Xenharmonic Wiki:MOS page style guide

This is a proposed (work-in-progress) guide for ordering of content of 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.

Lead section

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

Mos pages with plenty of content

The following order of sections is recommended for important mos pages.

1. Name - What is the mos called?
2. Notation - How are intervals and note names referred to? TAMNAMS and diamond-mos is typically used, but can also include notation conjured up by other theorists and musicians. This is broken up into two subsections:
   1. Interval names
   2. Note names
3. Theory - Is there any theory behind this mos? The following subsections are recommended, but other sections may be added:
   1. Low harmonic entropy scales
   2. Temperament interpretations
4. Step ratios - What cent values are reached using certain step ratios? What diatonic intervals are reached this way? The following subsections are recommended, but sections for other ratios may be added:
   1. Simple tunings - Step ratios 2:1, 3:1, and 3:2
   2. Soft tunings - Step ratios 4:3 and 5:3, in comparison to 3:2
   3. Hard tunings - Step ratios 4:1 and 5:2, in comparison to 3:1
5. Modes - What modes does the mos have? What names do they have, if any? What intervals do these modes have?
6. Tuning spectrum or Scale tree - A larger version of the equal tunings section of the mos infobox, showing a wider range of step ratios (and compatible equal temperaments) for the mos.
7. Scales - What scales are there associated with this mos? This can include temperament-specific tunings (eg, meantone[7]) and modmosses.
8. Music - Are there any compositions or tracks that use this mos?
9. See also - Are there any other pages related to this mos?
10. External links or References - Are there any outside resources related to this mos? Did the article use such resources?

Mos pages with sparse content

Especially for mos pages that are under-explored, it may not be necessary to add all the sections previously described. For such mosses, the following sections are recommended:

1. Name
2. Modes
3. Tuning spectrum or Scale tree - Add if there are temperament interpretations worth listing.
4. See also - Add if needed.
5. External links or References - Add if needed.

Disclaimer

This guide shouldn't be seen as a rigid set of rules, but rather as a guide, as this guide can't account for every possible use case. Use your best judgment to add any sections that aren't accounted for in this guide.