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=== Do not use conversational style === | === Do not use conversational style === | ||
As {{SITENAME}} is an open encyclopedia site, it should read like an [[wikipedia:online encyclopedia|online encyclopedia]]. To be more specific, it should be something like [[ | As {{SITENAME}} is an open encyclopedia site, it should read like an [[wikipedia:online encyclopedia|online encyclopedia]]. To be more specific, it should be something like [[wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]. | ||
*Check your spelling and grammar. Do not use internet slang (ex. "How r u?" or "c u 2nite"). If you are not 100% sure about the way a word is spelled, type it into <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.google.com/ Google]</span> or <span class="plainlinks">[http://dictionary.reference.com/ Dictionary.com]</span>. If you know that you are not the strongest speller, compose your edits in a word processor like Microsoft Word or use an Internet browser like Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome, which has spell-checking built in. | *Check your spelling and grammar. Do not use internet slang (ex. "How r u?" or "c u 2nite"). If you are not 100% sure about the way a word is spelled, type it into <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.google.com/ Google]</span> or <span class="plainlinks">[http://dictionary.reference.com/ Dictionary.com]</span>. If you know that you are not the strongest speller, compose your edits in a word processor like Microsoft Word or use an Internet browser like Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome, which has spell-checking built in. | ||
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| style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; width:10%;"| < 1 KB || If an article or list has remained this size for over a couple of months, consider combining it with a related page. Alternatively, why not fix it by adding more info? See [[ | | style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; width:10%;"| < 1 KB || If an article or list has remained this size for over a couple of months, consider combining it with a related page. Alternatively, why not fix it by adding more info? See [[wikipedia:Stub]]. | ||
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=== Do not sign your edits === | === Do not sign your edits === | ||
All contributions are appreciated, but if every user left their mark on every contribution they made, the Wiki would be nothing but signatures. If you have made an edit that you are particularly proud of (such as a transcript or screenshot), the correct place to take credit is on your own [[ | All contributions are appreciated, but if every user left their mark on every contribution they made, the Wiki would be nothing but signatures. If you have made an edit that you are particularly proud of (such as a transcript or screenshot), the correct place to take credit is on your own [[wikipedia:User page|user page]]. If you do not have a user account, we respect your anonymity, but your edits will remain anonymous, too. | ||
=== Do sign your talk posts === | === Do sign your talk posts === | ||