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Add Illustrating articles section (before/after slider + Rephoto + image policy links)

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	Remember that others can freely contribute to the article when it has been saved. The creator does not have special rights to control the later content.		Remember that others can freely contribute to the article when it has been saved. The creator does not have special rights to control the later content.

			== Illustrating articles ==

			A good photograph brings an article to life. See [[LGBT History Project:Photographs\|Image Rights & Policy]] for where images may come from and the copyright rules, and [[LGBT Archive:Pictures wanted\|Pictures wanted]] for articles that still need one. If you have a modern photograph of a place that also appears in a historic image, you can show the two together as a draggable [[Help:Before-after slider\|before/after slider]] – line the pair up first with the free [https://nearmark.co.uk/rephoto Rephoto app].

	[[Category:Wiki help]]		[[Category:Wiki help]]

Ross Burgess: /* Starting to edit the Wiki */

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Starting to edit the Wiki

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	Once you've been signed up as a registered user, it's probably best to spend some time looking at articles and improving them before you create an article of your own. If you find something wrong in an article, perhaps a spelling mistake, or something you know is factually wrong, click the "Edit" tab at the top of the page. This will show you the page in its markup form. Notice how this relates to the article as it's normally displayed. If you feel confident, just make the changes. To show what you've been doing, put a few words in the "Summary:" box at the bottom, to tell other editors why you made the changes. Once you're happy, click the "Show preview" box at the bottom of the screen and make sure that the article looks as you expect. If all is well, click "Save page" and the new version will be saved in the encyclopaedia.		Once you've been signed up as a registered user, it's probably best to spend some time looking at articles and improving them before you create an article of your own. If you find something wrong in an article, perhaps a spelling mistake, or something you know is factually wrong, click the "Edit" tab at the top of the page. This will show you the page in its markup form. Notice how this relates to the article as it's normally displayed. If you feel confident, just make the changes. To show what you've been doing, put a few words in the "Summary:" box at the bottom, to tell other editors why you made the changes. Once you're happy, click the "Show preview" box at the bottom of the screen and make sure that the article looks as you expect. If all is well, click "Save page" and the new version will be saved in the encyclopaedia.

			See also: [[LGBT Archive:Writing for this Wiki]].

	==Creating a new article==		==Creating a new article==

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Use your own words

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	Write the article in your own words. Do not copy more than a couple of sentences from a published source, and even then give a reference, as otherwise you are likely to be infringing someone's copyright.		Write the article in your own words. Do not copy more than a couple of sentences from a published source, and even then give a reference, as otherwise you are likely to be infringing someone's copyright.

	There's a particular issue with Wikipedia - some of the articles in this Wiki rely heavily on Wikpedia articles, and a few are direct copies (which is permitted under the [[LGBT Archive:Copyrights\|CC BY-SA]] licence used by both Wikipedia and this Wiki, provided it's acknowledged). But ideally this is something to be avoided. as the balance of the article will probably be totally wrong. For instance the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill article on Winston Churchill] on Wikipedia is over 166,000 bytes long and still growing, but doesn't make any mention of any LGBT issues. The [[Winston Churchill\|article about him on this Wiki]] is less than 3,000 bytes long and has only the briefest summary of his life, but mentions a number of points of LGBT interest.		There's a particular issue with Wikipedia - some of the articles in this Wiki rely heavily on Wikpedia articles, and a few are direct copies (which is permitted under the [[LGBT Archive:Copyrights\|CC BY-SA]] licence used by both Wikipedia and this Wiki, provided it's acknowledged). But ideally this is something to be avoided. as the balance of the article will probably be totally wrong. For instance the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill article on Winston Churchill] on Wikipedia is over 166,000 bytes long and still growing, but doesn't make any mention of any LGBT issues. The [[Winston Churchill\|article about him on this Wiki]] is less than 4,000 bytes long and has only the briefest summary of his life, but mentions a number of points of LGBT interest.

	==Use a neutral point of view==		==Use a neutral point of view==

Ross Burgess: /* What subjects are suitable for the Wiki */

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What subjects are suitable for the Wiki

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	==What subjects are suitable for the Wiki==		==What subjects are suitable for the Wiki==

	In general, the Wiki covers any subjects related to LGBT life in the [[UK]] from the earliest times to the present day: remember today's current events are tomorrow's history. Each article should make it clear how it fits in: for instance if writing about a person, make it clear whether they are an LGBT person themselves (and provide references for this, we're not in the business of "outing" people!) or whether they're involved in some other way (for instance by speaking for ~~aor~~ against gay equality) and what their connection is to the UK. In general every article should refer to a source of information, a book, newspaper or magazine article, or external website, that can back up the details you've provided.		In general, the Wiki covers any subjects related to LGBT life in the [[UK]] from the earliest times to the present day: remember today's current events are tomorrow's history. Each article should make it clear how it fits in: for instance if writing about a person, make it clear whether they are an LGBT person themselves (and provide references for this, we're not in the business of "outing" people!) or whether they're involved in some other way (for instance by speaking for or against gay equality) and what their connection is to the UK. In general every article should refer to a source of information, a book, newspaper or magazine article, or external website, that can back up the details you've provided.

