Here is where we lay out and negotiate the stylistic rules for the site.
The basic source for style that we will be using will be the style guide for the American Anthropological Association, which is based on the Chicago Manual of Style.
Page Organization
Topic headers should develop organically, but should eventually reflect a consistent set of topics to facilitate comparison of groups. All categories that develop do not need to be addressed in every article unless research on the society offers sufficient data to comment on the category.
Wikipedia's model of headings and subheadings should provide the model for the site. For instance, each article should include an opening paragraph that introduces a group and its environment. Following this there should be a table of contents box with subcategories linking to different sections of the article.
At the end of an article, resources should be cited with footnotes or with in text citations according to AAA/Chicago style. Cited resources should be listed right after the article, and general resources for further reading should be sited at the end of the article (see sources below).
Kinds of Articles
The most detailed articles should be the articles on each foraging society. General topics can be created to assist in careful comparison among different societies, but articles on more general topics and categories should be brief. They should also take care not to make generalizations, and should emphasize variation among societies including links to relevant pages on those societies in the wiki.
Sources
Each article should include a works cited subheading after the article as well as a further reading subheading. Since this wiki is intended to be a public science resource, there should be as many publicly available links as possible. Furthermore, while links to more popular resources are encouraged, scholarly links should be privileged.
Links to articles in the Wikipedia should only be listed in the top bar menu only (which can be edited as top) but not in the text.
Sources listed in the further reading subheading should include about two sentences abstracting the resources the source provides, and, if needed, a link to access the source. Non-public resources need not be identified; a full citation is sufficient.
Citation
Notes and resources should be cited according to AAA/Chicago style. All included quotations should be referenced and cited as in a research term paper. Footnotes should be hot linked to the cited resources section of an article.
Media
Links to media should be included on the separate media page.