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, 18 July 2012style guide question about references in articles and their placement
(agenda item - proposal to remove text and link to "Help:How to Create Source Citations....") |
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This really isn't a discussion about the article, and does not actually have any chance of helping prevent inadvertent or intentional edits to the bibdesc coding. Because it acts as a barrier to the important role of healthy dialogue regarding the content of an article, I propose that this text be removed from all talk pages where it appears. [[User:Lembley|Lise]] 00:14, 13 July 2012 (UTC) <br> | This really isn't a discussion about the article, and does not actually have any chance of helping prevent inadvertent or intentional edits to the bibdesc coding. Because it acts as a barrier to the important role of healthy dialogue regarding the content of an article, I propose that this text be removed from all talk pages where it appears. [[User:Lembley|Lise]] 00:14, 13 July 2012 (UTC) <br> | ||
*Revisit the topic from last week's meeting regarding the text and link pointing to "[[Help: | *Revisit the topic from last week's meeting regarding the text and link pointing to "[[Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections|Help:How to Create Source Citations for FamilySearch Historical Record Collections]]" on all HRC articles. Discussion on the [https://familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/showthread.php?p=66860#post66860 forum thread]. [[User:Lembley|Lise]] 20:41, 17 July 2012 (UTC) <br> | ||
*Style guide question about references: What is the current thought about showing references within the text versus footnoting the reference? Is there a style guide suggestion? Whick format is more useful to the wiki user? Does putting the reference within the text clutter the page? | |||
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*Adams, Marilyn, comp. ''Ohio Local and Family History Sources in Print''. Clarkston, Georgia: Heritage Research, 1984. {{WorldCat|11259104|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|31025|item|disp=FHL book 977.1 H23o}} | |||
*Adams, Marilyn, comp. ''Ohio Local and Family History Sources in Print''. <ref> Adams, Marilyn, comp. ''Ohio Local and Family History Sources in Print'' (Clarkston, Georgia: Heritage Research, 1984.) {{WorldCat|11259104|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|31025|item|disp=FHL book 977.1 H23o}} </ref> [[User:McBrideLW|McBrideLW]] | |||
=== Project Help Requests === | === Project Help Requests === | ||
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|title=Be bold! Post your agenda items! | |title=Be bold! Post your agenda items! | ||
|content= Feel free to post on the agenda any items you wish to discuss during the meeting. If your item requires details or feedback, post them on the discussion page and link to them from the agenda. | |content= Feel free to post on the agenda any items you wish to discuss during the meeting. If your item requires details or feedback, post them on the discussion page and link to them from the agenda. | ||
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