	==Use your own words==		==Use your own words==

Ross Burgess: /* Creating a new article */

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Creating a new article

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	If no suitable articles already exist, then you need to start a new article.		If no suitable articles already exist, then you need to start a new article.

	In the search box near the top right of a page, type the title of the new article, then click Go. If the Search page reports :"There were no results matching the query. Create the page "[[xxx]]" on this wiki!" (where xxx is the name of your subject in red) then you can click the red article name to start editing the article.		In the search box near the top right of a page, type the title of the new article, then click Go. If the Search page reports :<tt>"There were no results matching the query. Create the page "[[xxx]]" on this wiki!"</tt> (where <tt>xxx</tt> is the name of your subject in red) then you can click the red article name to start editing the article.

	To start a new page, write a first sentence introducing the subject. This should normally start with the subject title (in bold) and state what sort of person, thing etc the subject is, for instance:		To start a new page, write a first sentence introducing the subject. This should normally start with the subject title (in bold) and state what sort of person, thing etc the subject is, for instance:
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	:'''Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill''' (1874–1965) was a British writer and statesman, who led Britain to victory in the Second World War.		:'''Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill''' (1874–1965) was a British writer and statesman, who led Britain to victory in the Second World War.

	The other thing you should always include in a new article is the sources for the information in it.You should provide a source for any statement that might be contested. Add the reference immediately after the sentence, surrounded by <nowiki><ref></nowiki> and <nowiki></ref></nowiki>, for instance:<br>		The other thing you should always include in a new article is the sources for the information in it.You should provide a source for any statement that might be contested. Add the reference immediately after the sentence, surrounded by <tt><nowiki><ref></nowiki></tt> and <tt><nowiki></ref></nowiki></tt>, for instance:<br>
	<~~pre~~><ref>"Obituary: Sir Paul Latham", The Times, 26 July 1955, page 11.</ref>		<tt><nowiki><ref>"Obituary: Sir Paul Latham", The Times, 26 July 1955, page 11.</ref></nowiki></tt><br>
	<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/cinema/features/consenting-adults.shtml</ref></~~pre~~>		or<br>
			<tt><nowiki><ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/cinema/features/consenting-adults.shtml</ref></nowiki></tt>

	The references ~~should then~~ appear as numbered footnotes at the end of the article.		The references will appear as numbered footnotes at the end of the article.

	Later, you'll learn how to improve the formatting (and see [[Help:Editing]] for guidance on how to use the Wiki markup).		Later, you'll learn how to improve the formatting (and see [[Help:Editing]] for guidance on how to use the Wiki markup).

Ross Burgess at 11:43, 13 July 2016

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	The other thing you should always include in a new article is the sources for the information in it.You should provide a source for any statement that might be contested. Add the reference immediately after the sentence, surrounded by <nowiki><ref></nowiki> and <nowiki></ref></nowiki>, for instance:<br>		The other thing you should always include in a new article is the sources for the information in it.You should provide a source for any statement that might be contested. Add the reference immediately after the sentence, surrounded by <nowiki><ref></nowiki> and <nowiki></ref></nowiki>, for instance:<br>
	:<~~nowiki~~><ref>"Obituary: Sir Paul Latham", The Times, 26 July 1955, 11.</ref></~~nowiki~~><br />		<pre><ref>"Obituary: Sir Paul Latham", The Times, 26 July 1955, page 11.</ref>
			<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/cinema/features/consenting-adults.shtml</ref></pre>

	~~<nowiki>http://www-03~~.~~ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/space/space_shuttle.html</nowiki>~~		The references should then appear as numbered footnotes at the end of the article.

	Later, you'll learn how to ~~format them to appear as footnotes~~ (and see [[Help:Editing]] for guidance on how to use the Wiki markup).		Later, you'll learn how to improve the formatting (and see [[Help:Editing]] for guidance on how to use the Wiki markup).

	When you are done, press "Show preview" to take a look at how the page will appear. Try to fix any formatting errors, then click "Save page" at the bottom. Your article is now part of the Wiki and may be edited by anyone.		When you are done, press "Show preview" to take a look at how the page will appear. Try to fix any formatting errors, then click "Save page" at the bottom. Your article is now part of the Wiki and may be edited by anyone.

Ross Burgess: /* Creating a new article */

2016-07-13T11:26:20Z

Creating a new article

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	If no suitable articles already exist, then you need to start a new article.		If no suitable articles already exist, then you need to start a new article.

	In the search box near the top right of a page, type the title of the new article, then click Go. If the Search page reports "There were no results matching the query. Create the page "[[xxx]]" on this wiki!" (where xxx is the name of your subject in red) then you can click the red article name to start editing the article.		In the search box near the top right of a page, type the title of the new article, then click Go. If the Search page reports :"There were no results matching the query. Create the page "[[xxx]]" on this wiki!" (where xxx is the name of your subject in red) then you can click the red article name to start editing the article.

