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*To create the link, browse to [http://scriptures.lds.org http://scriptures.lds.org], and enter the citation (1 Nephi 2:15) into the '''Search for:''' field. The site will return your passage, with a hyperlink. Right-click on the hyperlink and choose "Copy shortcut" or "Copy link location". Paste the link into your article in this manner: | *To create the link, browse to [http://scriptures.lds.org http://scriptures.lds.org], and enter the citation (1 Nephi 2:15) into the '''Search for:''' field. The site will return your passage, with a hyperlink. Right-click on the hyperlink and choose "Copy shortcut" or "Copy link location". Paste the link into your article in this manner: | ||
<nowiki>[http://scriptures.lds.org/1_ne/2/15#15 1 Nephi 2:15]</nowiki> | <nowiki>[http://scriptures.lds.org/1_ne/2/15#15 1 Nephi 2:15]</nowiki> | ||
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+ | Templates have been created for works commonly cited. Rather than typing the entire reference for (say) John Sorenson's ''Ancient American Setting," one simply uses the template: | ||
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+ | <nowiki> {{Aas|start=3|end=5}}</nowiki> | ||
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+ | This produces the reference from page 3-5 for this book: | ||
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+ | {{Aas|start=3|end=5}} | ||
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+ | A complete list of [[Reference templates |reference templates]] is available. | ||
+ | Note that each template has a 'sister' template with the digit "1" after it. This is for single page references, like so: | ||
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+ | <nowiki> {{Aas1|start=3}}</nowiki> | ||
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+ | This gives: | ||
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+ | {{Aas1|start=3|end=5}} | ||
==M-dashes== | ==M-dashes== |
This style guide gives direction on how FAIRwiki pages should be formatted and organized. Adhering to the approved style will help you create professional and appropriate wiki articles.
This article does not explain how to create pages or use Mediawiki markup language. For help with that, see Help:Editing.
If you have any questions about or suggestions for the style guide, please contact Mike Parker at mparker AT fairlds DOT org.
In general, pages should be organized as follows:
==Criticism== (heading2) A brief explanation of the criticism. ===Source(s) of the criticism=== (heading3) Anti-Mormon books or web sites where the criticism originated ==Response== (heading2) The response should be brief and summary in nature. ==Conclusion== (heading2) A summary of the argument against the criticism. ==Further reading== (heading2) ===FAIR wiki articles=== (heading3) *Links to related articles in the wiki (bulleted) ===FAIR web site=== (heading3) *Links to articles on the FAIR web site; Topical Guide entries go first (bulleted) as follows-- *FAIR Topical Guide: [link] ===External links=== (heading3) *Links to external web pages (bulleted) ===Printed material=== (heading3) *Printed resources whose text is not available online (bulleted)
A template of this page layout, ready for copy-and-paste, is available at FAIRwiki:New_page_template.
To create a page based on an answer to a question submitted to the FAIR web site, use FAIRwiki:Answer_template.
Draft articles are those with limited and/or incomplete content. This should be indicated to the reader by adding a special tag at the top of the page:
{{draft}}
Answers from the FAIR list are articles derived from questions sumitted to the FAIR web site. Indicate this by putting this tag at the top of the page:
{{question}}
In general, you should strive to use active voice rather than passive voice in your articles. For example:
In general write in third-person narrative and not first- or second-person. For example:
Words in headings should not be capitalized, except for:
Please spell check your edits before saving them. There are free programs you can use to check your spelling right in your web browser:
Use American spelling (color, archeology) rather than British (colour, archaeology).
One of the major features of a wiki is the ability to create links within an article to other articles on related subjects. In general, you should strive to create appropriate links to wiki articles and web pages the reader may find useful.
However, do not create links to subjects that are not apologetic in nature. For example, a link to page on Neal A. Maxwell is probably not appropriate, because Elder Maxwell, in and of himself, is not an apologetic topic.
The exception to the general rule is to create a subject page for a topic that will point to reader to specific articles that are apologetically-based.
For example, a page for Gordon B. Hinckley could be created that would simply refer the reader to articles where his life and actions are examined (such as Church reaction to Hofmann forgeries and Downplaying the King Follett discourse.
