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This wiki is meant to be edited. Change a soldier page the same way you would edit Wikipedia: the infobox holds the structured facts, and the rest of the article is freeform. You do not need an account.

This wiki is meant to be edited. Change a soldier page the same way you would edit Wikipedia: the infobox holds the structured facts, and the rest of the article is freeform. You do not need an account to edit text.

Class-roster terms, National Archives sources, Classes 1–31 roster attribution (Camp Ritchie Museum digitization), and research-notes confidence are on [[About the data]]. '''Research notes''' on soldier pages may be unverified; replace a bad note with a sourced sentence, or explain the change on the talk page. Families looking for a relative: start at [[Start here#Looking for a relative|Start here]].

== Add a photo to a relative’s page ==

Most families only need these steps:

# [[Main Page|Find the soldier]] by surname or ASN (titles look like <code>Surname, First (ASN)</code>).

# [[Special:CreateAccount|Create an account]] or [[Special:UserLogin|log in]] (required for uploads only).

# On the soldier page, scroll to '''Gallery'''.

# In '''Contribute files''', choose the image, keep '''Gallery''' checked, and check '''Use as profile photo''' only if it is a clear portrait of that person.

# In the upload summary (or under '''Sources''' on the page), note where the photo came from (family album, newspaper, NARA, and so on).

Do not upload files you do not have permission to share. Full upload options and document OCR are below.

== Editing ==

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* On soldier pages, use '''Edit soldier facts''' above the infobox for structured fields (dates, class, teams, nativity) without touching wiki markup.

* Every revision is kept. Bad changes are rolled back from [[Special:RecentChanges]].

* An account is optional. It is only needed if you want to [[Special:Upload|upload a photograph]].

* An account is optional for text. It is only needed if you want to [[Special:Upload|upload a photograph]].

=== Three ways to edit a soldier page ===

# '''Edit soldier facts''' — form above the infobox for birth/death years, class, teams, nativity, occupation, and similar fields. Safest for corrections to roster data.

# '''Edit biography''' (or the '''Edit''' tab) — visual editor for the '''~~Life~~''' section, research notes, and sources. Works like Wikipedia.

# '''Edit biography''' (or the '''Edit''' tab) — visual editor for the '''Biography''' section, research notes, and sources. Works like Wikipedia.

# '''Edit source''' — full wiki markup, including the <code><nowiki>{{Soldier}}</nowiki></code> template. For experienced editors only.

=== Opening summary ===

On a soldier page, '''Draft opening summary''' builds a short 5–10 sentence opening from '''Personal details''' in the infobox and the '''Biography''' ~~(or Life)~~ section. It does not use research notes or military-service fields. It does not run by itself. Review the draft, edit it, then '''Use this summary''' to replace the opening paragraph. If an AI key is configured on the server, the draft can use that; otherwise it is assembled only from those fields. Do not keep a sentence unless you believe it is supported.

On a soldier page, '''Draft opening summary''' builds a short 5–10 sentence opening from '''Personal details''' in the infobox and the '''Biography''' section. It does not use research notes or military-service fields. It does not run by itself. Review the draft, edit it, then '''Use this summary''' to replace the opening paragraph. If an AI key is configured on the server, the draft can use that; otherwise it is assembled only from those fields. Do not keep a sentence unless you believe it is supported.

== What to add ==

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You can upload from '''each soldier page''' (Gallery section) or from [[Special:Upload]].

'''OCR a document (review before save)'''

'''OCR a document (review before save)''' — enrich a soldier profile from a scan (not the usual family photo path):

* On a soldier page: in ~~the same~~ '''Contribute files''' ~~box~~ under Gallery, use ~~the~~ '''OCR a document''' ~~section~~ — OCR ~~runs, you review proposed~~ facts~~, then~~ Apply (reviewers/admins ~~only~~).

* On a soldier page: in '''Contribute files''' under Gallery, use '''OCR a document to enrich this profile''' — OCR proposes infobox facts and a short biography draft; Apply is explicit (reviewers/admins).

* Site-wide ~~(one or many people on the same document)~~: [[Contribute documents]].

