Powerbase:How to Format Lists
Follow list formatting conventions for the "People", "Funding", "Clients", and "Publications" sections of your article. Enclose the names of people or organizations in [[ ]]. This will form clickable links to Powerbase articles on those people or organizations. Put the names in the list either into alphabetical order or some other sensible ranking system, e.g. if you are listing the staff of a company, it makes sense to start with the director and go down the ranks.
There are two ways to format lists of people or organizations.
Lists of short items
- names of persons or organizations, or short phrases. Use a horizontal list, with items separated by ]] | [[
e.g. APCO, Bayer, Dow, Shell
- What you put in:
- [[APCO]] | [[Bayer]] | [[Dow Chemical]] | [[Shell]]
- What you get:
- APCO | Bayer | Dow Chemical | Shell
e.g. Jane Smith, chief executive officer and president; John Pratt, vice-president; Joe Bloggs, communications manager
- What you put in:
- [[Jane Smith]] - chief executive officer and president | [[John Pratt]] – vice-president | [[Joe Bloggs]] – communications manager
- What you get:
- Jane Smith – chief executive officer and president | John Pratt – vice-president | Joe Bloggs – communications manager
Lists of longer items
– where you give a number of points of information. Use a vertical list, with each item preceded by *.
e.g. Jane Smith, chief executive officer and president, paid £2,600,000 in the year ended 2006; Joe Bloggs, communications manager, paid £1,900,000 in the year ended 2006
What you put in:
* [[Jane Smith]], chief executive officer and president, paid £2,600,000 in the year ended 2006
* [[Joe Bloggs]], communications manager, paid £1,900,000 in the year ended 2006
What you get:
- Jane Smith, chief executive officer and president, paid £2,600,000 in the year ended 2006
- Joe Bloggs, communications manager, paid £1,900,000 in the year ended 2006
