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This guide is meant to help you write the possible article about a [[larp]] you can.
==What Is a Larp?==
An article about a larp can be either about a chamber larp, a one time larp run, a larp format that has been run several time or larps that are harder to define in those terms. Under [[#categories]] below you can read more about how to structure your articles in categories.
==Content==
What should a larp article cover?
==Categories==
All articles about larps should be in the [[:category:larps|larps]] category. This can be combined with other categories to give better information about the larp. 
===Sub-categories===
The main sub-categories are:
* '''Larp runs''' - For articles about one-shot larps or specific runs of larp.
* '''Chamber larps''' - For articles about chamber larps, black-box larps, free-form scenarios and such.

Each sub-category, as well as the base larps category have sub-categories to categorize larps after year and country. The category structure, a bit simplified, looks like this:

* '''Larps'''
** ''Larps by country''
*** Larps from Denmark
*** Larps from Finland
*** Larps from Norway
*** Larps from Sweden
*** ...
** ''Larps by year''
*** 1997 larps
*** 1998 larps
*** 1999 larps
*** ...
** '''Chamber larps'''
*** ''Chamber larps by country''
**** Chamber larps from Denmark
**** Chamber larps from Finland
**** Chamber larps from Norway
**** Chamber larps from Sweden
*** ...
*** ''Chamber larps by year''
**** 1997 chamber larps
**** 1998 chamber larps
**** 1999 chamber larps
**** ...
** '''Larp runs'''
*** ''Larp runs by country''
**** Larp runs in Denmark
**** Larp runs in Finland
**** Larp runs in Norway
**** Larp runs in Sweden
**** ...
*** ''Larp runs by year''
**** 1997 larp runs
**** 1998 larp runs
**** 1999 larp runs

The year of a larp should be when the larp was '''first run''' or '''published'''.

====Category Examples====
The larp [[Ingenmansland]] was a one-shot larp run in '''Sweden''' in '''2008'''. It should have the categories [[:category:Larps|Larps]], [[:category:Larps from Sweden|Larps from Sweden]], [[:category:2008 larps|2008 larps]], [[:category:Larp runs|Larp runs]], [[:category:Larp runs in Sweden|Larp runs in Sweden]] and [[:category:2008 larp runs|2008 larp runs]].

The larp [[Papers]] is a chamber larp first run in Sweden in 2013. It should have the categories [[:category:Larps|Larps]], [[:category:Larps from Sweden|Larps from Sweden]], [[:category:2013 larps|2013 larps]], [[:category:Chamber larps|Chamber larps]], [[:category:Chamber larps from Sweden|Chamber larps from Sweden]] and [[:category:2013 chamber larps|2013 chamber larps]].

===Sorting in Categories===
An article is automatically sorted in categories by its name. There is no need to enter a sorting order unless it starts with a special character ([[.laitos]]) or an article ([[The Forbidden History]]).
==Infoboxes==
There are three available infoboxes:
* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Infobox larp design|Infobox larp design]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Infobox larp run|Infobox larp run]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Infobox larp series|Infobox larp series]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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