Culture.si:Article Guidelines (AG)

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Profile checklist

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Before you start

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Review the for your field. These articles provide important background information about key institutions, history of the field in Slovenia, and terminology.

Before you send the completed profile to be proofread, be sure to

Make the first appearance of the organisation name (typically, profile name) an internal link using [[ ]] .
Tag Date of Establishment (i.e., [[Established::1980]]).
Mark end of Teaser section in text.
Check for the length and content of the Teaser section in text. Sometimes this needs to be adjusted.
Confirm and double-check all names and titles in the profile, as well as English translations.
Correct the spelling on any words with red lines under them that are not names or titles.
Double-check the sections "See also" and "External links". Remember to make bullets (*).
Use – instead of hyphen. :)
Check for appropriate formatting on titles of artworks and foreign words (italics) as well as project titles and conference titles (no italics, Title Case, sometimes with " ").
Use the Show Preview button and re-read the entire profile as it will be seen on the portal in order to double-check for any other issues.
Read the captions under any images in the Gallery section and correct as necessary.
Type a brief memo (use standard keywords) in the Edit Summary when you finalise the editing and are reading to pass it along the pipeline (to the proofreader).
If you have any issues, questions, etc. that you want to keep for the record or future reference, be sure to write them on the profile Talk page.

Overall editorial directives

Highlight current activities
International successes
Curated program – main characteristics
Mission / Artistic policy / Concept
What is special about it
Types of activities

Think about what makes this organisation (venue, festival) an attractive / relevant partner for international cooperation. What does the organisation offer? What is their track record known for? What are some of the most talked about aspects of the organisation? What are the first words that come to mind when you think about the organisation?

Remember to write foremost for

foreign artists
producers, cultural managers
cultural / international affairs officials & agents
journalists
scholars
cultural tourists

who will be searching the site to learn about the types of cultural products in Slovenia, the genres presented as well as to confirm references about a particular organisation, for example, are they a potential partner or not?

Writing for the web: Inverted pyramid

Use the inverted pyramid format: the most important and most pertinent facts at the top, then explanatory contents, expansion and in-depth information follows below.

ATTENTION! Each fact should be mentioned only ONCE. The key is to find the optimal place to mention it. Our writing needs to be juicy enough to keep potential partner organisations interested to read further.

Descriptive and definitive opening sentence

First sentence = Description and Definition. Yes, in one sentence (!), define the organisation and describe it succinctly in a relatively-short, direct sentence. Please find a way to include information about when the organisation was founded or established, and be sure to mark the year of founding in your code as [[Established::1980]]. Mark up also the name of the profile when it is mentioned for the first time: [[Laibach]]. On the profile page it will appear bold, when featured on the portal it will link to the entire profile.

Teaser

Markup for the teaser: {{Teaser| ...vsebina odstavka... }}.

First paragraph = teaser, a (meaningful) introduction. Think of how you would introduce someone to your friend at a dinner party, you'd want to mention a few highlights about that person, the things that you think your friend would find interesting, things that would intrigue your friend enough to continue a conversation. Same thing here. That said, you have to include the main producer's achievements and characteristics (Example: Bugbrain Studio).

Body

Next follows the body of the profile: a detailed presentation focused on international cooperation and including updated information. If the profile is extensive, divide it into the section headings appropriate for the field. The section headings that you use will also depend upon how much you have to say about the organisation.

Some profiles may not require section headings because there will simply not be enough information to justify an entire section heading for one topic. In this case, try to use clear language in the text so that the reader can easily find the information needed.

Your writing should be robust in order that the information in the profile does not get outdated too soon:

do not use future tense; do not announce future projects; avoid words as "recently", "in the last year", and similar;
avoid extensive listings; name the artists, projects or themes (in case of biennials and festivals) only to illustrate the producer's (festival's, venue's) profile.

Embed videos

If there are some good referential videos available on Vimeo or YouTube, you can insert them into the text. To embed them tag like this: {{Embed|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9bNqRytO0M}}.

Mandatory headings

External links

Select and publish only a few most referential external links as the website still tend to be of a relatively short lifespan. This way you avoid Culture.si becoming a graveyard of broken links. Select:

Official URL of the organisation (in addition to INFOBOX). Here, however, it should be written as "Organisation's website". If the organisation or branch is described within a larger website, please use "Organisation's web page".
Relevant articles or reviews about the organisation
- Links to reviews should firstly include foreign press then Slovenian press
- When linking to Slovenian press, limit to the most relevant reviews, not mere listings in the newspaper. Give priority to links that have free access.
- Links to Wikipedia articles in English when extensive.

