User talk:168.../Wikicivics/Style

Repository of official How-to wisdom
The miniseries has three divisions
 * How to contribute
 * How to edit
 * How to start a page
 * Manual of style
 * Guide to layout
 * How to use graphics
 * How to know if the problem is your browser
 * Troubleshooting
 * ''Writing and editing advice
 * Establish context
 * Explain jargon
 * Define and describe
 * Integrate, don't append
 * Consider your audience
 * Write it like a news story
 * Check your facts
 * Cite your sources
 * Avoid statements that will date quickly
 * Warn readers about spoilers
 * Label characters from fiction as such
 * Don't over-link
 * Describe external links
 * Don't use external links where we'll want Wikipedia links
 * Avoid peacock terms
 * Avoid weasel terms
 * Avoid self-references
 * Write a great article

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 * Spoiler warning
 * Boilerplate request for permission
 * Standard user greeting
 * Standard GFDL violation letter

See also: Wikipedia Policy Library -- Miniseries of Wikicivics -- Miniseries of Information and other branches of the Wikipedia Metadirectory