Editorial Guidelines - Revision history

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	This style guide establishes the formal editorial and formatting standards for the encyclopedia and text archive. All contributions must maintain ~~a highly~~ objective, rigorous academic tone. Authors and translators must utilize American English spelling and punctuation conventions throughout their work. ~~Crucially, the~~ use of the serial (Oxford) comma is ~~strictly~~ mandatory in all lists of three or more items. The following guidelines are designed to ensure structural consistency and ~~absolute~~ clarity across all encyclopedic profiles, original texts, and translations.		This style guide establishes the formal editorial and formatting standards for the encyclopedia and text archive. All contributions must maintain an objective, rigorous academic tone. Authors and translators must utilize American English spelling and punctuation conventions throughout their work. The use of the serial (Oxford) comma is mandatory in all lists of three or more items. The following guidelines are designed to ensure structural consistency and clarity across all encyclopedic profiles, original texts, and translations.

	== Global Page Titling and URL Conventions ==		== Global Page Titling and URL Conventions ==

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Footnotes & Technical Commentary

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	=== Footnotes & Technical Commentary ===		=== Footnotes & Technical Commentary ===
	* ~~The MediaWiki Cite extension will~~ be ~~leveraged~~ to ~~build dense annotation frameworks for difficult passages~~, ~~variants~~, and ~~context~~.		Footnotes are an integral part of the translation and should provide readers with the historical, linguistic, and technical background necessary to understand the source text. Their purpose is to make specialized material accessible without interrupting the flow of the translation itself.
	* ~~The last section on~~ the ~~page should be "~~'''~~Notes~~'''". It should only ~~contain~~ the code <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.
			Footnotes should be used whenever they significantly improve the reader's understanding of the text, including (but not limited to):
			* '''Technical terminology''': Explain Buddhist, Marxist, political, philosophical, or other specialized terms that may be unfamiliar to a general academic audience.
			* '''Historical context''': Provide concise background on historical events, organizations, institutions, publications, legal systems, or political circumstances mentioned in the text when they cannot reasonably be assumed to be common knowledge.
			* '''People and places''': Briefly identify historical figures, organizations, geographical locations, or other proper nouns whose significance would not be immediately apparent to most readers.
			* '''Language and translation''': Explain idioms, puns, rhetorical devices, unusual grammatical constructions, culturally specific expressions, or difficult terminology where the English translation alone cannot adequately convey the original meaning.
			* '''Textual and editorial issues''': Record significant variant readings, ambiguities, uncertainties, reconstruction decisions, or other editorial observations that are relevant to the translation.
			Footnotes should remain concise and directly relevant to the passage they annotate. They should clarify the text rather than distract from it, and should avoid lengthy digressions unless such discussion is essential for understanding the document.

			The MediaWiki Cite extension should be used for all annotation. The final section of every translation page must be titled Notes and should contain only the code <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.

	== Global Bibliographic Full Citation Standards ==		== Global Bibliographic Full Citation Standards ==

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Page Section Architecture

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	Every contextual or topical entry must include the following sections:		Every contextual or topical entry must include the following sections:
	# '''Introduction:''' 100–200 words defining the movement, event, or concept, its historical window, and its direct relevance to radical Buddhism.		# '''Introduction:''' 100–200 words defining the movement, event, or concept, its historical window, and its direct relevance to radical Buddhism.
	# The core body of the page, clearly broken down with descriptive subheadings.		# The '''core body''' of the page, clearly broken down with descriptive subheadings.
	# '''Literature in English:''' A selective, reverse-chronological bibliography tailored to the topic. (Follows the same curation, selectivity, and annotation rules defined in the biography guidelines).		# '''Literature in English:''' A selective, reverse-chronological bibliography tailored to the topic. (Follows the same curation, selectivity, and annotation rules defined in the biography guidelines).
	# '''Literature in Other Languages:''' A hyper-selective, reverse-chronological bibliography of source-language regional texts. (Follows the same hyper-selectivity and annotation rules defined in the biography guidelines).		# '''Literature in Other Languages:''' A hyper-selective, reverse-chronological bibliography of source-language regional texts. (Follows the same hyper-selectivity and annotation rules defined in the biography guidelines).

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	==== Citation Structural Template ====		==== Citation Structural Template ====

	Surname, Given Name [First Main Author], Natural Name [Subsequent Main Authors], & Natural Name [Other Authors] (Year of Last Change). "Title of Wiki Page". ''Radical ~~Buddhist~~ Project''. Version of Exact Date of Last Change (DD Month YYYY). URL.		Surname, Given Name [First Main Author], Natural Name [Subsequent Main Authors], & Natural Name [Other Authors] (Year of Last Change). "Title of Wiki Page". ''Radical Buddhism Project''. Version of Exact Date of Last Change (DD Month YYYY). URL.

