Xenharmonic Wiki:Manual of Style/MOS pages: Difference between revisions

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This is a proposed, work-in-progress style guide for mos pages. It's highly recommended to use any templates that are mentioned, as they provide a standardized means of presenting information that is common with virtually all mosses.

As this guide can't account for every possible use case, use your best judgment to remove ~~any~~ sections ~~described that aren't needed~~ or to add ~~any~~ sections ~~that aren't mentioned~~.

As this guide can't account for every possible use case, use your best judgment to remove unnecessary sections or to add additional sections deemed necessary.

==Lead section==

The lead section should, at the minimum, consist of the [[Template:Infobox MOS|mos infobox]] and the [[Template:MOS intro|mos intro]]. ~~Any other introductory~~ info ~~(eg, whether~~ the mos can be thought of as a warped mos) may be ~~added here~~.

The lead section should, at the minimum, consist of the [[Template:Infobox MOS|mos infobox]] and the [[Template:MOS intro|mos intro]].

Other important info can include the following:

* Whether the mos can be thought of a warping of another, more familiar mos or edo. Examples:

** 4L 3s can be seen as a warped diatonic scale (5L 2s), where one large step is replaced with a small step.

** 5L 1s can be seen as the equal-tempered whole-tone scale (6edo) but with one step that is larger than the others.

* Whether the mos is of a form that is always proper. Examples:

** Scales of the form 5L 1s are always proper because there is only one small step.

** Scales of the true mos form (for mosses of the form nxL nys) are always proper because there is only one small step per period. (This may be followed up with what near-mos forms are available, and which ones are proper.)

==Mos pages with plenty of content==

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#'''Name(s)''' - What is the mos called? TAMNAMS is the predominant naming scheme for octave-repeating mosses, but can include additional names from other theorists.

#'''Intervals''' - What are the interval names for the mos? TAMNAMS interval and scale degree names should be used.

#'''Notation''' - To reduce confusion over note names, this section should lead to a subpage ~~describing different notation schemes. See [[User:Ganaram inukshuk/MOS page style guide#Notation subpage]]~~.

#'''Notation''' - To reduce confusion over note names, this section should briefly describe what note name options there are, and lead to relevant pages for notation (or possibly a subpage).

#'''Theory''' - Is there any theory behind this mos? This can include RTT-related content and non-RTT content. In terms of RTT-related content, this can include:

##'''Low harmonic entropy scales'''

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#'''External links''' - Add if needed.

#'''References''' - Add if needed.

~~== Notation subpage ==~~

~~The following sections are recommended for a mos's notation subpage.~~

~~# Notations based on standard notation - this includes ups-and-downs notation.~~

~~# Diamond-mos notation~~

~~Notation options are not limited to these two and other notation schemes can be added.~~

== Templates to use ==

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 This is a proposed, work-in-progress style guide for mos pages. It's highly recommended to use any templates that are mentioned, as they provide a standardized means of presenting information that is common with virtually all mosses.
-As this guide can't account for every possible use case, use your best judgment to remove any sections described that aren't needed or to add any sections that aren't mentioned.
+As this guide can't account for every possible use case, use your best judgment to remove unnecessary sections or to add additional sections deemed necessary.
 ==Lead section==
-The lead section should, at the minimum, consist of the [[Template:Infobox MOS|mos infobox]] and the [[Template:MOS intro|mos intro]]. Any other introductory info (eg, whether the mos can be thought of as a warped mos) may be added here.
+The lead section should, at the minimum, consist of the [[Template:Infobox MOS|mos infobox]] and the [[Template:MOS intro|mos intro]].
+Other important info can include the following:
+* Whether the mos can be thought of a warping of another, more familiar mos or edo. Examples:
+** 4L 3s can be seen as a warped diatonic scale (5L 2s), where one large step is replaced with a small step.
+** 5L 1s can be seen as the equal-tempered whole-tone scale (6edo) but with one step that is larger than the others.
+* Whether the mos is of a form that is always proper. Examples:
+** Scales of the form 5L 1s are always proper because there is only one small step.
+** Scales of the true mos form (for mosses of the form nxL nys) are always proper because there is only one small step per period. (This may be followed up with what near-mos forms are available, and which ones are proper.)
 ==Mos pages with plenty of content==
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 #'''Name(s)''' - What is the mos called? TAMNAMS is the predominant naming scheme for octave-repeating mosses, but can include additional names from other theorists.
 #'''Intervals''' - What are the interval names for the mos? TAMNAMS interval and scale degree names should be used.
-#'''Notation''' - To reduce confusion over note names, this section should lead to a subpage describing different notation schemes. See [[User:Ganaram inukshuk/MOS page style guide#Notation subpage]].
+#'''Notation''' - To reduce confusion over note names, this section should briefly describe what note name options there are, and lead to relevant pages for notation (or possibly a subpage).
 #'''Theory''' - Is there any theory behind this mos? This can include RTT-related content and non-RTT content. In terms of RTT-related content, this can include:
 ##'''Low harmonic entropy scales'''
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 #'''External links''' - Add if needed.
 #'''References''' - Add if needed.
-== Notation subpage ==
-The following sections are recommended for a mos's notation subpage.
-# Notations based on standard notation - this includes ups-and-downs notation.
-# Diamond-mos notation
-Notation options are not limited to these two and other notation schemes can be added.
 == Templates to use ==