Wikipedia:WikiProject YouTube/Style guide

This is an essay on style. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more WikiProjects on how to format and present article content within their area of interest. This information is not a formal Wikipedia policy or guideline, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community.

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. Every YouTube related article, when showing YouTube brand colors, should follow this table:

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

• PewDiePie
• Like Nastya
• Cocomelon

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 YouTube Account), they should generally not have this infobox unless their YouTube channel is of special significance.

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}}} Channel {{{channel_name}}} {{{channel_name}}} Years active {{{years_active}}} Genre {{{genre}}} Subscribers {{{subscribers}}}[1] Total views {{{views}}}[1] 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 = | views = | network = | associated_acts = | catchphrase(s) = | silver_button = | silver_year = | gold_button = | gold_year = | diamond_button = | diamond_year = | ruby_button = | ruby_year = | stats_update = }}

{{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'

• 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 Channel AdeleVEVO Years active 2009–present Subscribers 14 million[2] Total views 5 billion[2] Network Vevo Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers Unknown 1,000,000 subscribers 2012 10,000,000 subscribers 2016 Last updated: 23 April 2017

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

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.

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

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.

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

• ^{[example needed]}
• ^{[example needed]}
• ^{[example needed]}

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.

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

• ^{[example needed]}
• ^{[example needed]}
• ^{[example needed]}

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.

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

• ^{[example needed]}
• ^{[example needed]}
• ^{[example needed]}

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

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

• Portal:Google
• ^{[example needed]}
• ^{[example needed]}

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

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

• ^{[example needed]}
• ^{[example needed]}
• ^{[example needed]}

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

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

• ^{[example needed]}
• ^{[example needed]}
• ^{[example needed]}

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

If a draft is moved into an article namespace. A new tag should be placed like {{WikiProject YouTube}} on their talk page. Class and Quality should be filled out according to this assessment page.