AsylumProjects:Manual of Style

The Manual of Style, often abbreviated MoS or MOS, is a style guide for Asylum Projects articles. This main page contains basic principles of how to write an article.

Article titles, headings, and sections

Article Titles

The title of an article should be of the most well known or current name. If there are other names the subject of the article may be known as, then create redirects to the main article.

Article Headings

Article headings should be of major portions of information. For example: a history section, a book section, a link section, etc. Article headings should not be used for minor bits of information. If there is only one or two lines of information and the information is worth having it's own section, then consider using a sub heading under a major heading.

Article Sub Headings

Article's with a large amount of information should have its information broken down to headings and sub headings. As stated above, headings should be used for major points and sub headings should only be used to separate a major section down into it's parts for easier readability and navigation.

Images

Article Images

• Images placed within an article must be directly related to the article, with the main focus of the image be of the subject of the article.
• Images will not depict any sort of illegal activity or object related to illegal activity.
• Persons in the image should not be the main focus of the image.
• Exterior images of current state (I.E. modern images) of the institution is permitted with few exceptions.
• Interior images (I.E. modern images) can be posted if it was not obtained illegally. (If there is doubt as to the legality of the image, then the image shall be discussed and/or removed.) If the institution is closed and in a known abandoned state, then obtaining legal permission to photograph the interior is doubtful and the photographer may be questioned if they had obtained permission to take the interior photo. However, if the structure is known to give tours and/or gives permission to photograph the interior of the institution, then they are fine and most likely not be questioned.
• If historical images were censured before being posted here either at the time it was taken or by agency currently holding the copy write on the image, then the image will not be de-censored. However, if the historical image was not censored at the time the image was taken and produced or by the agency holding the copy write of the image, then this site will not censor the image.

Image Thumb Rule

"One image per info box, one image per two to three paragraphs, no more then four images per gallery in the article, no more then twelve images per article."

This thumb rule was created to help keep articles from being over run by the images. (I.E. an article with a limited amount of information but having a large amount of images.) To combat this the image thumb rule stipulates:

• An infobox will not have no more then one image and that image will not be larger then 250 pixels.
• For every two to three paragraphs of information (by paragraphs, we mean a paragraph that has more then three sentences) an image can be placed within the text area.
• If there is enough images to warrant an image gallery in the main article, then there cannot be more then four images in that gallery in the main article.
• If the article is a full size article, then there cannot be more then twelve images within the article. This does not mean an article with only one or two paragraphs of information can still have twelve images. Remember: use good judgment and not add too many images. If the subject of the article has more then twelve images, then consider created a sub image gallery article to house the rest of the images.

External Images

• External images are defined as images that are not hosted directly by this site.
• External images can be used on the message boards only, all other uses are prohibited.
• External images must be of reasonable size. (I.E. no more then 600 pixels long or wide) This is to prevent long load times or huge images dominating the message board. If an image is found to be larger then 600 pixels, it may be removed.
• If the photographer/site hosting the image restricts the use or viewing of the image, then it cannot be show on this site, however a simple link to the image is allowed.
• External images must conform to this sites policies and may not be of a spam/advertising nature.