dos And Don'ts

This help page is a how-to guide. It details processes or procedures of some aspect(s) of Wikipedia's norms and practices. It is not one of Wiki's policies or guidelines, and may reflect varying levels of consensus and vetting.

Shortcut WP:DOS

They present the most important points in a quick list, for the benefit of editors who are not inclined to read the full, authoritative guidance. They are especially useful for highlighting guidance that is unique to Wiki English.

• To apply a standard format, use the template {{dodont}}.
• Keep bullets short – for more information, users can always check the full guideline.
• Only include the most important and non-obvious points from the guideline.
• Try to keep the "dos" and "don'ts" lists the same length, with 5–8 bullets each.
• Bold and wikilink the key terms in each bullet.
• List the most important bullets at the top.
• Link to a relevant WikiProject, if one exists.
• Add the page to relevant Wikipedia namespace categories.
• Include the {{Help Project}} banner, and any other relevant WikiProject banners, on the talk page.

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Manual of Style-related

• Wiki: Simplified Manual of Style – an overview of commonly used style guidelines
• Wiki: Styletips – a list of advice for editors on writing style and formatting in a bullet-point format
• Help:Introduction to the Manual of Style – a quick introduction to the style guide for articles
• Wiki: Manual of Style/Reading schedule – a reading schedule designed to assist editors in becoming familiar with Manual of Style

General formatting

• Wiki: Tips – overview page were you can digest how to use Wikipedia in bite-sized morsels.
• Wiki: Contributing to Wiki – a page that provides information on the basics needed to edit Wikipedia
• Wiki: Writing better articles – guidance on how to improve articles
• Help:Cheatsheet – a page that provides the most commonly used wiki markup