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Major articles that address style |
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* Rules to consider Suggestions for rules and style guidelines |
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If you've just started helping the Wikipedia, this document and the ones it links to will give you some pointers and groundrules for how to format your articles. |
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* Wikipedia commentary Many of these concern style |
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Before you start editing, it is a good idea to read through and understand these documents: |
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Content * AlwaysLeaveSomethingUndoneDebate * Most common Wikipedia faux pas Commentary about style * Lee Daniel Crocker/Writing style Projects * The WikiProject concept Links and other issues * Welcome, newcomers * Wikipedia policy * editing policy * Be bold in updating pages |
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*Welcome, newcomers is a gentle introduction to the world of Wikipedia. *Wikipedia policy lists some other general policies to follow. *Be bold in updating pages should define your attitude toward page updates. *Rules to consider has guidelines concerning the content that is most desirable, priorities in writing articles, and the like. *Most common Wikipedia faux pas gives a list of common mistakes and how to avoid them. *[Lee's notes on writing style] contains one Wikipedian's advice on good language usage. *Editing policy has even more editing guidelines. *How does one edit a page will explain the mechanics of what codes are available to you when editing a page, to do things like titles, links, external links, and so on. *The perfect stub article shows what you should aim for at a minimum when starting a new article. |
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