Difference between revisions of "Help:Titles"
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| − | Before creating a new entry, take a moment to create a specific, descriptive title. Titles should be clear, specific, brief and, as this is a history site, | + | Before creating a new entry, take a moment to create a specific, descriptive title. |
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| + | Titles should be clear, specific, brief and, as this is a history site, title should include a date if possible. | ||
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| + | Titles should ''not'' be generic (like: Chicago LGBTQ History, 1920-1950). | ||
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'''Title formats''' | '''Title formats''' | ||
| − | Title: Place, Month day, year | + | *Title: Place, Month day, year |
| − | ''Example:'' Mathew Giles | + | ''Example:'' Buggery case: Mathew Giles; New Hampshire, July 4, 1663 |
| − | Title: Place, year | + | *Title: Place, year |
''Example:'' John D'Emilio: "Gay Power," Chicago, 1966 | ''Example:'' John D'Emilio: "Gay Power," Chicago, 1966 | ||
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| − | Title, year | + | *Title, year-year |
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| + | ''Example 1:'' John W. Sterling and James O. Bloss, 1870-1918; Example 2: The Lesbian In Literature, 1967-1981) | ||
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| + | *Title, year | ||
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| + | ''Example:'' Ma Rainey's "Prove It On Me Blues," 1928 | ||
Revision as of 22:50, 6 June 2008
Before creating a new entry, take a moment to create a specific, descriptive title.
Titles should be clear, specific, brief and, as this is a history site, title should include a date if possible.
Titles should not be generic (like: Chicago LGBTQ History, 1920-1950).
Title formats
- Title: Place, Month day, year
Example: Buggery case: Mathew Giles; New Hampshire, July 4, 1663
- Title: Place, year
Example: John D'Emilio: "Gay Power," Chicago, 1966
- Title, year-year
Example 1: John W. Sterling and James O. Bloss, 1870-1918; Example 2: The Lesbian In Literature, 1967-1981)
- Title, year
Example: Ma Rainey's "Prove It On Me Blues," 1928
Note: Do not use special characters such as & and % in entry titles, they will cut off the title in the middle. You can use quotations marks in entry titles, but you cannot begin a title with quotations.
Once you have your title, enter it into the Search box to see if there is a entry that already has the same title or that has similar content.
If there is an entry with similar content that is not protected, add your content to the existing entry.
If there is not an entry with the same name or content there are several ways to create your new entry. (See Creating a new entry.)
