Bulbanews:Article submission
To submit an article, one may use the new article assistant. However, please read through the rest of this page before doing so.
Warning: repeatedly submitting duplicate articles may lead to a block.
Fields
The following are brief explanations about each field in the new article assistant.
- Title
- The title of the article (See the manual of style.)
- The title should use capital letters only where necessary - sentence case titles, such as Nintendo reveals DS online plans or Pokémon movie 8 premiers in Japan, are preferred.
- Tagline
- An optional secondary title (See the manual of style.)
- Type
- The type of article (See Bulbanews:Article types.)
- Category
- One category (Additional categories may be added using the
{{CategorizeIn}}
template.) - Picture
- The file name of an image from Bulbagarden Archives (
Image:
is not necessary) - Blurb
- A summary for the article for use in feeds and on the front page (See the manual of style.)
Source
- See also: Bulbanews:Crediting sources
- Type
- If the article is original content written for Bulbanews, select Bulbanews
- If the source is online and not official, select other web site
- If the source is online and official, select press release
- 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 TinyURL has been used, only the ID is required
Discussion
- See also: Bulbanews:Linking to discussions
- Type
- If there is a related thread on 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