WikiChristian:Page Layout

"Stub" pages that need work

There are plenty of pages that have only minimal content and require a lot of work. A link to the list of stubs can be found here: Stubs

Starting A New Page

New pages can be created by following a link to a nonexistent page ("red link") or by editing the last part of the URL of another page in the same project. It is useful to create a page by following a link, or create links to the new page right after creating the page, to avoid the new page being isolated. You can search for any existing articles with the same or similar content and create a new page if none exists. In order to create a new page, go to any relevant existing pages, and enclose the word or words in double square brackets [[like this]] and the link will be displayed like this

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Style

When editing or creating a page, there are no set guidelines as to what the page should look like or how it should be laid out. The following are some ideas, but are not prescriptive rules that need to be followed

Contents Tree Structure

One way to arrange pages is to follow the "Contents Tree Structure". In this style, the main page will have a brief summary (with or without a relevant famous quote) of the topic followed by links to

• The main "overview" article - this is an article that deals with the topic in a neutral point of view, encyclopedia style, such as that found in wikipedia
• A "topics" heading following which are a list of related sub-topics
• An opinion section - this is an area to place links to personal opinion articles
• A "quotes" article - where quotes about the topic can be quoted
• A links section - this is an area to place links to external websites
• Finally, a "Return to" section to link the topic back to a broader, encompassing topic

Various templates are employed for pages using this system.

Below is an example of what a page using this structure may look like (Justification)

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Justification

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For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Isaiah 53:12

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Justification is the work of God where the righteousness of Jesus is reckoned to the sinner so the sinner is declared by God as being righteous under the Law. (Read more)

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An overview of Justification

Related topics

• Grace | Sin | Repentance | Forgiveness | Salvation | Righteous
• Justification by faith | Justification by faith plus works
• Eternal life | Heaven

Discussion and opinion articles

• Short comments and opinions regarding: Justification
• Grace - Justification by faith alone (G.G.)
• A look at justification by faith and good works in Luther's theology (J.S)
• Justification (Benjamen Meng)

Quotations related to Justification

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Return to Christian doctrine and debates

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The code for the above page above is

{{quote | text=For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.   [[Isaiah 53:12]]}}

{{summary | text=Justification is the work of [[God]] where the [[righteousness]] of [[Jesus]] is reckoned to the [[sinner]] so the sinner is declared by God as being righteous under the [[Law]].}}

{{overview}}

{{topics}}
* [[Grace]] | [[Sin]] | [[Repentance]] | [[Forgiveness]] | [[Salvation]] | [[Righteous]]
* [[Justification by faith]] | [[Justification by faith plus works]]
* [[Eternal life]] | [[Heaven]]

{{opinions}}
* [[Grace - Justification by faith alone (G.G.)]]
* [[A look at justification by faith and good works in Luther's theology (J.S)]]
* [[Justification (Benjamen Meng)]]

{{quotes}}

{{returnto}} [[Christian doctrine and debates]]

The advantages of using a system like this is it allows for

• The neutral point of view encyclopedia style article using "(overview)"
• Personal opinion articles
• It is quick and easy to find related topics
• It allows for additional pages such as testimonies, song lyrics, travel stories and so on where appropriate

See the following for more ideas

• Australia and Adelaide - to see how this style may be used for countries and cities
• Newsboys and He Reigns (Newsboys, song) - to see how this style may be used for bands and songs
• Anglican Communion - to see how this style may be used for different denominations