Wikipedia:Style and How-to Directory
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Advice on content writing
- Be bold in updating pages
- Write a great article
- How to structure the content
- How to invite contributions on articles you help write
- Explain jargon
- Consider your audience
- Check your facts
- Cite your sources: Use footnotes and references
- Avoid statements that will date quickly
- Stay on topic
- Warn readers about spoilers
- Don't overlink (disputed)
- Avoid peacock terms (disputed)
- Avoid weasel terms (disputed)
- Be cautious with compliments and mass attribution (proposed replacement for above two disputed pages)
- Avoid self-references