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The title of an article should be without punctuation. | The title of an article should be without punctuation. | ||
:Good: [[Great Siege of Scarborough Castle]] | :Good: <nowiki>[[Great Siege of Scarborough Castle]] </nowiki> | ||
:Poor: Scarborough Castle, Siege of | :Poor: Scarborough Castle, Siege of | ||
The only exception to no punctuation should be in the case of disambiguation. | The only exception to no punctuation should be in the case of disambiguation. | ||
:Good: | :Good: <nowiki>[[USS Enterprise (CV-6)]]</nowiki> | ||
:Poor: USS [[Enterprise]] | :Poor: <nowiki>[[USS Enterprise]]</nowiki> | ||
For special punctuation requirements, you can format such things as ship name as <nowiki> [[USS Enterprise (CV-6)|''USS Enterprise'' (CV-6)]]</nowiki> | |||
==Citation Style== | ==Citation Style== | ||
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Subsequent references can be shortened, e.g. "Morison, 35." | Subsequent references can be shortened, e.g. "Morison, 35." | ||
You can format these references using the full <nowiki>{{citation}}</nowiki> for the first, along with a page number(s) between <nowiki>}} ,page </ref></nowiki>. Subsequent references could be formatted as <nowiki><ref>Morison, p. 35</ref></nowiki> | |||
====Examples==== | ====Examples==== | ||
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Revision as of 10:37, 28 May 2010
As per CZ:Editorial Council Resolution 0011
DRAFT
These are the style rules for history articles.
Article Title
The title of an article should be without punctuation.
- Good: [[Great Siege of Scarborough Castle]]
- Poor: Scarborough Castle, Siege of
The only exception to no punctuation should be in the case of disambiguation.
- Good: [[USS Enterprise (CV-6)]]
- Poor: [[USS Enterprise]]
For special punctuation requirements, you can format such things as ship name as [[USS Enterprise (CV-6)|''USS Enterprise'' (CV-6)]]
Citation Style
Chicago Manual of Style is appropriate for all history articles.
First Reference
The first reference to any source should include at least five of the following: author, title, place of publication, publisher, date, and url.
Subsequent references can be shortened, e.g. "Morison, 35."
You can format these references using the full {{citation}} for the first, along with a page number(s) between }} ,page </ref>. Subsequent references could be formatted as <ref>Morison, p. 35</ref>
Examples
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