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This is to set out the basic conventions on this wiki. | This is to set out the basic conventions on this wiki. | ||
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* Try to keep the style of the wiki uniform. | * Try to keep the style of the wiki uniform. | ||
* Follow the [[wikipedia:WP:Manual of style|Wikipedia style]] as appropriate. At least: | * Follow the [[wikipedia:WP:Manual of style|Wikipedia style]] as appropriate. At least: | ||
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* Use only the talk pages for communication. It's OK to alert others to your contributions, but do not rely on emails as they are not visible to others on the wiki. | * Use only the talk pages for communication. It's OK to alert others to your contributions, but do not rely on emails as they are not visible to others on the wiki. | ||
* Do not edit user pages of other editors. | * Do not edit user pages of other editors. | ||
| + | * Use categories instead of handcrafted lists to cut down on maintenance: | ||
| + | ** Each page should have at least one category so that one can navigate to it from the [[list of contents]]. | ||
| + | ** The code '''<nowiki>[[Category:X]]</nowiki>''' will not create a visible link, but it will place the page into the category X instead. | ||
| + | ** For every page '''Category:X''', we have also the page '''List of X''' or '''List of X pages''', containing only the line <nowiki>'''#redirect[[Category:X]]'''</nowiki> | ||
| + | ** When you want to link the list of pages in '''Category:X''', link to the page '''List of X''' instead. | ||
| + | ** [[List of contents|Category:Contents]] is the top level category; use it sparingly. | ||
| + | ** A page should not be in a category and its subcategory at the same time. | ||
That's it for now. We'll see how it develops. Thanks! | That's it for now. We'll see how it develops. Thanks! | ||
[[Category:Help|Conventions]] | [[Category:Help|Conventions]] | ||
Revision as of 21:59, 4 April 2010
This is to set out the basic conventions on this wiki.
- Try to keep the style of the wiki uniform.
- Follow the Wikipedia style as appropriate. At least:
- An article about something should have a brief lead paragraph.
- The "References", "External links", and "See also" sections should be the last.
- Use only the talk pages for communication. It's OK to alert others to your contributions, but do not rely on emails as they are not visible to others on the wiki.
- Do not edit user pages of other editors.
- Use categories instead of handcrafted lists to cut down on maintenance:
- Each page should have at least one category so that one can navigate to it from the list of contents.
- The code [[Category:X]] will not create a visible link, but it will place the page into the category X instead.
- For every page Category:X, we have also the page List of X or List of X pages, containing only the line '''#redirect[[Category:X]]'''
- When you want to link the list of pages in Category:X, link to the page List of X instead.
- Category:Contents is the top level category; use it sparingly.
- A page should not be in a category and its subcategory at the same time.
That's it for now. We'll see how it develops. Thanks!