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This is a [[style guide]] for [[YouTube|YouTube related content]] in the [[English Wikipedia]]. The ultimate goal of the guide is to have every YouTube-related article standardized, with every article containing encyclopedic content that helps a viewer. Every YouTube related article, when showing YouTube brand colors, should follow this table:
<div style="position:relative; margin-left:3%; margin-right:3%;">
{{Colort|caption=YouTube Brand Colors|html_name=1|}}
{{Colort/Color|r=229|g=45|b=39|h=0|s=0|name=Full color 1}}
{{Colort/Color|r=179|g=18|b=23|h=0|s=0|name=Full color 2}}
{{Colort/Color|r=205|g=32|b=31|h=0|s=0|name=Flat Color}}
|}</div>

==YouTuber Articles in the Article namespace==
This section relates to articles that are about [[wiktionary:YouTuber|YouTubers]], in the scope of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube|WikiProject YouTube]]. 
Examples:
*[[PewDiePie]]
*[[Like Nastya]]
*[[Cocomelon]]

===Infobox YouTube personality===
Every YouTuber page, should have an info-box about their YouTube channel, if YouTube is significant to the individual's notability . Every subject on Wikipedia that is about a YouTube channel should have a YouTuber info-box. It is fine if there are multiple info-boxes on the page about the person. If a person is not technically considered a YouTuber (ex: a musician with a [[Vevo|VEVO]] YouTube Account), they should generally not have this infobox unless their YouTube channel is of special significance.
====Infobox Syntax====
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{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = <nowiki>{{{name}}}</nowiki>
| logo = YouTube Logo 2017.svg
| logo caption = <nowiki>{{{logo caption}}}</nowiki>
| image = Pessoa Neutra.svg
| caption = <nowiki>{{{caption}}}</nowiki>
| birth_name = <nowiki>{{{birth_name}}}</nowiki>
| birth_date = <nowiki>{{{birth_date}}}</nowiki>
| birth_place = <nowiki>{{{birth_place}}}</nowiki>
| death_date = <nowiki>{{{death_date}}}</nowiki>
| death_place = <nowiki>{{{death_place}}}</nowiki>
| nationality = <nowiki>{{{nationality}}}</nowiki>
| occupation = <nowiki>{{{occupation}}}</nowiki>
| website = <nowiki>{{{website}}}</nowiki>
| pseudonym = <nowiki>{{{pseudonym}}}</nowiki>
| channel_name = <nowiki>{{{channel_name}}}</nowiki>
| channel_url = <nowiki>{{{channel_url}}}</nowiki>
| channel_direct_url = <nowiki>{{{channel_direct_url}}}</nowiki>
| years_active = <nowiki>{{{years_active}}}</nowiki>
| genre = <nowiki>{{{genre}}}</nowiki>
| subscribers = <nowiki>{{{subscribers}}}</nowiki>
| views = <nowiki>{{{views}}}</nowiki>
| network = <nowiki>{{{network}}}</nowiki>
| associated_acts = <nowiki>{{{associated_acts}}}</nowiki>
| catchphrase(s) = <nowiki>{{{catchphrase(s)}}}</nowiki>
| silver_button = <nowiki>{{{silver_button}}}</nowiki>
| silver_year = <nowiki>{{{silver_year}}}</nowiki>
| gold_button = <nowiki>{{{gold_button}}}</nowiki>
| gold_year = <nowiki>{{{gold_year}}}</nowiki>
| diamond_button = <nowiki>{{{diamond_button}}}</nowiki>
| diamond_year = <nowiki>{{{diamond_year}}}</nowiki>
| ruby_button = <nowiki>{{{ruby_button}}}</nowiki>
| ruby_year = <nowiki>{{{ruby_year}}}</nowiki>
| stats_update = <nowiki>{{{stats_update}}}</nowiki>
}}

