Latest revision as of 22:20, 18 March 2026

Contribute to Artifacts of Capitalism

Artifacts of Capitalism is a collaborative, scholarly platform. We welcome contributions from registered users who wish to document artifacts and insights related to capitalism's development during the early modern period, roughly 1500-1700.

Submissions now begin with a structured intake form. This helps us build a searchable scholarly database that can later support CSV downloads, maps, timelines, and other research tools.

Step 1. Register for an account

You'll need an account to create a draft submission. Registration is free.

Create an account

Step 2. Start your draft submission

After you're logged in, begin here. This will open the full submission form and create a new draft page in the Draft namespace. Drafts are not public.

Submission Guidelines

• Write in clear academic prose and follow the Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

• Please include a concise abstract explaining how the item records the experience of early modern economic life.

• Anyone with an account can begin drafting. All new work is created in the Draft space and reviewed by a curator before being added to the main collection.

• Structured submissions help us build a research database that can later support downloads, maps, and other scholarly tools.

This editorial process helps preserve scholarly accuracy, consistency, and future reusability of the data.

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 <div style="max-width:760px; margin:2rem auto 4rem auto; font-family:serif; color:#000; line-height:1.6; font-size:1.25rem;">
-  <!-- Intro / Purpose -->
    <h1 style="font-family:serif; font-weight:700; font-size:1.8rem; line-height:1.2; margin-bottom:1rem; text-align:left;">
      Contribute to <b>Artifacts of Capitalism</b>
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    <p style="margin-bottom:1rem;">
-     Artifacts of Capitalism is a collaborative, scholarly platform. We welcome contributions from registered users who wish to document artifacts and insights related to capitalism’s development during the early modern period, roughly 1500-1700.
+     Artifacts of Capitalism is a collaborative, scholarly platform. We welcome contributions from registered users who wish to document artifacts and insights related to capitalism's development during the early modern period, roughly 1500-1700.
    </p>
    <p style="margin-bottom:1rem;">
-   All documents or artifacts should be prefaced with a short abstract of about 500 words describing how it records the experience of early modern economic life. We ask that you pay attention to both the similarities and differences between that experience and our own theoretical or personal understanding of capitalism. Alterity or continuity should not be assumed. Each should be carefully considered and described when appropriate.
+    Submissions now begin with a structured intake form. This helps us build a searchable scholarly database that can later support CSV downloads, maps, timelines, and other research tools.
    </p>
-  <!-- Step 1: Create Account -->
    <div style="background-color:#f9f7f1; border:1px solid #d2c6a4; border-radius:6px; padding:1.25rem 1rem 1rem 1rem; margin:2rem 0;">
      <h2 style="font-family:serif; font-weight:700; font-size:1.3rem; line-height:1.3; margin:0 0 .75rem 0; color:#000;">
@@ Line 27: / Line 24: @@
      <p style="margin:0 0 0.75rem 0;">
-       You’ll need an account to create a draft submission. Registration is free.
+       You'll need an account to create a draft submission. Registration is free.
      </p>
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                  display:inline-block;"
           onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#e6d4aa';"
-          onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#d9c59b';"
+          onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#d9c59b';">
-      >
          Create an account
        </a>
@@ Line 44: / Line 40: @@
    </div>
-  <!-- Step 2: Submission form -->
    <div style="background-color:#f9f7f1; border:1px solid #d2c6a4; border-radius:6px; padding:1.25rem 1rem 1rem 1rem; margin:2rem 0;">
      <h2 style="font-family:serif; font-weight:700; font-size:1.3rem; line-height:1.3; margin:0 0 .75rem 0; color:#000;">
@@ Line 52: / Line 46: @@
      <p style="margin:0 0 1rem 0;">
-       After you’re logged in, use this form to create a draft page. Drafts are not public. An editor will review
+       After you're logged in, begin here. This will open the full submission form and create a new draft page in the Draft namespace. Drafts are not public.
-      and move approved work into the main collection.
      </p>
-     <form id="submit-artifact" method="get" action="/index.php"
+     <form id="submit-artifact"
            style="font-family:serif; font-size:1rem; line-height:1.4; color:#000;">
-      <input type="hidden" name="action" value="edit" />
-      <input id="preload" type="hidden" name="preload" value="Template:ArtifactPreload/Tudor" />
-      <!-- Title field -->
        <div style="margin-bottom:1rem;">
-         <label for="title" style="display:block; font-weight:600; margin-bottom:0.25rem;">
+         <label for="artifact-title" style="display:block; font-weight:600; margin-bottom:0.25rem;">
            Name your artifact
          </label>
-         <input id="title"
+         <input id="artifact-title"
                 type="text"
-               name="title"
+                placeholder="Example: 'Maldon Grain Riot' or 'Petition to Regulate Alehouses'"
-                placeholder="Example: 'Grain Riots in Norwich, 1595' or 'Petition to Regulate Alehouses'"
                 required
                 style="width:100%; max-width:100%; box-sizing:border-box;
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                        border:1px solid #7b6a3a; background-color:#fff;" />
          <div style="font-size:0.85rem; color:#555; margin-top:0.4rem;">
-           This phrase will become the page title.
+           This will become the title of the new draft page.
          </div>
        </div>
-      <!-- Area / period field -->
        <div style="margin-bottom:1rem;">
-         <label for="area" style="display:block; font-weight:600; margin-bottom:0.25rem;">
+         <label for="artifact-area" style="display:block; font-weight:600; margin-bottom:0.25rem;">
