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[[Cent]] values should be written up to 3 decimal places in most contexts where precision matters, such as [[Technical data guide for regular temperaments|temperament data pages]] and other technical tables. Very small intervals may be written up to 3 significant figures, and in scientific notation if needed. In contexts where high precision does not matter as much, it is generally sufficient to round to 1 decimal place or to the nearest cent.

== Quotation marks and apostrophes ==

{{w|wp:Manual of Style#Quotation marks|As on Wikipedia}}, please:

# Use {{preferred|<big>"</big>straight quotes<big>"</big>}}, instead of {{avoid|<big>“</big>curly quotes<big>”</big>}} (the same applies for single quotes: {{preferred|<big>'</big>straight<big>'</big>}} instead of {{avoid|<big>‘</big>curly<big>’</big>}}), and straight apostrophes ({{preferred|<big>'</big>}}) instead of curly apostrophes ({{avoid|<big>’</big>}}). Straight quotes and straight apostrophes are much easier to type on most keyboards than their curly (typographic) counterparts and produce fewer encoding problems.

# Avoid using {{avoid|<big>`</big>accent marks<big>´</big>}} (e.g. backticks) and {{avoid|<big>′</big>prime symbols<big>′</big>}} (including, e.g. {{avoid|<big>″</big>double primes<big>″</big>}}) as quotation marks or apostrophes.

# Avoid using {{avoid|<big>&bdquo;</big>low-high quotes<big>“</big>}}, {{avoid|<big>「</big>corner brackets<big>」</big>}}, or {{avoid|<big>«</big>guillemets<big>»</big>}} as quotation marks, except in special cases or for non-English text that uses these marks.

The templates {{tlx|'}} and {{tlx|'s}} are helpful when an apostrophe or single quote appears at the beginning or end of text in '''bold''' or ''italics'', because bold and italic text are themselves indicated by sequences of single quotes. When an apostrophe follows italicized text, {{tlx|`}} and {{tlx|`s}} can be used to additionally prevent the apostrophe from intersecting the last letter.

== Links ==

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# A page presenting established or original ideas that uses a nonstandard framework or terminology should be placed as a [[subpage]] in the {{w|WP:USERSPACE|user namespace}}, under the editor's [[Help:User pages|user page]]; e.g. [[User:Moremajorthanmajor/8L 3s (perfect twelfth equivalent)]].

#* Alternatively, it maybe be placed as a [[Help: Editing #Subpages|subpage]] in the main namespace, under the topic's main page; e.g. [[22edo/Eliora's approach]]. This option is mainly useful for pages with more than one main contributor.

# A page presenting original ideas in a non-neutral way (e.g. an {{w|essay}}, presenting its author's own argument on a given topic) should be placed as a [[subpage]] in the user namespace, under the author's user page; e.g. [[User:FloraC/There is not a third side of the river]].

# A page presenting original ideas in a non-neutral way (e.g. an {{w|WP:Essays|essay}}, presenting its author's own argument on a given topic) should be placed as a [[subpage]] in the user namespace, under the author's user page; e.g. [[User:FloraC/There is not a third side of the river]].

#* Exceptions may be made for pages like [[:Category:Guides|guides]] written with a wide target audience, for which the main namespace offers the best visibility; e.g. [[D&D's guide]].

# A page that contains established or original ideas which are less likely to find practical applications in xenharmonic music should be marked as a [[:Category:Novelties|novelty topic]] using [[Template: Novelty]]; e.g. [[1/0]].

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 [[Cent]] values should be written up to 3 decimal places in most contexts where precision matters, such as [[Technical data guide for regular temperaments|temperament data pages]] and other technical tables. Very small intervals may be written up to 3 significant figures, and in scientific notation if needed. In contexts where high precision does not matter as much, it is generally sufficient to round to 1 decimal place or to the nearest cent.
+== Quotation marks and apostrophes ==
+{{w|wp:Manual of Style#Quotation marks|As on Wikipedia}}, please:
+# Use {{preferred|<big>"</big>straight quotes<big>"</big>}}, instead of {{avoid|<big>&ldquo;</big>curly quotes<big>&rdquo;</big>}} (the same applies for single quotes: {{preferred|<big>'</big>straight<big>'</big>}} instead of {{avoid|<big>&lsquo;</big>curly<big>&rsquo;</big>}}), and straight apostrophes ({{preferred|<big>'</big>}}) instead of curly apostrophes ({{avoid|<big>&rsquo;</big>}}). Straight quotes and straight apostrophes are much easier to type on most keyboards than their curly (typographic) counterparts and produce fewer encoding problems.
+# Avoid using {{avoid|<big>`</big>accent marks<big>´</big>}} (e.g. backticks) and {{avoid|<big>′</big>prime symbols<big>′</big>}} (including, e.g. {{avoid|<big>″</big>double primes<big>″</big>}}) as quotation marks or apostrophes.
+# Avoid using {{avoid|<big>&bdquo;</big>low-high quotes<big>&ldquo;</big>}}, {{avoid|<big>「</big>corner brackets<big>」</big>}}, or {{avoid|<big>«</big>guillemets<big>»</big>}} as quotation marks, except in special cases or for non-English text that uses these marks.
+The templates {{tlx|'}} and {{tlx|'s}} are helpful when an apostrophe or single quote appears at the beginning or end of text in '''bold''' or ''italics'', because bold and italic text are themselves indicated by sequences of single quotes. When an apostrophe follows italicized text, {{tlx|`}} and {{tlx|`s}} can be used to additionally prevent the apostrophe from intersecting the last letter.
 == Links ==
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 # A page presenting established or original ideas that uses a nonstandard framework or terminology should be placed as a [[subpage]] in the {{w|WP:USERSPACE|user namespace}}, under the editor's [[Help:User pages|user page]]; e.g. [[User:Moremajorthanmajor/8L&nbsp;3s (perfect twelfth equivalent)]].
 #* Alternatively, it maybe be placed as a [[Help: Editing #Subpages|subpage]] in the main namespace, under the topic's main page; e.g. [[22edo/Eliora's approach]]. This option is mainly useful for pages with more than one main contributor.
-# A page presenting original ideas in a non-neutral way (e.g. an {{w|essay}}, presenting its author's own argument on a given topic) should be placed as a [[subpage]] in the user namespace, under the author's user page; e.g. [[User:FloraC/There is not a third side of the river]].
+# A page presenting original ideas in a non-neutral way (e.g. an {{w|WP:Essays|essay}}, presenting its author's own argument on a given topic) should be placed as a [[subpage]] in the user namespace, under the author's user page; e.g. [[User:FloraC/There is not a third side of the river]].
 #* Exceptions may be made for pages like [[:Category:Guides|guides]] written with a wide target audience, for which the main namespace offers the best visibility; e.g. [[D&D's guide]].
 # A page that contains established or original ideas which are less likely to find practical applications in xenharmonic music should be marked as a [[:Category:Novelties|novelty topic]] using [[Template: Novelty]]; e.g. [[1/0]].