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{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = 
| logo = 
| logo caption = 
| image = 
| caption = 
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = 
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| nationality = 
| occupation = 
| website = 
| pseudonym = 
| channel_name = 
| channel_url = 
| channel_direct_url = 
| years_active = 
| genre = 
| subscribers = 
| views = 
| network = 
| associated_acts = 
| catchphrase(s) = 
| silver_button = 
| silver_year = 
| gold_button = 
| gold_year = 
| diamond_button = 
| diamond_year = 
| ruby_button = 
| ruby_year = 
| stats_update = 
}}
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{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = 
| logo = <!-- just the filename, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing [[brackets]] -->
| logo caption = 
| image = <!-- just the filename, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing [[brackets]] -->
| caption = 
| birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name -->
| birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Birth-date and age|birth date†}} -->
| birth_place = 
| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|death date†|birth date†}} -->
| death_place = 
| nationality = 
| occupation = 
| website = 
| pseudonym = <!-- use for individuals only -->
| channel_name = <!-- use for channels only, format: www.youtube.com/user/channel_name (Use either channel_name, channel_direct_url or channel_url - not more than one) -->
| channel_url = <!-- use for channels only, format: www.youtube.com/c/channel_url (Use either channel_name, channel_direct_url or channel_url - not more than one) -->
| channel_direct_url = <!-- use for channels only, format: www.youtube.com/channel_direct_url (Use either channel_name, channel_direct_url or channel_url - not more than one) -->
| years_active = <!-- year of channel's creation until its discontinuation or present day -->
| genre = 
| subscribers = 
| subscriber_date = <!-- Data represented in "stats_update" parameter  -->
| views = 
| view_date = <!-- Data represented in "stats_update" parameter  -->
| network = <!-- multi-channel network (MCN) to which the channel has signed (past and/or present), if any -->
| associated_acts = 
| catchphrase(s) = <!-- unique phrases said by the YouTuber -->
| silver_button = <!-- yes/no; only use if the individual/channel has been awarded with a silver play button by YouTube -->
| silver_year = <!-- year in which the channel reached 100,000 subscribers -->
| gold_button = <!-- yes/no; only use if the individual/channel has been awarded with a gold play button by YouTube -->
| gold_year = <!-- year in which the channel reached 1,000,000 subscribers -->
| diamond_button = <!-- yes/no; only use if the individual/channel has been awarded with a diamond play button by YouTube -->
| diamond_year = <!-- year in which the channel reached 10,000,000 subscribers -->
| ruby_button = <!-- yes/no; only use if the individual/channel has been awarded with a ruby play button by YouTube -->
| ruby_year = <!-- year in which the channel reached 50,000,000 subscribers -->
| stats_update = <!-- date at which given channel statistics are correct -->
}}
† birth date and death date may be in either 'DD Month YYYY' or 'Month DD, YYYY'
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====Infoboxes Coexist====
*[[Adele]], in [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adele&oldid=778338737 this page revision], has two infoboxes. 
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{{Infobox person
| name = Adele
| honorific_suffix = {{postnominals|country=GBR|MBE}}
| image = Adele 2016.jpg
| alt = Adele smiling
| caption = Adele at her [[Adele Live 2016]] concert tour, March 2016
}}
|2=Adele's [[Template:Infobox person|Infobox person]]
}}

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{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = Adele  
| channel_name = AdeleVEVO
| channel_url = https://www.youtube.com/user/AdeleVEVO
| years_active = 2009–present
| subscribers = 14 million
| views = 5 billion
| network = [[Vevo]]
| silver_button = yes
| silver_year = Unknown
| gold_button = yes
| gold_year = 2012
| diamond_button = yes
| diamond_year = 2016
| stats_update = 23 April 2017
}}
|2=Adele's [[Template:Infobox YouTube personality|Infobox YouTube personality]]
}}

The [[Template:Infobox YouTube personality|infobox YouTube personality]], co-exists with the [[Template:Infobox person|infobox person]].

===Project Tagging===
All YouTuber articles in the Article namespace, in the scope of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube|WikiProject YouTube]], should have the tag <code><nowiki>{{WikiProject YouTube}}</nowiki></code> on their talk page. Class and Quality should be filled out according to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube/Assessment|this assessment page]].

