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Robert - these are just my suggestions, but we'll need to discuss. There will probably be more as we think of them. | 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 === | ||
* For Archive materials, spelling, upper/lower case, date formats, etc. should be in the format of the original source. | * For Archive materials, spelling, upper/lower case, date formats, etc. should be in the format of the original source. | ||
* Dates - what should our preferred format be? 12 JAN 1892, 12 Jan 1892, January 12, 1892? | * Dates - what should our preferred format be? 12 JAN 1892, 12 Jan 1892, January 12, 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. | * 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. | ||
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| + | === Family Group Record Guidelines === | ||
| + | * All of the General Site Guidelines apply to the Family Group Records as well. | ||
| + | * Names of primary individuals (the subject, wives, and children) should be bolded to allow for easy location by readers. | ||
Revision as of 21:24, 22 January 2006
Contents
Website Overview
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 add an article
- How to start a new page
- How to add links to an article
- How to change your site preferences
- How to use talk pages
- How to rename (move) a page
- 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
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
- For Archive materials, spelling, upper/lower case, date formats, etc. should be in the format of the original source.
- Dates - what should our preferred format be? 12 JAN 1892, 12 Jan 1892, January 12, 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.
Family Group Record Guidelines
- All of the General Site Guidelines apply to the Family Group Records as well.
- Names of primary individuals (the subject, wives, and children) should be bolded to allow for easy location by readers.
