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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 [[wikipedia:online encyclopedia|online encyclopedia]]. To be more specific, it should be something like [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]].
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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