==YouTube-related articles in the Article namespace==
This section relates to articles that are not about [[wiktionary:YouTuber|YouTubers]], that are in the article namespace, and that are in the scope of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube|WikiProject YouTube]].
Examples:
*[[YouTube]]
*[[YouTube Kids]]
*[[YouTube Music]]

===Project Tagging===
All non-YouTuber articles in the Article namespace, in the scope of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube|WikiProject YouTube]], should have the tag <code><nowiki>{{WikiProject YouTube}}</nowiki></code> on their talk page. Class and Quality should be filled out according to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube/Assessment|this assessment page]].

==YouTube-related files in the File namespace==
This section relates to files that are in the file namespace, and that are in the scope of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube|WikiProject YouTube]].
Examples:
*{{Example needed}}
*{{Example needed}}
*{{Example needed}}

===Project Tagging===
All articles in the File namespace, in the scope of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube|WikiProject YouTube]], should have the tag <code><nowiki>{{WikiProject YouTube|class=file}}</nowiki></code> on their talk page. Quality should be filled out according to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube/Assessment|this assessment page]].

==YouTube-related templates in the Template namespace==
This section relates to templates that are in the file namespace, and that are in the scope of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube|WikiProject YouTube]].
Examples:
*{{Example needed}}
*{{Example needed}}
*{{Example needed}}

===Project Tagging===
All templates in the Template namespace, in the scope of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube|WikiProject YouTube]], should have the tag <code><nowiki>{{WikiProject YouTube|class=template}}</nowiki></code> on their talk page. Quality should be filled out according to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube/Assessment|this assessment page]].

==YouTube-related categories in the Category namespace==
This section relates to categories that are in the category namespace, and that are in the scope of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube|WikiProject YouTube]].
Examples:
*{{Example needed}}
*{{Example needed}}
*{{Example needed}}

===Project Tagging===
All categories in the category namespace, in the scope of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube|WikiProject YouTube]], should have the tag <code><nowiki>{{WikiProject YouTube|class=category}}</nowiki></code> on their talk page. Quality should be filled out according to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube/Assessment|this assessment page]].

==YouTube-related categories in the Portal namespace==
This section relates to portals that are in the portal namespace, and that are in the scope of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube|WikiProject YouTube]].
Examples:
*[[Portal:Google]]
*{{Example needed}}
*{{Example needed}}

===Project Tagging===
All portals in the portal namespace, in the scope of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube|WikiProject YouTube]], should have the tag <code><nowiki>{{WikiProject YouTube|class=portal}}</nowiki></code> on their talk page. Quality should be filled out according to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube/Assessment|this assessment page]].

==YouTube-related categories in the Book namespace==
This section relates to books that are in the book namespace, and that are in the scope of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube|WikiProject YouTube]].
Examples:
*{{Example needed}}
*{{Example needed}}
*{{Example needed}}

===Project Tagging===
All books in the book namespace, in the scope of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube|WikiProject YouTube]], should have the tag <code><nowiki>{{WikiProject YouTube|class=book}}</nowiki></code> on their talk page. Quality should be filled out according to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube/Assessment|this assessment page]].

==YouTube-related categories in the Draft namespace==
This section relates to drafts that are in the draft namespace, and that are in the scope of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube|WikiProject YouTube]].
Examples:
*{{Example needed}}
*{{Example needed}}
*{{Example needed}}

===Project Tagging===
All drafts in the draft namespace, in the scope of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube|WikiProject YouTube]], should have the tag <code><nowiki>{{WikiProject YouTube|class=draft}}</nowiki></code> on their talk page. Quality should be filled out according to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube/Assessment|this assessment page]].

====Page Moving====
If a draft is moved into an article namespace. A new tag should be placed like <code><nowiki>{{WikiProject YouTube}}</nowiki></code> on their talk page. Class and Quality should be filled out according to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube/Assessment|this assessment page]].

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