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''Pages in the '''Document''' namespace ''(i.e. with names which begin "Document:") ''are finished pieces of work'', by whoever is credited as the source in the section named "Document Provenance". '''They should not be edited like normal pages'''. The only allowable edits outside the metadata (the author, source, and such items inside the [[template:DocProv]] template) are page formatting improvements (such as wikifying links).
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''Pages in the '''Document''' namespace ''(i.e. with names which begin "Document:") ''are finished pieces of work and so two special rules apply.
  
* See the [[Help:WikiSpooksHelp|WikiSpooks Help]] page for more details.
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== 1. Use Template:DocProv ==
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Although it is not featured in some older documents, the [[template:DocProv]] template should be used at the top of all new items in the document namespace. It provides a convenient way to list all the editable items (i.e. the metadata such as the author, source, date and so on).
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== 2. No Content Editing ==
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Unlike other namespaces, where page editing is encouraged, content of pages in the 'document:' namespace should not be changed, since they are finished pieces of work by the author(s) credited in the DocProv template. Page formatting improvements (such as wikifying links) is acceptable, as is the fixing of typos, but no other edits are acceptable; the authenticity of source documents must be preserved.
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* ''See the [[Help:WikiSpooksHelp|WikiSpooks Help]] page for more details of namespaces''
  
 
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Revision as of 10:59, 29 October 2013

Pages in the Document namespace (i.e. with names which begin "Document:") are finished pieces of work and so two special rules apply.

1. Use Template:DocProv

Although it is not featured in some older documents, the template:DocProv template should be used at the top of all new items in the document namespace. It provides a convenient way to list all the editable items (i.e. the metadata such as the author, source, date and so on).

2. No Content Editing

Unlike other namespaces, where page editing is encouraged, content of pages in the 'document:' namespace should not be changed, since they are finished pieces of work by the author(s) credited in the DocProv template. Page formatting improvements (such as wikifying links) is acceptable, as is the fixing of typos, but no other edits are acceptable; the authenticity of source documents must be preserved.