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-[[Image:Book-copy-1-.jpg|right|130x130px]]A '''style guide''' or '''style manual''' is a set of standards for design and writing of documents, either for general use or for a specific publication or organization. Web site style guides focus on a publication's visual and technical aspects, prose style, best usage, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and fairness. The consistent use of style guidelines provides uniformity in style and formatting of wiki articles, which makes the articles easier for readers to understand and use.
+[[Image:Book-copy-1-.jpg|right|130x117px]]A '''style guide''' or '''style manual''' is a set of standards for design and writing of documents, either for general use or for a specific publication or organization. Web site style guides focus on a publication's visual and technical aspects, prose style, best usage, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and fairness. The consistent use of style guidelines provides uniformity in style and formatting of wiki articles, which makes the articles easier for readers to understand and use.
 == General Principles  ==
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+Although the above rules apply when creating an article title, other rules apply when citing sources. See [[FamilySearch_Wiki:Source_Citation_Formats|FamilySearch Wiki:Source Citation Format]].
 ==== Place names  ====