Editing Encyclopedia:Timeline standards (section)

==Layout for millennium pages==

''Here is the format for the millennium pages''
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'''Infobox'''
Each millennium should have an infobox at the top right. The templates will be the template {{tl|Millenniumbox}} 

{{Millenniumbox|2}}
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'''Intro section'''
The first paragraph in the introduction explains the start date and end date for the millennium as well as the type of calendar the millennium belongs to.  Editors may choose to explain what the millennium is not as popular dating often conflicts with official dating.  It is recommended that editors then attempt to summarize the essence of the millennium in a few paragraphs, similar to other Wikipedia articles. 

'''Sections'''
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'''Civilizations''' can be divided by continent and organized in columns
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{|
|-valign="top"
| style="width:20%" |'''Africa'''
* <!--Civilization 1-->
* <!--Civilization 2-->
* <!--Civilization 3-->
| style="width:20%" |'''Asia'''
* <!--Civilization 1-->
* <!--Civilization 2-->
* <!--Civilization 3-->
| style="width:20%" |'''Europe'''
* <!--Civilization 1-->
* <!--Civilization 2-->
* <!--Civilization 3-->
| style="width:20%" |'''Americas'''
* <!--Civilization 1-->
* <!--Civilization 2-->
* <!--Civilization 3-->
| style="width:20%" |'''Oceania'''
* <!--Civilization 1-->
* <!--Civilization 2-->
* <!--Civilization 3-->
|}
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'''Events and trends''' The events section can be divided into centuries.  Care should be taken not to list ''every'' important event of the millennium, but choose those that best represent the overall trends of the period.

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