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This is a general guideline for the creation, editing, and formatting of Wiki Law School pages. This guideline will be a work in progress as all contributors experiment to find the most useful styles and formats. As contributors decide on more specific guidelines, this article should be edited to reflect those decisions in order to achieve uniformity throughout the wiki. To talk with others about desired changes, visit the talk page by clicking the discussion tab at the top of this page. | This is a general guideline for the creation, editing, and formatting of Wiki Law School pages. This guideline will be a work in progress as all contributors experiment to find the most useful styles and formats. As contributors decide on more specific guidelines, this article should be edited to reflect those decisions in order to achieve uniformity throughout the wiki. To talk with others about desired changes, visit the talk page by clicking the discussion tab at the top of this page. | ||
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== Types of Articles == | == Types of Articles == | ||
This web site will generally consist of [[:Category:Outlines|legal topical outlines]], [[ | This web site will generally consist of [[:Category:Outlines|legal topical outlines]], [[Wiki Law School:Law Schools|articles about law schools]], [[Cases|case briefs]], and [[:Category:Law Professors|articles about law professors]]. The default jurisdictions focused upon will be in the U.S., but jurisdiction-specific outlines for any jurisdiction are allowed and encouraged. | ||
== [[:Category:Outlines|Outlines]] == | == [[:Category:Outlines|Outlines]] == | ||
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* General outlines | * General outlines | ||
* Short outlines | * Short outlines | ||
* Jurisdiction-specific outlines | * Jurisdiction-specific outlines | ||
* Class-specific outlines | * Class-specific outlines | ||
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Outlines should not contain detailed descriptions of any cases, but contain cross-links to [[Cases|case briefs]] in the wiki for important cases. | Outlines should not contain detailed descriptions of any cases, but contain cross-links to [[Cases|case briefs]] in the wiki for important cases. | ||
The layout of a good outline will generally follow the organization of a table of contents of a text for that topic. A good tip in creating an outline from scratch: type in the table of contents from your text book, save the article, then go back and fill out each section. Use headings and subheadings | The layout of a good outline will generally follow the organization of a table of contents of a text for that topic. A good tip in creating an outline from scratch: type in the table of contents from your text book, save the article, then go back and fill out each section. Use headings and subheadings for organization. (See [[Help:Formatting]]). | ||
=== General Outlines === | === General Outlines === | ||
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General and short outlines for the same subject should link to the same case briefs and should cross-link to each other. | General and short outlines for the same subject should link to the same case briefs and should cross-link to each other. | ||
=== Jurisdiction-Specific Outlines === | === Jurisdiction-Specific Outlines === | ||
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If the outline is also a jurisdiction-specific or short outline, categorize it into all appropriate categories by adding any relevant category identifier tags. | If the outline is also a jurisdiction-specific or short outline, categorize it into all appropriate categories by adding any relevant category identifier tags. | ||
Titles to class-specific outlines should follow the general patterns established above, with the school identifier (using the appropriate school nickname found in [[Law | Titles to class-specific outlines should follow the general patterns established above, with the school identifier (using the appropriate school nickname found in the [[Law Schools|List of law schools]], then the professor's last name, then the subject matter as the outline title. For example, if an outline was for Constitutional Law taught by Robert D. Goldstein at the UCLA School of Law, the title of that outline would be "UCLA Goldstein Constitutional Law." If multiple professors at a school share the same last name and teach subjects in common, a first initial should precede the professor's last name. | ||
Class-specific outlines should be linked to more-generic outlines, but not the other way around. | Class-specific outlines should be linked to more-generic outlines, but not the other way around. | ||
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=== External Links === | === External Links === | ||
* http://www.lawnerds.com/guide/outlining.html Provides a useful template for outlining. | * http://www.lawnerds.com/guide/outlining.html Provides a useful template for outlining. | ||
== [[Law Schools|Law School Articles]] == | |||
== [[ | |||
These articles may contain any information deemed useful for potential law students, current students, or alumni of a law school. The [[Template:Infobox Law School|Law School Infobox template]] should be used by following the directions on that template's page. | These articles may contain any information deemed useful for potential law students, current students, or alumni of a law school. The [[Template:Infobox Law School|Law School Infobox template]] should be used by following the directions on that template's page. | ||
== [[ | == [[Cases|Case Briefs]] == | ||
Seminal cases for any one topic should be included in its own article which will then be cross-referenced from the | Seminal cases for any one topic should be included in its own article which will then be cross-referenced from the outline. | ||
=== Title of the Case Brief === | === Title of the Case Brief === | ||
The | The case should be titled exactly how one would cite the case using BlueBook rules (e.g. abbreviate terms, use proper spacing, etc.). This way, others will be able to find the brief you already started working on, and prevent duplication of work. | ||
=== Case Brief === | === Category of the Case Brief === | ||
Insert the case brief into the proper category, according to which area of the law the case holds importance. For example, [[Erie R.R. v. Tompkins]] falls into the [[:Category:Cases:Civil Procedure|Civil Procedure Category]], so the contributor adds <nowiki>"[[Category:Cases:Civil Procedure]]"</nowiki> at the bottom line in the case brief. In this way, the case brief will be categorized under Cases:Civil Procedure, which in turn will be categorized under the Cases category. | |||
=== Redirects === | === Redirects === |