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Understanding the entries

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	There are pages for people, roads, etc., but the majority of the entries relate to individual buildings.		There are pages for people, roads, etc., but the majority of the entries relate to individual buildings.

	For a particular building, the box at the right-hand side gives a summary in tabular form. Most of these should be self-explanatory; The '''OS Grid ref''' is the Ordnance Survey's National Grid Reference, sometimes called "NGR". The first two characters are always "NO" for all the locations covered by this Wiki, and are followed by two 5-digit numbers, specifying the location down to the nearest metre.<ref>The first digit of the second ~~number~~ is normally 0 for the Falkland area. Many of the grid references quoted come from the HES listings, which confusingly omit this zero - we are gradually correcting this in our articles.</ref> The '''Latitude and longitude''' are mainly taken (for listed buildings) from the Wikipedia article "List of listed buildings in Falkland, Fife" and are given to the nearest second (about 30 metres for latitude, rather less for longitude).		For a particular building, the box at the right-hand side gives a summary in tabular form. Most of these should be self-explanatory; The '''OS Grid ref''' is the Ordnance Survey's National Grid Reference, sometimes called "NGR". The first two characters are always "NO" for all the locations covered by this Wiki, and are followed by two 5-digit numbers, specifying the location down to the nearest metre.<ref>The first digit of the second part of the grid reference is normally 0 for the Falkland area. Many of the grid references quoted come from the HES listings, which confusingly omit this zero - we are gradually correcting this in our articles.</ref> The '''Latitude and longitude''' are mainly taken (for listed buildings) from the Wikipedia article "List of listed buildings in Falkland, Fife" and are given to the nearest second (about 30 metres for latitude, rather less for longitude).

	Many of the buildings described are listed buildings, which have additional details in another box at the left.		Many of the buildings described are listed buildings, which have additional details in another box at the left.

WikiSysop: /* Becoming an editor */

2021-04-14T11:02:37Z

Becoming an editor

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	==Becoming an editor==		==Becoming an editor==

	If you would like to contribute to the Wiki, you'll need to become a registered user. E-mail ~~[[mailto:~~info@historicfalkland.scot~~\|info@historicfalkland.scot]]~~ with your name, email address, and a chosen "Username" for this site and you'll be set up as a user.		If you would like to contribute to the Wiki, you'll need to become a registered user. E-mail ''info@historicfalkland.scot'' with your name, email address, and a chosen "Username" for this site and you'll be set up as a user.

	Before doing any editing yourself, it's best to look at some existing articles and seeing how they're structured. If you click the "View source" tab at the top of the page (or the "Edit" tab if you're logged in and its a page you're allowed to edit) you will see the article in the "Wiki markup language" that controls the formatting.		Before doing any editing yourself, it's best to look at some existing articles and seeing how they're structured. If you click the "View source" tab at the top of the page (or the "Edit" tab if you're logged in and its a page you're allowed to edit) you will see the article in the "Wiki markup language" that controls the formatting.

WikiSysop: /* Becoming an editor */

2021-04-14T10:56:26Z

Becoming an editor

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	==Becoming an editor==		==Becoming an editor==

	If you would like to contribute to the Wiki, you'll need to become a registered user. E-mail [[~~mailton~~:info@historicfalkland.scot\|info@historicfalkland.scot]] with your name, email address, and a chosen "Username" for this site and you'll be set up as a user.		If you would like to contribute to the Wiki, you'll need to become a registered user. E-mail [[mailto:info@historicfalkland.scot\|info@historicfalkland.scot]] with your name, email address, and a chosen "Username" for this site and you'll be set up as a user.

	Before doing any editing yourself, it's best to look at some existing articles and seeing how they're structured. If you click the "View source" tab at the top of the page (or the "Edit" tab if you're logged in and its a page you're allowed to edit) you will see the article in the "Wiki markup language" that controls the formatting.		Before doing any editing yourself, it's best to look at some existing articles and seeing how they're structured. If you click the "View source" tab at the top of the page (or the "Edit" tab if you're logged in and its a page you're allowed to edit) you will see the article in the "Wiki markup language" that controls the formatting.

