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- | ====== Style Guidelines | + | ====== Style Guidelines |
- | \\ Wiki editing requires | + | ===== Wiki Editing Rights ===== |
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+ | To be able to edit the Wiki, you will need to get new user credentials. | ||
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+ | ===== Text Content Guidelines ===== | ||
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+ | * Some wiki readers are not fluent in English. Please, choose your words carefully. \\ \\ | ||
+ | * Avoid abbreviations that aren't standard across the industry or in common English. | ||
+ | * Avoid the word " | ||
+ | * Avoid underlining. It's obsolete and inappropriate. Also, research shows it makes things harder | ||
+ | * Please view other pages to see which types of text are capitalized and which are written in lower case. \\ \\ | ||
+ | * Please use a spell checker. Firefox' | ||
+ | * When referring to FreshTomato menus, please indicate as: // | ||
+ | * Avoid using quotation marks. They' | ||
+ | * Please use rounded brackets () . Square brackets are generally not appropriate here. \\ \\ | ||
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+ | ===== Layout/ | ||
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+ | Following style guidelines makes pages easier to understand, more pleasant to read, and easier on the brain and eyes. | ||
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+ | The FreshTomato wiki uses [[https:// | ||
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+ | Focus on content. | ||
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+ | \\ | ||
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+ | * Add a meaningful title for each wiki page, and format it with the Heading1 format. \\ | ||
+ | * Subheadings use the Heading2 format. \\ | ||
+ | * Subheadings below that use the Heading3 format. \\ | ||
+ | * Indicate | ||
+ | * For example, you can refer to the Admin Access menu. However... | ||
+ | * You should add a "/" and '' | ||
+ | * Always use the "Tomato" | ||
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+ | \\ {{: | ||
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+ | * Avoid quotation marks. They are rarely appropriate, | ||
+ | * Avoid underlining. It's been obsolete since the 1980s. It makes text harder to read. \\ \\ | ||
+ | * Avoid using the word “NOTE”. There is a section titled: "< | ||
+ | * Unless they are in a code window, command | ||
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+ | * Avoid using dividing lines. Better spacing, and other formatting methods work better. \\ \\ | ||