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Overview

A creative work (CW) page provides information about a book, film, or any other creative work. The information is made available throughout the site by including a {{definework:}} magic word. Saving a page containing this function enters the appropriate information into a CW database. A “listing” of the work can then be displayed using an {{displayworks:}} function with the page title. For instance, {{displaywork:American Gods}} yields:

American Gods

Neil Gaiman

A master of inventive fiction, Neil Gaiman delves into the murky depths where reality and imagination meet. Now in American Gods, he works his literary magic to extraordinary results.

Shadow dreamed of nothing but leaving prison and starting a new life. But the day before his release, his wife and best friend are killed in an accident. On the plane home to the funeral, he meets Mr. Wednesday—a beguiling stranger who seems to know everything about him. A trickster and rogue, Mr. Wednesday offers Shadow a job as his bodyguard. With nowhere left to go, Shadow accepts, and soon learns that his role in Mr. Wednesday’s schemes will be far more dangerous and dark than he could have ever imagined. For beneath the placid surface of everyday life a war is being fought—and the prize is the very soul of America.

Consequently, {{definework:}} is the most important element on a CW page. The remaining elements should be designed to aid a patron in why the CW has been honored, and how to obtain or visit the CW in order to experience and judge first-hand.

A special page has been designed to aid in the creation of CW pages. Special:CWhelper provides fields to be filled in and does a search for cover art and synopses. It will put all the fields together into a standard CW page template that can be edited, and will also create new pages/categories for creators.

Naming Convention

Page names are normally lowercase except for the first letter, but the name of a CW is a proper name demanding capitalization. Here are a few guidelines for naming a CW page:

  • The first word is always capitalized, even if the first word is “A” or “The”.
  • Never put “A” or “The” at the end after a comma, like “Title, The”. This is a good way to alphabetize, but it is not needed for the page title.
  • If the title contains extended characters, make a redirect page without extended characters. For instance ”The Resume” should redirect to the actual title of ”The Résumé”.
  • If the CW’s main title is not unique, add some more words. For instance, if two CWs have the same title:
    • Add the subtitle (or part of it) to one or both of them title.
    • If they are of different types, add “(book)” to the end of the book’s page title, and so forth.
    • If they are films, add the year in parenthesis.
    • Add the creator’s name in parenthesis.
    • If none of these is suitable, make something up

Format

Most CW pages follow a straightforward format, which is illustrated in the following example. . 

{{definework:Book | 
| title       = Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
| sort        = Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
| subtitle    = 
| series      = [[Harry Potter series|Book 4 of Harry Potter]]
| image       = 10090.jpg
| author      = [[J.K. Rowling]]
| publisher   = Scholastic
| genres      = Fantasy, Horror, Children's, Young Adult, Mystery/Suspense, Speculative Fiction
| description = This is a synopsis of the sort found on the back of a 
paperback book or the inside flap of a hardcover. A description of 
600 to 1,000 characters is best, but any length is okay. Synopses 
that are over 1200 characters will be truncated in listings. 

Make sure not to violate copyrights. Anything from the publisher that 
is designed to promote the book is okay—it is considered “fair use” of 
the copy. Reviews from Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble are permitted 
as long as a link to them is included—see the “Find this book” section.
}}

After {{definework:}}, include alternate descriptions or extra information 
about the work.  

== Reviews ==

=== Amazon.com ===

This is the review from Amazon.  It usually ends with an em dash and the 
reviewer’s name in italics. —''Therese Littleton''   

=== Barnes and Noble ===

Ditto. Do not write your own review.

{{definework:

It is desireable to include all relevant data, but title and creator are required.

  • Title: Use the title of the work, not necessarily the title of the page. For instance, the page might be named American Beauty (film) to differentiate it from the soundtrack, but {{definework:}} should only list the official title of the work. Do not include a subtltle.
  • Sort: This is how the work should be sorted. Titles beginning with “The” or “A” should should leave these off, beginning with the first significant word.
  • Subtitle: Many works of nonfiction have a lengthy subtitle to explain the significance of the title. Many novels have a subtitle like “A Novel” or “A Mystery”. The subtitle will appear after the main title in the listing, as shown in this example:

Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II

John W. Dower

The first definitive history of the transformation of Japanese society under American occupation after World War II. This major new work by America’s foremost historian of modern Japan draws on a vast range of Japanese sources to offer an extraordinarily thorough, complex, and rich analysis of how shattering defeat in World War II followed by over six years of military occupation by the United States affected every level of Japanese society-in ways that neither the victor nor the vanquished could anticipate. Here is the history of an extraordinary moment in the history of Japanese culture, when new values warred with old, and when early ideals of “peace and democracy” were soon challenged by the “reverse course” decision to incorporate Japan into the cold-war Pax Americana. Embracing Defeat chronicles not only the material and psychological impact of utter defeat but also the early emergence of dynamic countercultures that gave primacy to the private as opposed to public spheres-in short, a liberation from totalitarian wartime control. John Dower shows how the tangled legacies…

  • Series: If the work is part of a series, and that series has it’s own page, include a link to the page. The text should include the work’s place in the series if possible. “Book 1 of Harry Potter” links to “Harry Potter series” in this example:

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Book 1 of Harry Potter

J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter has never played a sport while flying on a broomstick. He’s never worn a cloak of invisibility, befriended a giant, or helped hatch a dragon. All Harry knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley. Harry’s room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn’t had a birthday party in eleven years.

But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to a wonderful place he never dreamed existed. There he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic around every corner, but a great destiny that’s been waiting for him…if Harry can survive the encounter.

  • Image: The cover image should be as large (high resolution) as possible. The publisher, studio, or label owns the right to the book cover, DVD cover, or album cover, so any image of such cover is okay to upload—it is considered fair use as long as the page aids in marketing the work. Additionally, our association with Amazon.com explicitly permits use of their images, so feel free to use them as a source.
  • Author: A comma delimited list of the creators. You may refer to them as “director”, “artist”, or “creator”—the terms are interchangeable. If the creator’s page does not already exist, please create it per the guidelines below.
  • Publisher: or “distributor” or “label”. This is not used for anything, but be nice and include it.
  • Description: As described in the example, a paragraph that conveys something about the work to whoever might be looking over a list of works in an honor roll. This same description may be used in series pages, so consider how it will read in order with the other works in the series.

Reviews

A few reviews, probably from Amazon.com and/or another associated site. The purpose of the review should be to inform patrons as to the content and quality of the work. Analyses are not welcome—link to Wikipedia for an analysis and spoilers.

Related works

If the work is related to other works, list them here using the {{displayworks:}} construct. There is no need to include other works in a series if the series is already included in {{definework:}}. Include:

  • book-film-soundtrack.
  • sequels not considered a series
  • new/old editions of the same book
  • remakes of the same film
  • remixes of the same album
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