AwardAnnals:Award organization page
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An award organization page describes the methods and philosophy of an award, including all of the award categories and event calendar.
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Naming convention
Page names are normally lowercase except for the first letter, but the name of an award is a proper name demanding each word be capitalized. The name of an award organization’s page should be the proper name of the award, such as National Book Award or Pulitzer Prize. Both of these awards are administered by an oranization with a name different from the award, but these pages are named for the award despite being called “award organization pages”. They are called such because they explain the organization of the award: event calendar, method of selection, prizes, categories, etc.
Thus, name the page after the official name of the award. If the award has nicknames, create a redirect page named for the nickname. For instance BAFTA is the common name for an award with a somewhat lengthy name, so both names lead to the same page. If an organization requires a register mark (®) follow their name, include it in the name and create a redirect page without the mark (see Edgar Award).
One of the most important parts of an award organization page is the event calendar. Pay special attention to it.
Format
The following example is based on the Hugo Award.
[[image:Hugo3.jpg|thumb|right|
Ellen Datlow’s Hugo: 2002 Best Professional Editor]]
A few paragraphs with all of the five W’s and a big H: Who, What, When,
Where, Why and How. See the notes below for details.
== Notes ==
*Are there anomalous years, such as a year with two winners?
*Are there years where a finalists’s points are withheld in the annalentry?
*Are any years skipped for a category?
== Award Categories ==
{|
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*Novel:
|style='padding-left:1em'|[[Annal:2006 Hugo Award for Novel|2006]]
|style='padding-left:1em'|[[:category:Hugo Award for Novel|Annals]]
|style='padding-left:1em'|[[Honor roll:Hugo Award for Novel|Ranked books]]
|style='padding-left:1em'|[[Honor roll:Hugo Award for Novel authors|Ranked authors]]
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*Dramatic Presentation, Long Form:
|style='padding-left:1em'|[[Annal:2006 Hugo Award for Dramatic Presentation, Long Form|2006]]
|style='padding-left:1em'|[[:category:Hugo Award for Dramatic Presentation, Long Form|Annals]]
|style='padding-left:1em'|[[Honor roll:Hugo Award for Dramatic Presentation, Long Form|Ranked films]]
|style='padding-left:1em'|[[Honor roll:Hugo Award for Dramatic Presentation, Long Form directors|Ranked directors]]
|}
== Calendar ==
{{eventcal:
| event= [[Hugo Award|Hugo]] nominees
| date = 2007/3/28
| confirmed = no
| event= [[Hugo Award|Hugo]] winners
| date = 2007/8/27
| confirmed = no
}}
[[Category:Awards]]
Discussion of parts
Images
The most compelling image is a photograph of the award itself. Sometimes the award organization will provide such a photo, but it is surprising how often they do not. Look for a site about one of the winners—they sometimes have photos of their trophy and are willing to grant permission to use it.
When uploading the photo, state the source and when permission was granted. The Hugo image provides a good example.
Notes
List anomalies that exist in the annals. These anomalies should also appear on the annal itself, as stated in the annal section below. Provide here a compendium.
Award Categories
A simple table listing all of the award categories. The format is not set in stone, but it is convenient to have a link to:
- the latest annal (2007)
- the award category’s category containing links to each of its annals (Annals)
- the honor roll for works in the award category’s annals (Ranked books)
- the honor roll for creators named in the award category (Ranked authors)
The order of the award categories need not be alphabetical. The award organization’s announcements usually lists the categories in order of prestige or importance. Obsolete award categories may be at the end of this list or at the bottom of the page in another section—see the National Book Award as an example of numerous and inconsistent award categories.
Event Calendar
Insert an eventcal: containing dates for the major announcements, such as the shortlist and winners. Approximately one month after an announcement, change the appropriate eventcal one year ahead and set “confirmed=no”.
The Main Page (and perhaps other pages) subscribe to the site’s event calendar and list recent and upcoming events. It serves as a reminder to look for announcements of shortlists and winners. If an award has not published the date of its announcements, set “confirmed=no” so that the date will appear greyed out, indicating a need to occasionally check the award’s official website for a confirmation of the announcement date.
Propaganda[1]
If the award organization’s website has some nice text about the origin, history, and/or philosophy of the award, obtain permission to reproduce it and put it here. Add a reference to the heading citing the source and permit. See Philip K. Dick Award as an example:
== Origin of the Philip K Dick Award <ref> [http://www.philipkdickaward.org/archives/000002.html www.philipkdickaward.org]: reproduced with permission </ref> == == References == <references/>
Categories
There is only one necessary: Category:Awards.
References
- ↑ AwardAnnals.com: reproduced with permission from Kenny Lucius, 2007/2/11. This is an example reference produced by the <ref> in the “Propaganda” section.
