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	**Use dynasty names only (e.g., "Tang" but not "Tang dynasty")		**Use dynasty names only (e.g., "Tang" but not "Tang dynasty")
	**And so on... though better reserved for a section devoted to format		**And so on... though better reserved for a section devoted to format
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		+	== Heading ==
		+	=== Subheading 1 ===
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 ! Title (English) !! Title” (pinyin) !! Title (hanzi) !! Author (pinyin) !! Author (hanzi) !! Date
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-| Brief History of Wei || [[''Weilüe'']] || 魏略 || Yuhuan || 魚豢  || 3rd c. CE
+| Brief History of Wei || ''[[Weilüe]]'' || 魏略 || Yuhuan || 魚豢  || 3rd c. CE
 |}

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 The final section is to be titled '''List of sources''', which are organized within a table. The table should have a heading row and be set as sortable, but not collapsible. Links to individual source entries are to be added to the '''pinyin title'''. The order of the columns should be as follows.
-The order follows the precedence given to the English title in-text. ''Title'' (Shuming 書名) in the first appearance, and ''Shuming'' thereafter ['''Issue''': I am in favor of this rather than the inverse]. Though contradictory, italicizing the
+The order reflects the precedence given to the English title in-text. ''Title'' (Shuming 書名) in the first appearance, and ''Shuming'' thereafter ['''Issue''': I am in favor of this rather than the inverse]. For readability within the table, I suggest that the pinyin and not the English be italicized.
 <br>
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 ! Title (English) !! Title” (pinyin) !! Title (hanzi) !! Author (pinyin) !! Author (hanzi) !! Date
 |-
-| ''Brief History of Wei'' || [[Weilüe]] || 魏略 || Yuhuan || 魚豢  || 3rd c. CE
+| Brief History of Wei || [[''Weilüe'']] || 魏略 || Yuhuan || 魚豢  || 3rd c. CE
 |}

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 ==List of sources==
-The final section is to be titled '''List of sources''', which are organized within a table. The table should have a heading row and be set as sortable, but not collapsible. Links to individual source entries are to be added to the '''pinyin title'''. The order of the columns should be as follows
+The final section is to be titled '''List of sources''', which are organized within a table. The table should have a heading row and be set as sortable, but not collapsible. Links to individual source entries are to be added to the '''pinyin title'''. The order of the columns should be as follows.
-This order follows the precedence given to the English title in-text. ''Title'' (Shuming 書名) in the first appearance, and ''Shuming'' thereafter ['''Issue''': I am in favor of this rather than the inverse]
+The order follows the precedence given to the English title in-text. ''Title'' (Shuming 書名) in the first appearance, and ''Shuming'' thereafter ['''Issue''': I am in favor of this rather than the inverse]. Though contradictory, italicizing the
 <br>
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 ! Title (English) !! Title” (pinyin) !! Title (hanzi) !! Author (pinyin) !! Author (hanzi) !! Date
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-| Brief History of Wei || ''[[Weilüe]]'' || 魏略 || Yuhuan || 魚豢  || 3rd c. CE
+| ''Brief History of Wei'' || [[Weilüe]] || 魏略 || Yuhuan || 魚豢  || 3rd c. CE
 |}

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 ==Links==
-Add links to any source mentioned in the text, as well as to geographic essays or thematic essay that are relevant, or if there is a particular source mentioned in the text. You can also link to one of the Category pages if helpful (e.g., Zheng Chenggong), but do so sparsely since that is what Categories are for.
+All sources that have an entry in the Handbook and are mentioned in the essay, should be linked. The same for regions or themes in the text that have introductory essays. You can also link to one of the Category pages if helpful (e.g., Zheng Chenggong), but do so sparsely since that is what Categories are for.
 Though "overlinking" is unlikely to be a problem if in-text links are kept internal, remember the common-sense guidance on linking in the Wikipedia Manual of Style: “Generally, a link should appear only once in an article, but if helpful for readers, a link may be repeated in infoboxes, tables, image captions, footnotes, hatnotes, and at the first occurrence after the lead.” Avoid links in the lead section if they are distracting.

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 As with all entries, the “lead section” that serves as an intro before the first section heading (and consequently before the contents box). It can be one to two paragraphs depending on how the essay was written.
-The first occurrence of the theme or region in the essay (preferably in the first one or two lines) should be formatted in bold (e.g., the lead section of this manual entry).
+The first occurrence of the '''theme''' or '''region''' in the essay (preferably in the first one or two lines) should be formatted in bold (e.g., the lead section of this manual entry).
 ==Headings and paragraph structure==

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 **Make sure to use circa and not "approximately" and that this is uniformly abbreviated as '''ca.'''
 **Always use n-dashes (–) and not hyphens (-)
-**Use dynasty names only (e.g., "Tang" but not "Tang dynasty") [as examples
+**Use dynasty names only (e.g., "Tang" but not "Tang dynasty")

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 ==Lead section==
-The first line of an introductory essay should be the author name (first and last) followed by a comma and the institutional affiliation. As with all in-text links, the author name should be linked to the author’s page within the Wiki, not an outside source.
+The first line of an introductory essay should be the '''author name''' (first and last) followed by a comma and the institutional affiliation. As with all in-text links, the author name should be linked to the author’s page within the Wiki, not an outside source.
 As with all entries, the “lead section” that serves as an intro before the first section heading (and consequently before the contents box). It can be one to two paragraphs depending on how the essay was written.
 ==Headings and paragraph structure==

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 Be sure to set the Location or Theme as the word for sorting orderin the Settings menu: e.g., [[Chinese sources on Africa]] should be sorted as ''Africa''.
-Refer to the standards of style, such as those for the use of Chinese characters and romanization in-text. Unlike a published essay, the Wiki version will require attention to the sections outlined below.
+Refer to the standards of style in the relevant section of this Manual, such as those for the use of Chinese characters and romanization in-text. Unlike a published essay, the Wiki version will require attention to the sections outlined below.
 ==Lead section==