Editing Editorial Guidelines - Texts and Translations (section)

== Page Layout ==
Every original text page and every translation page must follow the same layout, in the order given below. Sections marked "optional" are left out when they would be empty.

{| class="wikitable"
! Order !! Element !! Original text page !! Translation page
|-
| 1 || Identification line || Required || Required
|-
| 2 || Table of contents || Required || Required
|-
| 3 || Main section || <code><nowiki>== Text ==</nowiki></code> || <code><nowiki>== Translation ==</nowiki></code>
|-
| 4 || <code><nowiki>== Translation Notes ==</nowiki></code> || Not used || Optional
|-
| 5 || <code><nowiki>== Source Note ==</nowiki></code> || Optional || Optional
|-
| 6 || <code><nowiki>== How to Cite This Page ==</nowiki></code> || Required || Required
|-
| 7 || <code><nowiki>== Notes ==</nowiki></code> || Required if the page has endnotes || Required if the page has endnotes
|-
| 8 || Copyright status banner || Required || Required
|-
| 9 || Categories || Required || Required
|}

=== 1. Identification Line ===
The first line of the page identifies the '''original''' text in the RBP citation style (see [[Editorial Guidelines - Citation Format]]), including the publisher or journal details of the edition used. The identification line is the same on the original text page and on its translation page, except for the links described below.
* '''Author:''' The author's name links to the author's biography in the RBP.
* '''Original-language title:''' On a translation page, the original-language title links to the original text page if it is available in the RBP. On the original text page itself, it is not linked.
* '''English title:''' The English translation of the title is placed between square brackets. On an original text page, it links to the translation page if a translation is available in the RBP. On the translation page itself, it is not linked.
* '''Square brackets around a link:''' Write the square brackets as <code><nowiki>&#91;</nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>&#93;</nowiki></code> when they directly enclose a link, to avoid confusion with wiki link syntax.

''Example (original text page UG08MKK):''
<pre><nowiki>[[Uchiyama Gudo|Uchiyama Gudō (内山愚童)]] (1908). 『無政府共産革命』 &#91;[[UG08MKK-T|Anarcho-Communist Revolution]]&#93;. Publisher Name.</nowiki></pre>

''Example (translation page UG08MKK-T):''
<pre><nowiki>[[Uchiyama Gudo|Uchiyama Gudō (内山愚童)]] (1908). 『[[UG08MKK|無政府共産革命]]』 [Anarcho-Communist Revolution]. Publisher Name.</nowiki></pre>

(The publisher in these examples is a placeholder.)

=== 2. Table of Contents ===
Directly below the identification line, insert the following code, which displays the table of contents without section numbers: <code><nowiki><div class="noautonum">__TOC__</div></nowiki></code>

=== 3. Main Section: Text or Translation ===
The main section is titled <code><nowiki>== Text ==</nowiki></code> on an original text page and <code><nowiki>== Translation ==</nowiki></code> on a translation page. It contains the full text, with page markers as described in [[#Page Markers and Pagination|Page Markers and Pagination]].

'''Heading levels.''' Level 2 headings (<code><nowiki>==</nowiki></code>) are reserved for the standard sections of the page layout. Headings that belong to the text itself (parts, chapters, sections) start at level 3 (<code><nowiki>===</nowiki></code>) and go down from there. Page markers are not headings and never appear in the table of contents.

=== 4. Translation Notes (optional; translation pages only) ===
The section <code><nowiki>== Translation Notes ==</nowiki></code> contains explanations and comments about the translation that cannot fit in endnotes (for example, the rendering of a key term used throughout the text, or the translator's approach to a particularly difficult passage).

=== 5. Source Note (optional) ===
The section <code><nowiki>== Source Note ==</nowiki></code> explains the source of the text if it differs from the edition given in the identification line, together with any related information (for example, other editions, manuscript variants, or the history of the text's transmission).

=== 6. How to Cite This Page ===
The section <code><nowiki>== How to Cite This Page ==</nowiki></code> is a variant of the "How to Cite This Article" section on encyclopedic pages. It includes the usual hidden authorship change log. Author names follow the rules for personal names in [[Editorial Guidelines - Citation Format]] (Latin script first, followed by the original script in parentheses). The name ordering rules for translators are on [[Editorial Guidelines#Conventions for Citation Blocks|the main Editorial Guidelines page]]. Unlike the citation on encyclopedic pages, the citation credits the author of the text, and for translations also the translator(s), and the year in parentheses is the year of original publication.

''Template (translation page):''
Author Name (Original Publication Year). Title. Translated by Translator Name(s). ''The Radical Buddhism Project''. Version of Exact Date of Last Change (DD Month YYYY). URL.

''Template (original text page):''
Author Name (Original Publication Year). Original-Language Title [English Title]. ''The Radical Buddhism Project''. Version of Exact Date of Last Change (DD Month YYYY). URL.

The title is formatted according to the typography rules for its type and language in [[Editorial Guidelines - Citation Format]] (italics for book-length works, quotation marks for articles and other short pieces; corner brackets for Japanese and Chinese titles).

''Example (translation page):''
<pre><nowiki>== How to Cite This Page ==
<!-- AUTHORSHIP CHANGE LOG
First version, 27 October 2026. Main: Smith, John Arthur. Other: (none).-->
Uchiyama Gudō (内山愚童) (1908). ''Anarcho-Communist Revolution''. Translated by John Arthur Smith. ''The Radical Buddhism Project''. Version of {{#time: j F Y | {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY}} }}. &lt;nowiki&gt;http://radicalbuddhism.net/wiki/UG08MKK-T&lt;/nowiki&gt;.</nowiki></pre>

''Example (original text page):''
<pre><nowiki>== How to Cite This Page ==
<!-- AUTHORSHIP CHANGE LOG
First version, 27 October 2026. Main: Smith, John Arthur. Other: (none).-->
Uchiyama Gudō (内山愚童) (1908). 『無政府共産革命』 [Anarcho-Communist Revolution]. ''The Radical Buddhism Project''. Version of {{#time: j F Y | {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY}} }}. &lt;nowiki&gt;http://radicalbuddhism.net/wiki/UG08MKK&lt;/nowiki&gt;.</nowiki></pre>

The person who transcribed an original text is not named in the visible citation. Transcribers (and translators) are recorded in the hidden change log.

=== 7. Notes ===
If the page has endnotes, the section <code><nowiki>== Notes ==</nowiki></code> follows the "How to Cite This Page" section and contains only the code <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. The MediaWiki Cite extension is used for all endnotes.

=== 8. Copyright Status Banner ===
Every original text and translation page must carry a copyright status banner at the very bottom of the page, after the Notes section. Look up the appropriate banner in [[:Category:Copyright Policy]]; the available banners may change over time, so always check the category rather than relying on a remembered name. If none of the banners fits, use [[Template:Gray Banner]] to create a custom banner.

=== 9. Categories ===
The categories follow the copyright banner.
* '''Original text pages:''' <code><nowiki>[[Category:Author Name]]</nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>[[Category:Original texts in Language]]</nowiki></code>
* '''Translation pages:''' <code><nowiki>[[Category:Author Name]]</nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>[[Category:Translations from Language]]</nowiki></code>

For the author category, use the author's name as it appears in the title of the author's biography page.