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One of the major sections of all publishing manuals of style is how to reference specific types of information. This Manual of Style does not includie such guidance. Is this because of a conscious decision not to include these guidelines, or an unintentional oversight? Including this information standarizes the references, but more importantly, it gives greater assurance that the reference can be found, despite URL chages, and it gives credit to the creater of the information as well as the person or web site that is hosting the information. | One of the major sections of all publishing manuals of style is how to reference specific types of information. This Manual of Style does not includie such guidance. Is this because of a conscious decision not to include these guidelines, or an unintentional oversight? Including this information standarizes the references, but more importantly, it gives greater assurance that the reference can be found, despite URL chages, and it gives credit to the creater of the information as well as the person or web site that is hosting the information. | ||
[[User:Klk3|Klk3]] 20:48, 29 May 2012 (UTC)<br> | [[User:Klk3|Klk3]] 20:48, 29 May 2012 (UTC)<br> | ||
== Missing information in section 4.3 == | == Missing information in section 4.3 == | ||
The following catagory has missing information: | The following catagory has missing information: | ||
Naming subheadings within articles | Naming subheadings within articles | ||
Organizing information. In an article, subheadings or sections should be used to organize the content and keep similar information together. Subheadings should help users scan an article to find the information they need. | Organizing information. In an article, subheadings or sections should be used to organize the content and keep similar information together. Subheadings should help users scan an article to find the information they need. | ||
Guidelines for subheadings/section titles. '''Use the guidelines for article titles with the following differences.''' | Guidelines for subheadings/section titles. '''Use the guidelines for article titles with the following differences.''' | ||
The following differences information (the sentence above in bold) is not listed in the article. | The following differences information (the sentence above in bold) is not listed in the article. | ||
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Also under the catagory: Linking through the use of page section templates, '''Other possible templates to create include: ''' there are two red templates -either broken links or no content in those links. Need to fix links or add content. | |||
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:It appears that this section was started and not finished by [[User:WilliamsDa|Darris]]. Looking back in the page history I found that this [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/index.php?title=FamilySearch_Wiki:Manual_of_Style&diff=prev&oldid=660838 section was added on 18 June 2011]. I have added a {{tl|ToDo}} template as a reminder that it is incomplete. --[[User:Cottrells|Steve]] {{toolbar|[[User talk:Cottrells|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Cottrells|contribs]]}} 16:35, 3 September 2012 (UTC) | |||
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=== How to Describe an Area === | |||
I suppose you are going to discuss this, but just in case you don't, I'll bring it up. Please give some thought to how to describe an area. A perfect example might be Harmony, PA, which exists in documents, but not on the ground. I think Oakland is the closest town with a current name. Also areas were located in territories that are now states; counties are divided and the names are changed, etc. Do we give it the current name so that people can find it or give it the name and location so people can find it in documents?I suppose you are going to discuss this, but just in case you don't, I'll bring it up. Please give some thought to how to describe an area. A perfect example might be Harmony, PA, which exists in documents, but not on the ground. I think Oakland is the closest town with a current name. Also areas were located in territories that are now states; counties are divided and the names are changed, etc. Do we give it the current name so that people can find it or give it the name and location so people can find it in documents? <span style="font-size:90%;">— Preceding [[FamilySearch Wiki:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:User name| Fillmore13 ]] ([[User talk:User name|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/ user name|contribs]]) 02:55, 16 July 2014 (UTC) </span><!-- Template:Unsigned --> | |||
<br> '''Plural possession''' | |||
When a word is showing possession and would normally have an apostrophe s ('s) at the end of the word, but that word is also plural or the word already ends in s, then the word would normally end in s'. There is no plural possessive that ends in s apostrophe s (s's). [Maybe this sentence should be first in the explanation. I do not have a Chicago Manual, but the MLA Handbook, Sixth Edition shows this under the area of Punctuation - Apostrophe. 3.2.7b. Feel free to reword the explanation.] | |||
Correct: The ancestors' graves were not marked. | |||
Incorrect: The ancestors's graves were not marked. | |||
Thanks, Darlene ([[User:Hunt4roots|Password]] 18:46, 23 August 2014 (UTC)) <br> | |||