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* [http://tighar.org/aw/pdf/TIGHAR_StyleGuide.pdf TIGHAR Style Guide]
* [http://tighar.org/aw/pdf/TIGHAR_StyleGuide.pdf TIGHAR Style Guide]
== Wiki style ==
== Wiki style ==
* Avoid writing articles with no wiki links in them.  These are known as "dead ends" and are tracked by the Special page that searches the wiki for [[Special:DeadendPages Dead end pages]].   
* Avoid writing articles with no wiki links in them.  These are known as "dead ends" and are tracked by the Special page that searches the wiki for [[Special:DeadendPages|Dead end pages]].   
* Avoid the blue sea of death, in which every other word is a link to somewhere else in the wiki.
* Avoid the blue sea of death, in which every other word is a link to somewhere else in the wiki.
== Links ==
== Links ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style Wikipedia Manual of Style]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style Wikipedia Manual of Style]

Revision as of 17:25, 14 April 2009

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This is not an official policy page. Please feel free to add your own comments and suggestions about good wiki style.

General considerations

Wiki style

  • Avoid writing articles with no wiki links in them. These are known as "dead ends" and are tracked by the Special page that searches the wiki for Dead end pages.
  • Avoid the blue sea of death, in which every other word is a link to somewhere else in the wiki.

Links