Difference between revisions of "Guidelines"

Revision as of 20:25, 20 September 2007

Be sure you review How to Edit a Page on WikiPedia
Write in an Encylopedia-like manner
Provide links to source material wherever possible
Controversial or potentially libellous material should always be supported with reliable references
Unless notable for another reason, only Emeralds and above should have their own articles or otherwise listed
If you are unsure about something, put it in the Talk pages for discussion first

people with potential "bias" regarding a particular topic are encouraged to edit if they are knowledgable in that topic and can properly source their material
"original research" is allowed, as long as it is properly sourced.

Templates are used to provide a standard format for information in an article. At present the following templates exist -

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 * Be sure you review [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page How to Edit a Page] on WikiPedia
-* Write in an Encylopedia-like manner</li>
+* Write in an Encylopedia-like manner
-* Provide links to source material wherever possible</li>
+* Provide links to source material wherever possible
-* Controversial or potentially libellous material should ''always'' be supported with reliable references</li>
+* Controversial or potentially libellous material should ''always'' be supported with reliable references
-* Unless notable for another reason, only Emeralds and above should have their own articles or otherwise listed</li>
+* Unless notable for another reason, only Emeralds and above should have their own articles or otherwise listed
-* If you are unsure about something, put it in the Talk pages for discussion first</li>
+* If you are unsure about something, put it in the Talk pages for discussion first
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