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Current Structure

This is the current structure of the wiki. In these early days it is subject to change every so often.

• Biography
• Geography
• Discography
  • Zappa Per Album
  • Tracks
• Videography
• Tours
• Musicians
• Influences
• Supporting Cast
• Conceptual Continuity
• Bibliography
• Links

Important Notes, Read Before Editing

• 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.

• March 23:
  • 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: [[Uncle Meat (The Film)]]. As always, note the space and "(The Film)" inbetween brackets.
  • "Geography" is now a category, listing the towns and places that played a role in FZ's life.
  • The following characters are not allowed in page titles as they will conflict with the way the wiki works:

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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: [[Category:Influences]].
• March 21: when linking to any of the Beat The Boots albums, please link like this: [[The Ark (BTB)]]. Note the space and "(BTB)" appended to the title.
• 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: [[The Man From Utopia (The Track)]] - note the space and "The Track" between brackets. Linking to the album can then remain as normal, like this: [[The Man From Utopia]]. When linking to a track, always have a look if there's no album of the same name!
• 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.
• March 18: New categories.
  • "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:
    • For editing "Zappa Per Album" pages, tag that page as follows: [[Category:Discography]] [[Category:Zappa Per Album]].
    • For editing "Track" pages, tag the page as follows: [[Category:Discography]] [[Category:Tracks]].
    • For editing "Supporting Cast" pages, tag the page as follows: [[Category:Supporting Cast]].
  • 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 "Zappa Per Album", "Tracks", "Musicians" and "Supporting Cast" for the time being. Thanks!
• Please read the updated Naming Conventions before adding/editing articles.

General Stuff You Need To Know

If you want to contribute, start off by creating an account. Then, 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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