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This page will link to all help pages, as they are created. If there is a topic that you think should be covered, please add a note to the discussion page (see tab at top). | This page will link to all help pages, as they are created. If there is a topic that you think should be covered, please add a note to the discussion page (see tab at top). | ||
== Basic editing == | == Basic editing == | ||
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- | + | * [[Help:How to edit a page|How to edit a page]] - Basics on syntax, editing, and saving. | |
- | * [[Help:How to edit a page|How to edit a page]] | + | * [[Help:Citing sources|Citing sources]] - Help on including citations from different sources, and how to create footnotes |
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* [[Help:Structure of non-person articles|Structure of non-person articles]] | * [[Help:Structure of non-person articles|Structure of non-person articles]] | ||
- | * | + | * [[Help:Linking to people|Linking to people]] - Adding links to people who may or may not be in the encyclopedia |
- | + | * [[Help:Adding a page for a person|Adding a page for a person]] - How and when to create a page for a person not represented in the Encyclopedia | |
- | + | * [[Help:Editing biographical information|Editing biographical information]] - How and when to update biographical information | |
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* [[Help:How to use discussion pages|How to use discussion pages]] - What to put there, why to put it there, how to put it. | * [[Help:How to use discussion pages|How to use discussion pages]] - What to put there, why to put it there, how to put it. | ||
+ | * [[Help:Categorizing|Categorizing]] - How to place pages into categories for organization. | ||
* [[Help:Math formulas|Math formulas]] - How to insert math formulas into articles on statistics. | * [[Help:Math formulas|Math formulas]] - How to insert math formulas into articles on statistics. | ||
* [[Help:Discussion pages|Discussion pages]] - Why there are "Talk" pages for articles, and how to use them. | * [[Help:Discussion pages|Discussion pages]] - Why there are "Talk" pages for articles, and how to use them. | ||
== Projects == | == Projects == | ||
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* [[Help:Writing about a person|Writing about a person]] - Writing short biographies and summaries of players is a non-technical research project good for those who know some players well. | * [[Help:Writing about a person|Writing about a person]] - Writing short biographies and summaries of players is a non-technical research project good for those who know some players well. | ||
+ | * [[Help:Formatting collegiate baseball articles|Formatting collegiate baseball articles]] - A technical project of organization good for those comfortable with wikitext. | ||
* [[Help:Adding pictures to articles|Adding pictures to articles]] - A mildly technical project good for those who do pictorial research. | * [[Help:Adding pictures to articles|Adding pictures to articles]] - A mildly technical project good for those who do pictorial research. | ||
== Advanced Topics == | == Advanced Topics == | ||
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* [[Help:Cleanup resources]]: Using the templates and categories provided to organize pages requiring cleanup and improvement. | * [[Help:Cleanup resources]]: Using the templates and categories provided to organize pages requiring cleanup and improvement. | ||
* [[Help:Disagreement]]: How to deal with unresolved disagreements when sources provide conflicting information. | * [[Help:Disagreement]]: How to deal with unresolved disagreements when sources provide conflicting information. | ||
* [[Help:Reviewing revisions]]: Guidelines for reviewers evaluating contributed edits. | * [[Help:Reviewing revisions]]: Guidelines for reviewers evaluating contributed edits. | ||
- | * General guidelines and information about pages referring to people. | + | * [[Help:People]]: General guidelines and information about pages referring to people. |
+ | ** [[Help:Structure of person articles]] - Explains what you see when you edit an article whose subject is a person, and where to put information | ||
** [[Help:Editing People Pages]]: Some how-tos for common situations that arise when doing biographical research. | ** [[Help:Editing People Pages]]: Some how-tos for common situations that arise when doing biographical research. | ||
** [[Help:Naming conventions (people)]]: Naming conventions for pages referring to people. | ** [[Help:Naming conventions (people)]]: Naming conventions for pages referring to people. | ||
+ | ** [[Help:Categories for people]]: Categories organizing people by roles inside and outside of baseball, and templates for placing person articles in those categories. | ||
** [[Help:College names]]: Standard names for colleges and universities for use in infoboxes for people. | ** [[Help:College names]]: Standard names for colleges and universities for use in infoboxes for people. | ||
* [[Help:Ballparks]]: General guidelines and information about pages referring to ballparks. | * [[Help:Ballparks]]: General guidelines and information about pages referring to ballparks. | ||
* [[Help:External links]]: The Encyclopedia aims to organize existing information as well as provide an authoritative resource. Here are some guidelines for external linking. | * [[Help:External links]]: The Encyclopedia aims to organize existing information as well as provide an authoritative resource. Here are some guidelines for external linking. | ||
* [[Help:Naming conventions]] - Very technical guidelines on names of pages, templates, variables, etc. | * [[Help:Naming conventions]] - Very technical guidelines on names of pages, templates, variables, etc. | ||
+ | * [[Help:Sabr-lightbox-link parser function]] - How (and why) the custom parser function works | ||
* [[SABR Encyclopedia:Job Jar]]: Looking for ways to help move the project forward in your spare time, without a long-term commitment? The Job Jar lists helpful tasks which can be accomplished in seconds or minutes. | * [[SABR Encyclopedia:Job Jar]]: Looking for ways to help move the project forward in your spare time, without a long-term commitment? The Job Jar lists helpful tasks which can be accomplished in seconds or minutes. | ||
* [[SABR Encyclopedia:Projects]]: Larger projects in progress, or in need of someone to launch or take over. | * [[SABR Encyclopedia:Projects]]: Larger projects in progress, or in need of someone to launch or take over. | ||
- | * [[ | + | * [[SABR Encyclopedia:Design issues]]: Conceptual issues arising in designing and organizing the information on hundreds of thousands of pages. |
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