Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube/Style guide

This is a style guide for 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.

YouTuber Articles in the Article namespace

This section relates to articles that are about YouTubers, in the scope of WikiProject YouTube. Examples:

Infobox YouTube personality

Every YouTuber page, should have an info-box about their YouTube channel. Every subject on Wikipedia that has a YouTube channel should have a YouTuber info-box. It is fine if there are multiple info-boxes on the page about the person. Even if a person is not technically considered a YouTuber (ex: a musician with a VEVO YouTube Account), they should still have this infobox.

Infobox Syntax

Infobox Syntax Example

{{{name}}} {{{logo caption}}} {{{caption}}} Personal information Born {{{birth_name}}} {{{birth_date}}} {{{birth_place}}} Died {{{death_date}}} {{{death_place}}} Nationality {{{nationality}}} Occupation {{{occupation}}} Website {{{website}}} YouTube information Also known as {{{pseudonym}}} Years active {{{years_active}}} Genre {{{genre}}} Subscribers {{{subscribers}}} ({{{subscriber_date}}}) Views {{{views}}} ({{{view_date}}}) Network {{{network}}} Associated acts {{{associated_acts}}} Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers {{{silver_year}}} 1,000,000 subscribers {{{gold_year}}} 10,000,000 subscribers {{{diamond_year}}} 50,000,000 subscribers {{{ruby_year}}} Last updated: {{{stats_update}}} {{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 = | subscriber_date = | views = | view_date = | network = | associated_acts = | catchphrase(s) = | silver_button = | silver_year = | gold_button = | gold_year = | diamond_button = | diamond_year = | ruby_button = | ruby_year = | stats_update = }}

Infobox Syntax Directions

{{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 = <!-- date at which the given number of subscribers is correct --> | views = | view_date = <!-- date at which the given number of views is correct --> | 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'

Infoboxes Coexist

• Adele, in this page revision, has two infoboxes.

Adele's Infobox person
Adele MBE Adele at her Adele Live 2016 concert tour, March 2016

Adele's Infobox YouTube personality
Adele YouTube information Years active 9 (As of 2017) Subscribers 14M (05:56, 23 April 2017 (UTC)) Views 5B (05:56, 23 April 2017 (UTC)) Network Vevo Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers Unknown 1,000,000 subscribers 2012 10,000,000 subscribers 2016

The infobox YouTube personality, co-exists with the infobox person.

Project Tagging

All YouTuber articles in the Article namespace, in the scope of WikiProject YouTube, should have the tag {{WikiProject YouTube}} on their talk page. Class and Quality should be filled out according to this assessment page.

YouTube-related articles in the Article namespace

This section relates to articles that are not about YouTubers, that are in the article namespace, and that are in the scope of WikiProject YouTube. Examples:

• YouTube
• YouTube Kids
• YouTube Music

Project Tagging

All non-YouTuber articles in the Article namespace, in the scope of WikiProject YouTube, should have the tag {{WikiProject YouTube}} on their talk page. Class and Quality should be filled out according to this assessment page.

YouTube-related articles in the File namespace

This section relates to files that are in the file namespace, and that are in the scope of WikiProject YouTube. Examples:

Project Tagging

All articles in the File namespace, in the scope of WikiProject YouTube, should have the tag {{WikiProject YouTube|class=file}} on their talk page. Quality should be filled out according to this assessment page.

YouTube-related articles in the Template namespace

This section relates to templates that are in the file namespace, and that are in the scope of WikiProject YouTube. Examples:

Project Tagging

All templates in the Template namespace, in the scope of WikiProject YouTube, should have the tag {{WikiProject YouTube|class=template}} on their talk page. Quality should be filled out according to this assessment page.