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'''As a general rule: if you are at all unsure which of these categories your new page belongs to, make it a user page.'''
'''As a general rule: if you are at all unsure which of these categories your new page belongs to, make it a user page.'''


== What are user and main space pages? ==
== What are user and main space pages? ==
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Main space pages are pages without any prefix. For example "Major scale".
Main space pages are pages without any prefix. For example "Major scale".


== Banned content ==
== Banned content ==
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=== Subjective opinions or essays ===
=== Subjective opinions or essays ===
Subjective opinions like "5/4 sounds happy" or "19edo is more useful than 17edo" belong ONLY on '''user pages'''. NEVER main space pahes.
Subjective opinions like "5/4 sounds happy" or "19edo is more useful than 17edo" belong ONLY on '''user pages'''. NEVER main space pahes.


== Usually USER page content ==
== Usually USER page content ==
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If the page is about an interval or comma that has been deliberately, consciously used to make music by at least 2 people, then it can be a main space page.
If the page is about an interval or comma that has been deliberately, consciously used to make music by at least 2 people, then it can be a main space page.


== MAIN space content requiring extra caution ==
== MAIN space content requiring extra caution ==
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If you use several such terms in one section of a page, then instead of using [[:Template:Idiosyncratic]] several times, instead place [[:Template:Idiosyncratic terms]] at the start of the section.
If you use several such terms in one section of a page, then instead of using [[:Template:Idiosyncratic]] several times, instead place [[:Template:Idiosyncratic terms]] at the start of the section.


== General MAIN space content ==
== General MAIN space content ==
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In general the wiki is suffering from a lack of citations, so if you cite your sources, that is especially appreciated and goes a long way.
In general the wiki is suffering from a lack of citations, so if you cite your sources, that is especially appreciated and goes a long way.


== Entries on list and gallery pages ==
== Entries on list and gallery pages ==