	To start a new page, write a first sentence introducing the subject. This should normally start with the subject title (in bold) and state what sort of person, thing etc the subject is, for instance:		To start a new page, write a first sentence introducing the subject. This should normally start with the subject title (in bold) and state what sort of person, thing etc the subject is, for instance:
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	:'''Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill''' (1874–1965) was a British writer and statesman, who led Britain to victory in the Second World War.		:'''Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill''' (1874–1965) was a British writer and statesman, who led Britain to victory in the Second World War.

	The other thing you should always include in a new article is ~~a list of~~ the ~~source(s)~~ for the information in it. ~~For now~~, ~~just enter them like this (~~and ~~they will automatically turn into links)~~		The other thing you should always include in a new article is the sources for the information in it.You should provide a source for any statement that might be contested. Add the reference immediately after the sentence, surrounded by <nowiki><ref></nowiki> and <nowiki></ref></nowiki>, for instance:<br>
			:<nowiki><ref>"Obituary: Sir Paul Latham", The Times, 26 July 1955, 11.</ref></nowiki><br />
	<nowiki>~~http~~:~~//www~~.~~nytimes.com~~/~~2007/04/12/books/12vonnegut.html~~</nowiki><br />

	<nowiki>http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/space/space_shuttle.html</nowiki>		<nowiki>http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/space/space_shuttle.html</nowiki>

Ross Burgess: /* Creating a new article */

2016-07-13T11:07:30Z

Creating a new article

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	To start a new page, write a first sentence introducing the subject. This should normally start with the subject title (in bold) and state what sort of person, thing etc the subject is, for instance:		To start a new page, write a first sentence introducing the subject. This should normally start with the subject title (in bold) and state what sort of person, thing etc the subject is, for instance:

	'''Somerset Lesbian Network''' ('''SLN''') is a group for lesbian, bisexual and questioning women in Somerset.		:'''Somerset Lesbian Network''' ('''SLN''') is a group for lesbian, bisexual and questioning women in Somerset.

	In the case of a person, always include the dates of birth and death (if known), and what the person is noted for, for instance:		In the case of a person, always include the dates of birth and death (if known), and what the person is noted for, for instance:

	'''Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill''' (1874–1965) was a British writer and statesman, who led Britain to victory in the Second World War.		:'''Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill''' (1874–1965) was a British writer and statesman, who led Britain to victory in the Second World War.

	The other thing you should always include in a new article is a list of the source(s) for the information in it. For now, just enter them like this (and they will automatically turn into links)		The other thing you should always include in a new article is a list of the source(s) for the information in it. For now, just enter them like this (and they will automatically turn into links)

Ross Burgess at 15:17, 22 February 2016

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	Write the article in your own words. Do not copy more than a couple of sentences from a published source, and even then give a reference, as otherwise you are likely to be infringing someone's copyright.		Write the article in your own words. Do not copy more than a couple of sentences from a published source, and even then give a reference, as otherwise you are likely to be infringing someone's copyright.

	There's a particular issue with Wikipedia - some of the articles in this Wiki rely heavily on Wikpedia articles, and a few are direct copies (which is permitted under the [[~~LGBT_History_UK~~:Copyrights\|CC BY-SA]] licence used by both Wikipedia and this Wiki, provided it's ~~acnowledged~~). But ideally this is something to be avoided. as the balance of the article will probably be totally wrong. For instance the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill article on Winston Churchill] on Wikipedia is over 166,000 bytes long and still growing, but doesn't make any mention of any LGBT issues. The [[Winston Churchill\|article about him on this Wiki]] is less than 3,000 bytes long and has only the briefest summary of his life, but mentions a number of points of LGBT interest.		There's a particular issue with Wikipedia - some of the articles in this Wiki rely heavily on Wikpedia articles, and a few are direct copies (which is permitted under the [[LGBT Archive:Copyrights\|CC BY-SA]] licence used by both Wikipedia and this Wiki, provided it's acknowledged). But ideally this is something to be avoided. as the balance of the article will probably be totally wrong. For instance the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill article on Winston Churchill] on Wikipedia is over 166,000 bytes long and still growing, but doesn't make any mention of any LGBT issues. The [[Winston Churchill\|article about him on this Wiki]] is less than 3,000 bytes long and has only the briefest summary of his life, but mentions a number of points of LGBT interest.

	==Use a neutral point of view==		==Use a neutral point of view==

Ross Burgess at 15:15, 22 February 2016

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	This page, '''Help:Contents''', gives guidance on how to use the UK LGBT ~~History~~ Wiki, and also how to create new articles and improve existing ones.		This page, '''Help:Contents''', gives guidance on how to use the UK LGBT Archive Wiki, and also how to create new articles and improve existing ones.

	''For generic help on editing Mediawiki pages, see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents.''		''For generic help on editing Mediawiki pages, see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents.''