FAIR's policy is that we will not link to anti-Mormon web pages. If you cite an anti-Mormon web page or book, you may provide the site name (e.g., "Institute for Religious Research" or "Mormonism Research Ministry"), but do not create a link or publish a URL.
Some topics (e.g. polygamy) have mutliple subpages. The FAIR articles or FairWiki pages that should be listed under "further reading" are often the same for all these pages. It is very tedious to have to update each page with references.
Instead, where possible create a template of links, and then simply insert the template into each webpage by entering the code:
{{template_name_here}}
A master list of link templates is available here; please update this list if you create new templates.
Remember, the purpose of the wiki is to give quick answers to commonly-asked questions, then to direct the reader to further resources. It is critical that you provide references for additional reading.
Try to always include:
Published works should be referenced in this format (note the use of quotes and italics):
See the example pages, referenced above, for examples of how to format different types of citations.
There is a system which will create superscript footnotes, with an 'endnote' link to the bottom of the page.
1) To insert the superscript in the text, type
{{ref|name}}
where "name" is a unique name for the footnote, resulting in:
Example:The first person to notice this was Hugh Nibley.[1]
2) Then, create the endnote text and link where you wish it to appear (usually under the "endnote" section), like this:
{{note|name}}
Where "name" is the same unique name you gave the "ref" footnote in the body article.
Note that you must still put the note text in the proper sequential order, so that the automatic Wiki list numbering will number them in the same way as the superscripts.
Since this is the first reference, the edited text should look like:
==Endnotes== # {{note|name}} Hugh W. Nibley, ''Since Cumorah,'' (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1966). # {{note|name2}} <--- the second reference here # {{note|name3}} <--- the third reference here ...and so on.
Note the "#" code at the beginning of each line, to make a numbered list. Note that this is where you place the actual reference information.
The result gives us something like this:
Endnote Example
If you need to add a reference between two references (say between name2 and name3 above) this can be done. You don't have to renumber anything (since this is done for you), but you must put the new reference in the proper spot, like so:
==Endnotes== # {{note|name}} # {{note|name2}} # {{note|name4}} <--- NB the new reference inserted here # {{note|name3}}
Important: Note that if you put an 'empty' http:// external link like this:
[http://www.fairlds.org]
You will get a footnote-like link.[2]
This link will "offset" any superscript links you've created with this method, since it is a numbered link. All subsequent endnotes will be "off by one." So:
[http://www.fairlds.org FAIR]
which gives a link like this: FAIR.
To provide help to future editors, if the text:
{{subst:Footnote boilerplate}}
is placed at the begining of an "endnote" section, the "subst" command will replace it with some commented text summarizing these instructions.
For more information about what's going on under the hood and some more complex examples, see: FAIRwiki:Footnotes
To see an example, go to Church reaction to Hofmann forgeries.
Scripture citations should include a link to the scriptural passage on LDS.org, in this manner:
Guidelines:
[http://scriptures.lds.org/1_ne/2/15#15 1 Nephi 2:15]
Templates have been created for works commonly cited. Rather than typing the entire reference for (say) John Sorenson's Ancient American Setting," one simply uses the template:
{{Aas|start=3|end=5}}
This produces the reference from page 3-5 for this book:
John L. Sorenson, An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City, Utah : Deseret Book Co. ; Provo, Utah : Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1996 [1985]),3–5. ISBN 1573451576. GospeLink (requires subscrip.)
A complete list of reference templates is available. Note that each template has a 'sister' template with the digit "1" after it. This is for single page references, like so:
{{Aas1|start=3}}
This gives:
John L. Sorenson, An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City, Utah : Deseret Book Co. ; Provo, Utah : Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1996 [1985]),3–5. ISBN 1573451576. GospeLink (requires subscrip.)
Instead of using two hyphens to break apart thoughts within a sentence, use and m-dash:
You can create an m-dash by typing the following code:
—
When citing page or date ranges, instead of using a hyphen, use an n-dash. An n-dash is slightly longer than a hyphen, and indicates a range.
You can create an n-dash by typing the following code:
–
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