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 <div style="background: #ffe; border: 1px solid #aa8; padding: 0.25em; margin: 0.25em 0;">'''Warning''': repeatedly submitting duplicate articles may lead to a [[Bulbanews:Blocking policy|block]].</div>
-The heart of any "real" article on Bulbanews is the {{Template|Article}} template. The very first 10 characters of any article must be <code><nowiki>{{Article|</nowiki></code>, otherwise it will be passed over by the front page updater. A summary of usage follows:
+The heart of any "real" article on Bulbanews is the {{Template|Article}} template. The very first 10 characters of any article must be <code><nowiki>{{Article|</nowiki></code>, otherwise it will be passed over by the front page updater.
-{| style="margin: auto; border: 1px solid #796; border-collapse: collapse; background: #efd;" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
+= Fields =
-|-
+The following are brief explanations about each field in the new article assistant.
-! colspan="2" style="background: #bea; text-align: center;" | Article metadata
+; Title
-|-
+: The title of the article (See the [[Bulbanews:Manual of style/Titling articles|manual of style]])
-! type
+; Tagline
-| One of '''breaking''', '''lead''', '''feature''', '''news''' or '''local'''
+: An ''optional'' secondary title (See the [[Bulbanews:Manual of style/Titling articles|manual of style]])
-|-
+; Type
-! picture
+: The type of article
-| A picture for the front page (see the [[Bulbanews:Manual of style/Using pictures|manual of style]]), or '''none'''
+; Category
-|-
+: '''One''' [[:Category:Top-level categories|category]] (Additional categories may be added using the {{Template|CategorizeIn}} template)
-! weekday
+; Picture
-| The full weekday name, i.e. '''Wednesday''', not '''Wed'''.
+: The file name of an image from [[a:Main Page|Bulbagarden Archives]] (<code>Image:</code> is not necessary)
-|-
+; Blurb
-! day
+: A summary for the article for use in feeds and on the front page (See [[Bulbanews:Manual of style/Summarising articles]])
-| The day of the month of publication (do not prepend 0 for single-digit)
-|-
-! month
-| The month of publication (do not prepend 0 for single-digit)
-|-
-! year
-| The four-digit year of publication
-|-
-! discusstype
-| rowspan="2" | See [[Bulbanews:Linking to discussions]]
-|-
-! discusslink
-|-
-! sourcetype
-| rowspan="3" | See [[Bulbanews:Crediting sources]]
-|-
-! sourcename
-|-
-! sourcelink
-|-
-! tagline
-| An optional secondary headline (See the [[Bulbanews:Manual of style/Titling articles|manual of style]])
-|-
-! blurb
-| A lead that would be used on the front page (See the [[Bulbanews:Manual of style/Summarising articles|manual of style]])
-|}
-The following is an example of usage:
+== Source ==
-<pre><nowiki>{{Article|
+: ''See also: [[Bulbanews:Crediting sources]]''
-type=feature |
-picture= |
-weekday=Friday |
-day=10 |
-month=6 |
-year=2005 |
-discusstype=none |
-discusslink= |
-sourcetype=bulbanews |
-sourcename=DeltaSuicune |
-sourcelink=User:DeltaSuicune |
-tagline= |
-blurb=Bulbagarden's new translator DeltaSuicune takes us on a tour of the latest news from Pokeani, the renowned Japanese fansite. Stories this week include:
-* Advance Generation movie station "Banmū" quizzes available online
-* Factory needle discovered in PokéPark PokéDoll
-* Anime X-Press Pokémon Sunday giveaway to award five posters
-* Pokémon included amongst those to get dedicated theme park allocation in the Japanese Las Vegas project
-* Pokémon Daisuki Club announces new guide, promotion, and investigation
-}}</nowiki></pre>
-After the article metadata, please insert one or more {{Template|CategorizeIn}} codes:
+; Type
-: <pre><nowiki>{{CategorizeIn|Category|Month|Year}}</nowiki></pre>
+: If the article is an original piece written for Bulbanews, select '''Bulbanews'''; if the source is non-official, select '''other web site'''; otherwise if the source is official, select '''press release''
-If there are more than one, please put them all on one line.
+; Name
+: If the article is an original piece, fill in the name of the author; otherwise, the name of the web site or organisation
+; Link
+: If the article is an original piece, fill in the link the author's user page; otherwise, the full URL to the original report; though if [http://tinyurl.com/ TinyURL] has been used, only the ID is required
+== Discussion ==
+: ''See also: [[Bulbanews:Linking to discussions]]''
+; Type
+: If there is a related thread on [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net Bulbagarden Forums], select '''Bulbagarden Forums''', otherwise, select '''none''
+; Link
+: If linking to Bulbagarden Forums, fill in the thread ID (not post ID); otherwise, leave blank
 ==See also==
 * [[Bulbanews:Editor availability schedule]]