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** How to deal with [[UniWiki:Manual of Style#National varieties of English|national varieties of English]] | ** How to deal with [[UniWiki:Manual of Style#National varieties of English|national varieties of English]] | ||
** Language for [[UniWiki:Manual of Style#Section headings|section headings]] | ** Language for [[UniWiki:Manual of Style#Section headings|section headings]] | ||
** The preferred [[UniWiki:Manual of Style#Punctuation|usage of punctuation]], the largest section specific to the main Manual of Style page | |||
** The preferred [[ | ** Miscellaneous [[UniWiki:Manual of Style#Grammar_and_usage|grammatical issues]] including the [[UniWiki:Manual of Style#Possessives|writing of possessives]], use of pronouns, the ampersand, collective plurals, and general guidelines for dealing with [[UniWiki:Manual of Style#Foreign terms|foreign words and languages]]. | ||
** Miscellaneous [[ | ** Usage of [[UniWiki:Manual of Style#Images|images]]. | ||
** Usage of [[ | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Abbreviations]] | ||
* [[ | |||
** Use of periods, disambiguation, and which abbreviations need and need not be spelled out first. | ** Use of periods, disambiguation, and which abbreviations need and need not be spelled out first. | ||
* [[ | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Accessibility]] | ||
** Details recommended editing practices for best web accessibility of | ** Details recommended editing practices for best web accessibility of the UniWiki. | ||
* [[ | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Capital letters]] | ||
** When and when not to use capitals, [[ | ** When and when not to use capitals, [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Capital letters#All caps|including all-caps]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Captions]] | ||
** Best practices for writing and formatting image captions. | ** Best practices for writing and formatting image captions. | ||
* [[ | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers]] | ||
** Covers time and date formatting, including seasons | ** Covers time and date formatting, including seasons, recommendations for numbers and their notation, which units to use and how to format and abbreviate them, and dealing with currencies. | ||
* [[ | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Embedded lists]] | ||
** When to and not to use a list instead of prose within an article. | ** When to and not to use a list instead of prose within an article. | ||
* [[ | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Icons]] | ||
** On the use of small images within text. | ** On the use of small images within text. | ||
* [[ | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Layout]] | ||
** Ordering of content within articles, structures of standard appendices | ** Ordering of content within articles, structures of standard appendices. | ||
* [[ | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Lead section]] | ||
** Everything about the article opener, including the guidance on bolding the subject's name | ** Everything about the article opener, including the guidance on bolding the subject's name. | ||
* [[ | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Linking]] | ||
** Everything about the best use of wikilinks. | ** Everything about the best use of wikilinks. | ||
* [[ | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Lists]] | ||
** How and when to use lists on | ** How and when to use lists on the UniWiki. | ||
* [[ | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Proper names]] | ||
** | ** Details how [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Article titles|Wikipedia:Article titles]] applies within the text of articles. | ||
* [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Self-references to avoid]] | |||
** How to avoid mentioning the UniWiki itself, or the fact the article is a webpage. | |||
* [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Spelling]] | |||
* [[ | |||
** How to avoid mentioning | |||
* [[ | |||
** Not a guideline ''per se'', but a handy guide to national varieties of English. | ** Not a guideline ''per se'', but a handy guide to national varieties of English. | ||
* [[ | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Stand-alone lists]] | ||
** Goes into greater details than | ** Goes into greater details than [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Lists]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Tables]] | ||
** The use and formatting of [[Help:Table/Introduction to tables|wikitables]]. | ** The use and formatting of [[Wikipedia:Help:Table/Introduction to tables|wikitables]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Text formatting]] | ||
** The use of bold | ** The use of bold, italics, and font size are all discussed here. | ||
* [[ | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Trivia sections]] | ||
** How to avoid accumulation of poorly formatted miscellaneous information. | ** How to avoid accumulation of poorly formatted miscellaneous information. | ||
* [[ | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Words to watch]] | ||
** Techniques for recognizing and dealing with puffery | ** Techniques for recognizing and dealing with puffery, charged words, weasel and doubtful words, editorializing, euphemisms, clichés and rapidly dated expressions are all to be found here. | ||
==Items outside article text== | ==Items outside article text== | ||
* [[ | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Disambiguation pages]] | ||