* Site-wide inbox: [[Contribute documents]] (same enrich flow; multi-person team rosters supported).

* Handwriting / hard scans still start with free local OCR; paid LLM vision runs only when that preliminary score is weak (`RITCHIE_LLM_API_KEY`). Clear printed forms stay on local OCR.

* Nothing from OCR is written automatically; Apply is explicit.

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'''Profile photos (infobox portrait)'''

# Images: leave '''Use as profile photo''' checked

# Images: leave '''Use as profile photo''' checked only for a confirmed portrait of that individual

# Matching filenames like <code>Firstname surname.jpg</code> also appear automatically without uploading again

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# PDF, Word, plain text, and TIFF uploads are allowed (on the soldier page or Special:Upload)

# Documents go to the '''Gallery''' section, not the infobox

'''Camp-wide manuals (not about one soldier)''' — training manuals, course materials, and similar MITC documents: upload on [[Training materials]] (or Special:Upload, then add a line to that page’s Library).

For any upload, state the source and copyright in the upload summary when using Special:Upload. Deleting a file requires an administrator account.

~~Do not upload files you do not have permission to share.~~

== New topic pages ==

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Edit the <code><nowiki>{{Soldier}}</nowiki></code> template call at the top of the page. Class numbers for men who attended more than one class are separated by a semicolon, for example <code>5;11</code>. That keeps [[:Category:Class 5]] and similar roster pages in sync.

If you change class or nativity, the categories on that page update from the infobox the next time the page is saved. Add a longer narrative under '''~~Life~~'''.

If you change class or nativity, the categories on that page update from the infobox the next time the page is saved. Add a longer narrative under '''Biography'''.

== Talk pages ==

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== What not to publish ==

* Social Security numbers or other modern identity numbers

* Private contact information for living relatives

* Private contact information for living relatives (street addresses, phone numbers, email)

* Unsourced accusations of crime

To request removal of private information, see [[About#Corrections_and_privacy|About]] or [[Contact Us]].

