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~~The '''Article guidelines''' presented in this short overview~~ 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.

This article guideline 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.

== ~~Article title~~ ==

== Naming articles ==

~~The title or '''lemma''' should be in ''Sentence case'' as opposed to ''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's much easier to remember how a lemma is spelled~~ and ~~it can be easily embedded into sentences without changing anything. The first letter of a in-wiki link is automatically capitalized, exactly as article names are~~.

We follow Wikipedia's style guides [[Wikipedia: WP:THE]], [[Wikipedia: WP:PLURAL]], and [[Wikipedia: WP:NCCAPS]]. In summary:

The title should also be ~~normally~~ in ''singular form''~~, since to~~ link to <code><nowiki>[[interval]]</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>[[interval]]s</nowiki></code> is much easier than to link to <code><nowiki>[[intervals|interval]]</nowiki></code>, because the link text automatically incorporates the letters following closing double brackets.

=== 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's much easier to remember how a lemma is spelled and it can be easily embedded into sentences without changing anything. The first letter of a in-wiki link is automatically capitalized, exactly as article names are.

=== Plurals ===

The title should also be in ''singular form'' unless it is a collection for different types of things. To link to <code><nowiki>[[interval]]</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>[[interval]]s</nowiki></code> is much easier than to link to <code><nowiki>[[intervals|interval]]</nowiki></code>, because the link text automatically incorporates the letters following closing double brackets.

=== Articles ===

We save articles at the initial of the title, unless it is an integral part of the title.

=== Examples ===

* [[Val]] (correct)

* <s>The val</s>

* <s>Vals</s>

* [[Normal lists]] (correct)

* [[Online platforms]] (correct)

== Inline styling ==

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== Heading levels ==

Within articles, use from H2 (== Title ==) for the highest level down to H6 (====== sub sub sub sub heading ======), whereas try to avoid to much sub sections. To go down to H4 will often be enough, most articles will only use H2 levels.

Within articles, use from H2 (<code>== Title ==</code>) for the highest level down to H6 (<code>====== sub sub sub sub heading ======</code>), whereas try to avoid to much sub sections. To go down to H4 will often be enough, most articles will only use H2 levels.

== See also ==

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-The '''Article guidelines''' presented in this short overview 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.
+This article guideline 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.
-== Article title ==
+== Naming articles ==
-The title or '''lemma''' should be in ''Sentence case'' as opposed to ''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's much easier to remember how a lemma is spelled and it can be easily embedded into sentences without changing anything. The first letter of a in-wiki link is automatically capitalized, exactly as article names are.
+We follow Wikipedia's style guides [[Wikipedia: WP:THE]], [[Wikipedia: WP:PLURAL]], and [[Wikipedia: WP:NCCAPS]]. In summary:
-The title should also be normally in ''singular form'', since to link to <code><nowiki>[[interval]]</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>[[interval]]s</nowiki></code> is much easier than to link to <code><nowiki>[[intervals|interval]]</nowiki></code>, because the link text automatically incorporates the letters following closing double brackets.
+=== 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's much easier to remember how a lemma is spelled and it can be easily embedded into sentences without changing anything. The first letter of a in-wiki link is automatically capitalized, exactly as article names are.
+=== Plurals ===
+The title should also be in ''singular form'' unless it is a collection for different types of things. To link to <code><nowiki>[[interval]]</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>[[interval]]s</nowiki></code> is much easier than to link to <code><nowiki>[[intervals|interval]]</nowiki></code>, because the link text automatically incorporates the letters following closing double brackets.
+=== Articles ===
+We save articles at the initial of the title, unless it is an integral part of the title.
+=== Examples ===
+* [[Val]] (correct)
+* <s>The val</s>
+* <s>Vals</s>
+* [[Normal lists]] (correct)
+* [[Online platforms]] (correct)
 == Inline styling ==
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 == Heading levels ==
-Within articles, use from H2 (== Title ==) for the highest level down to H6 (====== sub sub sub sub heading ======), whereas try to avoid to much sub sections. To go down to H4 will often be enough, most articles will only use H2 levels.
+Within articles, use from H2 (<code>== Title ==</code>) for the highest level down to H6 (<code>====== sub sub sub sub heading ======</code>), whereas try to avoid to much sub sections. To go down to H4 will often be enough, most articles will only use H2 levels.
 == See also ==