How to Contribute

Applying for a User Account[edit | edit source]

Like the Lost Plays Database, CADRE is not open to public editing. We are keen to build a welcoming and inclusive community of active researchers, but, to ensure quality control of information shared, all potential contributors are invited to please apply to the general editors for access to a user account. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply for a contributor user account, please email the general editors at editors@cadredb.net with the following:

  • Your name, in the form you use for publishing, including initials if desired (this will also be your username if your application is approved);
  • A brief bio. This information will assist the general editors in determining whether or not your application is suitable, and will also form the basis for the bio publicly available under your username (if your application is approved);
  • The statement: "I accept the Co-Authored Drama in Renaissance England Terms of Service" (see below for the full Terms of Service);
  • Your academic status and affiliation (if you are a graduate student, please provide the name of your supervisor or dissertation director);
  • A list of your publications (if any) relevant to early modern dramatic authorship and theatre history;
  • A short comment explaining your interest in CADRE. Please comment specifically on its relevance to your scholarship; and,
  • If there are any entries you would like to provide, please mention them and explain why.

The general editors will confer with each other (and, as necessary, with the advisory board) and respond to your email regarding the status of your application. Any questions should be directed to the general editors at editors@cadredb.net

Creating and Editing Content[edit | edit source]

Once a user account is approved, a contributor may create and edit content on CADRE directly. Please follow the Folgerpedia's guide to basic MediaWiki markup and style.

Hint: If you're creating a new entry from scratch, you can pre-populate the page with default sections by editing the source, and adding "{{Entry}}" (without the quotation marks) to the page, saving and refreshing.

Terms of Service[edit | edit source]

By registering as a contributor of any material on this site, you agree to the following terms and conditions:

1. You acknowledge that:

a. All content is published subject to the discretion of the general editors.
b. Content may also be removed at any time subject to the general editors' discretion.
c. The general editors are not required to notify you prior to removing your content.
d. No fees or royalties are payable for the use of this content.
e. The general editors may archive content uploaded by you.
f. The general editors will seek permission from you to use your content for any other purpose not disclosed in these terms and conditions.

2. By submitting your content to Co-Authored Drama in Renaissance England, you give permission for your content to be made available on it and for the general editors to use, copy, publish, make available, distribute, transmit, perform, display, edit or modify the content you submit anywhere in the world.

3. By submitting your content to Co-Authored Drama in Renaissance England, you give permission for users to use, copy, publish, make available, distribute, transmit, perform, display, edit or modify the content you submit anywhere in the world for personal, non-commercial purposes or for use as part of a research or academic publication or for educational purposes so long as the material is acknowledged as being sourced from the Co-Authored Drama in Renaissance England. By submitting material to Co-Authored Drama in Renaissance England, you accept that your right to be acknowledged as the creator of the content may be limited to the 'History' page of the entry to which you contributed. Where an entry is revised by multiple authors, acknowledgement of an entry may cite Co-Authored Drama in Renaissance England as the original source of the material.

4. You are not entitled to any royalties, fees or other compensation in return for any utilization of your contributions as allowed under this agreement.

5. You warrant that any material contributed by you on Co-Authored Drama in Renaissance England does not breach the intellectual property rights of others and as such you warrant that:

a. You have all the rights necessary to make this material available on Co-Authored Drama in Renaissance England and that there is no third party copyright included in the material you are submitting.
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8. You understand and accept that the biographical details that you supply will be made available on the Website.

9. You may be held legally responsible for the content you submit to Co-Authored Drama in Renaissance England.

If you have any comments or question about these terms and conditions, please contact the general editors at editors@cadredb.net.