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LesterChristieAnn1
LesterChristieAnn1 ✭✭
April 8 edited April 10 in Get Involved/Indexing

I still haven't been able to find consensus for putting in periods after initials or commas when needed. Anybody know the answer to this?

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  • Ashlee C.
    Ashlee C. mod
    April 9

    Yes, you will include punctuation like periods after initials. I'm not sure when you would encounter a comma as part of a name, but if it is part of the name include it. If you see Smith, John you won't add the comma.

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  • LesterChristieAnn1
    LesterChristieAnn1 ✭✭
    April 9 edited April 9

    Do we only put the periods after initials if they are on the document itself, or do we use them after all initials? I've been trying to put exactly what I see on the document.

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  • Ashlee C.
    Ashlee C. mod
    April 9

    Put what you see on the document. If the document has a period, include it. If it doesn't, don't add one.

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