Reader guide
How to read Hale. Writing is covered in the editing guide.
What Hale is
- An encyclopedia organized by field that anyone can read.
- You do not need an account to read.
Finding articles
- The field buttons on the home page open a list for that field.
- The search box at the top looks through titles and body text.
- Broad articles have child articles listed under "Child articles".
Checking sources
- Numbers such as [1] in the body point to a source.
- The ▣ button at the bottom right opens the change log and the citation list.
Switching language
- Use "日本語" at the top to move to the Japanese version.
- If that article has no Japanese version yet, you land on the Japanese home page.
Accounts
- You only need one to write.
- Enter a name and password in the login box. If the name does not exist, a new account is created.
- Passwords must be at least 12 characters.
If something is wrong
- Use "Report" on the article page to tell the administrators about a problem.
- Use "Contact" for missing topics, improvements, or a message to the operator. You do not need to log in.
- Please also read the disclaimer and the privacy policy.