Difference between revisions of "Help:Wiki Editing Style Guide"
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By adding yourself to the appropriate [[:Category:User Categories|User Lists]], you let us know a bit about yourself. It's a great way to start here at the Wiki! | By adding yourself to the appropriate [[:Category:User Categories|User Lists]], you let us know a bit about yourself. It's a great way to start here at the Wiki! | ||
==Style== | ==Style Don'ts== | ||
Some specific rules on style (how to write pages): | Some specific rules on style (how to write pages): | ||
;Don't Repeat the Page Title | ;Don't Repeat the Page Title | ||
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;Don't use First or Second Person | ;Don't use First or Second Person | ||
:Don't be chatty. Don't talk about "I" or "you". Just present the info in straightforward, concise fashion from the third person. Does this make it hard to write tutorials? Yes. Don't write tutorials. We already have enough. | :Don't be chatty. Don't talk about "I" or "you". Just present the info in straightforward, concise fashion from the third person. Does this make it hard to write tutorials? Yes. Don't write tutorials. We already have enough. | ||
;Don't Submit Useless Information | |||
:Keep in mind that the point of the wiki is to communicate information that is ''likely to be useful'' to readers of the wiki. (Note the "likely".) I.e. don't describe some clever script that your wrote at length -- unless doing will likely be instructive to a good number of readers. If it will be useful, then trim it down to the bare bones that illustrates the information that you're trying to communicate. | |||
==Conclusion== | ==Conclusion== | ||