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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 net-music scene. This page should act as a relatively comprehensive guide to use of the site.
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
*Aliases
*Projects (optional if single project)
*'''Optional:''' Gallery
*'''Optional:''' Gallery
*Navbox
*Navbox
*Categories


===Label===
===Label===
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*'''Optional:''' Gallery
*'''Optional:''' Gallery
*External Links
*External Links
*Navbox
*Navbox (optional depending on available info)
*Categories
 
==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!
#Access '''[https://www.klickaud.net/artwork-downloader this site]''' and paste in the track URL.
#Access '''[https://www.klickaud.co/artwork-downloader this site]''' and paste in the track URL.
#Select "original res".
#Select "original res".
#Save and upload!
#Save and upload!
===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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|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
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|-
|A2
|A2
|{{Artist|Vektroid|Test Artist}}
|別テスト<br><small>''Another test''</small>
|別テスト<br><small>''Another test''</small>
|2:40
|2:40
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|-
|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
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|-
|B2
|B2
|{{Artist|Vektroid|Test Artist 2}}
|Pause Testing
|Pause Testing
|0:01
|0:01

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