Help:Style guidelines - Revision history

Fochti: Added a disclaimer that makes it clear that the style guidelines are subject to change

2022-08-26T20:02:56Z

Added a disclaimer that makes it clear that the style guidelines are subject to change

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			{{Emphasis\|ActuallyAutistic Wiki is very much a work in progress. The following guidelines are therefore subject to change and will likely evolve over time – as is the nature of such collaborative projects!}}
	To maintain a cohesive wiki, please stick to the '''style guidelines''' where possible. Though don't let that put you off — feel free to just add and edit articles as you like, and other people will likely tidy up the formatting later on.		To maintain a cohesive wiki, please stick to the '''style guidelines''' where possible. Though don't let that put you off — feel free to just add and edit articles as you like, and other people will likely tidy up the formatting later on.

Fochti: /* Comments */ Added a privacy note about using four tildes without an account/while not being logged in

2022-08-26T00:34:21Z

Comments: Added a privacy note about using four tildes without an account/while not being logged in

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	--[[User:Fochti\|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti\|talk]]) 12:46, 24 August 2022 (UTC)}}		--[[User:Fochti\|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti\|talk]]) 12:46, 24 August 2022 (UTC)}}

			Please keep in mind that using <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code> while you're logged out, or if you don't have an account to begin with, ''will publicly display your current IP address instead''.

	== Content notes ==		== Content notes ==

Fochti: Fochti moved page Style guidelines to Help:Style guidelines: I think guides and guidelines should be put in the Help: namespace

2022-08-25T22:59:54Z

Fochti moved page Style guidelines to Help:Style guidelines: I think guides and guidelines should be put in the Help: namespace

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Fochti: /* Comments */ Added a link to "Help:Talk pages"

2022-08-25T20:43:05Z

Comments: Added a link to "Help:Talk pages"

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	== Comments ==		== Comments ==

	Someday we might use the ~~MediaWiki ''~~Talk:'' pages, but for now we're having editorial discussions in the pages themselves. Make your comments easy to distinguish from the rest of the text by using		Someday we might use the [[Help:Talk pages\|wiki's talk pages]], but for now we're having editorial discussions in the pages themselves. Make your comments easy to distinguish from the rest of the text by using

	<code><nowiki>{{Comment\|Your comment text}}</nowiki></code>		<code><nowiki>{{Comment\|Your comment text}}</nowiki></code>

Fochti: /* Sections and subsections */ Added syntax guide for adding sections and subsectiony

2022-08-25T20:11:58Z

Sections and subsections: Added syntax guide for adding sections and subsectiony

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	== Sections and subsections ==		== Sections and subsections ==

	For longer pages it is often a good idea to use multiple sections to separate the text into different, visually distinct parts. It improves both readability as well as skimmability. You're currently reading the section ''Sections and subsections''.		For longer pages it is often a good idea to use multiple sections to separate the text into different, visually distinct parts. It improves both readability as well as skimmability. You're currently reading the section titled ''Sections and subsections''.

	If you get the feeling that a single section might contain too much text, try thinking about moving parts of it to another new section entirely, or ~~splitting~~ the section into multiple smaller subsections:		A section can be added by typing

			<code><nowiki>== Title of the section ==</nowiki></code>

			If you get the feeling that a single section might contain too much text, try thinking about moving parts of it to another new section entirely, or split the section into multiple smaller subsections by using three equal signs:

			<code><nowiki>=== Title of the subsection ===</nowiki></code>

			It will look like this:

	=== Subsection 1 ===		=== Subsection 1 ===

	~~Just like this~~.		I am a subsection.

	=== Subsection 2 ===		=== Subsection 2 ===

	~~And like this~~.		I am another subsection.

			The first few sentences or paragraphs of a page should ''not'' be contained under a section. Only add sections after the initial few introductory paragraphs.

	~~The first few sentences or paragraphs~~ of a page should ~~''not'' be contained under~~ a ~~section, however~~.		Sections and subsections are automatically added to the table of contents at the top of a page. Such a table will be automatically generated should a page contain a large enough number of sections.

	== References ==		== References ==

Fochti: /* Sections and subsections */ Substituted "Example" for "Subsection"

2022-08-24T14:27:54Z

Sections and subsections: Substituted "Example" for "Subsection"

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	If you get the feeling that a single section might contain too much text, try thinking about moving parts of it to another new section entirely, or splitting the section into multiple smaller subsections:		If you get the feeling that a single section might contain too much text, try thinking about moving parts of it to another new section entirely, or splitting the section into multiple smaller subsections:

	=== ~~Example~~ 1 ===		=== Subsection 1 ===

	Just like this.		Just like this.

	=== ~~Example~~ 2 ===		=== Subsection 2 ===

	And like this.		And like this.

Fochti: /* References */ Changed "Adding references" to just "References"

2022-08-24T14:26:33Z

References: Changed "Adding references" to just "References"

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	The first few sentences or paragraphs of a page should ''not'' be contained under a section, however.		The first few sentences or paragraphs of a page should ''not'' be contained under a section, however.

	== ~~Adding references~~ ==		== References ==

	To add a reference, type		To add a reference, type

Fochti: /* Content warning */ Added a second example explaining how to use parameters

2022-08-24T14:11:29Z

Content warning: Added a second example explaining how to use parameters

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	it will show up as		it will show up as
	{{Warning}}		{{Warning}}

			You can also be more specific:

			If you type
			<code><nowiki>{{Warning\|content=Topic1, Topic2}}</nowiki></code>
			it will show up as
			{{Warning\|content=Topic1, Topic2}}

	=== Stub pages and sections ===		=== Stub pages and sections ===

Fochti: /* Content notes */ Added Template:Redundant and a few subsections + explanations to improve readability

2022-08-24T13:54:30Z

Content notes: Added Template:Redundant and a few subsections + explanations to improve readability

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 You can add content notes at the top of a page or a section to notify readers about certain things ''before'' they read the actual text.
 If you type
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 it will show up as
 {{Warning}}
 If you type
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 it will show up as
 {{Stub}}
 == References ==

Fochti: /* Comments */ Changed "Meta text and editorial notes" to "Comments" to keep things simple

2022-08-24T13:13:55Z

Comments: Changed "Meta text and editorial notes" to "Comments" to keep things simple

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	where <code><nowiki>http://www.example.com/</nowiki></code> is a link to a webpage, and <code>An Example Webpage</code> is its title. This will result in a small number superscript where you typed, and the link appearing at the bottom of the page, like this.<ref>[http://www.example.com/ An Example Webpage]</ref>		where <code><nowiki>http://www.example.com/</nowiki></code> is a link to a webpage, and <code>An Example Webpage</code> is its title. This will result in a small number superscript where you typed, and the link appearing at the bottom of the page, like this.<ref>[http://www.example.com/ An Example Webpage]</ref>

	== ~~Meta text and editorial notes~~ ==		== Comments ==

	Someday we might use the MediaWiki ''Talk:'' pages, but for now we're having editorial discussions in the pages themselves. Make your comments easy to distinguish from the rest of the text by using		Someday we might use the MediaWiki ''Talk:'' pages, but for now we're having editorial discussions in the pages themselves. Make your comments easy to distinguish from the rest of the text by using