Goals: To increase the number and quality of articles about piers, improve their formatting and language, add references and media, and increase standardization.
Scope: This page is related to articles about specific piers, types of piers, lists of piers, pier categorization, and related templates. If you would like to help, check the to do list or articles needing attention.
The basic Wiki guidelines should be followed normally.
The and serve as good models.
Introduction
The introduction sentence should include what type of pier it is, what it spans (river, lake, ocean, etc.), and where it is located:
'''pier''' is a [[pier type]] that spans [[body of water/land]] between [[city, state]] and [[city, state]]. (Notableinformation here, like if it's oldest/tallest/largest of its type). It was built in [[year]] by [[agency responsible for construction]] and was designed by [[notable engineer or firm]].
Images and media
Please upload media to Wikimedia Commons so that it can be used across all Wikipedia projects easily. If there are many pictures a gallery at the bottom of the page is an option to consider.
Templates and infoboxes
Template:Infobox pier is the preferred template and works best for users if it is at the top of the page.
Categorization
The article should be included in the category for the type of pier that it is (example Category:Amusement Piers). It should also contain a category based on location, such as Category:Piers in the United Kingdom