HymnWiki:Editing Conventions

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Most of these editing conventions are not absolute; which ones are indicated under Absolute. Please follow them unless you have a good reason not to do so.

Absolute

Acceptable Content:

Copyrights:

Uploads:

Disclaimers

Hymnists

  • Poets, composers, adapters, arrangers, and such (of all songs, hymns, etc.) go under the category Hymnists.
  • Writers of song lyrics go under both Poets and Hymnists.
  • Writers of song tunes go under both Composers and Hymnists.
  • In hymnist articles, make sure to list both poetic works and musical compositions, as well as arrangements and adaptations.

Compilations

  • For the article name of a compilation, put the full name of the hymnal, followed by a comma, followed by the year (if known).
  • If the hymnal has a common name, plus the name of the publisher in parentheses in the article name, after the year.

Misc.

  • List the poetic meter for hymns (note if they differ from tune to tune, as the lyrics are sometimes repeated, depending on the tune); meters should be listed in the categories for the hymn.
  • List tune names if known, and what other songs they are used with (perhaps even in their own article).
  • Avoid obscurity when referring to authors of works (i.e. 'composer'/'poet'/'arranger'/'adapter' instead of 'writer'/'author'; however, 'hymnists' is the preferred category for all of these - the articles about the hymnists themselves should say precisely what they are)