Editing Help:Contents

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== 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.
* [[Help:Articles|Articles]]: The scope of the Encyclopedia and articles in the Encyclopedia.
* [[Help:How to edit a page|How to edit a page]]: Basics on syntax, editing, and saving.
* [[Help:Citing sources|Citing sources]]: Help on including citations from different sources, and how to create footnotes
* [[Help:Structure of non-person articles|Structure of non-person articles]]
* People
** [[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: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.
** [[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.
** [[Help:Linking to people|Linking to people]]: Adding links to people who may or may not be in the Encyclopedia.
** [[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: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: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.

== 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: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.

== Advanced Topics ==
These topics are primarily of interest to people who are interested in the Encyclopedia as a project. These articles all go beyond the process of doing research into topics like moderating submissions, standards, and policies. 
* [[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:Reviewing revisions]]: Guidelines for reviewers evaluating contributed edits.
* General guidelines and information about pages referring to people.
** [[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: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: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.
* [[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.
* [[Help:Administration]]