Trinity College Bicentennial Project, local style guide

Style guide – use the main dokuwiki page for editing style guidance.

See also Trinity College's Editorial Style Guide.

Style for indicating class years, follow the Springfield College Guide generally.

See also general syntax help

Each time you begin editing a new page, you will see a template that looks like this. Replace the genericized text, but not any of the dashes or brackets. The template will include:

• The page name in H1. If the page is about a person, list as first then last, with no credentials or salutations.
• a “Sources” section, separated with a horizontal rule; The Sources title should be in H2

Link using meaningful phrases; do not write out the URL longhand

• Cross link to other articles within wiki wherever possible
• See syntax and tips for links
• Avoid linking to paywalled sources

For each entry in the main index (start page), create a one-sentence description with a period at the end

Use see and see also references when things have multiple names or acronyms

Each article should address who, what, where, why and how, as much as possible. Photographs of places are always helpful. Articles should have a minimum of approximately 100 words, otherwise the topic should be folded into a larger topic.

Article depth/length: - Level 1: 100 words, minimal information - Level 2: a couple of paragraphs - Level 3: more in-depth coverage for major topics, e.g. library, athletics, etc.

Images should be included in each entry, if possible. Photos should be left or right justified, with the text next to it.

• If there is more than one photo, vary the side that they are on, e.g, if the first one is on the left, put the next one on the right
• The size of the photo should be in balance with the amount of text, e.g., use a bigger photo with a lot of text and a smaller photo with less text
• All photos should have a caption and a photo credit, if available

Add a caption to images using the installed imageBox plugin.

Just add [ ] around the image tag.

[{{ImagePath|Caption}}]

The caption can be formatted.

• For direct quotes in the text, use a superscript number that links to source
  • The best way to do this is use the built-in footnote syntax described at the bottom of this page. In this case, you can use an abbreviated listing of the source, e.g. Knapp and Knapp, pg. 245.
• Paraphrased information doesn’t have to be linked but the source should still be listed
• List sources in chronological order with most recent at the top
• Entries should have a period at the end, unless it is a website
• Sample citation: History of Trinity College (1967) by Glenn Weaver, pp. 34-40.
• If there was only page used, entry should read “p. 35,” not “pp. 35”
• Regarding Peter Knapp's book, the authors should be written as “Peter and Anne Knapp” with the “and” spelled out instead of using “&”

Include tag(s) in each entry

Starting list of tags:

* academics 
* alumni 
* athletics
* bipoc
* events
* faculty 
* lgbtq 
* military
* organizations
* people 
* places 
* presidents 
* publications
* students 
* traditions
* women 

Add the following syntax to any page and it will redirect: ~~ REDIRECT> namespace:page ~~ (no spaces)

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Please Come Back Later! - Shows “WORK IN PROGRESS!” Please Come back Later.

Thank You for Your Patience - Shows more nuanced language regarding more complex entries.

“We are working on developing a comprehensive narrative to tell the rich and complex history of this community. We want to ensure that more voices and perspectives are included in the creation of this entry, so it will take a little longer to write. Thank you for your patience!”