WikiSysop: /* Becoming an editor */

2021-04-14T10:56:10Z

Becoming an editor

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	==Becoming an editor==		==Becoming an editor==

	If you would like to contribute to the Wiki, you'll need to become a registered user. E-mail ~~ross~~@~~foxearth~~.~~net~~ with your name, email address, and a chosen "Username" for this site and you'll be set up as a user.		If you would like to contribute to the Wiki, you'll need to become a registered user. E-mail [[mailton:info@historicfalkland.scot\|info@historicfalkland.scot]] with your name, email address, and a chosen "Username" for this site and you'll be set up as a user.

	Before doing any editing yourself, it's best to look at some existing articles and seeing how they're structured. If you click the "View source" tab at the top of the page (or the "Edit" tab if you're logged in and its a page you're allowed to edit) you will see the article in the "Wiki markup language" that controls the formatting.		Before doing any editing yourself, it's best to look at some existing articles and seeing how they're structured. If you click the "View source" tab at the top of the page (or the "Edit" tab if you're logged in and its a page you're allowed to edit) you will see the article in the "Wiki markup language" that controls the formatting.

WikiSysop at 07:28, 14 April 2021

2021-04-14T07:28:45Z

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	If you would like to contribute to the Wiki, you'll need to become a registered user. E-mail ross@foxearth.net with your name, email address, and a chosen "Username" for this site and you'll be set up as a user.		If you would like to contribute to the Wiki, you'll need to become a registered user. E-mail ross@foxearth.net with your name, email address, and a chosen "Username" for this site and you'll be set up as a user.

	Before doing any editing yourself, it's best to look at some existing articles and seeing how they're structured. If you click the "View source" tab at the top of the page (or the "Edit" tab if you're logged in and its a page you're allowed to edit) you will see the article in the "Wiki markup language" that controls the formatting. There's much more about editing the Wiki at [[Help:Editing this site]].		Before doing any editing yourself, it's best to look at some existing articles and seeing how they're structured. If you click the "View source" tab at the top of the page (or the "Edit" tab if you're logged in and its a page you're allowed to edit) you will see the article in the "Wiki markup language" that controls the formatting.

			There's much more about editing the Wiki at [[Help:Editing this site]].

	==Notes==		==Notes==

WikiSysop: /* Becoming an editor */

2021-04-14T07:24:58Z

Becoming an editor

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	If you would like to contribute to the Wiki, you'll need to become a registered user. E-mail ross@foxearth.net with your name, email address, and a chosen "Username" for this site and you'll be set up as a user.		If you would like to contribute to the Wiki, you'll need to become a registered user. E-mail ross@foxearth.net with your name, email address, and a chosen "Username" for this site and you'll be set up as a user.

	Before doing any editing yourself, it's best to look at some existing articles and seeing how they're structured. If you click the "View source" tab at the top of the page (or the "Edit" tab if you're logged in and its a page you're allowed to edit) you will see the article in the "Wiki markup language" that controls the formatting.		Before doing any editing yourself, it's best to look at some existing articles and seeing how they're structured. If you click the "View source" tab at the top of the page (or the "Edit" tab if you're logged in and its a page you're allowed to edit) you will see the article in the "Wiki markup language" that controls the formatting. There's much more about editing the Wiki at [[Help:Editing this site]].

