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Contents 1 The Templates 2 Star Types 2.1 Green 2.2 Violet 2.3 Bronze 2.4 Silver 2.5 Gold 3 Status 4 Special Notes 4.1 Other 4.2 Related 5 AllSongs and EveryAlbum Status

[edit] The Templates

The essential page ranking templates, {{Artist Rank}}, {{Artist Info}}, & {{Watcher}} and their surrounding box (created by {{Star Box}}) are placed at the top of the Talk page of the artist being ranked. The talk page is reached by using the "Discussion" tab at the top of the Artist's page. (Any discussion about the Artist should still be on this page, set below this template group.)

The grouping of page ranking templates is shown below. Portions shown in GREEN should be changed to correctly reflect the state of that parameter:

{{Star Box}} {{Artist Rank|STAR TYPE}} {{Artist Info| | fLetter = unknown | artist = unknown | hometown = unknown | genre = unknown | other = unknown | related = unknown | cover = unknown | iTunes = unknown | musicbrainz = unknown | wikipedia = unknown | officialSite= unknown | mySpace = unknown | allsongs = ALLSONGS STATUS | everyalbum = ALLALBUMS STATUS }} {{Watcher|WATCHER'S USER NAME}} |} __TOC__

Please note that the {{Watcher}} template is optional, but it is required for the Artist page to be ranked Bronze, Silver, or Gold.

There is an optional parameter that can also be added to the {{Artist Info}} template for artists registered with the Pedlr Website:|pedlr =.

After adding the above template group to the Talk page, the {{Star}} template should be placed at the top of the artist's main page. This provides a visible indicator of the artist's current rank, by way of displaying a star on the Artist page. An example of this is given below:

{{Star|STAR TYPE|Artist}}

[edit] Star Types

[edit] Green

Artists at the Green level are new and in need of human attention. They likely do not have the required sections of the {{Artist Info}} template completed.

[edit] Violet

Artists at the Violet level have special needs. Usually, these revolve around non-English language and the unique challenges this presents to web pages. Very likely this has to do with accented characters or ideographic symbols being incorrect or missing. Violet pages are tagged with a {{Code Purple}} and a general topic of the problem. Specifying a sub-type to the problem greatly helps the people with the right kind of expertise find the page. Artists at the Violet level may have all necessary {{Artist Info}} sections completed, but until the special problems are corrected, should not have their level changed.

[edit] Bronze

Artists at the Bronze level have someone watching the page, protecting it from vandals, and working to improve it. Although it is not a necessary requirement for the {{Artist Info}} template to be filled in before the page is ranked Bronze, the artist cannot proceed beyond Bronze until this has been completed and until all Albums and Songs are ranked Silver or Gold.

[edit] Silver

Artists at the Silver level have someone watching the page, have all the necessary sections of the {{Artist Info}} template filled in and every album and song is ranked Silver or Gold.

[edit] Gold

Artists at the Gold level are complete! All necessary information has been filled in, the page has at least one watcher and all albums and songs are at the Gold level. Small changes and updates may take place, but a Gold level Artist page should be an example of excellence.

[edit] Status

The following markers may be used to mark a section's status:

1. unknown - this section has not been completed on the Artist page.
2. done - this section has been completed on the Artist page.
3. not applicable - this section has not been completed because it does not apply to the Artist.

• Example: Unless an artist has seen enough success to be ranked on the Billboard charts, they likely do not have a Wikipedia entry. Such artists would have the Wikipedia section of the {{Artist Info}} template marked as "not applicable".

[edit] Special Notes

[edit] Other

The "other" parameter relates to songs in the Other Songs list, which need to all be allocated before the page can proceed beyond Bronze.

[edit] Related

The "related" parameter refers to Related Artists.

[edit] AllSongs and EveryAlbum Status

The following markers should be used to mark the status of the |allsongs = and |everyalbum =parameters:

1. Black - the level that should be marked if the albums and songs of the artist haven't got any stars
2. Violet - Translation help is requested for albums and/or songs
3. Green - all songs/albums have been listed and exist (no "red links")
4. Bronze - all songs/albums meet (or exceed) the criteria for being ranked Bronze
5. Silver - all songs/albums meet (or exceed) the criteria for being ranked Silver
6. Gold - all songs/albums meet the criteria for being ranked Gold