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A few conventions have evolved in this wiki that would be good to keep consistent with.
#REDIRECT [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Manual of Style]]
 
(please feel free to add conventions in use here, and please provide reasons for it! Thanks!)
 
== Decimal numbers ==
 
Use the English convention with decimal point. (Exception: quotes or entire articles in other language)
 
{| class="wikitable"
! correct
! wrong (example)
|-
| style="background-color: #efe" | 701.995
| style="background-color: #fee" | <s>701,995</s>
|}
 
== Logarithmic interval measures ==
 
For normal tables, we decided to stick to [[cent]] values with a fixed precision, mostly 2 or 3 in the fractional part. 3 is helpful when serving as a canonical reference point for people to compare their own calculations with. Its main purpose is to give an idea of interval sizes and relation to known intervals in the [[12edo]] system of western music. Alternative [[interval size measure]]s are acceptable if they better reflect the idea behind an interval system, scale etc. but "competing" columns with logarithmic sizes in the same table should usually be avoided.
 
== Links ==
 
Links - both wiki-internal and external ones - should have meaningful text; something like "[[Conventions|here]]" is not very useful for understanding and orientation, often the page title is a good starting point.
 
: ''For more info see [[Help:Here-links]]''
 
Internal links should be as precise as possible. So, for example, if you follow a link that promises a definition of a term you don't know, it's not helpful if it brings you to an article full of new information and the expected definition hidden in a massive amount of text. (there is still a lot to be done in this area)
 
== Naming articles ==
{{Main|Xenharmonic Wiki:Article guidelines}}
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Help:Editing]]
* [[Help:Help]]
* [[Migration FAQ]]
* [[Wikifuture]]
* [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Things to do]]
 
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