** What to include, how to format it and in which order. | ** What to include, how to format it and in which order. | ||
* [[ | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Infoboxes]] | ||
** Design of infobox templates. | ** Design of infobox templates. | ||
==Topic | ==Topic-specific guidelines== | ||
===Topic-specific=== | ===Topic-specific=== | ||
* [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Mathematics]] | |||
* [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Titles]] | |||
* [[ | |||
* [[ | |||
** All about the use of italics or quotation marks for titles of works. | ** All about the use of italics or quotation marks for titles of works. | ||
* [[ | * [[UniWiki:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction]] | ||
** How to keep the right perspective, source and present in-universe information and similar aspects of writing about fiction. | ** How to keep the right perspective, source and present in-universe information and similar aspects of writing about fiction. | ||
==Other relevant pages== | ==Other relevant pages== | ||
The following pages are not part of the Manual of Style, but contain related guidance. | The following pages are not part of the Manual of Style, but contain related guidance. | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Article titles]] | * [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Article titles|Wikipedia:Article titles]] | ||
** Principles for choosing the titles of articles. Contains links to many topic-related naming convention pages. | ** Principles for choosing the titles of articles. Contains links to many topic-related naming convention pages. | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]] | * [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|Wikipedia:Citing sources]] | ||
** Guidance on organizing and formatting references. | ** Guidance on organizing and formatting references. | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Summary style]] | * [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Summary style|Wikipedia:Summary style]] | ||
** What happens when a section becomes an article. | ** What happens when a section becomes an article. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Help:Introduction to the Manual of Style|Wikipedia:Manual of Style tutorial]] – a quick introduction to the style guide for articles. | |||
* [[Help:Introduction to the Manual of Style|Manual of Style tutorial]] – a quick introduction to the style guide for articles. | * [[UniWiki:Simplified Manual of Style|Simplified Manual of Style]] – the basics about commonly used style guidelines. | ||
* [[ | * [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Styletips|Wikipedia:Styletips]] – a list of advice for editors on writing style and formatting. | ||
;Related essays | ;Related essays | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Article development#How to develop an article|Article development]] – lists the ways in which you can help an article grow. | * [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Article development#How to develop an article|Wikipedia:Article development]] – lists the ways in which you can help an article grow. | ||
** [[Wikipedia:Basic copyediting|Basic copyediting]] – gives helpful advice on copy-editing. | ** [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Basic copyediting|Wikipedia:Basic copyediting]] – gives helpful advice on copy-editing. | ||
** [[Wikipedia:Writing better articles| | ** [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Writing better articles|Wikipedia:Writing better articles]] – guidance on how to make articles better. | ||
** [[Wikipedia:The perfect article| | ** [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:The perfect article|Wikipedia:The perfect article]] – point by point guidance on what makes a great article. | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Avoiding common mistakes|Avoiding common mistakes]] – gives a list of common mistakes and how to avoid them. | * [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Avoiding common mistakes|Wikipedia:Avoiding common mistakes]] – gives a list of common mistakes and how to avoid them. | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Logical quotation on Wikipedia|Logical quotation]] – describes how to best use logical quotation in articles. | * [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Logical quotation on Wikipedia|Wikipedia:Logical quotation]] – describes how to best use logical quotation in articles. | ||
;Other community standards | ;Other community standards ('''Note:''' Not all of these apply to the UniWiki; they are included for completeness and general guidance.) | ||
* [[Wikipedia:List of policies|List of policies]] – a comprehensive descriptive directory of policies | * [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:List of policies|Wikipedia:List of policies]] – a comprehensive descriptive directory of policies | ||
* [[Wikipedia:List of guidelines|List of guidelines]] – a comprehensive descriptive directory of guidelines. | * [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:List of guidelines|Wikipedia:List of guidelines]] – a comprehensive descriptive directory of guidelines. | ||
** [[Help:Contents/Directory#Community standards and advice|Community standards and advice]] – a quick directory of community norms and related guidance essays | ** [[Wikipedia:Help:Contents/Directory#Community standards and advice|Wikipedia:Community standards and advice]] – a quick directory of community norms and related guidance essays. | ||
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