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The rounding of years from an age given in a newspaper story is why I typically specify "circa" (c.) with the presumed year of birth in such cases.  This still conveys the information, but makes it clear it's not 100% certain. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 10:48, 2 May 2008 (PDT)
The rounding of years from an age given in a newspaper story is why I typically specify "circa" (c.) with the presumed year of birth in such cases.  This still conveys the information, but makes it clear it's not 100% certain. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 10:48, 2 May 2008 (PDT)
== Links ==
Perhaps we need a section on links?  Here's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Links#General_points_on_linking_style Wikipedia's linking guide]. --[[User:Lkseitz|Lkseitz]] 10:07, 29 October 2009 (PDT)

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Numbered street names

Do we make an exception when the street name starts a sentence? I was taught to spell out numbers when they start a sentence, but I imagine that varies depending on the style guide used, which is what this page is as far as BhamWiki goes. --Lkseitz 06:50, 17 November 2006 (PST)

  • I don't think it's necessary. You're welcome to do so as long as the link works when it's a link. --Dystopos 06:59, 17 November 2006 (PST)
  • For example: [[16th Street Baptist Church|Sixteenth Street Baptist Church]] makes: Sixteenth Street Baptist Church -- Rob 15:00, 17 November 2006 (PST)
  • precisely --Dystopos 17:41, 17 November 2006 (PST)

Birth year

The rounding of years from an age given in a newspaper story is why I typically specify "circa" (c.) with the presumed year of birth in such cases. This still conveys the information, but makes it clear it's not 100% certain. --Lkseitz 10:48, 2 May 2008 (PDT)

Links

Perhaps we need a section on links? Here's Wikipedia's linking guide. --Lkseitz 10:07, 29 October 2009 (PDT)