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== Zappa Wiki Jawaka ==
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<h2 style="background-color:#FDF5DB;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold; border:2px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#555; padding:8px;"><strong>“I don't care whether I'm remembered. As a matter of fact, there's a lot of people who would like to forget about me as soon as possible, and I'm on their side! You know? Just ... hurry up and get it over with. I do what I do because I like doing it, I do it for my amusement first, if it amuses you ... that's fine. I'm happy that you'll participate in it. But, uh, after I am dead and gone, there is no need to deal with any of this stuff, because it is not written for future generations, it is not performed for future generations. It is performed for now. Get it while it's hot, you know? That's it.”</strong><br><div align=right> ''[[Frank Zappa]] from [["There Is No Need"]]''</div></h2>
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Welcome to Zappa Wiki Jawaka.
 
  
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For more in formation on how this wiki came to be, you may want to read [http://www.killuglyradio.com/discuss/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=558;start=0 this KUR-forum thread first]. In short, there had been some talk about the "ultimate" online Frank Zappa resource. The main argument for such a thing was that, although there is a wealth of information on FZ available on the net, it is scattered, fragmented, at times hard to track down, sometimes outdated. What if we could somehow centralize all this information? And so here it is...
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== Current Structure ==
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<h2 style="background-color:#FDF5DB;font-size:200%;font-weight:bold; border:2px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#555; padding:8px;"><strong>Welcome to [[Zappa Wiki Jawaka]]!</strong></h2>
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This is the current structure of the wiki:
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[[Image:Fztitle.jpg|right|frame|Frank Zappa (1940 –1993)]]
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* [[Project Charter]]
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* [[Biography]]
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<b>Zappa Wiki Jawaka</b> contains [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles attempting to record the life, times and music of [[Frank Zappa]].
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* [[:Category:Geography|Geography]]
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<br>There is always room for more articles so please feel free to [[:Help:Contents|contribute]].
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* [[:Category:Discography|Discography]]
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** [[:Category:Zappa Per Album|Zappa Per Album]]
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** [[:Category:Tracks|Tracks]]
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Use the links on the left and below to start exploring or type something into the Search box - <b>Go</b> will take you straight to the page if it exists and <b>Search</b> will find all references to your query.
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** [[:Category:Compilations|Compilations]]
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* [[:Category:Videography|Videography]]
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Articles in <b>Zappa Wiki Jawaka</b> can be divided into broad groups:
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* [[:Category:Tours|Tours]]
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* [[:Category:Musicians|Musicians]]
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<h2 style="background-color:#FDF5DB;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold; border:2px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#555; padding:8px;"><strong>About Frank Zappa:</strong> ''The life and times of Frank Zappa.''</h2>
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* [[:Category:Influences|Influences]]
 
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* [[:Category:Supporting Cast|Supporting Cast]]
 
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* [[Conceptual Continuity]]
 
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* [[:Category:Bibliography|Bibliography]]
 
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* [[Links]]
 
  
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== General Stuff You Need To Know ==
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*[[Biography]]
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If you want to contribute, start off by creating an account. Then, [[Help:Contents read the help-page]. There's important stuff being added there frequently at this point, so don't miss it - even if this is not your first visit.
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**[[:Category:Biographical Trivia|Biographical Trivia]]
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**[[:Category:Timeline|Timeline]]
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*[[:Category:Bibliography|Bibliography]]
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**Articles [[:Category:Articles about Zappa|about Zappa]]
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**Articles [[:Category:Articles by Zappa|by Zappa]]
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**Books [[:Category:Books about Zappa|about Zappa]]
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**Books [[:Category:Books by Zappa|by Zappa]]
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*[[:Category:Zappa Family|Family]]
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*[[:Category:Favorite Music|Favorite Music]]
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*[[:Category:Geography|Geography]]
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*[[:Category:Zappa Household|Household]]
  
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Still have questions? Suggestions? Drop a note at killuglyradio {at} gmail {dot} com, or post a message at [http://www.killuglyradio.com/discuss/index.php?board=11 the Zappa Wiki Jawaka Forum] and we'll get back to you asap. :-)
 
