LGBTQIA+ Wiki:Article Guidelines

The LGBTA+ wikia is intended to be an a useful, and uniform resource. Therefore, before making a new page it's recomended that you read this page to unsure your page meets the suggested requirements.

Rules

1) No trolls. Joke pages will be deleted.

2) Fetishes aren't LGBT. Pedophiles aren't LGBT. Any pages about those topics will be deleted.

3) Don't copy/paste entire articles. You can of course quote or paraphase sources if you can't think of a better way to put the information, but try to put things in your own words or add something to it.

Required Sections

Definition:

This definition can be short, but please write more than a single sentence. A short paragraph or two is preferable. Even if the orientation is easily explained try to write multiple sentences. If you're struggling to write more try talking about what this orientation is not, similar orientations, or why this orientation is different from similar ones.

Flag:

Please include a pride flag if applicable. High quality PNGs are prefered.

Catagories:

In an effort to insure that cataory pages don't get flooded with irrelivant pages, and to insure there aren't any redundant catagories there is an effort to make sure each page only has one or two catagory tags. These are the curtain catagory tags used.

• Ace-Spec Identity : Self explanitory. Don't tag something as both ace-spec identity and aro-spec identity (except for special cases like aroace ). If the page is about a prefix that can be used for a sexual and romantic oriantations (demi-, grey-, etc) then it should be made into two seperate pages (demisexual and demiromantic are seperate pages).
• Aro-Spec identity : Self explanitory. Same guidelines as ace-spec tag.
• Gender : In an effort to not flood this tag, xenogenders are not included in this category.
• Microlabel : The microlabel tag must be accompanied by another tag. If it is not then it is not a microlabel.
• Sexuality : Self explanitory. Ace-spec and aro-spec identities should not be tagged as sexuality to avoid flooding the tag.
• Terminology : This tag consists of pages for things that aren't an identity by themselves but are terms used by the LGBT community. Most pages that do not neatly fit into the other tags, such as pages involving tertiary attractions and gender presentation, can be tagged with this.
• Xenogender : Self explanitory. To avoid redundancy do not tag something as both gender and xenogender. Choose one or the other.

Recommended Sections

These sections are not required, but are highly recommended since LGBTA+ wikia trys have as much information about each orientaion as possible.

History:

Who coined this term? When and where did they do it? Is there any other interesting infomation about the origin of this term? If you're history section is only one sentence long you can simply put it at the end of the main definition paragraph. Please include sources.

Flag:

Who designed the flag and when? What is the meaning of the colors? Sources are recommended but not required.

Etymology:

Is this term derived from another word? Does this term use roots from Latin or another language? This section can be as short as a single sentence. 

Resources:

Obviously, sources are good to have, but are not necessary as it can sometimes be hard to find things like the first recorded use of a term, especially for more obsure terms. If you do include sources please make sure your links are up to date.

Language

1) Obviously, try to emulate the wikipidia style of writing. Don't use words like "I" or "you". When talking about a hypothetically person on a page use the pronoun "one" instead of "they". (Ex: Say "One might identify as..." instead of "They might identify as...".)

2) When talking about identities, especially genders, avoid using doubtful language such as "they believe they are...". 

3) Don't misgender people when talking about the history of a term. If the term was coined on Tumblr or DeviantArt the creator might have pronouns on their profile. If they don't have their pronouns listed or it's unclear which pronouns to use it's recommended to simply refer to them by their user name.