Creating an Article

This page acts as a guideline towards the TV Land Broadcast Archives and will help you follow the basics of creating an article. Failure to follow these will result in warnings and/or bans.

Please carefully read through this page before adding new articles or editing existing ones. This page serves as the guidelines towards this wiki and will help you follow the basics of creating an article.

Make sure you are not creating placeholder pages; they will be deleted without hesitation.

## Formatting

This is the basic format of how each *schedule* pages should look. If you're creating a new page, the template will show up under the notifications as "**Schedule page**". Click it to easily load the formatting on the page, or you can simply copy-and-paste the code from below.

If you do not know what shows or episodes aired during a particular time slot, then leave the cells empty. Do NOT assume what may have aired.

Here is how schedule pages are preset (scroll below the code for details about each section):

```
{{NavboxDate|PREVIOUS DATE HERE|NEXT DATE HERE}}

{| class="wikitable"
! Time
! Show
! Episode
! Image
! scope=row | 12:00am
! scope=row | 12:30am
! scope=row | 1:00am
! scope=row | 1:30am
! scope=row | 2:00am
! scope=row | 2:30am
! scope=row | 3:00am
! scope=row | 3:30am
! scope=row | 4:00am
! scope=row | 4:30am
! scope=row | 5:00am
! scope=row | 5:30am
! scope=row | 6:00am
! scope=row | 6:30am
! scope=row | 7:00am
! scope=row | 7:30am
! scope=row | 8:00am
! scope=row | 8:30am
! scope=row | 9:00am
! scope=row | 9:30am
! scope=row | 10:00am
! scope=row | 10:30am
! scope=row | 11:00am
! scope=row | 11:30am
! scope=row | 12:00pm
! scope=row | 12:30pm
! scope=row | 1:00pm
! scope=row | 1:30pm
! scope=row | 2:00pm
! scope=row | 2:30pm
! scope=row | 3:00pm
! scope=row | 3:30pm
! scope=row | 4:00pm
! scope=row | 4:30pm
! scope=row | 5:00pm
! scope=row | 5:30pm
! scope=row | 6:00pm
! scope=row | 6:30pm
! scope=row | 7:00pm
! scope=row | 7:30pm
! scope=row | 8:00pm
! scope=row | 8:30pm
! scope=row | 9:00pm
! scope=row | 9:30pm
! scope=row | 10:00pm
! scope=row | 10:30pm
! scope=row | 11:00pm
! scope=row | 11:30pm

{{Sources|1=

}}

[[Category:Schedules]]
[[Category:YEAR]]
[[Category:MONTH YEAR]]

```

### Previous/Next Dates

Use the Navigation Box to link the previous and next date's schedule. The first date is the previous date from the page you are editing, and the second one is for the day after.

Example:

```
If the date you're adding is January 19, 2001, then you would enter:

{{NavboxDate|January 18, 2001|January 20, 2001}}

```

### Rowspan

If a program is aired for more than a half hour slot, then add a **rowspan** to the *Show*, *Episode*, and *Image* column when necessary. Do not simply re-list the same show's title over and over.

Example:

```
! scope=row | 11:00am
! scope=row | 11:30am
! scope=row | 12:00pm

```

### Colspan (for Movies/Specials)

If the program is a movie or special, and thus has no episode to be listed, then use a **colspan** in the *Show* and *Episode* columns. Be sure to also center the text to make it look nicer.

Example:

```
! scope=row | 7:00pm
! scope=row | 7:30pm
! scope=row | 8:00pm
! scope=row | 8:30pm
! scope=row | 9:00pm

```

### Indicator Templates

Indicator templates are used frequently across schedules to indicate programming blocks, new episodes, and special events. You can find a list of indicator templates in Help:Special Templates.

Example:

```
! scope=row | 5:00pm
...
! scope=row | 10:00pm

```

### Notes & Highlights

If you need to add any special notes or highlights, place this code above the *Sources* template. Use an asterisk (\*) to separate multiple notes if needed. Use two asterisks (\*\*) to nest multiple layers also.

```
}}

```

Example:

```
* The following programs were originally scheduled to air:
** 4:00am ''Adam-12''
** 4:30am ''My Favorite Martian''
}}

```

### Sources

For the Sources template, use bullet points (or \* in source editing). Be sure to link a URL of the source if needed. Sources from membership sites, like Newspapers.com, should just be noted in brackets.

