User:IlyaHaykinson/On Categories and Topics
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Categories
[edit]- contain brief mention of the purpose of the category
- prominently link to the topic page
- include the contents of the Topic/Latest News page
Topic pages
[edit]- contain expanded background of the topic
- link to Wikipedia articles about the topic
- include the contents of the Topic/Latest News page
- show additional latest news Topic/Subtopic/Latest News for important topics with links to Topic/Subtopic pages
- link to category under "See all articles" heading
Latest News pages
[edit]- for example [[Africa/Latest News]]
- includes 7 days, or 7 stories, whichever is greater, under each heading
- include all stories from one week ago till now; if not enough, list up to seven stories
- included where needed, optionally with __NOEDITSECTION__ to prevent section editing links
Example
[edit][[Africa]] [[w:Africa|]] is a continent... ==Latest News== {{:Africa/Latest News}} ==Topics in Africa== {{:Africa/AIDS/Latest News}} ==See all articles== * [[:Category:Africa]] [[Category:Africa]] News taking place in or about [[Africa]]. ==Latest News== {{:Africa/Latest News}} [[Africa/Latest News]] {{LocationLatestNews|MajorEvents= * Jan 5: [[Article 0|Major event in Africa]] |PoliticsConflicts= * Jan. 7: [[Article]] * Dec. 4: [[Another article]] * Dec. 2: [[Yet another article]] |DisastersAccidents= |CrimeLaw= * Dec. 27: [[Big article about some crime story]] * Dec. 17: [[Another article]] |Obituaries= * Nov. 20: [[Someone died]] |EconomyBusiness= |ScienceTechnology= * Nov. 15: [[Tech article]] |CultureEntertainment= |Sports= * Nov. 17: [[Something about sports]] |Weather= }} <div style="text-align: right;">{{edit|Africa/Latest News}}</div>