  
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== Important Notes, Read Before Editing ==
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<h2 style="background-color:#FDF5DB;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold; border:2px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#555; padding:8px;"><strong>The Project/Object:</strong> ''The works of Frank Zappa.''</h2>
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*'''March 26''': Don't use "smart quotes" in page titles. Smart quotes are those often generated by MS Word (you know the curly quotes instead of the straight ones), and they will mess up the wiki.
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*'''March 25''': Please refrain from making the articles too personal or subjective. This wiki is '''NOT''' about one man's thoughts/feelings on FZ, it's meant to be a work of reference, hence it needs to remain as objective as possible. Personal views can (and should) be vented in the "discussion" area of the page.
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*[[:Category:Original Albums|Albums]]
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*'''March 23''':
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*[[Album Chronology]]
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** Just realized that film-titles may also conflict with album/track titles. Therefore: when linking to a film which has the same name as an album/song, tag it as follows: <nowiki>[[Uncle Meat (The Film)]]</nowiki>. As always, note the space and "(The Film)" inbetween brackets.
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*[[Album History]]
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** "Geography" is now a category, listing the towns and places that played a role in FZ's life.
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*[[:Category:Bootlegs|Bootlegs]]
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**The following characters are not allowed in page titles as they will conflict with the way the wiki works:
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*[[:Category:Compilations|Compilations]]
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*[[:Category:Samplers And Promos|Samplers And Promos]]
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*'''March 22''': "Influences" is now a category page. For any article you edit that you feel belongs in this category, tag that article as follows: <nowiki>[[Category:Influences]]</nowiki>.
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*[[:Category:Side Projects|Side Projects]]
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*'''March 21''': when linking to any of the Beat The Boots albums, please link like this: <nowiki>[[The Ark (BTB)]]</nowiki>. Note the space and "(BTB)" appended to the title.
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*[[:Category:Singles|Singles]]
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*'''March 20''': watch out for conflicting names! For instance, with an album like [[The Man From Utopia]], there is also a track of the same name. Solution: when linking to the TRACK, link like this: <nowiki>[[The Man From Utopia (The Track)]]</nowiki> - note the space and "The Track" between brackets. Linking to the album can then remain as normal, like this: <nowiki>[[The Man From Utopia]]</nowiki>. When linking to a track, always have a look if there's no album of the same name!
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*[[:Category:Special Editions|Special Editions]]
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*'''March 19''': disabled anonymous ("not logged in") editing. You must now have an account (and be logged in) to edit/create pages. This was done mainly to prevent wiki-spam/trolling.
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*[[:Category:Tours|Tours]]
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* '''March 18''': New categories.
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*[[:Category:Tracks|Tracks]]
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** "Discography", "Zappa Per Album", "Tracks" and "Supporting Cast" are now categories. "Zappa Per Album" and "Tracks" are subcategories of the "Discography". What this means when editing:  
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*[[:Category:Lyrics|Lyrics]]
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*** For editing "Zappa Per Album" pages, tag that page as follows: <nowiki>[[Category:Discography]] [[Category:Zappa Per Album]]</nowiki>.
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*Tributes ([[:Category:Tributes & Covers|covers]],[[:Category:Tributes & Cover Albums|albums]] and [[:Category:Tributes & Cover Bands|bands]])
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*** For editing "Track" pages, tag the page as follows: <nowiki>[[Category:Discography]] [[Category:Tracks]]</nowiki>.
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*[[:Category:Videography|Videography]]
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*** For editing  "Supporting Cast" pages, tag the page as follows: <nowiki>[[Category:Supporting Cast]]</nowiki>.
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** Since I'm still adding categories and don't want to rush things: please don't edit any pages other than those that fall under "[[:Category:Zappa Per Album|Zappa Per Album]]", "[[:Category:Tracks|Tracks]]",  "[[:Category:Musicians|Musicians]]" and "[[:Category:Supporting Cast|Supporting Cast]]" for the time being. Thanks!
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<h2 style="background-color:#FDF5DB;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold; border:2px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#555; padding:8px;"><strong>Supporting Cast:</strong> ''The people that played a role in Frank Zappa's life.''</h2>
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* Please read [http://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php/Help:Contents#Naming_conventions the updated Naming Conventions] before adding/editing articles.
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*[[:Category:Actors|Actors]]
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*[[:Category:Conductors|Conductors]]
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*[[:Category:Engineers|Engineers]]  
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*[[:Category:Lawyers|Lawyers]]
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*[[:Category:Managers|Managers]]
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*[[:Category:Musicians|Musicians]]
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*[[:Category:Producers|Producers]]
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*[[:Category:Road Managers|Road Managers]]
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*[[:Category:Writers|Writers]]
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*Zappa [[:Category:Zappa Family|Family]] and [[:Category:Zappa Household|Household]]
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<h2 style="background-color:#FDF5DB;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold; border:2px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#555; padding:8px;"><strong>Help with editing pages:</strong> ''When in doubt, visit these pages first.''</h2>
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*[[Project Charter]]
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*[[Help:Contents|General editing guidelines]]
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*[[:Special:Categories|All Categories]]
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*[[Templates|Category Templates]]
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*[[Wiki Syntax]]
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*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents#For_editors Media Wiki Help Pages]
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<h2 style="background-color:#FDF5DB;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold; border:2px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#555; padding:8px;"><strong>Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is the best...</strong><br><div align=right> ''[[Frank Zappa]] from [[Packard Goose]]''</div></h2>
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<p style="color: #666; font-size: 9px; margin-top: 20px;"><b>GENERAL DISCLAIMER:</b> wiki.killuglyradio.com is an unofficial fan-made community dedicated to Frank Zappa. We are non-profit and not in any way endorsed or connected with The Zappa Family Trust and/or Zappa.com. The Zappa Family Trust and Dweezil Zappa have no formal or informal association and in no way condone or support our efforts to further enhance knowledge of and appreciation of the many and vast talents of Frank Zappa. Our efforts are simply nothing more than a fan's efforts to broaden the knowledge and appreciation of the many works of Frank Zappa. As such, this site exists solely as an educational tool to help achieve that goal.</p>

