Help:Submitting early baseball research

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This page will walk you through entering and editing information for articles relating to early baseball. For help or instructions on general editing of the encyclopaedia, visit the Introduction to editing in the encyclopedia page.

Adding information

There are three areas in which you can add information: games, clubs, and predeccesors games. We'll take a look at each.

Adding games

Add game information entry page

Once you are at an early games site, you can add new games to the list. Find the link for "Add games," at the end of the Early games section. Once you click it, a screen will open where you can enter in all the information from that game. There is a screenshot of that web page on the right side. Fill in all known information, while keeping a few things in mind:

  • Only enter information that you are ABSOLUTELY SURE of. If there is any doubt about information, you can write a note about that in the summary box at the bottom of the screen
  • Include as much information as possible, but do not make up information just to fill in the boxes.

Once you are finished with the basic data, you should move on to the the summary box below. This summary should include a description of why you believe the game took place on this date, and what evidence you have found for whether or not it was played under New York base ball rules. Please cite sources. Games added with no source information will not be added to the database. Leave a space between each paragraph so that the information formats correctly after everything is complete.

When you are done with the summary, click on Save page. This will take you back to the page for the region you are working on. The information you entered will be in gray; these items will be approved and then turn into the proper color.

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