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If your edits on an article introduce text that is bound to different contexts do one edit for each context...
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==Guidelines== | ==Guidelines== | ||
===Editing=== | |||
*If your edits on an article introduce text that is bound to '''different contexts''' do '''one edit for each context'''. '''Avoid serial editing''' when illustrating or describing a '''single point''' | |||
===Using Summary-feature=== | ===Using Summary-feature=== | ||
* | *'''Do write descriptive Summaries''' for the sake of us all and also for [[Page history]] usability. 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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===Minor vs. Non-Minor edits=== | ===Minor vs. Non-Minor edits=== | ||
*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'' | ||
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*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 link is retained in the first paragraph or an intro phrase, the redirects are there for a reason | *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 | ||
===Do's=== | ===Do's=== | ||