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==== Crediting the source of the description ==== | ==== Crediting the source of the description ==== | ||
As mentioned there are several sources for an anime description. Here is how to credit them: | As mentioned there are several possibly sources for an anime description. Always place this source line in '''''italics''''' to separate it from the main description text. Here is how to credit them: | ||
* The best way is to use the '''official R1 DVD''' descriptions in which case you do not need to give credits. | * The best way is to use the '''official R1 DVD''' descriptions in which case you do not need to give credits. | ||
* On the other hand, if you have '''translated''' the description from a R2 DVD or have '''written one yourself''', you can credit yourself like this: | * On the other hand, if you have '''translated''' the description from a R2 DVD or have '''written one yourself''', you can credit yourself like this: | ||
[i]— written by <your_nick>[/i] | [i]— written by <your_nick>[/i] | ||
:For example: ''— written by fooBar'' (use the [i][/i] tags for italics). | :For example: ''— written by fooBar'' (use the <tt>[i][/i]</tt> tags for italics). Note the use of the '''em-dash —'''! | ||
{{eyecatchLight|1|Why credit yourself?|This is mostly to prevent situations like the following: One of our users writes a description, the description is copy/pasted to ''AnimeNfo'', someone from ''AnimeNfo'' comes and complains about taking their description and not crediting them, a mod adds a ''Source: AnimeNfo'' to the description, later the user who wrote the description notifies that he, in fact, wrote it, a mod removes the ''Source: AnimeNfo'' again.}} | {{eyecatchLight|1|Why credit yourself?|This is mostly to prevent situations like the following: One of our users writes a description, the description is copy/pasted to ''AnimeNfo'', someone from ''AnimeNfo'' comes and complains about taking their description and not crediting them, a mod adds a ''Source: AnimeNfo'' to the description, later the user who wrote the description notifies that he, in fact, wrote it, a mod removes the ''Source: AnimeNfo'' again.}} | ||
* When you '''copy''' the description from a site that has written/translated the description itself (e.g. ''AnimeNfo'', ''ANN'', ''Anime-Planet'', etc.), then please '''credit the site''' you copied it from using the following scheme: | * When you '''copy''' the description from a site that has written/translated the description itself (e.g. ''AnimeNfo'', ''ANN'', ''Anime-Planet'', etc.), then please '''credit the site''' you copied it from using the following scheme: | ||
[i]Source: <site>[/i] | [i]Source: <site>[/i] | ||
:For example: ''Source: ANN'' (use the [i][/i] tags for italics). | :For example: ''Source: ANN'' (use the <tt>[i][/i]</tt> tags for italics). | ||
{{eyecatch|Note|In case someone finds a '''better''' description, any previous description may well be replaced.}} | {{eyecatch|Note|In case someone finds a '''better''' description, any previous description may well be replaced.}} | ||