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Old December 25th, 2007, 02:44 AM   #1
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Any suggestions for how articles should be titled, structured, etc.?

Quiky and I were thinking "Top Gear 01x01" and then like a right-bar box thingy.


EDIT: example -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartman_Gets_an_Anal_Probe
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Um...can you expand on what, exactly, is meant by "right-bar box thingy"? images/smilies/tongue.gif
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartman_Gets_an_Anal_Probe

It'd list season #, episode #, air date, guest star, ratings, and maybe a few other things.

Actual cars reviewed, etc. would go into the main content area on the left.
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Ah, got it. Yeah, that makes sense to me.
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I like how all the episodes are also listed there with a link to the next/previous season/series at the bottom. images/smilies/thumbup.gif
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yeah, we also need to determine how the episode content should be organized.
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Ok folks, here is the template for use:
http://wiki.finalgear.com/wiki/Episode_Listing_Template

Hit the edit, copy the source, paste it in the new episode you wish to edit, and change the data.
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I made the 10x07 article according to 01x02's article. Please edit it if it's wrong images/smilies/tongue.gif

Also, I don't watch the SIARPC sections, so I wrote only basic info. Someone who has seen that section, please fill up the missing parts, thank you!
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I made the 10x07 article according to 01x02's article. Please edit it if it's wrong images/smilies/tongue.gif

Also, I don't watch the SIARPC sections, so I wrote only basic info. Someone who has seen that section, please fill up the missing parts, thank you!
Yet no 5000 X 4000 pixel pictures? images/smilies/mellow.gif




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I made a fairly brief but detailed review of Series 1 a bit ago. I can post it up here, but not atm, as I am not at home.
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I had just seen 2x07, so I added an entry for it. No screenshots, though, since it was a crappy Jabba rip.
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Whoever's adding screenshots for the episodes, please remember that if the previous image is bigger in height than the next, it jumps out of the area and onto the right hand side, try and organize them in ascending order of size, or resize before uploading. 1x01 and 1x03 had that problem
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Just spotted the wiki for the first time, looks great. i'd be more than happy to contribute screenshots from the 700Mb rips i have (using PowerDVD captures) and add them to 10x09, 10x10 and any others.

i'd also be happy to start off the pages about those episodes. i assume it's ok for anyone to edit...?

status: 15:22 - adding info to 10x09
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this is a bump because i've got a question. which do you prefer?

this:

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personally i prefer the latter because it looks neater and the screenshots fit better. also it allows the break to be removed from the gallery.

I've set my articles up like this and changed a couple of others, but i want to know which one you all prefer (particularly Quiky)
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why are the screenshots like that? what happened to the normal thumbnail mode, where the caption is part of it?
they are in a gallery, which automatically places them and allows captions, unlike the ones for the first episodes, which are just images.

comparison in code:

01x01:

[[Image:01x01-enfield.jpg|thumb|left|Harry Enfield]][[Image:01x01-nissanmicra.jpg|thumb|left|Nissan Micra in the news]][[Image:01x01-0136.jpg|thumb|left|Clarkson and the Citroën Berlingo]]
[[Image:01x01-civ126.jpg|thumb|left|Honda Civic passing the speed camera]][[Image:01x01-1016.jpg|thumb|left|Hammond showing off the Ford GT40]]

10x08:

<gallery>
Image:388452.jpg|[[Jeremy Clarkson|Clarkson]] in search of the modern control layout
Image:388530.jpg|[[James Blunt]] is the star in the reasonably priced car
Image:388751.jpg|[[Lewis Hamilton]] goes around the track
Image:388943.jpg|[[Jeremy Clarkson|Clarkson]] clinging on to a remote controlled BMW
Image:388616.jpg|[[Richard Hammond|Hammond]] goes fast in a F1 car
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Yeah, go for it. The CSS code isn't being very functional, and we don't need to list the episodes out on every page.
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How about replacing the Written By section in the box on the right with a link to the torrent?
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No, no links to the torrent. I don't want it in two places or subject to vandalism.

Only links to the episode page on the main site please.
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