View the **Sourcing** information below to find out what is acceptable and not acceptable to list as a source.

Examples:

```
{{Sources|1=
* Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, Indiana)
* [https://www.example.com/a-very-good-source.html Example Website Name]
* Tape in [[User:Fandom Username|Display Name]]'s collection
}}

```

### Categories

Always use [[Category:Schedules]], [[Category:YEAR]], and [[Category:MONTH YEAR]] when adding new schedules. Be sure to replace *MONTH* and *YEAR* with the appropriate month and year.

Example:

```
[[Category:Schedules]]
[[Category:1997]]
[[Category:June 1997]]

```

## Time Zone

Please make sure all listed times are in **Eastern Standard Time (GMT-5 / UTC−05:00)**. This is the default time zone based on TV Land's original broadcasting operation location (New York) and is also there to avoid any confusion.

When adding schedules from newspapers, be sure to check the time zone of the paper you are viewing. Correct to Eastern Time where needed.

## Images

All images should follow this format when being added to schedule pages:
**[[Image:YEAR-MM-DD HHMMam/pm SHOW NAME.png|250px|center]]**

Please use the 24-hour clock (or Military Time) for the titling of images only. This helps with organization and being able to easily locate images. In a 24-hour clock, midnight (12:00am) would be listed as **0000am**, 5:00pm would be listed as **1700pm**, etc.

Generally, only **one image** should be used for each respective show/movie in a schedule page so the guides are easy to read. Images are expected to highlight the screenbug/logo (if there is one) and provide a general representation for the content in question.

Most images should feature a show/movie's characters and not just be empty background or set shots. Title cards are permissible if a screenbug/logo is present, but should be used sparingly. Although we may be tempted to use "meme frames", images from multiple airings should capture as many scenes as possible, and not just the "popular" ones. This is especially important if multiple broadcasts of an episode are available with the same screenbug/logo.

Images should be as close to their native resolution as possible. Camera-rips should be used if they're the only sources available.

Screenshots should be uploaded using the **Fair Use** license.

## Sourcing

The mission of TV Land Broadcast Archives is to provide an accurate, research intensive resource that anybody interested in TV Land's past programming can rely on. As a result, the TV Land Broadcast Archives hold articles to a high standard: **NO** content can be added without citing a reliable source!

### Acceptable Sources

* TV recordings
	+ **Please do *NOT* link to full episodes or any websites which illegally host such content.** This includes links to Internet Archive.
		- Short video clips from places like YouTube or social media are an exception.
* Newspaper listings
* Archived firsthand accounts (example: fan sites, newsgroups and forums that tracked past broadcasts)
* Confirmed episode rotations
	+ Although TV Land's programs generally aired in a random non-chronological order, some series were rotated in a set order. Any editor is free to use the known episodic rotation as a source -- however, staff must concede to its accuracy prior to editing. Please check before using this method.
* Internal documentation (trustworthy resources used within TV Land and other relevant parties)
	+ Generally, only administrators are permitted to use this source. Select editors may have permission as well, with staff approval. If you have access to an internal source, please contact an administrator either on our profile page's Message Wall or on the TV Land Broadcast Archives Archives Discord to be approved. *Unapproved citations using this as a source will be reverted.*

### Unacceptable Sources

* Memories. Unfortunately even the greatest of memories can get a little bit jumbled up over the years, especially when it concerns broadcasts from several decades ago. Therefore, TV Land Broadcast Archives requires that all schedule additions be sourced from a tangible resource, such as those mentioned above.
* Recreated images. To ensure TV Land Broadcast Archives's accuracy, all schedule images **must be as aired**. The purpose of these images is to show how the exact broadcast looked. While a degree of guesswork and faux recreations may prove accurate, only images from the actual broadcast can truly show how a program or movie was aired.
* Wikipedia, Fandom, or other wikis. An exception may apply if said site has a valid source cited; however, you should just use the same source they cited instead of the wiki itself.