Help:Normalization

This is a short guide on common normalization actions done across Appropedia pages. This resource is meant for reviewing content on Appropedia, knowing what

Appropedia page checklist[edit | edit source]

Things to review on every page

Databoxes[edit | edit source]

Databoxes are Appropedia's equivalent of the infoboxes present Wikipedia. They help us categorize...

 All Appropedia pages/
 ├─ Template:Page data
 ├─ Is content ported from a book, article or thesis?/
 │  ├─ Template:Source data
 ├─ Does it describe a Project?/
 │  ├─ Project documentation practices
 │  ├─ Template:Project data
 ├─ Does it explain how to build a Device?/
 │  ├─ Device documentation standards
 │  ├─ Template:Device data
 ├─ Does it teach a skill?/
 ├─ Do you want to list contact information?/
 │  ├─ Template:Source data

Fixing common user errors[edit | edit source]

• Use of h1 tags: = Section = into == Section ==
• Splitting long pages
• Overwriting other users' files

Fixing common ported content errors[edit | edit source]

• Removing <br> tags
• Extra tabs and end of line

Normalization tool[edit | edit source]

Troubleshoot[edit | edit source]

Media and files[edit | edit source]

• File doesn't align as I want it to
• I'm linking to a PDF file but it displays as a huge image
  • Resize how the pdf displays using the thumb parameter.
  • Substitute File: for Media: on the link.
• Linking a file sends users to the file page and not the file itself
  • Substitute File: for Media: on the link.