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Rules and Framework Page

This is an example page.  This first paragraph is intended to be a super-short introduction to what the page is about and why it's important.  So for example, this page is the framework of how to make an example page.  

Quick Details

Type: Is it a Usenet group, a therapist, a purple dragon, what?
Coined By: Who made it?
Dates Active: When did they arrive on the scene, and when did they leave?
Location: Give the URL if it still exists! (Or an archive URL if THAT exists.) Or, in the case of people, whether they were active on Usenet, Livejournal, Discord, etc.  Don't give offline locations on people more specific than the country.  That's creepy.

Section Header

Divide a page into sections as is relevant.

How to Cite

For now, use APA citations.  Don't make a statement if you can't cite it thoroughly; use in-line citations, not just links (Paiz et al, 2010).  Best sources are primary, done on the scene: for instance, a.s.d. posts as citations about the culture of a.s.d. Secondary sources are secondhand--for instance, if there was a book called "all about alt.support.dissociation" (which there is not).

Example Citations

Last name, first name [screename]. (Year, month day). Title [medium of the citation].  Retrieved on yyyy/mm/dd from URL

Paiz, J., Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M.,…Keck, R. (2010, May 5). General format. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

Smith, Billy Bob [weedwizzzard69]. (2008, January 14). Hello World! [blog post].  Retrieved on 2018/03/21 from http://thereisnoblog.com

System name, member name of [screename]. (Year, month, day). Title [medium of the citation].  Publisher, year of publication.

Zyfron, Z of. (2012, November 20). Tribute to TDOR [blog post].  Retrieved 2019/03/13 from http://healthymultiplicity.com/Zyfron/Gemini/?p=790