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Hello, and welcome to vaporwave.wiki! This site is dedicated to the documentation and preservation of the releases and artists of the vaporwave | Hello, and welcome to vaporwave.wiki! This site is dedicated to the documentation and preservation of the releases and artists of the vaporwave netmusic scene. This page should act as a relatively comprehensive guide to use of the site. | ||
It's recommended users have some preliminary knowledge of the usage of MediaWiki when contributing to the site. | It's recommended users have some preliminary knowledge of the usage and language of MediaWiki when contributing to the site. | ||
==Basic Page Layout== | ==Basic Page Layout== | ||
All artist, label and release pages have a similar layout, with variations in the data they contain. | All artist, label and release pages have a similar layout, with variations in the data they contain. The following are summaries of what is expected on each kind of page. | ||
===Release=== | ===Release=== | ||
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*Tracklist | *Tracklist | ||
**'''Optional:''' Tracklist Comparison | **'''Optional:''' Tracklist Comparison | ||
**'''Optional:''' Notes | |||
*'''Optional:''' Description | *'''Optional:''' Description | ||
*'''Optional:''' Gallery | *'''Optional:''' Gallery | ||
*External Links | *External Links | ||
*Navboxes | *Navboxes | ||
*Categories | *Categories (during special cases) | ||
===Artist=== | ===Artist=== | ||
*Infobox | *Infobox | ||
*Summary | *Summary | ||
* | *Projects (optional if single project) | ||
*'''Optional:''' Gallery | *'''Optional:''' Gallery | ||
*Navbox | *Navbox | ||
===Label=== | ===Label=== | ||
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*'''Optional:''' Gallery | *'''Optional:''' Gallery | ||
*External Links | *External Links | ||
*Navbox | *Navbox (optional depending on available info) | ||
==Images== | ==Images== | ||
Necessary for every page outside of categories and templates, images are helpful for a full scope of information on the site. | Necessary for every page outside of categories and templates, images are helpful for a full scope of information on the site. | ||
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====SoundCloud==== | ====SoundCloud==== | ||
Soundcloud, publicly, saves its images as 500x500px jpg files regardless of original resolution or quality, as opposed to Bandcamp. However, images are actually still stores covers at their original resolution even if cropped to 1:1 scale! | Soundcloud, publicly, saves its images as 500x500px jpg files regardless of original resolution or quality, as opposed to Bandcamp. However, images are actually still stores covers at their original resolution even if cropped to 1:1 scale! | ||
# | #Right click the cover art of the particular release and hit "Inspect" (this guide is written using Chrome, other vocabulary may be used on other browsers). | ||
# | #There should be a URL within the selected code that contains the cover that appears something like this: [https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000162194892-g5jfp4-t500x500.jpg]. Open it in a new tab. | ||
#Change the "t500x500" section of the URL to "original". The URL should now appear like this: [https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000162194892-g5jfp4-original.jpg] | |||
#Save and upload! | #Save and upload! | ||
If Step 3 results in an error, the cover retrieved from Step 2 is sufficient for the site. | |||
===Naming Images=== | ===Naming Images=== | ||
Images should be named in a manner that is easy to identify on a per-release, per-image (and sometimes per-artist) basis. While page names are encouraged to be accurate to the original release, image names should be in a standard title-caps fashion. Foreign languages should be romanized in the filenames to the best of one's ability. A '''-''' should be put between the release/artist/label name and the purpose of the image. Examples include [[:File:SapporoKontenporari-Cover.jpg]] for [[札幌コンテンポラリー]], [[:File:BlackHorse-Cover.jpg]] for [[black horse]], and [[:File:Misuto-GlowCover.jpg]] for the track "glow" on [[ミスト]]. When a release title is shared between multiple artists, | Images should be named in a manner that is easy to identify on a per-release, per-image (and sometimes per-artist) basis. While page names are encouraged to be accurate to the original release, image names should be in a standard title-caps fashion. Foreign languages should be romanized in the filenames to the best of one's ability. A '''-''' should be put between the release/artist/label name and the purpose of the image. Examples include [[:File:SapporoKontenporari-Cover.jpg]] for [[札幌コンテンポラリー]], [[:File:BlackHorse-Cover.jpg]] for [[black horse]], and [[:File:Misuto-GlowCover.jpg]] for the track "glow" on [[ミスト]]. When a release title is shared between multiple artists, the artist name should be placed before the hyphen but after the release title, seen on files such as [[:File:ShinajiiHelpDesk-Cover.png]] and [[:File:ShinajiiHitoribotchi-Cover.jpg]]. | ||
===Categorizing Images=== | ===Categorizing Images=== | ||
When uploading images, it is appreciated immensely if users provide a short description of the image linking to the main page it is used in, along with the category for the image itself. | When uploading images, it is appreciated immensely if users provide a short description of the image linking to the main page it is used in, along with the category for the image itself. | ||
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For artists, this currently includes... | For artists, this currently includes... | ||
*The basic identifier tag ([[:Category:Artists]]) | *The basic identifier tag ([[:Category:Artists]]) | ||
*A | *A debut tag (ex. [[:Category:Artists Debuted in 2012]]) | ||
The former is automatically added with the inclusion of the ArtistInfobox template, the latter is added with the Debut template. | |||
For labels, this currently includes... | For labels, this currently includes... | ||
*The basic identifier tag ([[:Category:Labels]]) | *The basic identifier tag ([[:Category:Labels]]) | ||
*An activity tag (ex. [[:Category:Active Labels]] or [[:Category:Inactive Labels]]) | |||
*A debut tag (ex. [[:Category:Labels Debuted in 2012]]) | |||
The first two are automatically added with the inclusion of the LabelInfobox template, the last is added with the Debut template. | |||
==Release Pages== | ==Release Pages== | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|A1 | |A1 | ||
|{{Artist|Vektroid|Test Artist}} | | rowspan="2" |{{Artist|Vektroid|Test Artist}} | ||
|テスト '''([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNGqLeaiZm4 MV])'''<br><small>''Test''</small> | |テスト '''([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNGqLeaiZm4 MV])'''<br><small>''Test''</small> | ||
|8:00 | |8:00 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|A2 | |A2 | ||
|別テスト<br><small>''Another test''</small> | |別テスト<br><small>''Another test''</small> | ||
|2:40 | |2:40 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|B1 | |B1 | ||
|{{Artist|Vektroid|Test Artist 2}} | | rowspan="2" | {{Artist|Vektroid|Test Artist 2}} | ||
|Continued Testing '''([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6Dxtn3nAog MV])''' | |Continued Testing '''([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6Dxtn3nAog MV])''' | ||
|1:00:01 | |1:00:01 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|B2 | |B2 | ||
|Pause Testing | |Pause Testing | ||
|0:01 | |0:01 | ||