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This page documents the Official Policy of the GTA Wiki. It concerns standards that all users should follow. |
In order to keep our wiki providing the best information about radio stations to the reader there are set guidelines that should be used in order to create high-quality articles that ensure the best information and a convenient reading experience for readers. Standard rules such as "neutral point of view" and third-person perspective apply for editing for radio station articles.
Format
- Template:Infobox radio station
- genre = An alphabetically-sorted list of genres of the songs (not the artists) featured on the station.
- Intro (No headings required for opening section) should contain Template:Infobox radio station.
- The intro should also contain a short summary about the radio station and the game(s) it appears in.
- Overview/Description
- Should be a written expansion of information summarized by the infobox - music genres, DJ information, which characters prefer the station, studio location if known, broadcast locations and limits etc.
- Tracklist (If 80% of the tracklist is available on Spotify, it can contain Template:Tracklist with Template:Spotify previews. Example: Liberty Rock Radio).
- Track dates should reflect the first publication of that track by an artist (e.g. if a single appears on an album before it was released as a single, the album date should be used, and vice versa).
- Deleted/unused tracks can be separately listed as long as they are accompanied by a valid <ref> source.
- Programs:
- If a talk station contains multiple named programs then a subheading for each program containing a {{Main|link}} to the program page and a brief description of the nature of each of the program. Detailed caller information should only be contained in the individual program pages.
- Transcripts:
- For music stations, a transcript of DJ continuity can be included using a sub-page /transcript and {{Scriptbox}} template.
- For talk stations, each talk program should have its own page with each /transcript sub-page falling under the individual program page. Example: Chattersphere and Chattersphere/Transcripts. In the case of talk stations with no named programs, the /transcript can be a sub-page of the station.
- Appearances
- Missions (Only if the song is scripted to play during the mission.)
- Other Appearances (Trailers, in-game TV Shows, Commercials, inside businesses...)
- Gallery (if there are any images to post in the article)
- Trivia
- See trivia policy - Trivia should be avoided whenever possible and integrated into the above sections.
- References
- {{Reflist}}
- Navigation
What to avoid
- Using copyrighted songs on
.ogg
audio files. (Unless it is a song made for the game e.g. Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto 2 and Grand Theft Auto Advance soundtrack)- If necessary, upload an
.ogg
audio file that is less than 20 seconds long, using the Fair use license. See GTA Wiki:Copyright for more detail on our copyright policy. - The
.ogg
audio files must have a recognizable part of the music.
- If necessary, upload an
- Adding tracklist template for unused songs mentioned in the game's files which were obviously never licensed.
- Opinions, speculation and and fan-fiction content.
- Adding user-modified images to article pages, as the natural forms are all that is necessary.
- Adding images alongside text in loose form. Images should only be in the lead infobox or one of the organised galleries.
- Unlicensed Youtube videos which can be subjected to takedown notices from rights holders at any time, leaving unsightly dead video links on our pages.
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