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== General Principles == | == General Principles == | ||
'''Respectful interactions.''' Comments and editing should be made with respect for other users and contributors. | |||
'''Alternate opinions of information.''' How genealogists do family history is very individualized. Rather than editing and reediting and article, alternate information or methods may be added in a section such as "Other ways to find the information". | |||
'''Appropriate content.''' Content and images must be appropriate to the FamilySearch Research Wiki. Inappropriate content or links will be removed. | |||
'''Neutrality.''' Articles should be as neutral as possible. Descriptions should be factual and avoidnegative or positive judgements ("settlers from western Europe" rather than "poor, uneducated peasants"). Hype should be avoided ("The greatest thing since sliced bread!"). | |||
'''Simplicity.''' Writing should be clear and simple. When a term is used that may be unfamiliar to people (for example, gazetteer), it should be defined the first time it appears in the body of an article. Avoid using specialized terms or acronymns when a common term is available. As much as possible, the information should be understandable for every user, even if English is not the user's first language. | |||
== Naming == | == Naming == | ||
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For more information about naming conventions, see also [[Help:Naming conventions]]. | For more information about naming conventions, see also [[Help:Naming conventions]]. | ||
==== '''Italics''' ==== | ==== '''Italics''' ==== | ||
In a title, italicize only the titles of books and ships.<br> | In a title, italicize only the titles of books and ships.<br> | ||