== For administrators ==

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-This wiki is meant to be edited. Change a soldier page the same way you would edit Wikipedia: the infobox holds the structured facts, and the rest of the article is freeform. You do not need an account.
+This wiki is meant to be edited. Change a soldier page the same way you would edit Wikipedia: the infobox holds the structured facts, and the rest of the article is freeform. You do not need an account to edit text.
 Class-roster terms, National Archives sources, Classes 1–31 roster attribution (Camp Ritchie Museum digitization), and research-notes confidence are on [[About the data]]. '''Research notes''' on soldier pages may be unverified; replace a bad note with a sourced sentence, or explain the change on the talk page. Families looking for a relative: start at [[Start here#Looking for a relative|Start here]].
+== Add a photo to a relative’s page ==
+Most families only need these steps:
+# [[Main Page|Find the soldier]] by surname or ASN (titles look like <code>Surname, First (ASN)</code>).
+# [[Special:CreateAccount|Create an account]] or [[Special:UserLogin|log in]] (required for uploads only).
+# On the soldier page, scroll to '''Gallery'''.
+# In '''Contribute files''', choose the image, keep '''Gallery''' checked, and check '''Use as profile photo''' only if it is a clear portrait of that person.
+# In the upload summary (or under '''Sources''' on the page), note where the photo came from (family album, newspaper, NARA, and so on).
+Do not upload files you do not have permission to share. Full upload options and document OCR are below.
 == Editing ==
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 * On soldier pages, use '''Edit soldier facts''' above the infobox for structured fields (dates, class, teams, nativity) without touching wiki markup.
 * Every revision is kept. Bad changes are rolled back from [[Special:RecentChanges]].
-* An account is optional. It is only needed if you want to [[Special:Upload|upload a photograph]].
+* An account is optional for text. It is only needed if you want to [[Special:Upload|upload a photograph]].
 === Three ways to edit a soldier page ===
 # '''Edit soldier facts''' — form above the infobox for birth/death years, class, teams, nativity, occupation, and similar fields. Safest for corrections to roster data.
-# '''Edit biography''' (or the '''Edit''' tab) — visual editor for the '''Life''' section, research notes, and sources. Works like Wikipedia.
+# '''Edit biography''' (or the '''Edit''' tab) — visual editor for the '''Biography''' section, research notes, and sources. Works like Wikipedia.
 # '''Edit source''' — full wiki markup, including the <code><nowiki>{{Soldier}}</nowiki></code> template. For experienced editors only.
 === Opening summary ===
-On a soldier page, '''Draft opening summary''' builds a short 5–10 sentence opening from '''Personal details''' in the infobox and the '''Biography''' (or Life) section. It does not use research notes or military-service fields. It does not run by itself. Review the draft, edit it, then '''Use this summary''' to replace the opening paragraph. If an AI key is configured on the server, the draft can use that; otherwise it is assembled only from those fields. Do not keep a sentence unless you believe it is supported.
+On a soldier page, '''Draft opening summary''' builds a short 5–10 sentence opening from '''Personal details''' in the infobox and the '''Biography''' section. It does not use research notes or military-service fields. It does not run by itself. Review the draft, edit it, then '''Use this summary''' to replace the opening paragraph. If an AI key is configured on the server, the draft can use that; otherwise it is assembled only from those fields. Do not keep a sentence unless you believe it is supported.
 == What to add ==
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 You can upload from '''each soldier page''' (Gallery section) or from [[Special:Upload]].
-'''OCR a document (review before save)'''
+'''OCR a document (review before save)''' — enrich a soldier profile from a scan (not the usual family photo path):
-* On a soldier page: in the same '''Contribute files''' box under Gallery, use the '''OCR a document''' section — OCR runs, you review proposed facts, then Apply (reviewers/admins only).
+* On a soldier page: in '''Contribute files''' under Gallery, use '''OCR a document to enrich this profile''' — OCR proposes infobox facts and a short biography draft; Apply is explicit (reviewers/admins).
-* Site-wide (one or many people on the same document): [[Contribute documents]].
+* Site-wide inbox: [[Contribute documents]] (same enrich flow; multi-person team rosters supported).
+* Handwriting / hard scans still start with free local OCR; paid LLM vision runs only when that preliminary score is weak (`RITCHIE_LLM_API_KEY`). Clear printed forms stay on local OCR.
 * Nothing from OCR is written automatically; Apply is explicit.
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 '''Profile photos (infobox portrait)'''
-# Images: leave '''Use as profile photo''' checked
+# Images: leave '''Use as profile photo''' checked only for a confirmed portrait of that individual
 # Matching filenames like <code>Firstname surname.jpg</code> also appear automatically without uploading again
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 # PDF, Word, plain text, and TIFF uploads are allowed (on the soldier page or Special:Upload)
 # Documents go to the '''Gallery''' section, not the infobox
+'''Camp-wide manuals (not about one soldier)''' — training manuals, course materials, and similar MITC documents: upload on [[Training materials]] (or Special:Upload, then add a line to that page’s Library).
 For any upload, state the source and copyright in the upload summary when using Special:Upload. Deleting a file requires an administrator account.
-Do not upload files you do not have permission to share.
 == New topic pages ==
@@ Line 66: / Line 78: @@
 Edit the <code><nowiki>{{Soldier}}</nowiki></code> template call at the top of the page. Class numbers for men who attended more than one class are separated by a semicolon, for example <code>5;11</code>. That keeps [[:Category:Class 5]] and similar roster pages in sync.
-If you change class or nativity, the categories on that page update from the infobox the next time the page is saved. Add a longer narrative under '''Life'''.
+If you change class or nativity, the categories on that page update from the infobox the next time the page is saved. Add a longer narrative under '''Biography'''.
 == Talk pages ==
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 == What not to publish ==
 * Social Security numbers or other modern identity numbers
-* Private contact information for living relatives
+* Private contact information for living relatives (street addresses, phone numbers, email)
 * Unsourced accusations of crime
+To request removal of private information, see [[About#Corrections_and_privacy|About]] or [[Contact Us]].
 == For administrators ==