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Manual:Notes for compilers in training

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Notes for new compilers

Preparing VedaBase

  • Click here for the list of sources to select in Vedabase.
VedaBase hotkeys
  • open advanced query tool = F2
  • next hit = F4
  • previous hit = F3
  • next partition hit = F8 ('partition' means paragraph or, under Correspondence, record)
  • previous partition hit = F7
  • copy with reference:
There is no pre-assigned key for this operation. You may assign one if you wish - click here for instructions. (Suggested hotkey: F9)

What we do not compile

  • synonyms (word-for-word translation section);
  • quotes from an appendix or index;
  • text segments written by the publishers, not by Srila Prabhupada (e.g. forewords);
  • purports from SB Canto 10.14 through Canto 12;
  • verse summaries at the beginning of LOB, ISO, MM, NBS;
  • quotes in which the expression appears only in a reading being done by a devotee and is not further commented upon by Prabhupada;
  • quotes in which the expression is used by someone other than Prabhupada and Prabhupada does not offer further commentary in connection with the expression.

If you come across a page for a Sanskrit term, check with your Vanitutor before compiling. These are a bit more complicated.

Guidelines for compiling

Be sure you logged in to Vaniquotes and are using Mozilla Firefox web browser before you start.

Formatting standards
  • Conversations should always show the speakers' names, even if Prabhupada is the only speaker.
  • Lectures show speakers' names only if there is a speaker other than Prabhupada present within the quote. If Prabhupada is the only speaker in the quote, do not include his name as speaker.
    • Exception: Philosophy Discussions - These should be handled just like Conversations (always include the speaker)
Headings
  • should include the expression (there may be some exceptions, but this is the general rule)
  • should be complete sentences, ending with a full stop/period
  • are not absolutely required, but should be consistent throughout the page
  • are not necessary for short 'translation-only' quotes
Editing
  • Quote text copied from VedaBase must remain exactly 'as is'. Do not correct spelling or grammar, and do not 'skip' through the text to select your quote (quotes must be taken from contiguous text).
    • It is not necessary, however, to include the entirety of a single speaker's passage (in other words, you don't have to start your quote at the very beginning of a speaker's contribution to the conversation).
  • Headings may include minor editing for clarity.