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These article guidelines will hopefully make life easier in this wiki, not only for authors but also for readers. Some of them are adopted from Wikipedia, but we will keep it short and trust into good communication. | These article guidelines will hopefully make life easier in this wiki, not only for authors but also for readers. Some of them are adopted from Wikipedia, but we will keep it short and trust into good communication. | ||
Don't forget to follow the [[Xenharmonic Wiki: Conventions]] and [[Xenharmonic Wiki:Notability guidelines]]. | Don't forget to follow the [[Xenharmonic Wiki: Conventions]] and [[Xenharmonic Wiki: Notability guidelines]]. | ||
== Naming articles == | == Naming articles == | ||
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=== Case === | === Case === | ||
The title or '''lemma''' should be in English sentence case (e.g. ''Sentence case'') as opposed to title case (e.g. ''Title Case''), in other words, only the first letter is capitalized if there is not an abbreviation or name in it. The reason behind this guideline is that it is much easier to remember how a lemma is spelled and it can be easily embedded into sentences without changing anything. The first letter of | The title or '''lemma''' should be in English sentence case (e.g. ''Sentence case'') as opposed to title case (e.g. ''Title Case''), in other words, only the first letter is capitalized if there is not an abbreviation or name in it. The reason behind this guideline is that it is much easier to remember how a lemma is spelled and it can be easily embedded into sentences without changing anything. The first letter of an in-wiki link is automatically capitalized, exactly as article names are. | ||
=== Plurals === | === Plurals === | ||
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=== Examples === | === Examples === | ||
* {{ | * {{Preferred|Val}} (correct) | ||
* {{ | * {{Avoid|<s>The val</s>}} (avoid) | ||
* {{ | * {{Avoid|<s>Vals</s>}} (avoid) | ||
* {{ | * {{Preferred|Normal forms}} (correct) | ||
* {{ | * {{Preferred|Online platforms}} (correct) | ||
== Inline styling == | == Inline styling == | ||
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Additionally, using escape templates is not necessarily effective when rendering templates with arguments, as in many cases the result may be interpreted as markup anyways. This is because escape templates merely delay the interpretation of the character sequences they represent as Wiki markup, but they assume that the character sequences themselves are ultimately to be interpreted as markup. | Additionally, using escape templates is not necessarily effective when rendering templates with arguments, as in many cases the result may be interpreted as markup anyways. This is because escape templates merely delay the interpretation of the character sequences they represent as Wiki markup, but they assume that the character sequences themselves are ultimately to be interpreted as markup. | ||
; Avoid (generally) | |||
<pre<includeonly/>> | <pre<includeonly/>> | ||
{{avoid|<nowiki>{{((}}Example template|argument{{))}}</nowiki>}} | {{avoid|<nowiki>{{((}}Example template|argument{{))}}</nowiki>}} | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
; Use this instead | |||
<pre<includeonly/>> | <pre<includeonly/>> | ||
{{preferred|<nowiki><nowiki>{{Example template|argument}}</nowiki></nowiki>}} | {{preferred|<nowiki><nowiki>{{Example template|argument}}</nowiki></nowiki>}} | ||
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== Stub template and other templates == | == Stub template and other templates == | ||
When placing [[Template:Stub]] on a page: always place the Stub template at the very end of a page's source, separated by two blank lines from whatever comes before (usually categories). | When placing [[Template: Stub]] on a page: always place the Stub template at the very end of a page's source, separated by two blank lines from whatever comes before (usually categories). | ||
When placing or using any template, read that template's documentation before placing it. All templates and their documentation can be found in [[:Category:Templates]]. | When placing or using any template, read that template's documentation before placing it. All templates and their documentation can be found in [[:Category: Templates]]. | ||
== Article guidelines for specific tuning systems == | |||
* [[Xenharmonic Wiki: MOS page style guide]] | |||
* [[Xenharmonic Wiki: Temperament page style guide]] | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Help: | * [[Help: Introduction]] | ||
* [[Help: Editing]] | * [[Help: Editing]] | ||
[[Category:Xenharmonic Wiki guidelines]] | [[Category:Xenharmonic Wiki guidelines]] | ||