Wiki style and formatting: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 14:26, 26 April 2025

If in doubt, look to Wikipedia:
- Article about the fish Boops boops: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boops_boops
- Wikipedia manual of style: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style
Use page headings and sub-headings in hierarchical logic - it's important for screen readers and other machines.
- The lead section at the top requires no heading.
Don't use headings (see above) or BLOCK CAPS for emphasis! Use bold, or use templates.
Don't write "in progress", "WIP", "under construction", etc—this is always true, and just clutters. If it really is a draft, don't publish it on the wiki article space, but in your userspace (i.e. https://wiki.kanthaus.online/User:<yourUsername>/<pagename>

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-* If in doubt, look to Wikipedia
+* If in doubt, look to Wikipedia:
 ** Article about the fish ''Boops boops:'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boops_boops
 ** Wikipedia manual of style: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style
 * Use page headings and sub-headings in hierarchical logic - it's important for screen readers and other machines.
 ** The lead section at the top requires no heading.
-** Don't use headings for emphasis! Use bold, or use [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Templates|templates]]
+* Don't use headings (see above) or BLOCK CAPS for emphasis! Use '''bold''', or use [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Templates|templates]].
+* Don't write "in progress", "WIP", "under construction", etc—this is always true, and just clutters. If it really is a draft, don't publish it on the wiki article space, but in your userspace (i.e. [[User:Doug|<code>https://wiki.kanthaus.online/User:<yourUsername>/<pagename></code>]]