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==Guidelines== | ==Guidelines== | ||
===Using Summary-feature=== | ===Using Summary-feature=== | ||
* | *Please write descriptive Summaries. If content is strongly changed indicate that in the Summary. A good idea is to first '''preview''' your edit and copy '''essential points from the preview text''', not the wiki source for better readability | ||
*When starting [[a new article]] include a '''summary of contents''' or copy '''parts of the first paragraph''' and insert '''... three dots''' to indicate that this is a sniplet of the actual article. | *When starting [[a new article]] include a '''summary of contents''' or copy '''parts of the first paragraph''' and insert '''... three dots''' to indicate that this is a sniplet of the actual article. | ||
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*Mark changes '''this is a minor edit''' if semantical content is not changed by the edit ie. it is ''minor rewording'' without any change in meaning or ''formatting'' or naturally ''typo corrections'' | *Mark changes '''this is a minor edit''' if semantical content is not changed by the edit ie. it is ''minor rewording'' without any change in meaning or ''formatting'' or naturally ''typo corrections'' | ||
*Please '''use''' the '''"Show Preview"'''-button extensively. | |||
===Using REDIRECTs=== | ===Using REDIRECTs=== | ||
*If you are creating a '''#REDIRECT''', please copy the whole redirect directive to the '''Summary''' | *If you are creating a '''#REDIRECT''', please copy the whole redirect directive to the '''Summary''' | ||
*If a '''redirect is replaced''', please ensure the | *If a '''redirect is replaced''', please ensure the link is retained in the first paragraph or an intro phrase, the redirects are there for a reason | ||
===POV=== | ===POV=== | ||
*POVs (Point of View) should go to [[Talk:Guidelines|Talk pages, "The back side of the page"]] or to User-pages | *POVs (Point of View) should go to [[Talk:Guidelines|Talk pages, "The back side of the page"]] or to User-pages. | ||
* If you have general information you might want to contribute it to [[Wikipedia]] and post a reference to [[Wikipedia]] if it's a "closed" case or [[Research]] if it's still "open". | * If you have general information you might want to contribute it to [[Wikipedia]] and post a reference to [[Wikipedia]] if it's a "closed" case or [[Research]] if it's still "open". | ||
=== | ===Do Not's=== | ||
* | * If you want to write that "[[Company X]] or [[Person Y]] is evil" put it in [http://www.disinfopedia.org/ Disinfopedia] or [[w:|wikipedia]] (maintain [[w:NPOV|NPOV]], Neutral Point of View) | ||
'''See also '''[[Rules]]''' | |||
===Standards usage=== | ===Standards usage=== | ||
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*It could be a good idea to set up a scratchpad (like: [[User:Juxo/Scratchpad]] for yourself, it's easier to produce high quality texts if you start them somewhere, where they aren't supposed or required to make sense in the begining. This also supports finding better article names since you can see what your scribbling turns to in a few edits. | *It could be a good idea to set up a scratchpad (like: [[User:Juxo/Scratchpad]] for yourself, it's easier to produce high quality texts if you start them somewhere, where they aren't supposed or required to make sense in the begining. This also supports finding better article names since you can see what your scribbling turns to in a few edits. | ||