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| This style guide provides guidance on how to make quality contributions to illwiki. If these guidelines seem too difficult to follow (non-native speakers, etc.), don't let them stop you from contributing! It is more important that the wikis have contributions than having everything "done right", | This style guide provides guidance on how to make quality contributions to illwiki. If these guidelines seem too difficult to follow (non-native speakers, etc.), don't let them stop you from contributing! It is more important that the wikis have contributions than having everything "done right", | ||
| - | Much of this style guide has been copied from the [[https:// | + | Much of this style guide has been copied |
| =====Dominions-specific language===== | =====Dominions-specific language===== | ||
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| =====Wiki formatting===== | =====Wiki formatting===== | ||
| - The first thing on a page should be its actual title, made into a heading via this formatting code: %%======Title======%%. This should be followed by a general description of the page's topic. More in-depth discussion should be separated by lower level headings like %%=====this=====%%. | - The first thing on a page should be its actual title, made into a heading via this formatting code: %%======Title======%%. This should be followed by a general description of the page's topic. More in-depth discussion should be separated by lower level headings like %%=====this=====%%. | ||
| - | - Wikis work due to the use of internal links to other pages, the first instance of any other page should be linked with square brackets [[like this]]. | + | - Wikis work due to the use of internal links to other pages, the first instance of any other page should be linked with square brackets |
| - Do not emphasize text with __underline__ or CAPITALS, use italics instead, in addition avoid excessive use of **bold**. | - Do not emphasize text with __underline__ or CAPITALS, use italics instead, in addition avoid excessive use of **bold**. | ||
| - Write so that everyone can participate: | - Write so that everyone can participate: | ||
| - | =====Duplication of information | + | =====Duplication of information===== |
| + | Duplication of information on the wiki is frowned upon and should be avoided where possible as it leads to increased maintenance overhead and display of outdated information even though it has been updated on other locations. | ||
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| + | If a piece of info seems relevant to another article, consider simply linking to the article with that information. Create a sub-header with a link to the relevant page immediately underneath it. Follow with a concise summary of the target link's relevant information. | ||
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