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| − | * import and test Wikipedia citation templates: imported and seem to be working. No performance problems even with 40 instances of {{tl|Cite book}} per page. Changed documentation pages to link to Wikipedia so we don't have to maintain documentation here and don't have to import all required templates and modules. | + | * import and test Wikipedia citation templates: imported and seem to be working. No performance problems even with 40 instances of {{tl|Cite book}} per page. Changed documentation pages to link to Wikipedia so we don't have to maintain documentation here and don't have to import all required templates and modules. Updated other [[:Category:Citation templates|Citation templates]] to pass data to Wikipedia templates. Still need to: |
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** find unit pages that have published unit histories, personal narratives etc and put them into citation templates | ** find unit pages that have published unit histories, personal narratives etc and put them into citation templates | ||
* add embarkation lists and various operational records to [[Official unit diaries and histories]] | * add embarkation lists and various operational records to [[Official unit diaries and histories]] | ||
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* look into replacing {{tl|RefLives}} with a more general template to represent a person, link to any canonical source for their identity, and possibly insert microformats | * look into replacing {{tl|RefLives}} with a more general template to represent a person, link to any canonical source for their identity, and possibly insert microformats | ||
* make some notes on how to represent ships | * make some notes on how to represent ships | ||
| + | * dismbiguate British New Army divisions that changed number (see Becke 3B) | ||
Revision as of 07:48, 17 April 2016
Historian and palaeographer. I run Different Hand Ltd, doing manuscript transcription, XML markup, research assistance and related services. My PhD thesis and published work are on horses and cavalry in the English Civil War. I got into First World War research through tracing my great-grandad, who was in 1/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. I was a moderator at Your Archives and used to blog at Investigations of a Dog.
To do list
- import and test Wikipedia citation templates: imported and seem to be working. No performance problems even with 40 instances of {{Cite book}} per page. Changed documentation pages to link to Wikipedia so we don't have to maintain documentation here and don't have to import all required templates and modules. Updated other Citation templates to pass data to Wikipedia templates. Still need to:
- find unit pages that have published unit histories, personal narratives etc and put them into citation templates
- add embarkation lists and various operational records to Official unit diaries and histories
- create pages for British divisional machine gun units
- British and Indian division pages:
- WO 95 sub-series for non-WF theatres
- WO 157 if any
- create/expand definition pages for types and specific types. Specific types still needed:
- cavalry squadron
- mounted division
- mounted infantry regiment
- record office
- cyclist battalion
- cyclist company
- horse artillery battery
- horse artillery brigade
- horse artillery ammunition column
- field artillery brigade
- light mortar battery
- medium mortar battery
- heavy mortar battery
- field ambulance
- mounted field ambulance
- expeditionary force
- army
- corps troops
- add more tasks to How you can help:
- highland, rifle, cyclist and pals battalions
- division-corps relationships
- regimental museums and archives
- IWM Lives communities
- yeomanry regiments converted to infantry or machine gun battalions
- improve type definition pages
- British Territorial battalions needing further disambiguation:
- AOs/Royal Warrants for MGC and Tank Corps:
- 1915/413 and 414
- 1916/253
- 1917/239 and 240
- look into replacing {{RefLives}} with a more general template to represent a person, link to any canonical source for their identity, and possibly insert microformats
- make some notes on how to represent ships
- dismbiguate British New Army divisions that changed number (see Becke 3B)
