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= Song Page Guidelines =
= Song Page Guidelines =
These are general guidelines for creating song pages.
These are general guidelines for creating song pages. For further questions, please use the Talk page.


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<pre>''Not to be confused with [[another song]].''
<pre>''This page is for the sample song titled A song. For the song of the same title by The Examples, please see [[A song (The Examples)]].''


''This page is for the sample song titled A song. For the song of the same title by The Examples, please see [[A song (The Examples)]].''
''Not to be confused with [[another song]].''


= A song =</pre>
= A song =</pre>


* '''"Not to be confused" line''': this is an optional line used only in songs that have titles similar to other titles (i.e. [[Infinite]] and [[INFINITY]].) When a song has the same exact title as another (i.e. [[FLOWER]] and [[FLOWER (Kazuya Yoshii)]], the "This page is for the (...)" line is used instead.
* '''"This page is for the (...)" line''': this is an optional line used when a song has the same exact title as another (i.e. [[FLOWER]] and [[FLOWER (Kazuya Yoshii)]]. In songs that have titles similar to other titles (i.e. [[Infinite]] and [[INFINITY].) the "Not to be confused with" line is used instead.
* '''Page title''': it must the song title on its native language.
* '''Page title''': it must the song title on its native language.


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** '''Banner formatting''': in DanceDanceRevolution, the file name must be the song title (romanized and without Unicode characters). In pop'n music, it follows a different format: (game) (genre).png (i.e. 20 FASCINATION.png). Like the jackets, .png format and highest resolution possible are encouraged.
** '''Banner formatting''': in DanceDanceRevolution, the file name must be the song title (romanized and without Unicode characters). In pop'n music, it follows a different format: (game) (genre).png (i.e. 20 FASCINATION.png). Like the jackets, .png format and highest resolution possible are encouraged.
* '''Artist''': the song artist, as shown in-game.
* '''Artist''': the song artist, as shown in-game.
* '''Song credits''' (Composition/Arrangement/Lyrics/Vocals): indicates who composed/arranged the song, who wrote the lyrics of it, and who sang it. These must be taken from the OST if available, otherwise from the song production information or other sources. Try to not put speculation here unless there's a good reason for it. KONAMI originals must have song credits, licenses is not required but it's encouraged.
* '''Song credits''' (Composition/Arrangement/Lyrics/Vocals): indicates who composed/arranged the song, who wrote the lyrics of it, and who sang it. These must be taken from the OST if available, otherwise from the song production information or other sources. Try to not put speculation here unless there's a good reason for it. KONAMI originals must have song credits, for licenses is not required but it's encouraged.
* '''BPM''': the BPM shown in-game, which might be different from the actual BPM in the song (and this should be noted as a Trivia).
* '''BPM''': the BPM shown in-game, which might be different from the actual BPM in the song (and this should be noted as a Trivia).
* '''Length''': the song length, taken from the OST if available, otherwise from the game.
* '''Length''': the song length, taken from either OST or in-game.
* '''Genre''': the song genre, taken from in-game, the official websites, or albums (i.e. V-RARE SOUNDTRACKS). In parenthesis, the Japanese genre is shown if available.
* '''Genre''': the song genre, taken from in-game, the official websites, or albums (i.e. V-RARE SOUNDTRACKS). In parenthesis, the Japanese genre is shown (if available.)
* '''pop'n music Character''': the rival character in pop'n music, if the song is present in pop'n music. In brackets, the version of the character and its pallette it's shown (i.e. Ash [3-2P].)
* '''pop'n music Character''': the rival character in pop'n music, if the song is present in pop'n music. In brackets, the version of the character and its pallette are shown (i.e. Ash [3-2P].)
* '''pop'n CG design''': the designer of the pop'n music rival character. This line is omitted if the song uses a recycled character (i.e. [[Pinky Nick]] recycles [[DOLLAR DOLLAR]]'s NICKEY, so the pop'n CG design line is omitted.)
* '''pop'n CG design''': the designer of the pop'n music rival character. This line is omitted if the song uses a recycled character (i.e. [[Pinky Nick]] recycles [[DOLLAR DOLLAR]]'s NICKEY, so the pop'n CG design line is omitted.)
* '''VJ''' or '''Movie''': the designer of the movie. This line is present in beatmania IIDX (as VJ) and GuitarFreaks & DrumMania songs (as Movie). It also indicates who made the overlays.
* '''VJ''' or '''Movie''': the designer of the movie. This line is present in beatmania IIDX (as VJ) and GuitarFreaks & DrumMania songs (as Movie). It also indicates who made the overlays.