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 == Syntax == 

 I've been experimenting with how an entry would be best formatted. It will take a little more work, but considering these two examples, what do you think about following these models?  Sorry if this is a repeat of an earlier discussion.  I hadn't seen it, and wanted to provide a reference for future editors. 

 ==Example Continent Section== 
 {| class=""wikitable sortable"" style=""width:100%"" 
 ! Country or Greater Geographical Area 
 ! State, Province, or Other Geographical Area 
 ! Grand Lodge Name 
 ! Founded 
 ! Lodges 
 ! Members 
 ! External Organizations 
 |- 
 | Mexico 
 | Coahuila 
 | Gran Logia ""Benito Juarez"" del Estado de Coahuila (Grand Lodge of the State of Coahuila, ""Benito Juarez"")GL Coahuila website, accessed 2 March 2014 
 | 1890 
 | 24  
 | 284 
 | CGLREU 
 |- 
 | France 
 |  
 | Grand Orient de France (Grand Orient of France) (GOdF or GOF) GOdF website Accessed 19 January 2014 
 | 1728 / 1773 
 | 1,150 
 | 52,000 
 | AMIL, IMF, SIMPA 
 |} 

 Notes: 
 :Country and ~State.  In most sections, we would (I would) add a state/province column, which would remain empty if a jurisdiction served the entire nation.  Nation-wide grand lodges would be listed ahead of ~state grand jurisdictions, even if sovereign. 
 :Name.  The actual name, (and in non-English nations usually the non-English name) would be first, followed by an English translation, and then by an abbreviation if it is commonly used.  My thinking is that since this is the English version of Wikipedia, a translation is necessary, but the original jurisdictional name should lead for purposes of accurate identification.  Further, we may generally dismiss prefixes and modifiers such as ""A.F. & A.M"", ""Most Worshipful"" etc., where they are not needed to help clarify an identity against a rival, yet should include terms like ""Legal"" as in the case of Portugal, ""Regular"" and/or ""National"" when used as part of the name, where it helps designate from another jurisdiction, etc. Links to that jurisdiction's website should go in this field, after the name.  Wikipedia links would be used here, as available, either linking the original language name to its non-English language Wikipedia site, or the translated name. Names are listed alphabetically, by their actual name, not the translation. 
 :Date.  Correct date formats would be the year of founding, normally, unless there were some controversy that requires the specific day.  In addition, if a grand jurisdiction was re-founded, a second date, separated by slash, would be allowed.  
 :References.  Where a reference supports multiple data points for that entry, it would be placed after the last applicable data point.  Web access syntax in a reference should be noted ""accessed 2 March 2014"" or similar. 
 :External Organizations.  These should be listed with Wikipedia links to the definition of that external group, below, with multiple entries separated by commas. We should move all but acronyms to the list below, to allow this column to be more narrow. 
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