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== General == | == General == | ||
=== | === Editing === | ||
It is recommended that you should know how to perform copy editing and content editing. Copy editing requires the basic knowledge of the English language. This covers from correcting spelling and grammar errors, using the proper verbs tense and fixing common punctuation mistakes. On the other hand, content editing expands this knowledge by assessing whether the written content meets the standards of a good encyclopaedic entry. Elements of a good encyclopaedic entry are explored further in the following sections. | |||
=== Do not copy-paste content === | |||
The best practice while editing the wiki is to avoid pasting the information you copied from a source. When it comes to article content, you should (learn to) rewrite the information you have came across in your research, using your own words, as opposed to copying the source word-for-word. Fragments of official content may be copied verbatim for the sake of quotations; however, they must also be presented as such. | |||
=== Internal consistency === | === Internal consistency === | ||
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# If the definite or indefinite article would be capitalized in running text, then include it at the beginning of the page name. Otherwise, do not. | # If the definite or indefinite article would be capitalized in running text, then include it at the beginning of the page name. Otherwise, do not. | ||
#:For example, ''[[The Arbiter]]'' includes the article "The", because sentences such as "In the level ''[[The Arbiter]]'', the player assumes the role of the [[Arbiter]]" are written with a capitalized "The". | #:For example, ''[[The Arbiter]]'' includes the article "The", because sentences such as "In the level ''[[The Arbiter]]'', the player assumes the role of the [[Arbiter]]" are written with a capitalized "The". | ||
#:On the contrary, [[Flood]] should not include the article "The", because sentences such as "The Halo Array was designed eradicate the Flood" are written with a lowercase "the". | #:On the contrary, [[Flood]] should not include the article "The", because sentences such as "The Halo Array was designed to eradicate the Flood" are written with a lowercase "the". | ||
These conditions are sometimes met if the page name is: | These conditions are sometimes met if the page name is: | ||