Wikipedia:WikiProject Eurovision/Format and Guides

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Article layout
When writing articles, the following title structure should be followed depending on the type of article you are writing, in order to maintain consistency throughout all articles within the scope of this project. Click on the respective collapsible menu for more details.

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 * Lead & Infobox – Per WP:CITELEAD, no citations to be included in the lead section.
 * Location – Start off with details linking to the host country/city article.
 * Bidding phase – Keep updated coverage of the bidding phase to host the contest (in the event multiple cities express an interest).
 * Participating countries – Prior to the publication of the official participation list, this section should be titled "Provisional list of participants".
 * Returning artists – Keep this section in prose format. Returning artists may comprise of JESC-ESC crossover participants, ESC backing singers who become main artists or vice versa.
 * Use Latin script for all song titles. Any song titles not in English should be encased by lang templates using the two-letter code from List of ISO 639-2 codes. For any song titles in languages which primarily do not use Latin script, the non-Latin script should be included beside the Latin title, also encased with templates. Avoid including English translations, as this violates original research; it is not our job to provide translations tools.
 * Production
 * Visual design
 * Presenters
 * Stage design
 * Format – Information on the format of the show, including the allocation draw, graphic design, the hosts, and also the host broadcaster.
 * Entries
 * Voting procedure
 * Semi-final allocation draw
 * Postcards
 * Contest overview
 * Semi-final 1 – Use bold text along with coloured "navajowhite" on the qualifiers.
 * Semi-final 2
 * Final – Use bold text along with "gold" coloured row for the winner only.
 * Spokespersons
 * All sections should include date and time the show was held (including relevant time zone), and information about opening and interval acts.
 * Do not add languages or non-Latin script here, as this is covered in the Participants table above.
 * Detailed voting results – Keep the scoreboard and the split results separate.
 * Semi-final 1
 * 12 points
 * Semi-final 2
 * 12 points
 * Final (and split results)
 * 12 points
 * Other countries – Only add information to this section for countries who have expressed an interest in participation, along with high quality reliable sources.
 * Active EBU members
 * Non-active EBU members
 * Broadcasts – Only add information on broadcasters and commentators (if any) where there are reliable sources which can verify that a broadcast was conducted in a given country.
 * High level global viewing figures for the contest may be included here or examples of notably high viewership shares in certain countries; individual country viewing figures should be presented in the relevant "country in contest by year" articles.
 * Reception – Following the contest this section can be added to provide space for notable reaction to the results, critical response, notable post-contest successes etc.
 * Incidents – Any notable incidents to be listed in this section, using high quality reliable sources to verify them.
 * Other awards
 * Marcel Bezençon Awards
 * OGAE
 * Barbara Dex
 * Any other award ceremony for show broadcast (e.g. Ondas, BAFTA etc.)
 * Official album
 * See also
 * Notes
 * References
 * External links
 * Navigation templates


 * Lead & Infobox
 * History
 * Participation – Follow the same style on all articles. Avoid bold text to highlight specific positioning, such as 1st; 2nd etc.  Maintain consistency using plain text.
 * Anniversary contests
 * Commentators and spokespersons
 * Hostings – Avoid adding flagicons per WP:ICONDECORATION.
 * Awards received
 * See also
 * References
 * External links
 * Navigation box


 * Lead & Infobox
 * Background
 * Before [Event] – Replace [Event] with the contest. Example: Eurovision; Junior Eurovision etc.
 * Selection process
 * Promotion
 * At [Event] – Replace [Event] with the contest. Example: Eurovision; Junior Eurovision etc.
 * Semi-final
 * Final
 * Awards
 * Voting – where only one event is held (e.g. Junior Eurovision) voting tables should be placed without section headers (see France in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020)
 * Points awarded to... – include semi-final and final placed into a collapsible table (see Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014)
 * Points awarded by... – include semi-final and final placed into a collapsible table (see Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014)
 * Detailed voting results – include semi-final and final placed into a collapsible table (see Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014)
 * After [Event] – Replace [Event] with the contest. Example: Eurovision; Junior Eurovision etc. Only include when there is relevant information for inclusion.
 * See also
 * References
 * External links
 * Navigational boxes

Here are some skeleton draft articles to provide a rough guidance to how the articles should eventually look like.
 * Eurovision Song Contest
 * Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Templates
The following templates should be useful for creating shortcuts or adding information boxes.

TBD vs TBA
In it was agreed by WikiProject Eurovision members that the abbreviations TBD and TBA should be used based on their specific and individual purposes. Below are details on the definitions for each of the abbreviations, along with the usage below to decide when each should be used.
 * To be announced (TBA): for anything that has already been determined but has yet to be announced. Example: broadcaster opts for an internal selection. We would be waiting for such information "to be announced".
 * To be determined (TBD): for anything that has to be determined by a voting method. Example: Melodifestivalen relies on a public vote "to determine" the singer and song.