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This is the place for discussing stylistic details that affect many pages on the wiki. It covers mostly content changes that affect collections of wiki pages, whereas stylistic issues regarding the user interface, or general look and feel of the site, can be found [[FamilySearch Wiki:Site Design Ideas|elsewhere]]. | This is the place for discussing stylistic details that affect many pages on the wiki. It covers mostly content changes that affect collections of wiki pages, whereas stylistic issues regarding the user interface, or general look and feel of the site, can be found [[FamilySearch Wiki:Site Design Ideas|elsewhere]]. | ||
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== A Place to Start == | == A Place to Start == | ||
I think it would be easiest to piggyback of what other wikis have done. People who begin contributing may already be used to these conventions. For example, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style Wikipedia Manual of Style] gives some great ideas on what our conventions should be. Perhaps we lift from there and then change things as it becomes necessary to do so. --[[User:Gregorybean|Gregorybean]] 02:16, 20 October 2009 (UTC) | I think it would be easiest to piggyback of what other wikis have done. People who begin contributing may already be used to these conventions. For example, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style Wikipedia Manual of Style] gives some great ideas on what our conventions should be. Perhaps we lift from there and then change things as it becomes necessary to do so. --[[User:Gregorybean|Gregorybean]] 02:16, 20 October 2009 (UTC) | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
What ever happened to format for the displayed text for links? If I remember correctly, "Click here to . . ." was considered an incorrect way to format them. I believe [[Help:Create an external link|Create an external link]] talks about this subject. [[User:Thomas Lerman|Thomas_Lerman]] 12:25, 21 June 2011 (UTC) | What ever happened to format for the displayed text for links? If I remember correctly, "Click here to . . ." was considered an incorrect way to format them. I believe [[Help:Create an external link|Create an external link]] talks about this subject. [[User:Thomas Lerman|Thomas_Lerman]] 12:25, 21 June 2011 (UTC) | ||
== Integration and links to other subjects == | == Integration and links to other subjects == | ||
I suggest that this page be linked to the general help and editing pages for the Wiki. I note that there is the navbox at the bottom of the page but I suggest that there be a link to an appropriate page at the top. Also I don't see that this page has ever been categorized. | I suggest that this page be linked to the general help and editing pages for the Wiki. I note that there is the navbox at the bottom of the page but I suggest that there be a link to an appropriate page at the top. Also I don't see that this page has ever been categorized. | ||
[[User:Jamestanner|James L. Tanner]] 13:52, 5 January 2012 (UTC) | [[User:Jamestanner|James L. Tanner]] 13:52, 5 January 2012 (UTC) | ||
== Referencing Guidelines == | |||
One of the major sections of all publishing manuals of style is how to reference specific types of information. This Manual of Style does not includie such guidance. Is this because of a conscious decision not to include these guidelines, or an unintentional oversight? Including this information standarizes the references, but more importantly, it gives greater assurance that the reference can be found, despite URL chages, and it gives credit to the creater of the information as well as the person or web site that is hosting the information. | |||
[[User:Klk3|Klk3]] 20:48, 29 May 2012 (UTC)<br> | |||