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==Conventions Relating to Historical Documents== | ==Conventions Relating to Historical Documents== | ||
Documents may be represented as wiki-text or as traditional "files" | Documents may be represented as wiki-text or as traditional "files." Either way, since the purpose of including documents in the wiki is to allow users access to the original document content, preserving the original content is the primary consideration in matters of conversion, formatting, and so on. The details of exactly what will be preserved will necessarily depend on the presentation format. There is a trade-off among presentation consistency, ease of use, and fidelity to the original. However, in general all conversions/presentations should, at the very least, preserve the basic text itself, including spelling, capitalization, and punctuation as in the original. | ||
===Conventions for Representing Documents as "Files"=== | ===Conventions for Representing Documents as "Files"=== | ||
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Note that the page names should be chosen for clarity and should as much as possible be consistent among pages representing a series or other collection of documents of a particular type. The page name need not be (and typically will not be) identical to the top line of the title page of the original document. For example, if in creating reports of conventions the secretary for one year put "1992 Convention Report" at the top and the secretary for the next year put "Report of the 1993 Convention" at the top, the corresponding Document pages should still be named in a uniform way: "Document:Convention Report 1992", "Document:Convention Report 1993", and so on. The original title and any other identifying text that appeared at the beginning of the original document should be preserved as part of the page content. | Note that the page names should be chosen for clarity and should as much as possible be consistent among pages representing a series or other collection of documents of a particular type. The page name need not be (and typically will not be) identical to the top line of the title page of the original document. For example, if in creating reports of conventions the secretary for one year put "1992 Convention Report" at the top and the secretary for the next year put "Report of the 1993 Convention" at the top, the corresponding Document pages should still be named in a uniform way: "Document:Convention Report 1992", "Document:Convention Report 1993", and so on. The original title and any other identifying text that appeared at the beginning of the original document should be preserved as part of the page content. | ||
If there is a series of documents regularly produced by a particular committee or other body, the name or an abbreviation of the name of that body should be included as part of the document type along with the general type. For example "State Convention Report" rather than just "Report", "LNC Minutes" rather than just "Minutes". The particular instances of such documents can then be distinguished by the year/date which follows. If a document relates to a one-time event or ad hoc committee, then a name starting with just "Report" or "Minutes" may be appropriate (but the name of the event/meeting should still be | If there is a series of documents regularly produced by a particular committee or other body, the name or an abbreviation of the name of that body should be included as part of the document type along with the general type. For example "State Convention Report" rather than just "Report", "LNC Minutes" rather than just "Minutes". The particular instances of such documents can then be distinguished by the year/date which follows. If a document relates to a one-time event or ad hoc committee, then a name starting with just "Report" or "Minutes" may be appropriate (but the name of the event/meeting should still be included somewhere, as should the date since another event with a similar name may happen in the future). | ||
Since many different Libertarian Party organizations may have documents of the same type (e.g., bylaws) and committees with similar names (e.g., "Executive Committee"), consideration should be given to this in choosing names for document pages. In general, if there is any reason to believe that the same terminology for a type of document is in use both by the national LP and by state affiliates, this distinction should be included in the associated page names. Pages for national documents should include the word "National" (e.g., "Document:National Bylaws 2012") unless there is already something in the name that clearly implies national (e.g., "Document:LNC Minutes 1 September 1991"). Minutes of state executive committees should have names that include both the state and the name of the committee (e.g., "Document: California Executive Committee Minutes 10 February 2018"). | Since many different Libertarian Party organizations may have documents of the same type (e.g., bylaws) and committees with similar names (e.g., "Executive Committee"), consideration should be given to this in choosing names for document pages. In general, if there is any reason to believe that the same terminology for a type of document is in use both by the national LP and by state affiliates, this distinction should be included in the associated page names. Pages for national documents should include the word "National" (e.g., "Document:National Bylaws 2012") unless there is already something in the name that clearly implies national (e.g., "Document:LNC Minutes 1 September 1991"). Minutes of state executive committees should have names that include both the state and the name of the committee (e.g., "Document: California Executive Committee Minutes 10 February 2018"). | ||
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Such conversions can be complicated by factors such as: (1) the availability of multiple "originals", either in the same or different formats, (2) errors made in the course of earlier conversions, and even (3) errors in the "originals". For a detailed discussion of these considerations see [[LPedia:Text Conversion Guidelines]]. | Such conversions can be complicated by factors such as: (1) the availability of multiple "originals", either in the same or different formats, (2) errors made in the course of earlier conversions, and even (3) errors in the "originals". For a detailed discussion of these considerations see [[LPedia:Text Conversion Guidelines]]. | ||
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If the document contains and attendance roster (such as in meeting minutes), the main members of the body need only be internal linked at that first occurence. Additional names that appear elsewhere should be linked where they appear. | |||
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However in cases where the same document is available in multiple representations, it may be appropriate in some cases to provide links to more than one, and in such cases the distinction should be noted somehow, either in the link text or beside it. | However in cases where the same document is available in multiple representations, it may be appropriate in some cases to provide links to more than one, and in such cases the distinction should be noted somehow, either in the link text or beside it. | ||
==File Names== | ==File Names== | ||