Latest revision as of 10:30, 28 January 2012

“I don't care whether I'm remembered. As a matter of fact, there's a lot of people who would like to forget about me as soon as possible, and I'm on their side! You know? Just ... hurry up and get it over with. I do what I do because I like doing it, I do it for my amusement first, if it amuses you ... that's fine. I'm happy that you'll participate in it. But, uh, after I am dead and gone, there is no need to deal with any of this stuff, because it is not written for future generations, it is not performed for future generations. It is performed for now. Get it while it's hot, you know? That's it.”


Welcome to Zappa Wiki Jawaka!

Frank Zappa (1940 –1993)

Zappa Wiki Jawaka contains 5,800 articles attempting to record the life, times and music of Frank Zappa.
There is always room for more articles so please feel free to contribute.

Use the links on the left and below to start exploring or type something into the Search box - Go will take you straight to the page if it exists and Search will find all references to your query.

Articles in Zappa Wiki Jawaka can be divided into broad groups:

About Frank Zappa: The life and times of Frank Zappa.


The Project/Object: The works of Frank Zappa.

Supporting Cast: The people that played a role in Frank Zappa's life.


Help with editing pages: When in doubt, visit these pages first.

Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is the best...

GENERAL DISCLAIMER: wiki.killuglyradio.com is an unofficial fan-made community dedicated to Frank Zappa. We are non-profit and not in any way endorsed or connected with The Zappa Family Trust and/or Zappa.com. The Zappa Family Trust and Dweezil Zappa have no formal or informal association and in no way condone or support our efforts to further enhance knowledge of and appreciation of the many and vast talents of Frank Zappa. Our efforts are simply nothing more than a fan's efforts to broaden the knowledge and appreciation of the many works of Frank Zappa. As such, this site exists solely as an educational tool to help achieve that goal.

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