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guide:style [2016/10/25 06:38] – [Images] wesguide:style [2018/01/10 16:40] – [Article Titles And Section Headings] wes
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   - **Articles should contain actual prose.**   - **Articles should contain actual prose.**
-    - This means regular text that's written in complete sentences. +    - This means **regular text that's written in complete sentences**
-    - Bulleted lists and things in tables or boxes do not count. +    - **Bulleted lists** and content **in tables** or boxes do not count as prose
-  - Each section of an article should generally contain prose+    **Each section** of an article should generally contain prose **immediately after any section header**.
-    - Typically this goes immediately after any section header.+
   - Articles should be internally consistent.   - Articles should be internally consistent.
-  - Articles of a common type (such as starships or guns) should adhere to the common format+  - Articles of a common type (such as starships or guns) should adhere to the common format (see [[:templates]]) and look like other articles of that type. 
-    - See [[guide:templates]] +  - **Do not use forced line breaks** unless necessary (such as in a table).
-  - Don'use force line breaks unless necessary (such as in a table).+
  
 ===== Article Titles And Section Headings ==== ===== Article Titles And Section Headings ====
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   - Leave a space on either side of the title or section heading and a blank line before them.   - Leave a space on either side of the title or section heading and a blank line before them.
   - Headers should be in order: H1 (title) should contain H2 sections, and they should contain H3 sections, etc.   - Headers should be in order: H1 (title) should contain H2 sections, and they should contain H3 sections, etc.
-  - Ordered lists are preferred to unordered lists. 
  
 ===== Article Content ===== ===== Article Content =====
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   - In general, keep an encyclopedic tone.   - In general, keep an encyclopedic tone.
   - Occasional jokes and humor are okay.   - Occasional jokes and humor are okay.
-  - It's okay to add examples from RP or quotes to add flavor.+  - You are encouraged to add examples from RP or quotes to add flavor.
  
 ===== Links ===== ===== Links =====

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