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<big>'''Welcome to the development site for the SABR Baseball Encyclopedia project'''</big>
<big>'''Welcome to the development site for the SABR Baseball Encyclopedia project'''</big>
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Currently featuring articles about {{#ask: [[person-name-last::+]] | format=count}} people, {{#ask: [[league-key-sabr::+]] | format=count}} league-seasons, {{#ask: [[team-key-sabr::+]] | format=count}} team-seasons, and {{#ask: [[park-name::+]] | format=count}} ballparks.
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Currently featuring articles about {{PAGESINCATEGORY:People}} people, {{#ask: [[league-key-sabr::+]] | format=count}} league-seasons, {{#ask: [[team-key-sabr::+]] | format=count}} team-seasons, and {{#ask: [[park-name::+]] | format=count}} ballparks.
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Since the Encyclopedia is still in development, it is more of a '''project''' than a '''resource'''. If you are interested in doing research and helping build the Encyclopedia into a more valuable resource, you can get started with one of the projects listed on the right.
Since the Encyclopedia is still in development, it is more of a '''project''' than a '''resource'''. If you are interested in doing research and helping build the Encyclopedia into a more valuable resource, you can get started with one of the projects listed on the right.
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To find information a player, just enter their name (full name or surname) into the search box at left and hit enter.
To find information a player, just enter their name (full name or surname) into the search box at left and hit enter.
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For a quick example of how most articles look now (unfinished), see [[Warren Spahn]]. For an example of a well-developed article, see [[Grady Sizemore]].
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Sabrpedia.org also features research from the Collegiate Baseball Committee. Much of the research has not been fully integrated into the Encyclopedia (this is a [[Help:Formatting collegiate baseball articles|project in progress]]), but the information is there and may be useful to you. You can browse the information using [[:Category:Colleges]] or enter the name of a college in the search box and hit enter.
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Sabrpedia.org also features research from the '''Collegiate Baseball Committee'''. Much of the research has not been fully integrated into the Encyclopedia (this is a [[Help:Formatting collegiate baseball articles|project in progress]]), but the information is there and may be useful to you.  
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You can browse college information using [[:Category:Colleges]] or enter the name of a college in the search box and hit enter.
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If you would like to get involved in building the Encyclopedia, there are three well-defined projects that you can start with immediately. Start by watching or reading the general guide to the editing process, then look at the projects below.
If you would like to get involved in building the Encyclopedia, there are three well-defined projects that you can start with immediately. Start by watching or reading the general guide to the editing process, then look at the projects below.
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* [[Help:Introduction to editing in the Encyclopedia|Introduction to editing]] &ndash; Information about the editing process and editorial review (text or screencast video).
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* [[Help:Introduction to editing in the Encyclopedia|Introduction to editing]] &ndash; Information about the editing process and editorial review. Text or video (screencast)
* Projects:
* Projects:
** [[Help:Writing about a person|Short bios]] &ndash; Brief narratives about players; a non-technical research project good for those who know some players well.
** [[Help:Writing about a person|Short bios]] &ndash; Brief narratives about players; a non-technical research project good for those who know some players well.
** [[Help:Adding pictures to articles|Pictures]] &ndash; Uploading pictures and connecting them with their subjects; a mildly technical project good for those who like pictorial research.
** [[Help:Adding pictures to articles|Pictures]] &ndash; Uploading pictures and connecting them with their subjects; a mildly technical project good for those who like pictorial research.
** [[Help:Formatting collegiate baseball articles|Collegiate Baseball]] &ndash; Integrating existing research into the encyclopedia; a technical project of organization good for those comfortable with wikitext.
** [[Help:Formatting collegiate baseball articles|Collegiate Baseball]] &ndash; Integrating existing research into the encyclopedia; a technical project of organization good for those comfortable with wikitext.
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* Other things to know:
 
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** [[Help:Contents|Help]] &ndash; Index of all help pages (this link is at the left of every page)
 
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** [[SABR Encyclopedia:Known issues|Known Issues]] &ndash; Technical and organizational problems in the Encyclopedia that are known to the design team.
 
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