WikiFur:Convention checklists

These checklists documents the process for recording conventions.

If you see something missing here &mdash; be bold and add it! (Please don't let that yellow box up there stop you.)

New convention

 * 1) Create a stub page about the convention. An article template (that you can subst:) here would be nice.
 * 2) * Add con resources to the External links section of the article
 * 3) * Add it to Category:Proposed conventions,
 * 4) Add information about it to its organizer's pages
 * 5) Create an appropriately-named subcategory of Category:Convention staff (for example,  )
 * 6) Go to articles of known staff (and directors) and add this subcategory, with mentions in body text as appropriate (for example, Person is the Chairman / Person is a member of security / Person is responsible for AV equipment at  . )
 * 7) Create an appropriately-named subcategory of Category:Convention guests of honor (for example,  )
 * 8) Go to articles of all relevant people and add this subcategory, with mentions in body text as appropriate (for example, Person will be (a / the) guest of (honor / honour) at  .)
 * 9) Create a new section in list of furry convention resources by
 * 10) Adding Convention resources/Convention_name to list of furry convention resources, and
 * 11) Create the resulting page. A convention resource subpage template (that you can subst:) here would be nice.
 * 12) Create a matching link for the navigation box also. (This should be at the beginning of the wikitext.)
 * 13) Add the convention to the Convention map by editing this script.
 * 14) * To get the coordinates, you can go to Google Maps and search for the location. The coordinates will be in the URL, after @.
 * 15) * Use the convention's webpage (or failing that, contact email) and the telephone number of the hotel
 * 16) Add the convention to the following templates:
 * 17) Template:Timeline of conventions,
 * 18) Template:Upcoming events and
 * 19) Template:Conventions
 * 20) On Wikipedia, add a short summary to the proposed conventions section on List of furry conventions

New instance of an existing convention

 * 1) Does the convention have separate instance articles?
 * 2) * Yes: create a new article with the instance's name.
 * 3) *# Add it to the convention's infobox template
 * 4) *# Add it to (for example, Category:2024 events)
 * 5) * No: Add it to the list on the page about the convention.
 * 6) *# Is the list getting too heavy?
 * 7) *#* Yes: Consider splitting it out by doing the following:
 * 8) *#*# TODO: Step-by-step instructions.
 * 9) *#*# A convention instance template (that you can subst:) here would be nice.
 * 10) *#*# A convention timeline template template (that you can subst:) here would be nice.
 * 11) Go to  and create the Convention_name 200x subsection. (This is transcluded in the list of furry convention resources.)
 * 12) Will the convention move to a different venue?
 * 13) * Yes:
 * 14) *# update the main and instance articles.
 * 15) *# Update the convention map by editing List of conventions by attendance/Map script (see instructions above).
 * 16) Add Category:Convention_name staff to known staff (and directors), with mentions in body text as appropriate
 * 17) Add Category:Convention_name guests of honor to relevant people, with mentions in body text as appropriate
 * 18) Update the date on Template:Upcoming events.

Convention aftermath

 * 1) Update the following convention attendance counts:
 * 2) The convention's main article ( Convention_name ) Is there any place we can fill this in without changing any words?
 * 3) the convention instance's article (if present; ( Convention_name 200x ))
 * 4) Template:Timeline of conventions
 * 5) List of conventions by attendance
 * 6)  (should be linked in External links section; This is transcluded in the list of furry convention resources.)
 * 7) On Wikipedia: List of furry conventions
 * 8) Convert the appropriate article(s) to past tense. FIXME: which articles? 
 * 9) Add details of the convention. Usually this includes fursuits, and money raised for the charity, but anything notable goes.
 * 10) Is the event new?
 * 11) * Yes:
 * 12) *# Is the schedule and location information in the lead section?
 * 13) *#* Yes: Move the schedule and location information, from the lead section to a year-specific new section; follow.
 * 14) *# Replace future-con-stub with con-stub
 * 15) *# Update its categories:
 * 16) *#* Remove Category:Proposed conventions
 * 17) *# If the convention was listed in a geographical template (for example, Ontario), update that too.
 * 18) *# Edit Template:Conventions to remove its proposed status
 * 19) Update Timeline of charity donations.
 * 20) Did the convention fundraise over USD 140,000 for the charity?
 * 21) * Yes:
 * 22) *# Update largest fundraising organizations list on Charity. FIXME: What are the conditions to be listed?
 * 23) *# Update the amount required to be noted the fundraising list on Convention checklists (this page).
 * 24) Was there a fursuit dance competition?
 * 25) * Yes: Update List of fursuit dance competition results‎.
 * 26) Has the details of the next instance have been revealed?
 * 27) * Yes: follow the checklist.
 * 28) * No: move the convention to the TBA section on Template:Upcoming events.
 * 29) Does the event merit a news item?
 * 30) * Yes: Write one on Flayrah.
 * 31) * No: Can you say something new about the convention, that would make a good Did you know? item?
 * 32) ** Yes:
 * 33) **# Add something about the convention at Did you know.
 * 34) **# Add that to Did you know? as well.
 * 35) You're done for now. Great work, fellow wikifurry!
 * 36) For the next week or so, monitor the convention's website, LiveJournal community, social network accounts, and forums, if present. Update articles with relevant information, and  with useful links