  • Multiple releases of the same item (v1.0 then v1.1) on the same day should only count the latest release. Move the entry to the bottom of the date, if necessary.
  • The name of the mod must be in bold text. To make bold text, put three apostrophes in front of the the word you want to make bold, and three after it ('''track name''').
  • Do not include alternative versions in the news.
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