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For guidance on how to expand or improve existing pages, this page's sections provide on what to include, and how to name each section. Sections should be added ''as needed''. Sections in ''italics'' do not denote actual sections, but rather items to add in addition to existing sections or outside of any section. This page uses 5L 2s as its running example.

Scale name is included in the lead section rather than its own section, since the main focus of a mos page is ''what it is'', not ''what it's called''. For TAMNAMS-named scales, this is accomplished using the [[Template:TAMNAMS name|TAMNAMS name]] template; in most cases, this is enough information. A name section ''may'' be added if there are contentious names (EG, misnomers), or an in-depth explanation is needed, but for TAMNAMS-named scales, the template already includes either further reasoning or a link to said reasoning.

'''Disclaimer''': as this guide cannot account for every possible use case, editors are advised to use their best judgment on what to add or not. Additionally, nothing about this guide is set in stone; this guide can (and should!) be updated to fit current developments regarding mos pages.

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* Under what conditions is the mos proper. This is only recommended for mosses with notable near-mos forms, as this information is included in the intro already.

Sections that would be otherwise too short, such as temperament-related information, can be added in the lead section instead.

What the mos is referred to may also be included here. Names that see common use should be added here; proposed names are assumed to be idiosyncratic until proven otherwise.

Subsections for this follow the format for TAMNAMS, in which the following are described in their own subsections:

~~== Name ==~~

~~Any names for the mos, as commonly used by the broader community, proposed by or given by theorists/composers, and prescribed under TAMNAMS if applicable, are described here.~~

~~The mos intro module can also display names, with applicable TAMNAMS names displayed automatically. Other names can be passed into this module, but it's recommended to pass in commonly used names.~~

== Scale properties ==

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</pre>{{MOS mode degrees|Scale Signature=5L 2s}}

~~You can display all three of these simultaneously by using {{tlx|MOS data}}.~~

== Theory ==

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== Scale tree ==

The scale tree can be provided using the corresponding template. A handmade table can also be used if the template is found ~~to be~~ too limiting.

The tuning spectrum template (or scale tree) can be provided using the corresponding template. A handmade table can also be used if the template is found too limiting, such as by substituting the template.

<pre>

</pre>{{MOS tuning spectrum|5L 2s}}

</pre>{{MOS tuning spectrum|Scale Signature=5L 2s}}

== Music ==

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Links to outside-wiki resources regarding the mos and/or its tunings can be added here.

== References==

== References ==

If any works are cited, add them here.

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* Genchain

* Trivia

[[Category:Xenharmonic Wiki guidelines]]

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 For guidance on how to expand or improve existing pages, this page's sections provide on what to include, and how to name each section. Sections should be added ''as needed''. Sections in ''italics'' do not denote actual sections, but rather items to add in addition to existing sections or outside of any section. This page uses 5L&nbsp;2s as its running example.
+Scale name is included in the lead section rather than its own section, since the main focus of a mos page is ''what it is'', not ''what it's called''. For TAMNAMS-named scales, this is accomplished using the [[Template:TAMNAMS name|TAMNAMS name]] template; in most cases, this is enough information. A name section ''may'' be added if there are contentious names (EG, misnomers), or an in-depth explanation is needed, but for TAMNAMS-named scales, the template already includes either further reasoning or a link to said reasoning.
 '''Disclaimer''': as this guide cannot account for every possible use case, editors are advised to use their best judgment on what to add or not. Additionally, nothing about this guide is set in stone; this guide can (and should!) be updated to fit current developments regarding mos pages.
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 * Under what conditions is the mos proper. This is only recommended for mosses with notable near-mos forms, as this information is included in the intro already.
 Sections that would be otherwise too short, such as temperament-related information, can be added in the lead section instead.
+What the mos is referred to may also be included here. Names that see common use should be added here; proposed names are assumed to be idiosyncratic until proven otherwise.
 Subsections for this follow the format for TAMNAMS, in which the following are described in their own subsections:
-== Name ==
-Any names for the mos, as commonly used by the broader community, proposed by or given by theorists/composers, and prescribed under TAMNAMS if applicable, are described here.
-The mos intro module can also display names, with applicable TAMNAMS names displayed automatically. Other names can be passed into this module, but it's recommended to pass in commonly used names.
 == Scale properties ==
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 {{MOS mode degrees}}
 </pre>{{MOS mode degrees|Scale Signature=5L 2s}}
-You can display all three of these simultaneously by using {{tlx|MOS data}}.
 == Theory ==
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 == Scale tree ==
-The scale tree can be provided using the corresponding template. A handmade table can also be used if the template is found to be too limiting.
+The tuning spectrum template (or scale tree) can be provided using the corresponding template. A handmade table can also be used if the template is found too limiting, such as by substituting the template.
 <pre>
 {{MOS tuning spectrum}}
-</pre>{{MOS tuning spectrum|5L 2s}}
+</pre>{{MOS tuning spectrum|Scale Signature=5L 2s}}
 == Music ==
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 Links to outside-wiki resources regarding the mos and/or its tunings can be added here.
-== References==
+== References ==
 If any works are cited, add them here.
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 * Genchain
 * Trivia
+[[Category:Xenharmonic Wiki guidelines]]