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== Website Overview == | == Website Overview == | ||
| + | * [[Help:Create an Account|'''Create an Account''' - How to join the website]] | ||
| + | * [[Help:Logging in|'''Logging In''' - How to log in to the website]] | ||
| + | * [[Help:Talk pages|'''Messages''' - How to leave them for other users]] | ||
| + | * [[Help:Page History|'''Page History''' - What is archived, and how to access it]] | ||
| + | * [[Help:Recent Changes|'''Recent Changes''' - How to see what's changed]] | ||
| + | * [[Help:Searching|'''Searching''' - How to search the site]] | ||
| + | * [[Help:Preferences|'''Site Preferences''' - How to change them]] | ||
| + | * [[Help:Talk pages|'''Talk Pages''' - What they are and how to use them]] | ||
| + | * [[Help:User pages|'''User Pages''' - What they are and how to change yours]] | ||
== Editing Guidelines == | == Editing Guidelines == | ||
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* [[Help:How to make section headings|How to make section headings]] | * [[Help:How to make section headings|How to make section headings]] | ||
* [[Help:How to rename or move an article|How to rename or move an article]] | * [[Help:How to rename or move an article|How to rename or move an article]] | ||
| + | * [[Help:How to rename (move) a page|How to rename (move) a page]] | ||
* [[Help:How to start a new page|How to add an article]] | * [[Help:How to start a new page|How to add an article]] | ||
* [[Help:How to start a new page|How to start a new page]] | * [[Help:How to start a new page|How to start a new page]] | ||
* [[Help:How to add links to an article|How to add links to an article]] | * [[Help:How to add links to an article|How to add links to an article]] | ||
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| − | + | == Advanced Topics == | |
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* [[Help:How to use redirect pages|How to use redirect pages]] | * [[Help:How to use redirect pages|How to use redirect pages]] | ||
* [[Help:How to revert a page to an earlier version|How to revert a page to an earlier version]] | * [[Help:How to revert a page to an earlier version|How to revert a page to an earlier version]] | ||
* [[Help:How to delete pages|How to delete pages]] | * [[Help:How to delete pages|How to delete pages]] | ||
* [[Help:How to use tables|How to use tables]] | * [[Help:How to use tables|How to use tables]] | ||
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* [[Help:How to use the recent changes page|How to use the recent changes page]] | * [[Help:How to use the recent changes page|How to use the recent changes page]] | ||
* [[Help:How to sign your posts on talk pages|How to sign your posts on talk pages]] | * [[Help:How to sign your posts on talk pages|How to sign your posts on talk pages]] | ||
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* [[Help:How to cite sources|How to cite sources]] | * [[Help:How to cite sources|How to cite sources]] | ||
* [[Help:What links here|What links here]] | * [[Help:What links here|What links here]] | ||
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* [[Help:How to add Links|How to add Links]] | * [[Help:How to add Links|How to add Links]] | ||
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== Style Guidelines == | == Style Guidelines == | ||
Revision as of 00:33, 25 January 2006
Contents
Website Overview
- Create an Account - How to join the website
- Logging In - How to log in to the website
- Messages - How to leave them for other users
- Page History - What is archived, and how to access it
- Recent Changes - How to see what's changed
- Searching - How to search the site
- Site Preferences - How to change them
- Talk Pages - What they are and how to use them
- User Pages - What they are and how to change yours
Editing Guidelines
- How to edit a page
- How to add bold or italics
- How to add a bulleted list
- How to add a numbered list
- How to make section headings
- How to rename or move an article
- How to rename (move) a page
- How to add an article
- How to start a new page
- How to add links to an article
Advanced Topics
- How to use redirect pages
- How to revert a page to an earlier version
- How to delete pages
- How to use tables
- How to use the recent changes page
- How to sign your posts on talk pages
- How to cite sources
- What links here
- How to add Links
Style Guidelines
Robert - these are just my suggestions, but we'll need to discuss. There will probably be more as we think of them.
General Site Guidelines
- Dates: our preferred format is 12 Jan 1892.
- Name capitalization: The preferred format is for names to be in upper/lower case, such as this: John Whitney. Please refrain from all capital surnames such as WHITNEY unless the original source has it thus.
Archive Page Guidelines
- Spelling, upper/lower case, date formats, etc. should be in the format of the original source.
Family Group Record Guidelines
- All of the General Site Guidelines apply to the Family Group Records as well.
- The name of the page should be of the form "Family:Surname, Given Middle (birth_year-death_year)". If either year is not known exactly, use, for example, a1701 (after), b1701 (before), c1701 (circa or about), s1701 (say, for guesses), or ? (no idea). If the date is a double date, such as 1700/1, use 1701.
- The first mention of the names of primary individuals (the subject, wives, and children) should be bolded to allow for easy location by readers.
