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| transcriptions:rules [2023-08-01 06:59:35] – external edit 127.0.0.1 | transcriptions:rules [2023-10-02 20:45:55] – added clarification to "Person Names" description Ken Norman |
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| * **Inserted line breaks**: I may insert a line break when it makes the transcription more readable or more comprehensible. An example would be to begin a new line for each "Item" in a will. Another example is when the original text is written in one long, continuous paragraph; in such a case I may break it into sections as content dictates. | * **Inserted line breaks**: I may insert a line break when it makes the transcription more readable or more comprehensible. An example would be to begin a new line for each "Item" in a will. Another example is when the original text is written in one long, continuous paragraph; in such a case I may break it into sections as content dictates. |
| * **Punctuation**: No punctuation is added or removed, even if doing so would improve readability. Old documents (and images thereof) often have smudges or marks that are mistaken for punctuation. I'll ignore these when/if the context reasonably indicates they are not punctuation marks. | * **Punctuation**: No punctuation is added or removed, even if doing so would improve readability. Old documents (and images thereof) often have smudges or marks that are mistaken for punctuation. I'll ignore these when/if the context reasonably indicates they are not punctuation marks. |
| * **Person Names**: I highlight all occurrences of people's names with bold text (e.g., **John Q. Public**) in order to make it easy for the reader to quickly scan a page to find them. | * **Person Names**: I highlight all occurrences of people's names with bold text (e.g., **John Q. Public**) in order to make it easy for the reader to quickly scan a page to find them. I do //not// highlight names of deities (e.g., God, Jesus), rulers (e.g., King George), politicians, or anyone unaffiliated with the author or subject of a given document. |
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