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	<div class="tf-lead">This guide shows you how to create a page for an award or decoration. The working model to look at is [[Awards:Manticore Cross]], which shows the full layout.</div>		<div class="tf-lead">This guide shows you how to create a page for an award or decoration. The working model to look at is [[Awards:Manticore Cross]], which shows the full layout.</div>

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	# '''Add the Recipients roll''' (see below).		# '''Add the Recipients roll''' (see below).
	# '''Add References and the {{tl\|Awards}} navbox''' at the foot.		# '''Add References and the {{tl\|Awards}} navbox''' at the foot.
	# '''~~Categorise~~''' by type, tier, and branch, plus <code><nowiki>[[Category:Awards]]</nowiki></code>.		# '''Categorize''' by type, tier, and branch, plus <code><nowiki>[[Category:Awards]]</nowiki></code>.

	==The infobox==		==The infobox==

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<div class="tf-lead">This guide shows you how to create a page for an award or decoration. The working model to look at is [[Awards:Manticore Cross]], which shows the full layout.</div>

New award pages live in the '''Awards''' namespace, so their titles start with <code>Awards:</code> (for example, <code>Awards:Manticore Cross</code>). The older award articles in the main namespace are kept as historical records.

==Step by step==

# '''Create the page''' with an <code>Awards:</code> title.
# '''Add the infobox''' using the skeleton below.
# '''Write the opening sentence''' in bold: ''The '''Manticore Cross''' (post-nominal '''MC''') is the highest award for gallantry in the [[RMN]] and [[RMMC]].''
# '''Add a Criteria section''' describing who earns the award and how.
# '''Add a Cross-branch equivalents section''' if the award has equivalents in other branches.
# '''Add the Recipients roll''' (see below).
# '''Add References and the {{tl|Awards}} navbox''' at the foot.
# '''Categorise''' by type, tier, and branch, plus <code><nowiki>[[Category:Awards]]</nowiki></code>.

==The infobox==
Use {{tl|Infobox-award}}.
<pre>{{Infobox-award
| name = Manticore Cross
| postnom = MC
| ribbon = RMN_MC.png
| tier = 4
| precedence = 11 of 76 (RMN/RMMC)
| type = Gallantry
| branches = [[RMN]], [[RMMC]] (officers and warrant officers)
| authority = Service Head, the [[First Lord of the Admiralty]]
| eligibility = Once per member per calendar year
| announced = Quarterly
| medal = manticore_cross_medal.png
}}
{{reflist}}</pre>

<div class="tf-note"><span class="tf-lbl">Post-nominal or abbreviation?</span><br>Use the <code>postnom</code> field only if the award appears in the [[Post-nominals]] list. If it does not carry a post-nominal, use <code>abbrev</code> instead, which labels the code as an abbreviation.</div>

<div class="tf-tip"><span class="tf-lbl">The footnotes write themselves</span><br>The <code>tier</code>, <code>authority</code>, and <code>announced</code> fields add the correct [[PD-SC-1007 Awards Policy]] citations for you. Just include <code><nowiki>{{reflist}}</nowiki></code> on the page so they show up.</div>

==The recipients roll==
The awards policy requires a curated list of holders. Use a sortable table, stamp it with the date it was last updated, and cite each entry to the order that granted it where you can:
<pre>{| class="wikitable sortable"
! # !! Recipient !! Times awarded !! Order / source
|-
| 1 || [[Dame]] Laura Lochen, MC || Awarded five times || unsourced
|}</pre>
When you add new names during an award cycle, mark those rows with {{tl|New award}} so they highlight in orange until the next update.

==Common mistakes to avoid==
* Do not put a full set of post-nominals in the recipients list. Rank, name, and the award post-nominal are enough.
* Do not add the PD-SC-1007 citations by hand; the infobox already adds them.

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