User:Armachedes/LQS

La Quotidienne Standard Format, more commonly La Quotidienne Standard (abbreviated as LQS), is a formatting guide for newspapers, named after its primary user, the newspaper La Quotidienne. LQS was formed to maintain a guideline for accurate and clear journalism.

The motto of LQS is ''Trustworthy. Quoteworthy. Newsworthy.''

LQS is currently in its first edition, which was created in January of 2011.

Headings
There are two types of headings: a major heading, or title, and a minor one, or subtitle. Every article must have its own title and subtitle as to assure that the division between two articles is made apparent, and to hence avoid confusion.

A heading must not contain any links.

A major heading must be in bold face, with three & before and after the title. A  must follow this. The major heading should be short and to the point, stating the main point of the story. Though not necessary, it is recommended that the title not be longer than one line.

A minor heading must be in plain face, with two & before and after the subtitle. The minor subheading should expand upon the title, giving further description of what is included in the article. Though not required, it is recommended that the subtitle be longer than the title, but no longer than one line.

Body Text
The body of the article must be in body text format.

The body text must be in plan face, with no adjustments. All paragraphs must begin with one colon, hence indenting it to one degree. There must be no unneeded line breaks in the body text.

The first paragraph must contain, in bold face, the location the article concerns, or, if not applicable, from where it is written. Also in bold face, separated from the location with a dash, is the date the article was written, with month, day, and year. The day and year must be separated with a comma. A bold-face "hook" or introductory sentence(s) may follow, but is optional.