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==== Text Formatting ==== | ==== Text Formatting ==== | ||
* Use '''Lastname, Firstname''' for authors. | * Use '''Lastname, Firstname''' for authors. | ||
* Italicize titles of books, journals, or long works using two single quotes: | * Italicize titles of books, journals, or long works using two single quotes: | ||
<pre><nowiki>''Placing Outer Space''</nowiki></pre> | |||
This will display as: ''Placing Outer Space'' | |||
* Use en dashes (–) for page ranges: | * Use en dashes (–) for page ranges: | ||
Example: 101–115 | Example: 101–115 | ||
* Use square brackets for external links: | * Use square brackets for external links: | ||
<code>[https://example.com]</code> | <pre><nowiki>[https://example.com]</nowiki></pre> | ||
This will display as: <code>[https://example.com]</code> | |||
==== Categories ==== | ==== Categories ==== | ||
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Format: <code><nowiki>[[Category:ThemeName]]</nowiki></code> | Format: <code><nowiki>[[Category:ThemeName]]</nowiki></code> | ||
* Use existing category names where possible | * Use existing category names where possible. | ||
==== Page Titles ==== | ==== Page Titles ==== | ||
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==== BibTeX (for unique reference entries only) ==== | ==== BibTeX (for unique reference entries only) ==== | ||
To support exporting citations, you can include a BibTeX block in a <pre> tag: | To support exporting citations, you can include a BibTeX block in a <nowiki><pre></nowiki> tag: | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
Latest revision as of 04:01, 31 March 2025
Formatting Guide
This wiki follows formatting guidelines adapted from the Wikipedia Manual of Style.
The aim is to provide a guide that keeps contributions clear, consistent, and simple to build upon.
Text Formatting
- Use Lastname, Firstname for authors.
- Italicize titles of books, journals, or long works using two single quotes:
''Placing Outer Space''
This will display as: Placing Outer Space
- Use en dashes (–) for page ranges:
Example: 101–115
- Use square brackets for external links:
[https://example.com]
This will display as: [1]
Categories
- Add category tags at the bottom of the page to group references by theme.
Format: [[Category:ThemeName]]
- Use existing category names where possible.
Page Titles
Use structured naming for reference pages so they can be searched and reused easily.
Format:
Bibliography/References/Lastname_Year_Title
Example:
Bibliography/References/Messeri_2016_PlacingOuterSpace
BibTeX (for unique reference entries only)
To support exporting citations, you can include a BibTeX block in a <pre> tag:
@book{Messeri2016,
author = {Lisa Messeri},
title = {Placing Outer Space},
year = {2016},
publisher = {Duke University Press}
}