	==== Examples ====		==== Examples ====

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How to Cite This Article (Universal Template)

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	... etc.		... etc.
	--></nowiki></pre>		--></nowiki></pre>

			==== Example of a "How to Cite This Article" section ====

			<pre><nowiki>== How to Cite This Article ==
			<!-- AUTHORSHIP CHANGE LOG
			First version, 27 July 2026. Main: Brons, Lajos. Other: (none).-->
			Brons, Lajos ({{REVISIONYEAR}}). "Wen Guangxi". ''The Radical Buddhism Project''. Version of {{#time: j F Y \| {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY}} }}. <nowiki>http://radicalbuddhism.net/wiki/Wen_Guangxi</nowiki>.</nowiki></pre>

	== Style Guide for Original Texts ==		== Style Guide for Original Texts ==

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Revision and Promotion Thresholds

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	* '''Major Revision and the "50% Guideline":''' If an editor thoroughly overhauls, expands, or rewrites more than half of the existing article's text, they are traditionally eligible to displace the original creator and be promoted to primary '''Main Author'''.		* '''Major Revision and the "50% Guideline":''' If an editor thoroughly overhauls, expands, or rewrites more than half of the existing article's text, they are traditionally eligible to displace the original creator and be promoted to primary '''Main Author'''.
	* '''The Principle of Qualitative Significance:''' The quantitative 50% threshold is strictly a baseline guideline, not an automated rule. If a contributor's revisions fall below the 50% content mark but are deemed highly crucial, foundational, or qualitatively more important than the text left unchanged, the Managing Editor may choose to elevate that contributor to the "Main Authors" tier, or establish them as the sole primary author.		* '''The Principle of Qualitative Significance:''' The quantitative 50% threshold is strictly a baseline guideline, not an automated rule. If a contributor's revisions fall below the 50% content mark but are deemed highly crucial, foundational, or qualitatively more important than the text left unchanged, the Managing Editor may choose to elevate that contributor to the "Main Authors" tier, or establish them as the sole primary author.

			{{See Also\|Peer Review and Authorship}}

	=== Mandatory Moderation Workflow ===		=== Mandatory Moderation Workflow ===

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Typography for Split English Sentences

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	<pre>		<pre>
	He argued passionately for the complete overthrow of the imperial		He argued passionately for the complete overthrow of the imperial
	=== Page 2 ===		==== Page 2 ====
	system and the liberation of the agricultural class.		system and the liberation of the agricultural class.
	</pre>		</pre>

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Technical Heading Formatting

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	==== Technical Heading Formatting ====		==== Technical Heading Formatting ====
	* '''Standard Rule:''' Every page segment must match the original layout by initiating sections with a low-level heading ~~using three equal signs on either side~~.		* '''Standard Rule:''' Every page segment must match the original layout by initiating sections with a low-level heading.
	** ''~~Syntax:~~'' <~~pre~~>=== Page 1 ===</~~pre~~>		** If the original text is available in the RBP wiki, use <code><nowiki>{{opage\|#}}</nowiki></code>, replacing "#" with the page number.
			** If the original text is '''not''' available in the RBP wiki, use <code><nowiki>==== Page # ====</nowiki></code>, replacing "#" with the page number.

	==== Determining Translation Page Breaks ====		==== Determining Translation Page Breaks ====

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Mid-Sentence Placement

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	* '''Character-Level Splitting:''' The page heading must be placed directly between the two characters where the physical page split occurs in the source document. Do not wait for a sentence, clause, or punctuation mark to end.		* '''Character-Level Splitting:''' The page heading must be placed directly between the two characters where the physical page split occurs in the source document. Do not wait for a sentence, clause, or punctuation mark to end.
	* '''No Added Marks:''' When a page heading splits an original sentence or word block, do not insert Western-style hyphens, spacing, or editorial punctuation to indicate the break. The text must simply resume naturally underneath the new page heading.		* '''No Added Marks:''' When a page heading splits an original sentence or word block, do not insert Western-style hyphens, spacing, or editorial punctuation to indicate the break. The text must simply resume naturally underneath the new page heading.
	** ''Syntax Example (Chinese):''
	~~<pre>~~
	~~主张社会主义的元~~
	~~=== Page 2 ===~~
	~~老们在讨论中指出……~~
	~~</pre>~~

	==== Interface Integration Note ====		==== Interface Integration Note ====

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Technical Heading Formatting

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	==== Technical Heading Formatting ====		==== Technical Heading Formatting ====
	* '''Standard Rule:''' Every new physical page must be initiated with a low-level heading ~~using three equal signs on either side~~. ~~The~~ text ~~must read~~ "~~Page~~" ~~followed by~~ the ~~Arabic numeral. Do not add decorative elements~~.		* '''Standard Rule:''' Every new physical page must be initiated with a low-level heading.
	** ''~~Syntax:~~'' <~~pre~~>=== Page 1 ===</~~pre~~>		** If there is an English translation of the text in the RBP wiki, use <code><nowiki>{{tpage\|#}}</nowiki></code>, replacing "#" with the page number.
			** If there is '''no''' English translation of the text in the RBP wiki, use <code><nowiki>==== Page # ====</nowiki></code>, replacing "#" with the page number.

	==== Mid-Sentence Placement ====		==== Mid-Sentence Placement ====