Style Guide
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- The main chapters should be formatted with a level 2 heading by putting the title between double equal signs like this: ==Hitchhiking out==.
- Paragraphs under a main chapter should use one more equal sign than the heading they are under: ===Going west===, and for deeper sections, ====Option 1====.
- In every chapter make the first instance of a placename clickable by using [[brackets]] even if the page doesn't exist yet. This ensures that if the page is created later, the link will already be in place.
- Place names like street names, bus stops, and other landmarks that don’t need their own page should be formatted in italics by using ''double quotation marks''.
- The first instant of the Pagenname should be bold. Use [Template] {{FULLPAGENAME}} with '''triple quotation marks''' Don't put the pagename between [[brackets]], as this would link to it's own page.
- Find templates for road signs: Hitchwiki:Road categories
Contents
Introduction
- The introduction doesn't fall under any chapter yet.
- If the place has different names in other languages, enclose those names in parentheses, like this: Istanbul (Latin: Constantinople, Greek: Byzantium).
- Where is this city/village? Placename is a small/big village/city in State X.
- It is famous for....
- It has xxx.xxx inhabitants.
- Highway X and Y run close to it/through it.
- Safe the hitchhiking stuff for the next chapter.
Hitchhiking out
- General info that isn't specific to one location should go before the first level 3 heading. Like Most drivers only go to city X or don't go to city Y, you'll get stuck there.
North, East, South, West
- If one spot can be used for multiple directions, rather put it under it's own level 3 heading than to have to same text repeated under each of those directions. Alternativly you can refer back to the same text like See option 1 for going east
West towards City X, City Y on highway Z
Option 1
- Use template:Coords for the coordinates. {{Coords|1.12456|-52.456}} will display as: Coordinates: 1.12456, -52.456 Google OSM
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- Describe how to get there, what bus to take.
Option 2, 3, 4, etc....
- Follow the same structure as Option 1 for other directions or options.
Behind the scenes
- At the botom of the page add {{IsIn|xxxxx}}. Replace xxxx with the region, province or country this place is in. This will display the breadcrumb trail at the top op the page like:
Earth > Americas > North America > United States of America > New York State > New York City
- At the page to a category by using [[Category:xxx]]
