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'''Policy issues'''
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#redirect Transcription & Editorial Policy
 
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'''Editorial history'''
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===Abbreviation===
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*  Representation of abbreviations, especially use of lines over single letters, parts of words, or whole words
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===Capitalisation===
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*  Standardize capitalisation for persons and places?
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ISSUE: Capital/non-capital distinction hard to determine by non-expert palaeographer
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===Crossing out===
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*  Should crossed out or blotted out letters or words be indicated in transcription?
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===Dashes===
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*  Distinguish length and type of dashes used in manuscript?
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ISSUE: Distinguishing space filling dashes from dashes used as hyphens or to show run over between manuscript lines?
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===Dots===
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*  Reproduction of dots, especially preceeding and following greek/arabic or roman numbers?
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===Page layout===
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*  How to indicate page layout, especially position of headers, signatures, and marginalia?
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===Paragraphs===
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*  Determining start and end of paragraphs in legal documents?
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===Punctuation===
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*  Recognition of, and reproduction of, mid-C17th punctuation, especially commas, semi-colons, colons, and double dashes ("=")?
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