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==HBCN== | ==HBCN== | ||
Moderate. The Folgerpedia HBCN's need to be worked out. --Deborah J. Leslie 15:43, 20 March 2014 (EDT) | |||
==Origin of page== | ==Origin of page== | ||
http://bard.folger.edu/cgi-bin/view.pl/Main/CentralLibrary/CatHBCNs --Deborah J. Leslie 15:43, 20 March 2014 (EDT) | http://bard.folger.edu/cgi-bin/view.pl/Main/CentralLibrary/CatHBCNs --Deborah J. Leslie 15:43, 20 March 2014 (EDT) | ||
== | == Terminology == | ||
We probably shouldn't name this page "HBCNs," although the term (certainly) and its explanation (probably) should be included. Q: After the title, should they be referred in the text as "Advisory statements" or "HBCNs." I've chosen the latter for now ... --Deborah J. Leslie 16:19, 20 March 2014 (EDT) | We probably shouldn't name this page "HBCNs," although the term (certainly) and its explanation (probably) should be included. | ||
Q: After the title, should they be referred in the text as "Advisory statements" or "HBCNs." I've chosen the latter for now ... | |||
--Deborah J. Leslie 16:19, 20 March 2014 (EDT) | |||
== Wording of Folgerpedia HBCNs == | |||
There seems to be in the ether a fairly standard array of language strength in introducing advisory or precautionary statements. See, for example, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precautionary_statement Precautionary statement] | |||
*warning | |||
*caution | |||
*notice (or note) | |||
MediaWiki probably has standard language we can build on --Deborah J. Leslie 16:55, 20 March 2014 (EDT) | |||
:I created two templates using MediaWiki "Message boxes" as a model. The colors still need to be tweaked, and the text itself can always be changed. Both have the MediaWiki "Information" icon. | |||
:* "Draft" displays "This article is currently a draft" in the message box | |||
:* "Legacy" displays "This article contains text copied from legacy files and may or may not reflect current information" in the message box.--[[User:ErinBlake|Erin Blake]] ([[User talk:ErinBlake|talk]]) 23:42, 22 March 2014 (EDT) | |||
::How do you get your signature to display this way instead of just your name? --Deborah J. Leslie 18:02, 2 April 2014 (EDT) | |||
Latest revision as of 17:02, 2 April 2014
HBCN
Moderate. The Folgerpedia HBCN's need to be worked out. --Deborah J. Leslie 15:43, 20 March 2014 (EDT)
Origin of page
http://bard.folger.edu/cgi-bin/view.pl/Main/CentralLibrary/CatHBCNs --Deborah J. Leslie 15:43, 20 March 2014 (EDT)
Terminology
We probably shouldn't name this page "HBCNs," although the term (certainly) and its explanation (probably) should be included. Q: After the title, should they be referred in the text as "Advisory statements" or "HBCNs." I've chosen the latter for now ... --Deborah J. Leslie 16:19, 20 March 2014 (EDT)
Wording of Folgerpedia HBCNs
There seems to be in the ether a fairly standard array of language strength in introducing advisory or precautionary statements. See, for example, Precautionary statement
- warning
- caution
- notice (or note)
MediaWiki probably has standard language we can build on --Deborah J. Leslie 16:55, 20 March 2014 (EDT)
- I created two templates using MediaWiki "Message boxes" as a model. The colors still need to be tweaked, and the text itself can always be changed. Both have the MediaWiki "Information" icon.
- "Draft" displays "This article is currently a draft" in the message box
- "Legacy" displays "This article contains text copied from legacy files and may or may not reflect current information" in the message box.--Erin Blake (talk) 23:42, 22 March 2014 (EDT)
- How do you get your signature to display this way instead of just your name? --Deborah J. Leslie 18:02, 2 April 2014 (EDT)