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==General Conventions==
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'''DharmaDictionary.net''' is an online open-content collaborative Tibetan-English Dictionary/Dharma encyclopedia, that is, a voluntary association of individuals and groups who are developing a common resource of human knowledge. The structure of the project allows the translators of the present day with an Internet connection and World Wide Web browser to alter its content.
  
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===Editing the Dharma Dictionary===
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Please be advised that it is the responsoibility of this Circle of Lotsawas to maintain the level of expertise required to provide you with complete, accurate or reliable information.  
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*The area at the top marked "DharmaDictionary" is for all of the translators to work in together, creating an article as a concerted effort. Here you can copy and paste from the entries below, re-organize, improve, and add synonyms and hyperlinks. The "DharmaDictionary" will be the property of the [[Circle of Lotsawas]].
 
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*Below that, you see the entries from the previous Rangjung Yeshe dictionary. They are been fused and uploaded into this database. You can combine the entries marked with "[RY]" into one. Please leave the others -- [RB], [JV], [IW], [TD] etc. -- as they are, for now.
 
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*You're welcome to sign your contribution to an entry. Please use the double square brackets around your name. This also means "Hands Off" to other editors. Only you can edit that area.
 
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*Under the "Examples" section, please post samples of usage, sentences in which the word or phrase occurs.
 
  
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===Creating New Pages & Text===
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You will find much valuable and accurate information in '''DharmaDictionary.net'''.  However, we cannot guarantee the validity of all the information found here.''' The content of a given article may be changed, or altered by someone whose opinion does not correspond with the state of knowledge in the relevant fields. To make a paregraff "hands off" to other editors, please sign it with your name inside square brackets.
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* In the new pages you create, please try to enclose the '''names''' of important people, scriptures, key terminoligy, and places within double square brackets.
 
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* When including the '''Tibetan spelling''' of name or place, please do so in Wylie. By doing so within parentheses, as well as square brackets, you automatically create a hyperlink to the "Wylie-based" dictionary, which presently has around 180,000 entries.
 
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* Whenever you are sure, please include a "'''category'''" at the bottom of the new page. This will help greatly in special searches. For more about already created categories, see [[Special:Categories]]
 
  
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===Spelling===
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=== No formal peer review ===
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* [[Simple Wylie]] spelling,
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(''Copied from Wikipedia, to be edited:)''We are working on ways to select and highlight reliable versions of articles.  Our active community of editors uses tools such as the [[Special:Recentchanges]] and [[Special:Newpages]] feeds to monitor new and changing content.  However, ''Wikipedia'' is not uniformly peer reviewed; while readers may correct errors or engage in casual [[Wikipedia:Peer review|peer review]], they have no legal duty to do so and thus all information read here is without any implied warranty of fitness for any purpose or use whatsoever.  Even articles that have been vetted by informal peer review or [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|''featured article'']] processes may later have been edited inappropriately, just before you view them.
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* [[Extended Wylie]] transliteration
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* How to write word with [[Sanskrit Diacritics]]
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::'''None of the authors, contributors, sponsors, administrators, sysops, or anyone else connected with ''Wikipedia'' in any way whatsoever can be responsible for the appearance of any inaccurate or libelous information or for your use of the information contained in or linked from these web pages.'''
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=== No contract; limited license ===
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Please make sure that you understand that the information provided here is being provided freely, and that no kind of agreement or contract is created between you and the owners or users of this site, the owners of the servers upon which it is housed, the individual ''Wikipedia'' contributors, any project administrators, sysops or anyone else who is in ''any way connected'' with this project or sister projects subject to your claims against them directly. You are being granted a limited license to copy anything from this site; it does not create or imply any contractual or extracontractual liability on the part of ''Wikipedia'' or any of its agents, members, organizers or other users.
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There is '''no agreement or understanding between you and ''Wikipedia''''' regarding your use or modification of this information beyond the [[GNU Free Documentation License]] (GFDL); neither is anyone at ''Wikipedia'' responsible should someone change, edit, modify or remove any information that you may post on ''Wikipedia'' or any of its associated projects.
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=== Trademarks ===
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Any of the trademarks, service marks, collective marks, design rights, personality rights or similar rights that are mentioned, used or cited in the articles of the Wikipedia encyclopedia are the property of their respective owners. Their use here does not imply that you may use them for any other purpose other than for the same or a similar informational use as contemplated by the original authors of these Wikipedia articles under the GFDL licensing scheme. Unless otherwise stated Wikipedia and Wikimedia sites are neither endorsed nor affiliated with any of the holders of any such rights and as such ''Wikipedia'' can not grant any rights to use any otherwise protected materials. ''Your use of any such or similar incorporeal property is at your own risk.''
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=== Jurisdiction and legality of content ===
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Publication of information found in ''Wikipedia'' may be in violation of the laws of the country or jurisdiction from where you are viewing this information. The Wikipedia database is stored on a server in the State of [[Florida]] in the [[United States of America]], and is maintained in reference to the protections afforded under local and federal law. Laws in your country or jurisdiction may not protect or allow the same kinds of speech or distribution.  ''Wikipedia'' does not encourage the violation of any laws; and cannot be responsible for any violations of such laws, should you link to this domain or use, reproduce, or republish the information contained herein.
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=== Not professional advice ===
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If you need specific advice (for example, medical, legal, financial, or risk management) please seek a professional who is licensed or knowledgeable in that area.  See [[Wikipedia:Risk disclaimer]], [[Wikipedia:Medical disclaimer]], and [[Wikipedia:Legal disclaimer]] for specific disclaimers.
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Thank you for taking the time to read this page, and please enjoy your use of ''Wikipedia''.
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==Examples of other encyclopedia disclaimers==
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While other encyclopedias, unlike Wikipedia, are professionally peer reviewed, they still do not guarantee their content.
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* The [http://corporate.britannica.com/termsofuse.html britannica.com disclaimer] (from the site hosting the [[Encyclopedia Britannica]] Online):
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*:"YOUR USE OF BRITANNICA.COM IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK."
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*The [http://privacy.msn.com/tou/ MSN.com disclaimer] (from the site hosting Microsoft's [[Encarta|Encarta Encyclopedia]])
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*: "...AND THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY, AND EFFORT IS WITH YOU."
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*The [http://www.bartleby.com/sv/terms.html bartleby.com disclaimer] (from the site hosting the [[Columbia Encyclopedia]])
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*: "YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK."

