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*Add books to the appropriate type of page according to what the book covers. | *Add books to the appropriate type of page according to what the book covers. | ||
:*'''Example:''' General and regional histories of a locality relating to a country should only be found on country history topic pages and not a lower jurisdiction such as a state/regional or county/parish page. | :*'''Example:''' General and regional histories of a locality relating to a country should only be found on country history topic pages and not a lower jurisdiction such as a state/regional or county/parish page. | ||
:*'''Example:''' History of military regiments for a particular war and country should only go on the country military page and not lower jurisdictions pages such as a state/regional history page or county page. | :*'''Example:''' History of military regiments for a particular war and country should only go on the country military topic page and not lower jurisdictions pages such as a state/regional history page or county page. | ||
:*'''Example:''' County histories should only be on the corresponding county page under the heading, Local Histories. It should not be on a state or country history page. | :*'''Example:''' County histories should only be on the corresponding county page under the heading, Local Histories. It should not be on a state or country history topic page. | ||
===Books Allowed in the Wiki=== | ===Books Allowed in the Wiki=== | ||
*'''Histories of Localities:''' | *'''Histories of Localities:''' | ||
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===Books Not Allowed in the Wiki=== | ===Books Not Allowed in the Wiki=== | ||
*Because the Wiki is not a catalog of all known and possible books, only the most applicable and relevant books are allowed on the Wiki. The inclusion of all known books overwhelms Wiki pages. Instead, link to catalogs that may list a book that may be helpful to a | *Because the Wiki is not a catalog of all known and possible books, only the most applicable and relevant books are allowed on the Wiki. The inclusion of all known books overwhelms Wiki pages. Instead, link to catalogs that may list a book that may be helpful to a user. | ||
*Books with a narrow scope of including only relatives of one surname or individual limits the potential of finding related ancestors for the general population. Because of this, these types of are not allowed: | *Books with a narrow scope of including only relatives of one surname or individual limits the potential of finding related ancestors for the general population. Because of this, these types of are not allowed: | ||
*Biographies: history devoted to one person | *Biographies: history devoted to one person | ||
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