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== Basic editing ==
== Basic editing ==
These topics are directed at anyone who wishes to edit the Encyclopedia - they contain basic information on how to make edits and understand the Encyclopedia.
These topics are directed at anyone who wishes to edit the Encyclopedia - they contain basic information on how to make edits and understand the Encyclopedia.
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* [[Help:Articles|Articles]]: The scope of the Encyclopedia and articles in the Encyclopedia.
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* [[Help:How to edit a page|How to edit a page]] - Basics on syntax, editing, and saving.
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* [[Help:How to edit a page|How to edit a page]]: Basics on syntax, editing, and saving.
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* [[Help:Citing sources|Citing sources]] - Help on including citations from different sources, and how to create footnotes
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* [[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]]
* People
* People
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** [[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  
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** [[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  
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** [[Help:Brief biographical outlines|Brief biographical outlines]]: Recommendations for structuring the content of articles on people, when all you have is miscellaneous information from individual newspaper articles or media guides.
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** [[Help:Editing demographic information|Editing demographic information]] - How and when to update biographical information
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** [[Help:Editing demographic information|Editing demographic information]]: How and when to update demographic information, including names, height and weight, batting and throwing hands, and dates and places of birth or death.
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** [[Help:Linking to people|Linking to people]] - Adding links to people who may or may not be in the encyclopedia
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** [[Help:Linking to people|Linking to people]]: Adding links to people who may or may not be in the Encyclopedia.
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** [[Help:Categories for people|Categories for people]]: Categories organizing people by roles inside and outside of baseball, and templates for placing person articles in those categories.
** [[Help:Categories for people|Categories for people]]: Categories organizing people by roles inside and outside of baseball, and templates for placing person articles in those categories.
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** [[Help:Career timelines|Career timelines]]: How to specify formally the roles a person played in his or her baseball career.
 
* [[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: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.
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These topics describe specific projects in the Encyclopedia. They are good reading for anyone interested in these projects.
These topics describe specific projects in the Encyclopedia. They are good reading for anyone interested in these projects.
* [[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.
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* [[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.
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* [[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.
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* General guidelines and information about pages referring to people.
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* [[Help:People]]: General guidelines and information about pages referring to people.
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** [[Help:Structure of person articles]]: Explains what you see when you edit an article whose subject is a person, and where to put information
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** [[Help:Brief biographical outlines]]: Recommendations for structuring the content of articles on people, when all you have is miscellaneous information from individual newspaper articles or media guides.
** [[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.
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* [[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.
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* [[Help:Administration]]
 

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