Philadelphia.Wiki:About

Philadelphia.Wiki is a reference encyclopedia about Philadelphia: its neighborhoods, history, food, transit, institutions, architecture and culture.

Scope

The wiki covers the city of Philadelphia and, where a subject is directly relevant to the city, the surrounding Delaware Valley. Articles fall into two broad kinds:

• Subject articles cover a place, person, institution, event or topic. Examples: Reading Terminal Market, Fitler Square, 30th Street Station.
• Question articles answer a single practical or historical question in the first sentence, then give the background behind it.

Editorial standards

• Every factual claim about a living person, a business, or a dated event should be traceable to a published source, cited inline.
• Articles name their subject in the first sentence. A page that describes something without naming it is not an article.
• Titles are the name of the subject, or a plainly worded question. Titles are not descriptions.
• Neutral tone. The wiki describes what a thing is and why it matters, and leaves the adjectives out.

Structure

Articles are organised through categories, which nest from eight top-level subject areas down through sections of the city to individual neighborhoods. See all categories or the Main Page.

Corrections

Corrections and additions are welcome. If you find an error, please note it on the article's talk page.