User:POds/Sandbox/WikiProject Rugby league/Strategy

Manual of Style (MoS) (Move to WikiProject Rugby for discussion)
The manual of style consists of two main sections


 * 1) General styles
 * 2) Article groups style

The Article groups style section can be found on the front of the Rugby league WikiProject page and in the same place on the Rugby WikiProject page. Please use the article specific MoS discussion page for talk about article groups style. Not all articles have their own specific structure.

The general styles section consists of practices that the project wishes its members to use. These can relate to spelling, tools and aspects of rugby league that have previously been argumentive but for which a solution was flushed out, where that solution relates to the style or structure of an article. Obviously these are general in nature.

Formation of the MoS
Beyond the above two sections already defined, parts of each section will be organised or 'watched over' by the Rugby WikiProject. This is for the reason that both rugby league and union articles should have a similar structure and/or style. Thus the non specific practices that the Rugby league WikiProject shall embrace, will also be embraced by the Rugby union WikiProject.

Collaboration between the members of these projects is of the utmost importance.

The formation of the MoS will take two different approaches, depending on whether the focus is on a group of articles or a practice that is general in nature.

In the former case, anyone can start the formation of an group specific style. Usually this will be done by the person who has created a range of pages that are all of a certain topic or are made to be a series of articles, such as the Rugby league nation articles, the national rugby league team articles or even the articles detailing rugby league clubs. All have a common theme and thus can be categoried into a group and thus all articles within that group must have a similar structure/style.

In the later case, all parties involved must vote on the general practice on whether this practice should be adopted by the MoS. To suggest a practice be adopted, the person suggesting the practice must first write a clear definition of the practice, suitable enough to be written in the MoS so that if it is accepted, it can be put straight in. Secondly, the person must write on the voting page, which is yet to be decided, a description of what to vote on and a link to the yet-to-be MoS entry.

Upon completion of voiting, which will last for a time, yet to be decided votes will be tallied and the appropriate action taken.