User:RockOfVictory/Appendices order draft

This is a temporary editing-ground for two articles. --J. J. 16:11, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

'''The actual articles have now been revised. I'll keep this page up for history/comparison purposes.''' --J. J. 20:34, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Explanation
I am going to move the majority of the content to Guide to layout. Discuss specifics on this talk page, or follow the chain of discussions that led to this page being created:
 * Wikipedia talk:Citing sources (details on why I'm doing this)
 * Wikipedia talk:Help Project (centralized discussion on merging and updating the Guides pages)

I have proposed to convert the two articles to this "standard" format. If you'd like to help edit this page in the next day or two, please use and, as well as footnotes if applicable. It'll make it easier to see what's changing.
 * Quotations (depreciated)
 * See also [or Related topics]
 * Notes
 * References
 * Further reading [or Bibliography]
 * External link(s)

As a reference in case of any edit wars when I make the actual changes to the pages, here are the final drafts of both guides.
 * User:RockOfVictory/Layout_draft (WP:GTL)
 * User:RockOfVictory/Writing_draft (WP:1SP)

Side-by-side comparison
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 * - style="width: 50%" valign="top"
 * - valign="top"
 * 7.0 Quotations (depreciated)
 * 7.1 See also
 * 7.1 Notes
 * 7.2 References
 * 7.3 Bibliography
 * 7.4 External links
 * 7.5 Quotations
 * 7.3 Bibliography
 * 7.4 External links
 * 7.5 Quotations

Standard appendices
Certain optional standard sections should be added at the bottom of an article. There is currently no consensus on whether or not the singular or plural form of the section name should be used, although plural is more common (changing section names breaks permalinks, so it is best not to change already-established article section names). Common appendix sections (in the preferred order) are:


 * Quotations (depreciated)
 * See also (or Related topics)
 * Notes
 * References
 * Further reading (or Bibliography)
 * External links

All succession boxes and navigational footers should go at the very end of the article, following "External links" but preceding the categories and interwiki links.

Quotations
Under this header, list any memorable quotations that are appropriate to the subject.


 * "Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted." &mdash; Hesketh Pearson, Common Misquotations (1934)

This header is largely deprecated. Usually, the most relevant quotes can be placed directly into the article text in order to illustrate the topic. Lists of quotes are generally moved to Wikiquote and the Quotations section as a whole is replaced with a wikiquote badge, usually placed at the top of the "External links" section.

Standard appendices

 * For a more in-depth and up-to-date explanation of appendices, see Guide to layout

Certain optional sections go at the bottom of the article. Common appendix sections (in the preferred order) are:
 * Quotations (depreciated) - A wikiquote badge in "External links" is preferred; other quotes should simply be used within the article body.
 * See also (or Related topics) - A bulleted list of interwiki links and a short explanation of each if it is not already obvious.
 * Notes - If footnotes are used in the article, this section should be added.
 * References - If any sources are cited in the article, they should be listed here (sources may also be listed in the "Notes," "Further reading," and "External link(s)" sections depending on their context).
 * Further reading (or Bibliography) - This is for references that are not specifically cited in the article. A complete list of all references, whether cited or not, can be included here.
 * External links - While internal wiki links are preferred over external links, this section is for listing sites that don't apply to any of the appendices already mentioned.

All succession boxes and navigational footers should go at the very end of the article, following "External links" but preceding the categories and interwiki links.
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