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Add Editor's Handbook read-in-order side navbox

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			{{Editor handbook}}
	<div class="tf-lead">This guide shows you how to add an order or directive to the wiki. Orders are the official record of the organization, so the golden rule here is simple: reproduce the text exactly, and never change a word of it.</div>		<div class="tf-lead">This guide shows you how to add an order or directive to the wiki. Orders are the official record of the organization, so the golden rule here is simple: reproduce the text exactly, and never change a word of it.</div>

MDGarcia: Use American English spellings

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Use American English spellings

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	# '''Add the {{tl\|Order info}} template''' to record who issued it and its status.		# '''Add the {{tl\|Order info}} template''' to record who issued it and its status.
	# '''Add References''' if the order came with sources or attachments.		# '''Add References''' if the order came with sources or attachments.
	# '''~~Categorise~~''' the order by its issuing body and type.		# '''Categorize''' the order by its issuing body and type.

	<div class="tf-note"><span class="tf-lbl">Orders can be attachments</span><br>Newer directives sometimes post a short summary on the forum with the real order attached as a PDF. When that happens, transcribe the PDF, not the summary blurb.</div>		<div class="tf-note"><span class="tf-lbl">Orders can be attachments</span><br>Newer directives sometimes post a short summary on the forum with the real order attached as a PDF. When that happens, transcribe the PDF, not the summary blurb.</div>
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	Orders stay on the wiki forever, but their status can change. Do not delete a superseded order. Instead, flag it:		Orders stay on the wiki forever, but their status can change. Do not delete a superseded order. Instead, flag it:
	* {{tl\|Order superseded}} marks an order that a later order replaced. Give it the replacing order and its type.		* {{tl\|Order superseded}} marks an order that a later order replaced. Give it the replacing order and its type.
	* {{tl\|Order rescinded}} marks an order that was ~~cancelled~~.		* {{tl\|Order rescinded}} marks an order that was canceled.

	The full set of order-page helpers ({{tl\|Order Header}}, {{tl\|Order Sig}}, {{tl\|Order navigation}}, and others) is listed in the [[TenthFleet:Template guide\|Template guide]]. The easiest way to lay out a new order is to copy the markup from a recent order page and change the contents.		The full set of order-page helpers ({{tl\|Order Header}}, {{tl\|Order Sig}}, {{tl\|Order navigation}}, and others) is listed in the [[TenthFleet:Template guide\|Template guide]]. The easiest way to lay out a new order is to copy the markup from a recent order page and change the contents.

MDGarcia: Create editor documentation page

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Create editor documentation page

New page

<div class="tf-lead">This guide shows you how to add an order or directive to the wiki. Orders are the official record of the organization, so the golden rule here is simple: reproduce the text exactly, and never change a word of it.</div>

Orders live in the '''Orders''' namespace, so their titles start with <code>Orders:</code>, for example <code>Orders:Admiralty Order 1305-01</code>.

<div class="tf-warn"><span class="tf-lbl">Reproduce, do not rewrite</span><br>Copy the order's wording exactly, including any typos or odd punctuation. People rely on this text as a faithful record, and some of it is used to set exams. You may add formatting, links, and metadata ''around'' the text, but you may never edit the text itself.</div>

==Step by step==

# '''Find the order''' on the [https://forums.trmn.org TRMN forums], which is the source of record.
# '''Create the page''' with an <code>Orders:</code> title that matches the order's designation and number.
# '''Add a two-sentence lead''' saying who issued the order and what it does. This is your own summary and sits above the order text.
# '''Paste the order text verbatim''' below the lead.
# '''Add the {{tl|Order info}} template''' to record who issued it and its status.
# '''Add References''' if the order came with sources or attachments.
# '''Categorise''' the order by its issuing body and type.

<div class="tf-note"><span class="tf-lbl">Orders can be attachments</span><br>Newer directives sometimes post a short summary on the forum with the real order attached as a PDF. When that happens, transcribe the PDF, not the summary blurb.</div>

==Marking an order superseded or rescinded==
Orders stay on the wiki forever, but their status can change. Do not delete a superseded order. Instead, flag it:
* {{tl|Order superseded}} marks an order that a later order replaced. Give it the replacing order and its type.
* {{tl|Order rescinded}} marks an order that was cancelled.

The full set of order-page helpers ({{tl|Order Header}}, {{tl|Order Sig}}, {{tl|Order navigation}}, and others) is listed in the [[TenthFleet:Template guide|Template guide]]. The easiest way to lay out a new order is to copy the markup from a recent order page and change the contents.

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