            Historical area
          </label>
-         <select id="area"
+         <select id="artifact-area"
                  required
                  style="width:100%; max-width:100%; box-sizing:border-box;
@@ Line 95: / Line 82: @@
            <option value="Elizabethan">Elizabethan artifacts</option>
            <option value="Jacobean">Jacobean artifacts</option>
-           <option value="Carolinian">Carolinian artifacts</option>
+           <option value="Caroline">Caroline artifacts</option>
            <option value="Interregnum">Interregnum artifacts</option>
+          <option value="Restoration">Restoration artifacts</option>
+          <option value="Williamite">Williamite artifacts</option>
          </select>
          <div style="font-size:0.85rem; color:#555; margin-top:0.4rem;">
-           This selection helps route your draft to the appropriate curator.
+           You'll be able to confirm and expand this information in the full intake form.
          </div>
        </div>
-      <!-- Submit button -->
        <div style="margin-top:1.5rem;">
          <input type="submit"
-                value="Create Draft Page"
+                value="Continue to Full Submission Form"
                 style="background-color:#d9c59b; color:#000; cursor:pointer;
                        font-family:serif; font-weight:600; font-size:1rem; line-height:1.2;
                        padding:10px 16px; border-radius:6px; border:1px solid #7b6a3a;"
                 onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#e6d4aa';"
-                onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#d9c59b';"
+                onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#d9c59b';" />
-        />
          <div style="font-size:0.8rem; color:#555; margin-top:0.6rem; line-height:1.4;">
-           Clicking “Create Draft Page” will open a new draft in the wiki editor. Nothing becomes public yet.
+           Nothing becomes public yet. The next page is a draft-only intake form for structured metadata.
          </div>
        </div>
      </form>
    </div>
-  <!-- Guidelines -->
    <div style="margin:2rem 0 0 0;">
      <h2 style="font-family:serif; font-weight:700; font-size:1.3rem; line-height:1.3; margin:0 0 .75rem 0; color:#000;">
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      <p style="margin-bottom:1rem;">
        • Write in clear academic prose and follow the
-    <a href="https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/book/ed18/frontmatter/toc.html"
+      <a href="https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/book/ed18/frontmatter/toc.html"
-   target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
+         target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
-   style="color:#7b6a3a; text-decoration:none; border-bottom:1px solid #7b6a3a;">
+         style="color:#7b6a3a; text-decoration:none; border-bottom:1px solid #7b6a3a;">
-   Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)
+         Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)
-</a>
+      </a>
      </p>
      <p style="margin-bottom:1rem;">
-       • While there is no strict length requirement, please aim for at least 500 words of analysis.
+       • Please include a concise abstract explaining how the item records the experience of early modern economic life.
      </p>
      <p style="margin-bottom:1rem;">
-       • Anyone with an account can begin drafting. All new work is created in the Draft space.
+       • Anyone with an account can begin drafting. All new work is created in the Draft space and reviewed by a curator before being added to the main collection.
-      Drafts are reviewed by a curator before they are added to the main collection.
      </p>
      <p style="margin-bottom:1rem;">
-       • If your contribution is not yet visible, it may still be under review. You can track its progress on the “My Contributions” page or by contacting a curator.
+       • Structured submissions help us build a research database that can later support downloads, maps, and other scholarly tools.
      </p>
      <p style="margin-bottom:1rem; font-style:italic; color:#444;">
-       This editorial process ensures accuracy, scholarly integrity, and a consistent user experience for scholars,
+       This editorial process helps preserve scholarly accuracy, consistency, and future reusability of the data.
-      teachers, and students.
      </p>
    </div>
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 <script>
-  (function () {
+document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {
-    const form = document.getElementById('submit-artifact');
+  const form = document.getElementById('submit-artifact');
-    if (!form) return;
+  const titleInput = document.getElementById('artifact-title');
-    const title = document.getElementById('title');
+  const areaInput = document.getElementById('artifact-area');
-    const area  = document.getElementById('area');
-     const preload = document.getElementById('preload');
+  if (!form || !titleInput || !areaInput) {
+    return;
+  }
+  form.addEventListener('submit', function (event) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+     const rawTitle = titleInput.value.trim().replace(/^Draft:/i, '');
+    if (!rawTitle) {
+      titleInput.focus();
+      return;
+    }
-     form.addEventListener('submit', function () {
+     const draftTitle = 'Draft:' + rawTitle;
-      // Avoid double prefix if someone types "Draft:" themselves
+    const period = areaInput.value;
-      if (title && title.value) {
-        title.value = title.value.replace(/^Draft:/i, '');
+    const params = new URLSearchParams({
-        title.value = 'Draft:' + title.value;
+      title: 'Special:FormEdit',
-       }
+       form: 'Add artifact',
-       // Route to the correct area-specific preload
+       target: draftTitle,
-       if (area && preload) {
+       Period: period
-        preload.value = 'Template:ArtifactPreload/' + area.value;
-      }
      });
-   })();
+    window.location.href = '/index.php?' + params.toString();
+   });
+});
 </script>
 </html>

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Latest revision as of 22:20, 18 March 2026

Contribute to Artifacts of Capitalism

Step 1. Register for an account

Step 2. Start your draft submission

Submission Guidelines