Revision as of 21:44, 19 December 2005

DharmaDictionary.net is an online open-content collaborative Tibetan-English Dictionary/Dharma encyclopedia, that is, a voluntary association of individuals and groups who are developing a common resource of human knowledge. The structure of the project allows the translators of the present day with an Internet connection and World Wide Web browser to alter its content.

Please be advised that it is the responsoibility of this Circle of Lotsawas to maintain the level of expertise required to provide you with complete, accurate or reliable information.

You will find much valuable and accurate information in DharmaDictionary.net. However, we cannot guarantee the validity of all the information found here. The content of a given article may be changed, or altered by someone whose opinion does not correspond with the state of knowledge in the relevant fields. To make a paregraff "hands off" to other editors, please sign it with your name inside square brackets.

No formal peer review[edit]

(Copied from Wikipedia, to be edited:)We are working on ways to select and highlight reliable versions of articles. Our active community of editors uses tools such as the Special:Recentchanges and Special:Newpages feeds to monitor new and changing content. However, Wikipedia is not uniformly peer reviewed; while readers may correct errors or engage in casual peer review, they have no legal duty to do so and thus all information read here is without any implied warranty of fitness for any purpose or use whatsoever. Even articles that have been vetted by informal peer review or featured article processes may later have been edited inappropriately, just before you view them.

None of the authors, contributors, sponsors, administrators, sysops, or anyone else connected with Wikipedia in any way whatsoever can be responsible for the appearance of any inaccurate or libelous information or for your use of the information contained in or linked from these web pages.

No contract; limited license[edit]

Please make sure that you understand that the information provided here is being provided freely, and that no kind of agreement or contract is created between you and the owners or users of this site, the owners of the servers upon which it is housed, the individual Wikipedia contributors, any project administrators, sysops or anyone else who is in any way connected with this project or sister projects subject to your claims against them directly. You are being granted a limited license to copy anything from this site; it does not create or imply any contractual or extracontractual liability on the part of Wikipedia or any of its agents, members, organizers or other users.

There is no agreement or understanding between you and Wikipedia regarding your use or modification of this information beyond the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL); neither is anyone at Wikipedia responsible should someone change, edit, modify or remove any information that you may post on Wikipedia or any of its associated projects.

Trademarks[edit]

Any of the trademarks, service marks, collective marks, design rights, personality rights or similar rights that are mentioned, used or cited in the articles of the Wikipedia encyclopedia are the property of their respective owners. Their use here does not imply that you may use them for any other purpose other than for the same or a similar informational use as contemplated by the original authors of these Wikipedia articles under the GFDL licensing scheme. Unless otherwise stated Wikipedia and Wikimedia sites are neither endorsed nor affiliated with any of the holders of any such rights and as such Wikipedia can not grant any rights to use any otherwise protected materials. Your use of any such or similar incorporeal property is at your own risk.

Jurisdiction and legality of content[edit]

Publication of information found in Wikipedia may be in violation of the laws of the country or jurisdiction from where you are viewing this information. The Wikipedia database is stored on a server in the State of Florida in the United States of America, and is maintained in reference to the protections afforded under local and federal law. Laws in your country or jurisdiction may not protect or allow the same kinds of speech or distribution. Wikipedia does not encourage the violation of any laws; and cannot be responsible for any violations of such laws, should you link to this domain or use, reproduce, or republish the information contained herein.

Not professional advice[edit]

If you need specific advice (for example, medical, legal, financial, or risk management) please seek a professional who is licensed or knowledgeable in that area. See Wikipedia:Risk disclaimer, Wikipedia:Medical disclaimer, and Wikipedia:Legal disclaimer for specific disclaimers.

Thank you for taking the time to read this page, and please enjoy your use of Wikipedia.

Examples of other encyclopedia disclaimers[edit]

While other encyclopedias, unlike Wikipedia, are professionally peer reviewed, they still do not guarantee their content.

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