Wikipedia:WikiProject Scottish Islands/How to write a Good Article

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 * Include Infobox with a map.
 * Summarise the article with a brief mention of each section per WP:MOS.
 * Include Gaelic name if appropriate and note location of island and/or island group.
 * Note that Haswell-Smith's name derivations (e.g. Uist) are not always corroborated by other researchers. Pàrlamaid na h-Alba placenames, for example is worth checking for alternatives.
 * Write/edit it last when you are satisfied the rest of the article is up-to-scratch.

Sections

 * Geology
 * Geography/Geomorphology
 * History/Archaeology
 * Ecclesiastical connections: Many islets have had hermits, or saints' dedications.
 * Shipwrecks: Many islands have at least one shipwreck.
 * Economy
 * Wildlife
 * Transport links
 * Attractions (if not already mentioned)
 * Population (details of former and current)
 * Prominent residents or natives. These should of course be referenced.
 * Media/Arts. If appropriate add genuinely relevant info, but avoid trivia e.g.
 * 'Barra' is the name of six-dimensional werewolf in the novel 'X'.
 * However, "The novel These Demented Lands by Alan Warner is partly set on the island." is fine.

Note that some GA reviewers may have their own ideas about section ordering. This makes consistency across the project hard to achieve.

Footers
Appropriate categories and templates

Talk page
Add banner at top.

Other assistance
Undertake a peer review This could be by asking a member(s) of the project team take a look at it. You can also use: Copyediting
 * User:AndyZ/Suggestions
 * User:AndyZ/peerreviewer The amazing BOT that peer reviews for you.
 * - Do it yourself- see How to copy-edit
 * - Request assistance on this project's talk page
 * - Let the experts do it. WikiProject League of Copyeditors will copyedit your page for you. Inactive.

See also
 * WikiProject UK geography/How to write about settlements
 * User:Tony1/How to satisfy Criterion 1a
 * WikiProject Scotland:How to prepare an FAC

References Cheatsheet

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Infobox
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 * appears as "Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate, nn-mm. ISBN 1841954543."
 * (Files are labelled A-B, C-E, F-J, K-O and P-Z but page numbers are available.

Web sources
Ravenna Cosmography for a discussion of possible Roman names for islands.