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.