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#*1 Location infobox #*2 Introductory paragraph - (does not need a heading)#*3 Spelling variants#:Modern name::Variants:*4 History#:Military history*5 Churches and missions#*6 Cemeteries#*7 Places of Interest#*8 Education - (schools and colleges)#:Colleges:Schools *9 Transport :Railways (can be converted to a Transport section if required)#:Road*10 Records - (details of any research materials at the British Library or elsewhere)#*11 FIBIS Resources*12 External links - (see below)#*13 Categories - (see below)
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A lot of the location pages have been created already and are just waiting for the information to be added using the Locations Infobox Template below. For a list of pages aleady created go to the [[:Category:Locations]] page.
'''Current Project''':
*[[Eccl]] - list of Ecclesiastical returns stations, pages to be brought 'up to scratch' as per [[#Sections to include]]
==Names==
== Templates ==
{{Locations_Infobox|presidency=|image=|coordinates= |altitude= |presentname= |stateprovince= |country=|transport=}}Please use the following incorporate a ''[[Location Infobox ]]'' template (a blank example is at the right) when creating locations pages. * Using these templates a template helps us to provide a consistent appearance to the articles within our project.
=== Infobox Templates ===
These guidelines apply to all location infoboxes:
# Most of the fields in each infobox can be left out if desired.
# Multiple values given If adding an image, do not infringe copyright. If in a single field must be separated by commas anddoubt, where appropriate, line breaks <nowiki>don't.# External links (<br>eg to Wikipedia)</nowiki>, as spacing them onto separate lines confuses screen reader softwarecan be very effective.
*For more about the use of this template, click [[Location Infobox|here]] - This infobox template is used . Use your browser's back button to return to summarize information about a locationthis page.
==Sections to include==
All locations articles should be adapted to the place in question, but the ideal article might include the following elements:
Include anything you think will be helpful to the researcher. Significant places of interest in a location may warrant their own section.
===External links===
Include any quality links you are aware of. Most articles will be able to link to relevant wikipedia articles and to the appropriate pages of [http://wwwen.1911encyclopediawikipedia.org/Main_Page LoveToKnow 1911Wikipedia] articles and to [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]] (based on the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica). Where there are a number of several links, consider organising them into sections (see [[Calcutta#External_Links|Calcutta]]).
===Categories===
Categories should be placed an the end of an article. All locations articles should be listed in [[:Category:Locations]], but additional categorisation will be helpful. As most locations are cities, towns or villages, please include a presidency Presidency category. You can copy and paste the text below.
:*<nowiki> [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]]</nowiki>
==Sources for content==
Please add additional sources to this initial list of suggested places to find information to flesh out articles.
*'''[[Google Books]]''' - free pdf copies of many old books.
*'''[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]''' - provides histories, descriptions and facts for most locations.
*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]''' - Good good for general facts - many . Many South Asia locations are covered but information on the colonial period is usually scant.*'''[[Google Books]]''' - free pdf copies of many old booksDo also consider the following which is too often overlooked or forgotten. *'''Own Your own research/knowledge''' - interesting information or sources you have discovered about a location through your research should be of help to those who come across the same place in their own research.
[[Category:FibiwikiProject]]
