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When we translate, we should always keep this question in mind: '''what is the most logical way to make this document fit the expectations of those who will be using it?''' Let’s try to detail our current approach.{{efn|Like with any other digital document, there are no strict rules for what makes the best digital document. We are still in an incunabular stage when it comes to the digital. So think of these as guidelines on how we might approach our work here. There may be a better way. If so, we may change our approach. But for now, this is how we do it.}} | When we translate, we should always keep this question in mind: '''what is the most logical way to make this document fit the expectations of those who will be using it?''' Let’s try to detail our current approach.{{efn|Like with any other digital document, there are no strict rules for what makes the best digital document. We are still in an incunabular stage when it comes to the digital. So think of these as guidelines on how we might approach our work here. There may be a better way. If so, we may change our approach. But for now, this is how we do it.}} | ||
I will try to include everything you need on this document, but I will often link to Wikipedia for more detailed explanations of certain concepts and procedures. I hope that you will not need these additional resources, but they are there for further clarification if necessary. I recommend opening links in tabs, so you don’t get lost, and you can keep certain tabs open for reference. | |||
== Get Started == | == Get Started == | ||
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=== Get Your Account === | === Get Your Account === | ||
First off, you need to request an account. If you have a particular user name in mind, let me know. Mine is '''Grlucas''', but yours can be anything | First off, you need to request an account. If you have a particular user name in mind, let me know. Mine is '''Grlucas''', but yours can be anything you’d like. I will create an account for you with a temporary password using the email address you sent the request with. You will need to confirm your account, log in, and change your password. Then, you’re ready to edit. | ||
=== Get Your Article === | === Get Your Article === | ||
Begin your journey by requesting an article from the editor. If you have no preference, just send an email to '''{{nospam|editor|projectmailer.net}}''' and ask for the next article, or request a red link article (meaning it needs to be added), being sure to give the volume number. | Begin your journey by requesting an article from the editor. If you have no preference, just send an email to '''{{nospam|editor|projectmailer.net}}''' and ask for the next article, or request a red link article (meaning it needs to be added) from any [[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}|volume available]], being sure to give the volume number. I will send you the article as a PDF, including an abstract (if it has one) and writer biography.{{efn|PDF is how I get the final digital form of the journal, which is made for print, so it always contains digital errors. Part of our job is to be sure we catch and correct these errors.}} | ||
== Before Editing == | == Before Editing == | ||
An obvious way to approach this task would be to look at an example article to see how | [[File:Mr-editor.jpg|thumb|'''Fig 1'''. The editor.]] | ||
An obvious way to approach this task would be to look at an example article to see how another digital editor translated it, like [[Andrew M. Gordon]]’s “[[Mailer’s Use of Wilhelm Reich]],” or really any of the other available texts. If you go to the page, you can click the “Edit” tab to get to the editor and review all of the wiki coding that presents the usable text (see '''Fig 1'''). | |||
The rest of this document breaks down each of the common elements that every article will use. You should keep your example article open in a tab so you can refer to it, if necessary. | |||
Finally, go to the [[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}|volume]] your article is in, and click on the title’s red link. This should bring up an editor, so that you are now editing the article. | |||
=== Subpages === | |||
We have recently switched to using [[w:Wikipedia:Subpages|subpages]] for articles, so they fall into a hierarchical structure under the appropriate volumes. This should not really be an issue in your editing, but I just wanted to mention it in case you saw older articles that did not follow the same naming scheme. All articles assigned to volunteer editors will use the subpage structure. | |||
== Title == | |||
If you clicked on the red link to begin creating the article, the title has been chosen for you. However, we want to italicize ''The Mailer Review'', so we have to use a code called <code><nowiki>{{DISPLAYTITLE}}</nowiki></code>. With this element, you can insert necessary text formatting, like [[w:MOS:ITALIC|italics]]: | |||
<blockquote> | |||
<code><nowiki>{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The Mailer Review''/Volume 12, 2018/Reflections}}</nowiki></code> | |||
</blockquote> | |||
Putting two apostrophes (<code><nowiki>''</nowiki></code>) on both sides of <code><nowiki>The Mailer Review</nowiki></code> will italicize the journal name in the published document; like from our [[The Mailer Review/Volume 12, 2018/Reflections|example above]]. Once you’ve entered your title, click the “Show preview” button under the editor window to see the results.{{efn|Get into the habit of clicking this button with every bit that you add to the article. It allows you to quickly see if you’ve made a mistake, so you can fix it before saving.}} Note that the title must otherwise be exactly the same, or the system will ignore the code and spit out an error. If it does, just review your code carefully and fix what’s needed. | |||
== Header == | == Header == | ||
The first item added | |||
== Byline == | == Byline == | ||