	==Notes==		==Notes==

WikiSysop at 07:22, 14 April 2021

2021-04-14T07:22:21Z

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WikiSysop: /* Becoming an editor */

2021-04-14T07:20:00Z

Becoming an editor

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	If you would like to contribute to the Wiki, you'll need to become a registered user. E-mail ross@foxearth.net with your name, email address, and a chosen "Username" for this site and you'll be set up as a user. If you've become an editor		If you would like to contribute to the Wiki, you'll need to become a registered user. E-mail ross@foxearth.net with your name, email address, and a chosen "Username" for this site and you'll be set up as a user. If you've become an editor

	Before doing any editing yourself, it's best to look at some existing articles and seeing how they're structured. If you click the "View source" tab at the top of the page (or the "Edit" tab if you're logged in and its a page you're allowed to edit) you will see the article in the "Wiki markup language" that controls the formatting~~. There's much more about editing the Wiki at the [[Help:Editing this site]] page~~.		Before doing any editing yourself, it's best to look at some existing articles and seeing how they're structured. If you click the "View source" tab at the top of the page (or the "Edit" tab if you're logged in and its a page you're allowed to edit) you will see the article in the "Wiki markup language" that controls the formatting.

	Note the following examples:		Note the following examples:

WikiSysop: /* Becoming an editor */

2021-04-14T07:13:55Z

Becoming an editor

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	==Becoming an editor==		==Becoming an editor==

	If you would like to contribute to the Wiki, you'll need to become a registered user. E-mail ross@foxearth.net with your name, email address, and a chosen "Username" for this site and you'll be set up as a user.		If you would like to contribute to the Wiki, you'll need to become a registered user. E-mail ross@foxearth.net with your name, email address, and a chosen "Username" for this site and you'll be set up as a user. If you've become an editor

	Before doing any editing yourself, it's best to look at some existing articles and seeing how they're structured. If you click the "View source" tab at the top of the page (or the "Edit" tab if you're logged in and its a page you're allowed to edit) you will see the article in the "Wiki markup language" that controls the formatting. Note the following examples:		Before doing any editing yourself, it's best to look at some existing articles and seeing how they're structured. If you click the "View source" tab at the top of the page (or the "Edit" tab if you're logged in and its a page you're allowed to edit) you will see the article in the "Wiki markup language" that controls the formatting. There's much more about editing the Wiki at the [[Help:Editing this site]] page.

			Note the following examples:

	*two apostrophes before and after a phrase in the markup make it display in italics, so <tt><nowiki>''something''</nowiki></tt> will display as ''something''.		*two apostrophes before and after a phrase in the markup make it display in italics, so <tt><nowiki>''something''</nowiki></tt> will display as ''something''.

WikiSysop: /* Understanding the entries */

2021-04-02T08:17:42Z

Understanding the entries

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	There are pages for people, roads, etc., but the majority of the entries relate to individual buildings.		There are pages for people, roads, etc., but the majority of the entries relate to individual buildings.

	For a particular building, the box at the right-hand side gives a summary in tabular form. Most of these should be self-explanatory; The '''OS Grid ref''' is the Ordnance Survey's National Grid Reference, sometimes called "NGR". The first two characters are always "NO" for all the locations covered by this Wiki, and are followed by two 5-digit numbers, specifying the location down to the nearest metre.<ref>The first digit of the second number is normally 0 for the Falkland area. Many of the grid references quoted come from the HES listings, which confusingly omit this zero - we are gradually correcting this in our articles.</ref> The ~~lattitude~~ and longitude are mainly taken (for listed buildings) from the Wikipedia article "List of listed buildings in Falkland, Fife" and are given to the nearest second (about 30 metres for latitude, rather less for longitude).		For a particular building, the box at the right-hand side gives a summary in tabular form. Most of these should be self-explanatory; The '''OS Grid ref''' is the Ordnance Survey's National Grid Reference, sometimes called "NGR". The first two characters are always "NO" for all the locations covered by this Wiki, and are followed by two 5-digit numbers, specifying the location down to the nearest metre.<ref>The first digit of the second number is normally 0 for the Falkland area. Many of the grid references quoted come from the HES listings, which confusingly omit this zero - we are gradually correcting this in our articles.</ref> The '''Latitude and longitude''' are mainly taken (for listed buildings) from the Wikipedia article "List of listed buildings in Falkland, Fife" and are given to the nearest second (about 30 metres for latitude, rather less for longitude).

	Many of the buildings described are listed buildings, which have additional details in another box at the left.		Many of the buildings described are listed buildings, which have additional details in another box at the left.