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- | For many people | + | For many people in the Encyclopedia, very little is known outside the fact they played for a particular team, and their basic statistics. Further information about these people may exist, scattered in brief mentions in newspaper articles or ''The Sporting News'', or in team and league media guides, programs, and so forth. Usually, these bits of information are not enough on their own to write an encyclopedic summary in prose for the person, but they may be worth noting systematically to provide clues for future researchers. This article suggests some standards for organizing and formatting this information into an attractive summary. |
== The Media Guide model == | == The Media Guide model == | ||
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=== Header formatting === | === Header formatting === | ||
- | It is recommended to start the | + | It is recommended to start the "Media Guide" section with a second-level header |
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- | == | + | == Career highlights == |
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The '''Personal''' section includes information about the person's origins and family ties. This may include: | The '''Personal''' section includes information about the person's origins and family ties. This may include: | ||
- | * The person's | + | * The person's hometown, as distinct from place of birth; if a person is known to be residing in a particular location, this can be useful information in identifying the person. Hometown is more appropriate for players in the 19th and first part of the 20th century, when players where routinely referred to as being "of" some city. For modern players where birth city is known, a hometown should only be noted if there is some significance to that information. Specific identifying information about a living person's residence or contact information should '''never under any circumstances''' be included. |
- | * | + | * Family relationships. These, including marital status, should only be noted if the related person is themselves notable. A rule of thumb is the relation should be noted if the person has an entry in the SABR Encyclopedia, or in Wikipedia if the person is notable outside of baseball. For instance, see [[Ronnie Retton]], who was the father of Olympic gymnast [[Wikipedia:Mary Lou Retton|Mary Lou Retton]]. |
- | * | + | * Ancestry. Prior to about 1960, information about ethnicity was routinely collected and reported. While this practice is not common today, it is potentially of research interest, as the composition of the baseball player pool has changed over time. It is recommended to refer to this data as "self-reported," unless there is citation of formal genealogical evidence of a player's family origins, and it is preferred to use "ancestry" rather than "ethnicity." Modern terminology should be used; in particular, it was common to refer to players as "Negro," but this should be rendered by today's preferred term "African-American." |
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==== Pre-professional career ==== | ==== Pre-professional career ==== | ||
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This section is for specific achievements. Examples include league leadership in statistical categories, records set or held, superlative performances, and so forth. | This section is for specific achievements. Examples include league leadership in statistical categories, records set or held, superlative performances, and so forth. | ||
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==== Outside of baseball ==== | ==== Outside of baseball ==== | ||
This section organizes significant activities outside of baseball, including off-season employment and post-baseball careers outside of sports. | This section organizes significant activities outside of baseball, including off-season employment and post-baseball careers outside of sports. | ||
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== Examples == | == Examples == |