Difference between revisions of "Template:TitleFields:Length"

Latest revision as of 11:53, 18 April 2020

Length - This field is only used for SHORTFICTION titles. It indicates the number of words in this SHORTFICTION title. Note that if you are cloning a publication, this field is not editable for existing content records.

The allowed values are:

short story - A work whose length is less than or equal to 7,500 words.
novelette - A work whose length is greater than 7,500 words and less than or equal to 17,500 words.
novella - A work whose length is greater than 17,500 words and less than or equal to 40,000 words.

For variant titles, including translations, use the length value of the parent title. See Help:How to Count Words in Prose Fiction Titles for further instructions and suggestions.

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-* '''Length''' - The length of the item, referring to the wordcount.  The length field should be left blank except for SHORTFICTION, and in a couple of other cases where it makes sense: NONGENRE and NONFICTION, for example.  The options are:
+* '''Length''' - This field is only used for SHORTFICTION titles. It indicates the number of words in this SHORTFICTION title. Note that if you are cloning a publication, this field is not editable for existing content records.
-**''Novella'' - A work whose length is greater than 17500 words and less than or equal to 40000 words.
-**''Novelette'' - A work whose length is greater than 7500 words and less than or equal to 17500 words.
+:The allowed values are:
-**''Shortstory'' - A work whose length is less than or equal to 7500 words.
+:* ''short story'' - A work whose length is less than or equal to 7,500 words.
+:* ''novelette'' - A work whose length is greater than 7,500 words and less than or equal to 17,500 words.
+:* ''novella'' - A work whose length is greater than 17,500 words and less than or equal to 40,000 words.
+: For variant titles, including translations, use the length value of the parent title. See [[Help:How to Count Words in Prose Fiction Titles]] for further instructions and suggestions.