Infobox

Explanation of the fields in the INFOBOX template:

{{Infobox
| name               =
| local name         = vpišemo uradno ime v slovenščini
| logo               = vpišemo ime datoteke, naložene na portal
| image              = 
| street             = 
| town               = vpišemo v tem formatu: SI-1000 Ljubljana
| region             = ''if not in Slovenia'' 
| country            = ''if not in Slovenia''
| website            =
| email              = vpišemo splošni e-naslov
| telephone          = vpišemo v tem formatu: 386 (0) 2 229 5860 ali 386 (0) 31 229 586
| fax                = 
| founded by         = vpišemo uradni naziv ustanovitelja; če obstaja profil na portalu, uporabimo to ime v angleščini
| founded by 2       = včasih je ustanoviteljev več (občine)
| founded by 3       =
| founded by 4       =
| organised by       = vpišemo uradni naziv organizatorja (npr. za festival)
| organised by 2     =
| organised by 3     =
| managed by         = vpišemo uradni naziv organizacije, ki z zadevo upravlja (ni pa ustanovitelj oz. lastnik)
| managed by 2       = 
| managed by 3       = 
| published by       = vpišemo uradni naziv založnika (pri medijih)
| published by 2     = 
| published by 3     =
| opening hours      = ne vpisujemo več
| official hours     = ne vpisujemo več
| frequency          = for festivals; vpišemo v tem formatu: annual, biannual, triennial 
| dates and duration = for festivals;
| duration weeks     = for festivals
| festival dates     = for festivals;  vpisujemo v tem formatu: 29.1.2025 - 4.2.2025, 30.1.2026 - 4.2.2026
| contacts     = {{Contact
  | name        = Leta 2024 smo v skladu z GDPR vsa osebna imena, ki so vpisana v podatkovno bazo skrili oz. niso vidna javnosti. Ne vpisujemo.
  | role        =
  | street      = 
  | town        = 
  | website     = 
  | email       = 
  | email 2     = 
  | telephone   = 
  | fax         = 
  }}{{Contact
  | name        = 
  | role        =
  | street      = 
  | town        = 
  | website     = 
  | email       = 
  | telephone   = 
  | fax         = 
  }}{{Contact
  | name        = 
  | role        =
  | street      = 
  | town        = 
  | website     = 
  | email       = 
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  }}
| accounts = povezave na aktivna družabna omrežja - običajno jih organizacije navajajo na vstopni strani svojega spletnega mesta
http://www.twitter.com/twid
http://www.facebook.com/fbid
http://www.youtube.com/ytid
http://www.vimeo.com/vimid
http://www.flickr.com/flid
http://www.soundcloud.com/scid
http://bandcamp.com/bcid
http://www.discogs.com/dgid
http://www.myspace.com/msid
http://www.reverbnation.com/rvid
http://www.last.fm/lfmid
http://www.behance.net/bhid
mastodon:http://www.sonedomain.net/mstid
... 

}}

Check and correct all contact information for the organisation.

Do not use titles such as mag., dr., prof. in Infobox.

Do capitalise titles such as Director, Editor in Chief, President.

Do not use abbreviations such as d.o.o., Ltd., d.n.o. in profiles, but do use them in Infobox.

Headings and their contents

What follows is a brief discussion about the types of information to include under each heading. Keep the writing short and robust. There is no need to use all the headings!

Background / History

Provide a brief overview of the most important events in the history of the organisation, including names of important personalities and dates related to important expansions, changes in direction, etc. Paragraph form is preferred to a bullet-point list of dates and events. Be sure to chose the most relevant facts about the organisation, for example, those that make it unique in its field or in Slovenia.

Programme / Mission

A synopsis of the organisation's activities which provides insight into the flavour, style, context of their work in Slovenia and internationally. Please try to avoid merely copy-pasting the mission statement from the organisation's website.

Significant projects

Here we are interested in the most important or relevant performances of the organisation, especially ones that have led to recognition, created a stir because of their uniqueness or whatever reason might seem attractive. Mention performances as Name of Performance in English Language [Translation in Slovenian language] (Year). For each performance provide at least one sentence about it.

Publishing / Publications

What types of publications, frequency, editorial structure, etc. Are the publications translations or are they texts published in original Slovenian language? Are publications in any other language besides Slovenian? Dual language or separate?

International Cooperation

In this section discuss (not list!) whatever of the three following aspects of international cooperation relate to the organisation:

European projects – projects that have received funding from European Commission funding bodies (EACEA (Culture 2000, Culture 2007-2013, Creative Europe), European Parliament, Erasmus, etc.) - the EACEA supported projects are listed in the profile - just mention it!
Tours abroad / Guest appearances on festivals
Projects made in Slovenia with foreign artists or in co-production with foreign organisations.
Membership in international networks - emphasise proactive involvement!

Education

Here we are interested in the educational activities offered for adults, especially education in the form of professional training, workshops, stages, workstudy, etc. Education programmes for children are not part of Culture.si. Emphasise international teachers / guest lecturers & target groups (Who is it for?).

Awards and achievements

Name most important awards received by the organisation and, where relevant, for what work it was received. Do not duplicate information that may be listed in another section. Give priority to the most prestigious Slovenian awards, then to Foreign awards.

List achievements that the organisation has reached. For example, the only, the first, the biggest, the most-widely attended. If possible, you can interweave these facts into the body of the text.

Template for new profiles

When starting a new profile be sure to copy:

the INFOBOX template
the PROFILE STATUS template

{{Article
| status       = WRITING INFOBOX TOPROOFREAD NIFERTIK!
| maintainer   = 
}}

teaser + established markups:

{{Teaser|

[[established::1888]]
}}