Help:Creating an Article

This page acts as a guideline towards the FOX Story Archives 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. Also, importantly, do not create pages with broken formatting and expect admins to do the cleaning for you. It is best for all contributors to know about creating cohesive pages.

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.

1986 - 2014(?)
Here's how pages should be preset:

2021 - present
For pages based in 2021 to the present day, these presets should be used:

(THESE TEMPLATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, ALWAYS DOUBLE-CHECK LISTINGS BEFORE LOGGING)

Monday: 

Tuesday, Wednesday: 

Thursday: 

Friday: 

Saturday: 

(Sunday appears to use the same standard layout as the "1989 - 2014" preset.)

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 | 10:00am ! scope=row | 10:30am ! scope=row | 11:00am ! scope=row | 11:30am ! scope=row | 12:00pm
 * rowspan=4 | Mystery Science Theater 3000
 * rowspan=4 | High School Big Shot
 * rowspan=4 | [[Image:xxxx-xx-xx 0000am SHOW NAME.png|250px|center]]
 * Absolutely Fabulous
 * Fashion

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:

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:

Shows
Please make sure to properly title and capitalize show names, such as:
 * Whose Line Is It Anyway?
 * TripTank
 * Mad TV (despite it being stylized as MADtv)

Additionally, shows or series with commonly shortened titles should be listed in full:
 * @midnight with Chris Hardwick (instead of "@midnight")
 * It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (instead of "Always Sunny")
 * Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (instead of "Dr. Katz")

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

EXAMPLE:

! scope=row | 3:30pm
 * Example Series
 * Segment 1 / Segment 2

Movies
Movies that aired should be formatted like so:

! scope=row | 3:00pm ! scope=row | 3:30pm ! scope=row | 4:00pm ! scope=row | 4:30pm ! scope=row | 5:00pm
 * rowspan=4 colspan=2 align=center | MOVIE TITLE (YEAR)
 * rowspan=4 |
 * FOLLOWING SHOW
 * EPISODE

Certain movies that run longer than two hours will need their "rowspan" attribute tweaked accordingly.

Paid Programming
Overnight paid programming blocks should be formatted like so:

! 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
 * rowspan=8 colspan=2 align=center | Paid Programming
 * rowspan=8 |
 * FOLLOWING SHOW
 * EPISODE

The image column should be left open as to allow for a screencap. Paid programming blocks have also fluctuated in length over the years so the "rowspan" attribute may need to be adjusted.

Indicator Templates
You can find the indicator templates in Help:Special Templates.

! scope=row | 7:00am ! scope=row | 12:30am ! scope=row | 10:00pm
 * rowspan=2 | Futurama
 * Mars University
 * When Aliens Attack!
 * South Park

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

Images
Titling images should follow this format:

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 the FOX Story Archives is to provide an accurate, research intensive resource that anybody interested in Fox (and Fox Broadcasting Company's) past programming can rely on. As a result, the FOX Story Archives holds articles to a high standard -- NO content can be added without citing a reliable source.

Acceptable sources include:
 * TV recordings
 * Newspaper listings
 * Firsthand accounts (e.g., fan sites and forums that actually tracked past broadcasts)

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 decades ago. Therefore, the FOX Story Archives requires that all schedule additions be sourced from a tangible resource, such as those mentioned above.
 * Recreated images. To ensure the FOX Story 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 / 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=
 * Pensacola News Journal (Pensacola, Florida, via Newspapers.com)
 * Example Source

Please do not include just a link, properly title it.

Categorizing
When categorizing a page for a date, use,  and  , replacing MONTH and YEAR with the appropriate month and year.