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 absolute least consist of the mos infobox (Template:Infobox MOS) and the mos intro (Template:MOS intro) to start the lead section. Any other introductory info may be added here.

Mos pages with plenty of content

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

1. Name - what names do people call this mos? TAMNAMS name(s) are included here.
2. Theory - any basic theory regarding the mos that can be quickly summarized here. Regular temperament theory can be added here.
3. Notation - what is the gamut, the set of named pitches, that this mos uses for certain step ratios? At the least, the gamut for the basic step ratio (2:1) should be shown, but the hard (3:1) and soft (3:2) step ratios can be included, too. If diamond-mos is predominantly used for the page, the following paragraph should be added:

   Unless otherwise stated, diamond-MOS notation is used in this article, applying unaltered note names [note name sequence] to the mode [specify the mode by step pattern]. Alterations by a chroma are denoted using the symbols & (pronounced "am" or "amp", which raises or "amplifies" a pitch by a chroma) and @ (pronounced "at", which rhymes with "flat").

4. Tunings or Tuning ranges - this section shows cent values of individual mos degrees for different step ratios. If TAMNAMS is predominantly used for naming intervals and scale degrees, the following paragraph should be added:

   Unless otherwise stated, TAMNAMS is used in this article to name [mos] step ratio sizes and ranges, and intervals and scale degrees. Intervals and scale degrees are indexed starting at 0 (0-[prefix]step, 1-[prefix]step, etc). 1-indexed terms ([prefix]i-1st, [prefix]-2nd, etc) are discouraged for non-diatonic MOS scales.

   1. Simple tunings (step ratios of 2:1, 3:1, and 3:2) are in their own section.
   2. Supersoft and semisoft tunings may be in one section or two separate sections.
   3. Semihard and superhard tunings may be in one section or two separate sections.
5. Modes - What are the modes of the mos? If there is a naming scheme and someone to whom names can be attributed to, that information is added. Interval qualities for each mode may be added here.
6. Tuning spectrum or Scale tree - This is 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. It's recommended to use the scale tree template (Template:Scale tree) for this section.
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 - Are there any more resources related to this mos outside the wiki?
11. References - Cite any sources that the page used.

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
4. See also - Add if needed.
5. External links - Add if needed.
6. 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.