Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums
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Feel free to ask questions on the . Below is a basic guide to writing an article on a specific album of music; this is only a guide and you should feel free to personalize an article as you see fit, though others may change it to fit our standards.
All editors are encouraged to consult the style guide, which has many guidelines, suggestions, and tips for creating and improving album articles.
Everyone is welcome to join the project and contribute. Lists of members can be found in and this list.
To join the project, please add this userbox by adding {{}} to your user page. You will automatically be added to the members category.
If you'd like to welcome new users with a message that is tailored to the project, please use the code which will leave this message on their talk page.
When you create or find a new album article, please use the {{}} template to include the article in the scope of this project by adding at the top of the talk page:
Either form is acceptable.
The parameters are used as follows:
To recognize a fellow editor for his or her work on album articles, feel free to use the Project's barnstar. Add the following code to his or her talk page. Type your own personal message in place of "message".
{{subst:|message ~~~~}}
There are no explicit guidelines on how to incorporate an album article in a discography. Of course, there are several ways it can be done. In all cases, please keep the following hints in mind:
A simple way to list albums could be:
Note that album titles should be in italics and only albums, not release years, should be linked.
A different way using a table could be:
Most album covers are non-free images, and are not permitted in discographies (or any other gallery or list). See #8 and for clarification of this policy.
One of our project goals is to bring as many albums as possible that are listed in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time to at least GA (Good Article) status.
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