Guidelines new

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Contents 1 Adding a new circuit 2 Adding a new category/sub-category 2.1 Adding a new category 2.2 Adding a new sub-category 3 Frequently asked questions 3.1 How do I name a circuit? 3.2 Can I remove an existing category or sub-category or re-organize? 3.3 Can I change the template to suit the circuit I am adding?

Adding a new circuit

1. Go to the circuit template source [1]. Copy the whole source.
2. Browse to the caegory and sub-category, you want to add the circuit to. Put the circuit name under the right sub-category and create a link. For naming conventions, see FAQ-1
3. Click the link for the new circuit. This will take you to the edit page. Paste the template source here and edit it for the circuit. You don't have to fill in all the fields. Fill as many as you can.

Adding a new category/sub-category

Category here refers to the top-level classification, i.e., amplifiers, sources, filters, etc. are categories. Sub-categories refer to the second level of organization, below each category, i.e., opamps, multi-stage amplifiers, single-stage amplifiers, etc. are sub-categories of amplifier. There is a single page which elists all categories and their sub-categories with links to their pages. Each sub-categories has their own page. The sub-categories page houses any further categorizations and links to circuits under the sub-category.

Adding a new category

1. Make sure the category is not a part of the ones already existing. If it is, please use them.
2. Edit the categories page [2] to add the category and its sub-categories. Kindly add the category to the bottom of the list.
3. Form links for the sub-categories

Adding a new sub-category

1. Make sure that the sub-category is not a part of the ones already existing. If it is, please use them.
2. Go to the sub-category page source [3]. Copy the whole source.
3. Edit the categories page [4] to add the sub-category and form a link for it.
4. Click the link for the new sub-category and paste the template source here and edit it to add circuit names.

Frequently asked questions

How do I name a circuit?

Many circuits have names used in popular literature and books. If such a name is there, then it is best to use it. If such a name doesn't exist. You can combine three pieces of information: Inventor, Circuit's function, year of publication. For example, Yu Lee Replica Opamp 1993. Remember to give complete citation and other popular names (if any) for the circuit in the description.

Can I remove an existing category or sub-category or re-organize?

Please don't remove any existing category or sub-category. Feel completely free to edit other stuff constructively. The higher level organization needs some control and we have got moderators for it. If you think that the current categorization is wrong or inadequate, please begin a dialogue with the moderator. The moderators are keen to hear from you. They will try to reach an agreement with you and do the re-organization if deemed required.

Can I change the template to suit the circuit I am adding?

Please don't remove a heading from the template if the heading is relevant, but you don't have information regarding it. Leave it as it is for someone else to fill. If the heading doesn't make sense for the circuit, feel free to remove it. Also feel free to add a new heading if you feel it is required for the circuit. Please do mail the moderator of the category if you add a new heading. This heading might be useful for the whole category or even all categories. This will help evolve the template for future use.