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'''What is a guide? What does a guide do?''' | '''What is a guide? What does a guide do?''' | ||
* Guides lead readers toward a goal. | * Guides lead readers toward a goal. | ||
** They are called "guides", after all, and what do guides do? They lead you to a destination. When deciding how to classify an article, ask the question, "Is the reader being led to a specific conclusion by the end of this article? If so, what is it?" If the answer to the first question is "No", the article is not a guide. If the answer to the second question is unclear, the page is either not a guide, or needs to be rewritten with a clearer goal. | |||
* Guides explain concepts in a way that builds on previous information. | * Guides explain concepts in a way that builds on previous information. | ||
** While all articles should be organized in a logical manner, guides present information in a way that encourages readers to read from top to bottom in a clear sequence. | ** While all articles should be organized in a logical manner, guides present information in a way that encourages readers to read from top to bottom in a clear sequence. | ||