Creating a Schedule

This page acts as guidelines towards the wiki and will help you follow the basics of creating an article. Failure to follow these will result in warnings and/or bans.

Please make sure you're not creating placeholder pages, they will be deleted without hesitation.

## Excluded Stations

Any station that has a schedule that does NOT match the national PBS Kid's Channel schedule (KLCS, Rootle, etc.) cannot be logged.
Trying to log anything from local kids channels will result in the schedule page getting deleted. No exceptions.

## Formatting

This is the basic format of how *schedule* pages should be. If you're creating a new page, the template should show up under the notifications as "*Schedule page*".
Time-slots and rows should be left empty if there isn't any information present for them.

Here's how pages should be preset:

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

{| class="wikitable"
! Time
! Show
! Episode
! Image
! Station
! 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=

}}

```

The schedule should look like this.

If a show is aired for more than a half hour slot, add a *rowspan* to the **Show**, **Episode**, and **Image** column when necessary.

**EXAMPLE:**

```
! scope=row | 12:30pm
! scope=row | 1:00pm
! scope=row | 1:30pm

```

For the **Sources** template, use bullet points and link the source if possible. Sources from membership sites, like *Newspapers.com*, should just be noted in brackets.

**EXAMPLE:**

```
{{Sources|1=
* St. Cloud Times (via Newspapers.com)
* [example.com Tape from xxx]
}}

```

For the **Timeline box**, use the Navigation Box. The first date is the previous date from the page you are editing, and the second one is for the day after.

**EXAMPLE:**

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

```

### Shows

Please make sure to properly title and capitalize show names, such as:

* Arthur
* Wild Kratts
* Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood

For shows with segments/multiple episodes, make sure to use forward slashes in place of semi-colons.

**EXAMPLE:**

```
! scope=row | 3:30pm

```

## Times

**Make sure times are in Eastern Standard Time (GMT-5 / UTC−05:00).**

## Images

Titling images should follow this format: [[Image:YEAR-MM-DD 0000am SHOW NAME.png|250px|center]]

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/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 close to their native resolution as best as possible. Cam-rips should only be uploaded if they're the only sources available.

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

## Sourcing

The mission of PBS Kids Channel Archives is to provide an accurate, research intensive resource that anybody interested in the PBS Kids Channel's past programming can rely on. As a result, PBS Kids Channel Archives holds articles to a high standard -- **NO** content can be added without citing a reliable source.

Acceptable sources include:

* TV recordings
	+ **PLEASE do not link to full rips/piracy links.** This includes links to Internet Archive.
		- Short video clips/pictures off of television are an exception.
* Newspaper listings
* Firsthand accounts (eg, fan sites and forums that tracked past broadcasts)
* Internal documentation (trustworthy resources used within the PBS Kids Channel and other relevant parties)
	+ Administrators, and select users, are only allowed to use this source. Please contact an administrator if you have access to "internal documents", Discord preferably.

Unacceptable sources include:

* **Memories**. Unfortunately even the greatest of memories can get a little bit jumbled up over the years, especially when it concerns broadcasts from several years ago. Therefore, PBS Kids Channel Archives requires that all schedule additions be sourced from a tangible resource, such as those mentioned above.
* **Recreated images**. To ensure PBS Kids Channel Archive'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 / Wikis**.
	+ An exception to the rule may apply if said site has a valid source cited.

Adding sources to a page should look something like this:

```
{{Sources|1=
* Archive upload by Anonymous
* Old TV recording/encode
* Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota; via Newspapers)
* [http://www.example.com Example Source]

```

Please do not include just a link, properly title/hot link it like so:

```
{{Sources|1=
* [http://www.example.com This is a proper hot link]
}}

```

## Categorizing

When categorizing a page for a date, use [[Category:Schedules]], [[Category:MONTH YEAR]] and [[Category:YEAR]], replacing **MONTH** and **YEAR** with the appropriate month and year.

## Stations

The station that a screencap was taken from should have it's station call sign listed. It should look like this:

```
! scope=row | 11:00pm

```

If the screencap is from the live TV option on PBSKIDS.org, then just put "pbskids.org" as the station.